It appears that the company is updating the Google Home app with new features. Android Authority has dove into the code for the upcoming version v3.41.50.3 of the app and discovered a “significant redesign.”
While the overall user interface doesn’t appear to have changed dramatically, some usability improvements streamline the app and put Gemini front and center.
Screenshots posted by Android Authority and detailed in a YouTube video show that you can now “Ask Home” and control your devices by typing or saying what you want, or search videos and Home History for detailed descriptions of events that have already happened.
All of this is accessible through the new Ask Home search bar at the top of the app, which Android Authority says opens a new Ask Home chat screen.
Other updates Android Authority spotted included that the Favorites tab has been renamed to Home, and the Devices and Settings tab has gone from the bottom bar, leaving only three icons . (Devices will now be accessible via a grid icon in the Home tab.)
It looks like you’ll also be able to add outdoor air quality and temperature as a favorite tile, and there are new video and thermometer icons on the home page, the latter of which could hint at future Nest hardware that’s set to be released next month (October 1st).
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