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- Google rolls out a lot of Chromecast’s home panel with Google TV and other Google TV devices.
- The feature was previously available to those registered for the Google Home Public Preview program.
- The home panel allows you to check your smart home devices straight from Chromecast with Google TV and other compatible screens.
Chromecast with Google TV may no longer be available, but that doesn’t mean Google leaves it. Actually, in fact a new update Fell in March and brought Android 14 to the popular streaming dongel. Now Google’s former streams the coveted home panel from its more expensive successor, the Google TV -Stream.
Previously, the home panel was limited to users who started in the Google Home Public Preview program. So, in October last year, Google started roll it out To some smart TVs. Now the Google Home Panel makes more available on Chromecast, along with Google TV and others Google TV enabled devices And smart TVs.
So what exactly is the home panel? Introduced with Google TV streaks, it’s a simple but powerful addition. The home panel allows you to check your smart home units right from the TV. It reflects the Favorites tab from the Google Home app, and gives you easy access to light, cameras, smart speakers and more -all without picking up the phone.
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You will find the home panel hidden inside Google TV’s quick setting panel. You can also record it by pressing the home button along the Chromecast remote control. If you own other Google TV devices, the feature can also roll out there.
There are a few requirements to use the Chromecast home panel with Google TV (or any Google TV device). You must be the owner or member of a home in the Google Home app to which your Google TV profile is connected. Your device must be set to default mode, not just apps or basic mode. You may also need to sign up for your home panel from your Google TV settings. And naturally, you need at least one smart home unit (other than the TV) added to your Google Home app.
How to activate home panel on chromecast with Google TV
If you don’t see the home panel automatically, that’s how you can activate it on Chromecast with Google TV:
- Open the quick setting dashboard by clicking the Settings icon at the top of the Google TV screen.
- Select Settings next to your profile icon.
- Navigate to Accounts and Login> User Profile> Google Home.
- Replace the home panel setting of or off, depending on your preference.