Your Google TV can now control smart home devices

In precocious September, Google announced a caller characteristic for Google TV called nan Home Panel that would make it easier to power each of your (compatible) smart location devices from a azygous location. The characteristic first appeared connected nan Google TV Streamer and past later connected Chromecast, but it has now rolled out to Google TVs from different companies including Hisense, TCL, and others.

The Home Panel offers a batch of utility. It shows your lights’ existent brightness level, nan measurement level of speakers, and moreover unrecorded streams from information cameras. The demo video Google has connected its blog shows that nan personification tin moreover set nan thermostat. All of this is done done nan remote, truthful you don’t moreover person to get up disconnected nan couch.

Once you opt successful to nan Home Panel connected nan Google TV Streamer, you person a fewer options. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends

While nan Google Home app does person much functionality, nan Home Panel is simply a coagulated summation that lends itself to convenience successful a measurement that feels much earthy than a telephone app.

Interested successful trying it retired connected your TV? If you can’t yet entree Home Panel, cheque nan Quick Settings panel. All you person to do is long-press nan Home Button. You should besides make judge your Google TV package is updated to nan latest version. If you still can’t find it aft that, conscionable beryllium patient; nan rollout mightiness not person completed yet.

In summation to making it easier to power smart location devices, this update besides simplifies swapping your screensaver, creating AI-generated backgrounds, and keeping way of your favourite teams. In time, this characteristic will apt beryllium disposable connected each Google TV and Chromecast platforms.