You can turn on a light bulb or the thermostat without Internet access

The tech giant continues to improve Google Home and after knowing that connected devices can be used to alert or detect the presence of someone in the smart home, the complete local control of Matter devices to the Google Home ecosystem.

Using Google Home is wonderful, but when internet connection is lost Everything in the house stops working and the simple command to turn a light bulb off or on simply becomes useless.

This experience will be a thing of the past with this new update which will allow users to Nest devices, speakers, Chromecasts, and Google TV running Android 14 and above can control Matter devices directly and without needing to be connected to the Internet.

Is part of Google's broader Home Runtime integration which is included in the smart home platform. Not only will they work without internet, but, depending on The edgeResponse times and privacy have been improved when controlling the Nest bulb, thermostat, or speaker.

This new experience will ensure that even connected devices that have remained without Internet and even they were forced to restartworks perfectly as one of the greatest achievements and will totally change the user experience in your home.

They are one of those improvements that are totally noticeable in everyday life and that many have personally experienced when, for whatever reason, there is no Internet connection. Local control changes everything and controls for Matter-compatible lights, thermostats, and other devices will execute commands directly through their compatible hubs, such as Apple's HomeKit or IKEA's Dirigera.

According to Android Fontthese changes were confirmed by Jeannie Zhangproduct manager of Google Home, as well as another new feature allowing businesses to better integrate their devices into the Google Home ecosystem. The goal, according to Zhang, is to provide more stability in users' personalized configurations.

Son multiple APIs to connect Matter devices fasteryou can create custom automations and experiences and access 600 million devices to control cloud and Matter connections.

Finally, according to Android Font, Google Home app gets dynamic theme of the color of Material YouGoogle's design language that it has been integrating into many of its apps for years.