After months of testing in a preview program, the Home Panel layout is finally rolling out to Chromecast and Google TV ...

Main Menu - The first level of the Smart Panel 8 is the room level. It displays up to six rooms in a grid. More rooms can be displayed by scrolling vertically, with horizontal scrolling showing ...

Chromecast with Google TV is getting a major smart home upgrade. The new Home Panel lets you control lights, thermostats, and ...

which enables you to control your smart home devices from your TV. And now it's coming to more Google devices. The Home Panel was originally exclusive to the Streamer, but Google made it clear ...

The Home Panel is an enhanced section that appears in Google TV Quick Settings, and matches the Favorites tab in the Google ...

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