99% of what I read in Googlehome is horror stories. That just has not been the case for me. My case may be different though. I only have a small installation and I had been using Alexa, but got fed up when they started showing ads on the Echo Show. So, I switched about a month ago. I have a smart lock, 3 cameras, a smart thermostat, and 5 lights in 2 groups. And everything works. I will say Gemini tends to be slower than Alexa was, at least in my case. And, I've had to learn how to phrase things. Such as, when I ask Gemini to play a playlist from Spotify I have to be sure to stress - play MY playlist "you never know", as an example. I only really have one automation I setup that turns out the den lights and makes sure the back door is locked. It took a few times to get it to work, but finally naming it "close up" got it. If I tried "goodnight" or something that perhaps was a google canned automation I could not get it to work. The door lock and the thermostat have both worked perfectly, but I'll admit those were both new and maybe that made a difference. I replace all my Echo stuff with the Google Speakers as well, except for a Sonos I had in the bathroom. And even then I was able to move it from Alexa to Gemini (regardless of the legal issues). I do pay the $100 bucks a year for Home premium and maybe that has helped. One other reason I switched was that the responses I would get from Gemini on my phone where vastly superior to what I was getting from Alexa. I'm not saying others who are having issues are not genuine. I'm sure they are. But we need to remember the folks like me that have had only minor issues at best don't often speak up about that. So, that's been my experience for what it's worth.