by dbadmin | May 29, 2024 | Google, Google Home, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google Home app has reinstated multi-speaker volume control, previously removed due to a lawsuit with Sonos. Users can now adjust the volume across multiple speakers using the app or voice commands. Future updates promise...
by dbadmin | May 28, 2024 | Google, Google Home, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is set to introduce a new “Favorites” widget for its Home app on Android. The widget is currently hidden in the Google Home app version 3.18.1.4. It will allow users to control their smart devices and automations...
by dbadmin | May 20, 2024 | Android 15, Google Home, News
With the release of Android 15 Beta 2, Pixel phones can once again control the volume of Google Home speaker groups while casting. Google intentionally disabled this functionality on Pixel phones back in late 2021 due to a legal dispute with Sonos. In late 2023,...
by dbadmin | May 17, 2024 | Google, Google Home, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google discussed the importance of widgets at Google I/O 2024. During the session, there was a slide that showed first- and third-party widgets. Included in the slide was what appeared to be a widget for Google Home. It has...
by dbadmin | May 15, 2024 | Google Home, Google TV, News
Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Google announced that it is expanding Google Home with the launch of Home APIs. Home APIs will allow apps and other experiences access to your smart home. You’ll soon be able to use Google TV services as smart home hubs. This...
by dbadmin | Apr 8, 2024 | Google Home, News, Smart Home
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Home can now read your Fitbit and sleep data out loud. The new option can be set as a routine and appears in the “Automations” tab. You can choose to hear step count, distance traveled, calories burned, days exercised...
