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TL;DR
- Google TV Streamer’s residence panel is now broadly out there on older Chromecast and Google TV units.
- The house panel provides you entry to sensible residence controls out of your TV’s fast settings panels.
- It helps 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 units. The AI-generated screensaver function reached customers earlier this month, and now, the Google Dwelling panel is rolling out broadly.
The brand new Google Dwelling panel on Google TV provides you entry to sensible residence system controls, permitting you to dim the lights, regulate the thermostat, or verify your safety cameras with out reaching on your cellphone. The panel additionally gives notifications on 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 Dwelling Public Preview program earlier this month. It’s now broadly out there on Google TV units from TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, and extra (through 9to5Google). The Dwelling panel gives all of the sensible residence system controls you get on the Google TV Streamer, however you possibly can’t map the function to a devoted button.
You possibly can entry the house panel in your Google TV system by means of the short settings dashboard by long-pressing the house button or navigating to the Settings menu. Should you don’t see it in your system, you possibly can strive checking for updates.
