When we think about Google, we must keep in mind that the company is not only an Internet search engine, but covers a large number of areas in your businesses. From artificial intelligence to the manufacturing and distribution of smartphones and tablets, including the development of its own software platforms, such as Google Photos or Gmail.
It is a technology giant, which also offers a series of very interesting home automation products, in addition to having a services framework for these devicesjust like Google Home. This is compatible with many other products, in addition to those manufactured by the brand itself.
The interesting thing about this service framework is that using the devices you have at home, it is able to detect if there is anyone inside. Google now offers users the option to enable or disable this option for their account and all their devices at home.
Detects presence and usage
Google Home offers a good number of options for the devices we have registered in the account. Of course, if they are official Google products, you will have more of them. One of them is the ability to detect if there are people at home.
You can do this by using devices like smart speakers and displays, TVs, streaming devices, and even video games. With these, Google can tell if someone is homeas long as this option is enabled. The company detects this by checking the video playback or status of each device.
Para desactivar esta opción, tan solo hay que abrir Google Home e ir a Configuración, para luego pulsar sobre Detección de presencia. Aquí, ahora hay un apartado en fase de pruebas para los dispositivos multimedia, opción que se podrá desactivar para que no se utilicen estos.
Esta detección es útil de cara a que el dispositivo esté listo para funcionar, pero, de momento, no se puede utilizar para que Google te avise de que hay alguien en el hogar a modo de perro guardián. No está claro si esta opción llegará en algún momento, pero lo que es seguro es que cada vez son más los dispositivos que son capaces de saber si hay alguien en casa.
