Subj : Your Chromecast and LG TV might soon get a major Google Home upgr
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu May 16 2024 12:00:06

Your Chromecast and LG TV might soon get a major Google Home upgrade

Date:
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:47:38 +0000

Description:
Some Google Chromecasts, Google TVs and LG TVs are set to become Google Home 
hubs later this year.

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As part of Google I/O 2024 , Google has announced a slew of upgrades coming 
to its digital services. These include some pretty big upgrades for all smart 
home and Google TV users, with the latter in particular potentially getting 
an upgrade to their TV that makes it double-up as a Google Home hub. 

Firstly, the big announcement is that Google is opening up its Google Home 
smart home network to app creators. This will allow them to add smart device 
automation to their existing apps, or create new software that can access 
over 600M smart home devices (via Googles Developer blog ). Best of all, 
these apps can run on Android or iOS; so if you have an iPhone you wont miss 
out on the Google Home improvements. 

Well have to wait and see how developers use these new powers but we can 
already think of several fun use cases we might see  such as a wellness app 
that can mange your smart lights to help create a more relaxing environment 
while you meditate, or a game that can play its audio through your smart 
speakers for a more immersive experience. 

To get this automation to work youd just need the appropriate smart home 
appliances and a Google Home hub. Need a Google Home? No problem 

If you dont have a Google Home hub or a Matter controller of any kind youre 
probably thinking none of these improvements will mean much to you. Well, 
Google also revealed that, later this year, devices such as Chromecast with 
Google TV, select panel TVs with Google TV running Android 14 or higher, and 
eligible LG brand TVs will become Google Home hubs. 

Annoyingly it doesnt specify which LG TVs or Google TVs will get this 
upgrade, but when the feature rolls out we should have a better understanding 
of the devices it'll affect. 

You will still need the best smart home devices  like one of the best smart 
speakers or best smart lights  to take advantage of Home APIs and their new 
features. But getting your smart home started should soon be a lot simpler 
for Google TV owners. 

With this new smart home API integration, the Google TV hubs could also see 
some major software improvements from your favorite third-party apps. 
Hopefully making it easier to get into watching your favorite TV and films, 
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