Google is rolling out updates to the Google Home app today, targeting homescreen widget efficiency and Gemini voice assistant integration alongside the separately announced Home MCP release.
The core fix is battery drain from the homescreen widget, which previously kept too many device tiles in a gray, unresponsive state. The update reduces those gray tiles and improves how the widget fetches device status, a persistent complaint from users running smart home setups with dozens of connected devices.
The full article details what changed in the widget rendering logic and how Gemini slots into Home voice controls, two threads worth following if you manage a Google Home ecosystem and care about what these updates actually touch under the hood.
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