Google Home

The Google Home is an application allowing a user to find the things he is interested in. Just use your mobile device with this app installed to find something to watch across the Internet. You can adjust the settings, manage, and control various devices and home products like cameras, lights, and others.

Functions 5/5

There are tons of features, and a user is expected to cope with them to benefit from the app. Probably, you do not need all of them. That is for you to decide, but tracking them down can be rather complicated. Still, you can choose the most appropriate options and enjoy the app. You can scroll down the Discover section and find the products allowed to integrate with Google Home. Also, you are suggested to use the instructions which will tell you how to launch and use the Google Assistant. If you consider the settings deeper, you will find the ways to connect the smart home appliances to the app and manage them on the go from any place you are at the moment. It is possible to apply Guest mode, allowing any other user to connect to your Home even if he is not connected to your Wi-Fi network. And there are many more functions. For instance, you will find the apps for Chromecast using the Google Home.

Design 5/5

The app provides a kind of dashboard experience which you can get using a streaming device. Its interface is well-designed and looks similar to the interface of such services like Netflix, but of course, there are peculiarities. Perhaps, you will find the color scheme not very pleasing, but in general, the design is clear and modern.

User Guide 5/5

The app offers a tab with shortcuts for the actions you frequently do. For instance, when you start watching a movie, you switch off the lights. You can choose any of them by simply tapping. There is a Feed tab that shows important events happening in your home, and thus you can control them with the only application. You can create routines, view the active video and audio streams on your home devices, and adjust the performances to your preferences, change a speaker they're playing from. Benefit from a search feature to find television movies, YouTube videos, or shows. You can manage your Wi-Fi network sharing passwords and checking up the run speed. You will need a single glance to understand the things going around. Even when you are not at home, the app sends you a notification warning about important events.

Compatibility 5/5

The app is compatible with all mobile devices with the latest releases of popular operational systems.

Our verdict

The Google Home app is really essential even if it has too many functions to cope with. You can easily connect to your physical Google Home devices and enjoy easy and accurate management after connection. You will see the status of your home anytime.

Pros:

• The app allows to control the home appliances from one place
• It can be used by several users if the option is enabled by an owner
• The performance is of high quality providing the fast execution of commands

Cons:

• There are too many functions which can make the usage complicated

Author: Saul Goodman (Just a writer!)