Unveiling the New Google Home App Updates - Google Store
4 ways to keep your home running smoothly with the new Google Home app updates.
The redesigned Google Home app makes it easier to control your smart home devices, wherever you are.
The new
update makes it an even more helpful home companion - now even easier to use with a new design and . Access your favourite compatible devices right from the app’s home screen, so you can easily control the ones you use the most. It’s compatible with tens of thousands of smart home devices, so you can control them and create all kinds of automated routines through a single app.
Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery)
Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery)
With five tabs on the home screen, the redesigned Google Home app lets you instantly see the devices and automations you use every day.
Favourites is your personal command centre. Devices shows what you’ve connected in a simple list view. Automations is where you build and manage all your routines. The Activity tab helps you better understand what’s happening in your home. And Settings lets you easily find and manage devices, services, and members.
What’s more, if you sign up to
, you’ll have access to the newest Google Home app features before they’re even released.The redesigned app is easy to set up and use, letting you control the devices you need to make your home – and its inhabitants – more organised, connected, and safe.
View your Nest Cam or Nest Doorbell video history from your phone, and you can add powerful home automations in the latest Google Home app. Use your
, or your computer to control your cameras, doorbells, speakers, displays and more.The new Google Home app has more home automation capabilities to help you get a jump on the day. Let Google Home start brewing your coffee, turn on the lights in your kids’ bedroom and wake them up with their favourite music. Just tap the Automations tab when you open the Google Home app, add the starters and actions you want, name your routine and save. Once set up, you can start a routine with a single voice command using Google Assistant, or by tapping the Google Home app. The routine can also be started by a device, like someone ringing your Nest Doorbell.
Home automations can help you turn off your lights, adjust your thermostat, and turn off your Nest Cams. Set up a Home Routine for when you arrive and when everyone is out. Create a
for dinner and let your smart devices announce to your family when the meal is ready, set the ambience with dimmed or colourful dining room lights, and cue the music to play in the kitchen.
Your home is your haven.
helps make it more comfortable, convenient and secure.