AT&T has added Google's Gemini for Home artificial intelligence to its Connected Life home security service, announcing the update on 4 November. The carrier says Connected Life is the first home security product built on the Google Home platform to offer Gemini features, replacing generic motion alerts with plain-language descriptions of what a camera actually saw.

The update brings three headline features. Searchable Video History lets customers ask conversational questions about recorded footage, such as what dug up the yard overnight or who let the dogs out, instead of scrolling through a timeline. Gemini can also describe events in detail, including who delivered a package and how many items they left, while a daily Home Brief condenses hours of video and household activity into a single readable summary. AT&T is also adding 24/7 continuous video recording, so customers can review footage beyond short event clips.

The Gemini features are available only on the Professional monitoring plan, priced at $29.99 a month, which includes Google Home Premium Advanced, 60 days of event-based video history and 10 days of continuous recordings. Monitoring runs through a US-based Abode centre that can request police, fire or emergency medical services after an eligible alarm. The cheaper Essential plan, at $15.99 a month, includes Google Home Premium Standard but not the Gemini tools. AT&T is also adding proximity-based arming and disarming, so the system can arm itself as customers leave home.

Connected Life launched in December 2025 as a joint service from AT&T, Google and Abode, combining Google Nest cameras and doorbells with an Abode hub and sensors. The Gemini update is the service's biggest step yet towards AI-led home security, arriving as smart-home makers race to make cameras that explain what they see rather than simply recording it.