Google Home is getting ultra-complete with these nine new features, here are the ones you'll need

Your connected home is about to get even smarter! The Google Home app, central to many users' daily lives, has just received a major update. Here are the nine new features that aim to make managing your home simpler and more personalized than ever.

In our homes, connected home technologies have become a central part of our everyday lives. Users are looking for efficient and intuitive systems that can automate various tasks to improve their daily comfort. It is essential that these platforms continually evolve to effectively meet their needs.

The Google Home app, which is the control center for many, recently received a major update. This evolution, rolling out in spring 2025, brings nine new features. The goal is to make managing our connected devices easier and give us even more control over them.

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Among the most important changes, the Favorites tab is now easier to use. It now allows you to add more complicated commands, such as adjusting the temperature or managing all the connected bulbs in your home. This customization is also available on other screens. For example, you can now create special ones for your smartwatch or tablet, without changing your phone's main configuration. Home routines are also getting smarter, with new ways to launch them, like presence detection that adapts its behavior depending on who is there.

For Nest cameras, everything is faster and simpler. You can now go forward or back 10 seconds in the video history with a double-click. And scrolling through it is smoother too. If you have a Google TV, you can even see what your connected cameras in picture-in-picture mode while you watch TV. The app now integrates new devices. This includes better management of Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as expanded support for third-party Matter locks. Finally, a new Home Summary widget gives a quick overview of important devices and events directly on the phone's home screen.

Here's a look at the nine new features coming to the Google Home app:

• Improved Favorites: Add complex commands (temperature, Wi-Fi, all lights) for instant access.
• Device-specific Favorites: Customize your favorites for your smartwatch or tablet without affecting your phone.
• Simpler Automations: Create routines in fewer steps with new triggers and conditions.
• Smart Presence Detection: Tailor your automations based on who's home or away.
• Smoother Camera Experience: Skip forward/backward 10 seconds in video history with a double-tap and enjoy smoother scrolling.
• Nest Cameras Picture-in-Picture: Monitor your cameras on your Google TV without leaving your program.
• More controls via Google Home for the web: Manage your lights, temperature, or unlock doors from your browser.
• Better device compatibility: Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector integration, and expanded support for third-party Matter locks.
• New Home Summary widget: Get a quick overview of your devices, events, and key information on your Home screen.