Google TV Streamer’s house panel is now broadly to be had on older gadgets

Google is step by step rolling out all of the new options it debuted with the Google TV Streamer to older Chromecast and Google TV gadgets. The AI-generated screensaver characteristic reached customers previous this month, and now, the Google Home panel is rolling out broadly.

The new Google Home panel on Google TV will give you get right of entry to to sensible house tool controls, permitting you to dim the lighting fixtures, modify the thermostat, or take a look at your safety cameras with out attaining in your telephone. The panel additionally gives notifications in your sensible doorbell and allows you to keep watch over locks, plugs, different TVs, and audio system.

Google first of all launched the house panel to Chromecast customers enrolled within the Google Home Public Preview program previous this month. It is now broadly to be had on Google TV gadgets from TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, and extra (by means of 9to5Google). The Home panel gives all of the sensible house tool controls you get at the Google TV Streamer, however you’ll be able to’t map the characteristic to a devoted button.

You can get right of entry to the house panel in your Google TV tool throughout the fast settings dashboard by way of long-pressing the house button or navigating to the Settings menu. If you don’t see it in your tool, you’ll be able to check out checking for updates.