Back in June, the Google Home Script Editor launched to let users build more advanced automations, and it’s soon getting a “help me script” feature powered by generative AI.
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The Nest app is slowly on its way out, as Google puts all of its smart home efforts into the Google Home app. And now, you can bring old Nest Cam units into the Google Home app with a simple transfer process – here’s how it works.
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A curious and restrictive change to Google Home makes it so that newer Nest devices can now only be placed in one speaker group at a time.
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SwitchBot is doing something we’ve been waiting for a company to do ever since robot mops started taking the market by storm. The SwitchBot S10 robot vacuum/mop hooks up directly to a water line, which means that you never have to manually refill or empty a disgusting water basin again.
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The Google Home script editor that launched in Public Preview this June is getting its first update across four areas today.
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Following last week’s first-gen Nest Cam Indoor update, Google is boosting the Home app’s automation capabilities with a ton of new starters and actions. This is rolling out starting today for all users without needing to be enrolled in the Preview Program.
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It’s been over two years since the Google Home app took over the Nest experience, and we’re still far from the point of feature parity. Soon, though, another major hurdle will be passed as the Google Home app is getting support for manually creating Nest Cam clips.
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As promised, the first-generation Nest Cam Indoor launched in 2015 is now supported by the Google Home app, starting in the Public Preview.
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Google Home 3.5 is rolling out with an update to Wi-Fi controls that lets you set increments when pausing the internet connection to a specific device.
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Two years ago this month, Google rebooted the Nest brand with the debut of the first new hardware in ages, and a reinvented software experience. And, two years later, everyone is still waiting on Google to fix the software issues that continue to hold back Nest cameras, doorbells, and more.
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The latest version of the Google Home app includes evidence of a new Nest Wifi router in development.
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GE Cync is following up its recent smart LED releases with new Smart Hexagon Panels, which can take on just about any shape on your wall and come with some well-thought features.
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The Nest Protect was first released all the way back in 2013, but remains for sale today with its useful smoke detector experience. Even now, there’s still no Nest Protect support in the Google Home app, but it’s apparently still incoming.
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Google announced Home Panel was coming to Pixel phones with the June Feature Drop, and it’s now widely rolling out with an update to the Google Home app.
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Sometimes smart home tech results in the thought, “Why does anyone need this?” But in other cases, the benefits are abundantly clear, even if they aren’t always fully realized. Garage door openers are one of those pieces of smart home gear that fit into the latter, and over the past few weeks, the Tailwind system I’ve been using alongside Google Home has not only hit my expectations but has also gone above and beyond.
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The Google Home app is currently experiencing what seems to be a bug that removes the ability to trigger routines on other devices.
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Android app developers have a tough job in optimizing their apps for many different screen sizes, and really, it’s understandable why many just choose to focus on the core layout. But as new screen sizes continue to hit the market, the new Google Home app is a goal to follow for all Android apps.
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The new Google Home app is excellent with one of its best features being the customizable “Favorites” tab, and, now, you can finally add lighting groups to that tab.
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The new Google Home app left its limited preview and rolled out to all users in May, but has now randomly disappeared for some users.
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The smart home, frankly, is still a bit of a mess, and new updates and developments this week serve as a good reminder that your setup is really only as good as what the brand behind it decides on.
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Yesterday we reported that Chamberlain’s MyQ integration with Google Assistant is breaking for some users and, now, the company has further confirmed that it has officially discontinued the integration because, well, no one actually liked it.
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The new Google Home automation Script Editor has some serious power, and Google has announced today that the tool is already available to all users through the web app.
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Google Home automation routines are super useful, and now, they’re coming to the web too.
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As it continues to bolster its smart home experience, the Google Home app is adding support for a “Script Editor” that supports more advanced automation routines. The functionality is rolling out this week, and we’ve had an early chance to try it out.
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