Chromecast with Google TV just got one of the best features from its expensive successor

Chromecast with Google TV HD 4

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
  • Google is widely rolling out the Home Panel to the Chromecast with Google TV and other Google TV devices.
  • The feature was previously available to those signed up for the Google Home public preview program.
  • The Home Panel allows you to control your smart home devices right from your Chromecast with Google TV and other compatible screens.

The Chromecast with Google TV may no longer be available, but that doesn’t mean Google is abandoning it. In fact, a new update dropped in March, bringing Android 14 to the popular streaming dongle. Now, Google’s erstwhile streamer is picking up the coveted Home Panel from its pricier successor, the Google TV Streamer.

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