Google Home is making your smart home more controllable than ever before

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TL;DR

• The Google Home web app now features a “Devices” tab, allowing control of more smart devices.
• This update is currently available to users in the Google Home Public Preview program.
• The new controls include lights, locks, and thermostats, but not media devices, though more device types and controls are promised to be coming soon

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Google is gearing up for some big changes to Google Home. The company officially announced that Gemini is coming to Google Home on October 1. It also sneakily teased a new Gemini-powered Nest speaker during the Pixel 10 launch, and new Nest Doorbell and Nest Cams have already been spotted within the Google Home app and even in retail stores. There’s more coming, as the Google Home web app now lets you control more smart devices than before.


In June, Google announced that Google Home on the web will let you control more devices. The company didn’t mention the exact scope of what’s coming, but it said that users will be able to adjust their lights, set the temperature, control media, and more from their browser. These features were said to be “coming soon” to the Google Home Public Preview program for the web app, but the company didn’t commit to a timeline.



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