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TL;DR
- Google TV Streamer’s house panel is now broadly accessible on older Chromecast and Google TV units.
- The house panel offers you entry to good house controls out of your TV’s fast settings panels.
- It allows you to management lights, thermostats, cameras, locks, plugs, different TVs, and audio system and even helps notifications from Nest doorbells.
Google is regularly 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 Residence panel is rolling out broadly.
The brand new Google Residence panel on Google TV offers you entry to good house gadget controls, permitting you to dim the lights, regulate the thermostat, or examine your safety cameras with out reaching in your cellphone. The panel additionally gives notifications in your good 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 broadly accessible on Google TV units from TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, and extra (by way of 9to5Google). The Residence panel gives all of the good house gadget controls you get on the Google TV Streamer, however you may’t map the function to a devoted button.
You’ll be able to entry the house panel in your Google TV gadget by the fast settings dashboard by long-pressing the house button or navigating to the Settings menu. When you don’t see it in your gadget, you may attempt checking for updates.
