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Matter Arrives on Android, Google Nest Devices

Kellen December 15, 2022 6

The word "Matter" may still be unfamiliar to you today, but it won't be for long if you are at all interested in the smart home space. Matter is here as the universal standard of smart home gadgets across the industry and Google wants you to know that your...

New Google Home App’s Preview Program Opens Up

Kellen November 8, 2022 24

Google Home is scheduled to receive a huge makeover in the near future. We know because Google told us as much about a month ago, only they said the new experience would arrive first through a public preview program. Well, friends, the public preview is...

Stream Your Nest Camera Feeds on Desktop With New Google Home Website

Tim October 25, 2022 16

Earlier in October, Google began detailing the Google Home for web experience. This morning, the company announced that starting this week, you'll be able to stream your Nest camera feeds directly to your desktop computer via an updated home.google.com website...

Samsung, Google Working Together to Take Frustration Out of Smart Home Device Management

Tim October 12, 2022 5

During its annual developer conference today, Samsung admitted (not really by fault of its own) that controlling smart home devices from two different ecosystems can lead to some serious frustration. Whether it's system incompatibility or needing to switch...

Google Home Gets Major Overhaul With New Look and Features

Tim October 4, 2022 15

A major upgrade is headed for the Google Home app, with Google announcing the changes this week, which is fitting considering we're getting a few new Google devices this week. The company has already unveiled a couple new Nest devices, with the Pixel 7 lineup...

Google Plans Tablet Makeovers for 20+ Apps

Kellen May 12, 2022 23

The tech world was quite surprised to see Google announce a new tablet yesterday after having seemingly given up on the space several years back. I guess you could argue that we should have seen this coming, though, since they have shown a new interest in...

Google Home App Update Brings Quicker Device Controls

Tim March 23, 2022 8

Google announced this week an inbound change for the Google Home app, one that brings new quick device controls to the app's main overview page, identical to the device controls that were first introduced in Android 11. The controls will allow you to tap to...

Google Assistant Keeps Saying “Sorry, I Didn’t Understand” to Smart Home Commands (Updated: Fixed)

Kellen February 16, 2022 25

My evening routine typically includes talking to multiple Google Home or Assistant-equipped devices throughout my house to adjust our Nest Thermostat and lights (dim, on and off) to get my kid ready for bed. Tonight, the situation involving the lights did not...