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Google Home Gets Big Voice Update With Several Improvements
Droid Life • • technology
Key Points:
- Google is releasing an update this week for Google Home and Gemini for Home, enhancing voice assistant controls, temperature unit consistency, and fixing live stream resolution issues on Android.
- Gemini for Home improvements include better Spotify voice recognition for songs and playlists, precise color temperature control for smart lights by specifying kelvin values, and easier broadcast messaging with separate command inputs.
- The Google Home app update adds latch control for European-style smart locks with detailed status descriptions, consistent temperature units across devices and commands, and fixes for thermostat rounding issues on iOS.
- Camera-related fixes include reduced app crashes on iOS, clearer offline camera controls, and a resolution fix for live streams on Android that were stuck at 360p instead of HD.
- A new alert system notifies Google Home Premium users of payment failures to prevent subscription interruptions and maintain access to camera history and features.
