{"id":13117,"date":"2022-05-13T00:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T00:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-home-gets-a-fancy-new-homepage-and-works-with-program\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T00:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T00:29:00","slug":"google-home-gets-a-fancy-new-homepage-and-works-with-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-home-gets-a-fancy-new-homepage-and-works-with-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Home gets a fancy new homepage and ‘works with’ program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There is a lot to digest from Google I \/ O, and one of the categories that’s getting a lot of love is the smart home. Later in 2022 the long-awaited launch of Matter, the open smart home standard part-developed by Google, will finally launch. Ahead of this, Google Home is getting in order, starting with a refreshed \u201cworks with\u201d program and a fancy new homepage to help budding smart home builders navigate their way through the space.<\/p>\n
First up, the existing “works with Hey Google” program is being rebranded to “works with Google Home.” Existing devices that meet Google’s criteria will be able to switch over to using the new badge. It’s a small, but important change, as Google Home becomes more built out as the platform rather than being associated with just Google’s own hardware. Google is committing to ensuring all of its capable first-party Nest devices and smart speakers are updated to support the forthcoming Matter standard, but for the average consumer being able to look out for the “works with Google Home” badge is a much friendlier route .<\/p>\n
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