Google is bringing its smart home panel to all Google TV devices

Google announced contiguous that it’s extending each the bundle features of its new Google TV Streamer to every Google TV device. This includes its astute location power panel, a caller sports page, and caller Gemini-powered features.

According to Google, the updates volition travel to each devices, including Google TVs, Chromecasts with Google TV, and third-party Google TV streamers (like the Onn disposable astatine Walmart), successful the coming weeks.

The biggest upgrade for astute location users is the caller Home panel. This astute location power sheet is accessed via a tile successful the speedy settings sheet and lets you power devices connected to Google Home. You tin bash things similar crook lights connected oregon disconnected oregon dim / brighten, trigger a Movie Time automation, and set your thermostat, each from the remote.

The sheet besides enables unrecorded streaming of connected cameras to your TV, including pulling up a picture-in-picture notification erstwhile idiosyncratic rings your video doorbell. (Only Google Nest doorbells amusement PIP, but Google says different compatible buzzers volition nonstop a notification). You tin work much astir the sheet successful my reappraisal of the Google TV Streamer.

A caller Sports Page successful Google TV’s ‘For You’ tab volition beryllium a invited summation this shot season. It attempts to collate each your sports contented crossed each your services, including YouTube highlights, and contiguous you with personalized recommendations. (The diagnostic is US only)

Several Gemini-powered AI features announced with the Google TV Streamer are coming to the Google TV ecosystem. This includes summaries, reviews, and season-by-season breakdowns of shows to assistance you take what to watch. Ambient mode received an upgrade, adding the quality to make screensaver creation with generative AI.

Google says that determination are present 150 escaped channels disposable with Google TV Freeplay, its US-only FAST enactment built into the Google TV OS, and an updated transmission usher that enables browsing by genre and topic.

Google besides revealed that with implicit 270 cardinal monthly progressive devices, Google TV is the fig 1 streaming level globally. It’s expanding the level to much countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, and moving with much brands to adhd the level to much hardware. This volition see Asus astute monitors, projectors from Epson, XGIMI, and Vankyo, and Hisense and TCL creation TVs.