We're also rolling out support for our early generation Nest Cameras in the coming months. 3 Check out all your feeds in one spot by tapping the Cameras Space, or add them to your Favorites tab to see the live streams as soon as you open the app.Īnd with new vertical video history scrubbing, you can easily scroll through hours of video history in seconds - with important events labeled and organized by type, such as person, package, vehicle or activity. It’s easier to access and view your Nest cameras in the new app, too. Easier ways to view your cameras, including some original Nest cameras Thanks to feedback from over half a million Public Preview testers, this new and improved version of the app will start rolling out to everyone May 11. And you can visit the Activity tab to find your device and camera history in chronological order, making it easy to see exactly what and when something happened in and around your home. The app also includes an Inbox to catch up on important updates such as device issues or subscription reminders. Reorder and edit those Favorites any time to reflect what matters most to you. It will open right to your Favorites tab, where you can pin your most-used devices, actions and automations and view your Spaces, where devices are automatically grouped into categories like lights, cameras, Wi-Fi and climate. The redesigned Google Home app has a five-tab layout that makes it easier to control your connected devices, create home automations and see what’s happening in your home. Redesigned app to easily access and control your smart home

Here are five updates to check out in Google Home. Now we’re unveiling new features coming to Google Home on your phone, tablet and smartwatch to help you keep a closer eye on what’s most important to you. You can also turn off Always show time and info to prevent anything from appearing on screen while your phone is sleeping, which should help improve battery life.Last year we shared ways we're making it easier to manage and customize your smart home.

The last few options let you choose whether or not the lock screen “wakes up” to show information when you tap the display, pick up your phone, and notifications arrive. And if you want a smaller clock that doesn’t take up the whole lock screen, turn off Double-line clock. Then there’s a series of toggle switches for showing or hiding various elements, including the Now Playing widget that automatically identifies songs that are playing nearby. The most common use of this feature is to put your name and perhaps some contact details (like an email address) on the lock screen in case someone finds your phone and needs to return it to you-though you’re free to add any kind of message you like. The Privacy option lets you show or hide sensitive content in notifications, as they come in-again, Google doesn’t say what “sensitive” means, but it does include the first line of incoming messages and emails.Īnother option is to tap Add text on lock screen to do just that. You can customize what appears on the lock screen in a few other ways by opening up Settings and tapping Display, followed by Lock screen. Other Pixel customization settings You can choose to have the “Now Playing” widget on your lock screen. If you’re hiding sensitive content, these won’t appear on the lock screen, so other people won’t be able to see that job interview or doctor’s appointment you’ve got coming up. Google doesn’t provide a definitive list of what “sensitive content” actually is, but one area where we’ve seen this setting make a difference is with Google Calendar appointments. This will also affect the clock and widgets on the lock screen. Go back to the Wallpaper and style screen and you’ll see you can pick between Wallpaper colors and Basic colors for the operating system: Choose the latter to have the colors of Android menus and icons follow the color scheme of your new wallpaper. If you’re happy, select Set wallpaper, then Lock screen (to set it for the lock screen only) or Home and lock screens (to set it across Android entirely). When you’ve selected an image, you’ll be taken to a preview screen-tap Lock screen to see how it looks when your phone is locked. You’ve got plenty of options here: You can dive into your own photo gallery, pick an image from one of the wallpaper collections Google has put together, or tap Emoji workshop to create a picture using emojis. To start, press and hold on a blank part of the home screen, then choose Wallpaper and style and Change wallpaper. The most basic way to customize the Pixel’s lock screen is by slapping on a new wallpaper, and you can set a lock screen backdrop that’s different from the one you have on your home screens. You can have the lock screen colors match the wallpaper.

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