Google Home will receive certain notable improvements in 2024. The application development teams took advantage of a question-and-answer session on Reddit to detail certain new features to come, starting with the local connection.
For several months, Google Home has no longer been in the odor of sanctity among users. From what emerges from the numerous complaints filed on the manufacturer’s forum but also on Reddit, the experience deteriorated at high speed. Among the main grievances raised, we note the sudden disappearance of certain features yet appreciated in favor of news deemed useless, the multiplication of bugs, or even the need to must be connected to the internet to use the Google Home app…
On this last point, the application development teams provided the beginnings of an answer during a question and answer session (rather stormy for them actually) on Reddit. Indeed, a disgruntled user challenged Google employees on this subject: “Any plans for offline use like other platforms offer? Currently, the Google Home app requires an internet connection, which blocks the connected home when your network is down.
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Google Home: offline connection and support for third-party devices
If the majority of questions asked by users remained unanswered (to their great dismay in passing), Google therefore responded to this remark : “We’re first focusing on routing more of your interactions locally (thanks to Matter!). To benefit from reliability and latency benefits. Once we can run a significant portion of your traffic locally, we think there are powerful opportunities for you to do things completely offline that our teams continue to explore.”
To summarize, Google is indeed working on the possibility ofuse Google Home while offline. Unfortunately, no date to remember at the moment. During this Q&A session, Google also announced better support coming for some devices from other brands like Arlo, Wyze, Philips or even Reolink to name a few.
For good reason, if Nest cameras or sensors are natively supported in Google Home, the experience offered on competing devices is rather uneven. According to Google, the problem is to guarantee the same level of security across all products, but it hopes “add more cameras soon”.
Source: SmartWorld.it