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TL;DR
- Google TV Streamer’s house panel is now extensively out there on older Chromecast and Google TV gadgets.
- The house panel offers you entry to sensible house controls out of your TV’s fast settings panels.
- It permits you to management lights, thermostats, cameras, locks, plugs, different TVs, and audio system and even helps notifications from Nest doorbells.
Google is steadily rolling out all the brand new options it debuted with the Google TV Streamer to older Chromecast and Google TV gadgets. The AI-generated screensaver characteristic reached customers earlier this month, and now, the Google Residence panel is rolling out extensively.
The brand new Google Residence panel on Google TV offers you entry to sensible house gadget controls, permitting you to dim the lights, alter the thermostat, or test your safety cameras with out reaching in your telephone. The panel additionally gives notifications in your sensible doorbell and allows you to management locks, plugs, different TVs, and audio system.
Google initially launched the house panel to Chromecast customers enrolled within the Google Residence Public Preview program earlier this month. It’s now extensively out there on Google TV gadgets from TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, and extra (by way of 9to5Google). The Residence panel gives all of the sensible house gadget controls you get on the Google TV Streamer, however you possibly can’t map the characteristic to a devoted button.
You possibly can entry the house panel in your Google TV gadget by means of the short settings dashboard by long-pressing the house button or navigating to the Settings menu. For those who don’t see it in your gadget, you possibly can attempt checking for updates.
