{"id":153886,"date":"2023-01-12T17:58:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=153886"},"modified":"2023-01-12T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:58:09","slug":"now-you-can-fully-control-your-tv-with-the-google-home-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/tv\/now-you-can-fully-control-your-tv-with-the-google-home-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Now you can fully control your TV with the Google Home app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has announced the start of distribution for all users of an important update to Google Home.\u00a0An app on a smartphone can now serve as a TV remote control.<\/p>\n<p>The Google Home app has long allowed you to set up and control various Google devices &#8211; Nest, Chromecast and smart home gadgets.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, Google announced a redesign of the app&#8217;s controls.\u00a0The new preview interface began limited testing with some users a couple of weeks ago, and is now being rolled out to everyone.\u00a0Users get full screen touch controls for their TVs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153887\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44.jpg\" alt=\"Need to lower the volume or change the channel, but the remote has disappeared somewhere?\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Pasted-44-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Need to lower the volume or change the channel, but the remote has disappeared somewhere?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As announced by Google, users can now &#8220;control playback, change channels, adjust the volume and more&#8221; on the TV from the Home app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has announced the start of distribution for all users of an important update to Google Home.\u00a0An app on a smartphone can now serve as a TV remote control. The Google Home app has long allowed you to set up and control various Google devices &#8211; Nest, Chromecast and smart home gadgets. 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