Google Home App Will Get a ‘Next Generation Design’ — Here’s What You Need To Know

Google Home received a redesign in March that made the device grid resemble the Device control panel on Android 11+ devices. Instead of using large device icons, the new design uses rounded rectangle tiles that can be fully interactable.

However, it appears that Google is still working on redesigning the app.

The company is considering ways to improve the whole experience five months later.

And Google confirmed this in a posting seeking testers for the redesigned features, noting that it is developing a "next generation design of the Google Home app."

What Is Google Home

Let us give a brief introduction for those who are not familiar with the app. According to Mashable, the Google Home app acts as a centralized hub for all of your Google devices. You can also control connected home items like a Google Nest thermostat, lights, cameras, or speakers through the Google Home app.

Depending on the situation, this app could be really helpful.

You may use the app, for instance, to check in on things at your home while you're away on vacation. In case you forgot to check your camera feed, turn on and off the lights, and change the temperature before you leave your house, you can easily do so using this app. If something "important" occurs while you're away, it will also notify you.

Both Android and iOS devices support this app.

Mashable noted that the term "Google Home" can be a little misleading because it was once a brand name for the company's smart speaker. With the Google Home app serving as the primary hub, the Google Home brand now incorporates everything on its smart home platform.

Google Announced 'Next Generation Design' for Its Home App

Through the product testing provider Centercode, this new redesign is being teased. Google is searching for testers on the service to help fine-tune the redesign before it is made broadly available, according to a news story by Android Police.

We will discuss how you can become one of these testers in the later parts of this article.

What Can you Expect With the Redesign

Although it's not yet known what the redesign would include, Android Police noted that it sounds like it might involve a massive revamp of the Google Home interface.

We might be set to witness some huge changes given that Google uses such big words as "next generation design" to describe it.

How Can You Be a Tester

A Google Nest product, such as a thermostat, networking device, speaker, display, camera, doorbell, lock, Nest Protect (smoke alarms), or Chromecast, is a prerequisite for participants to the program, according to XDA.

Partcipants must also use "either the Nest app or the Google Home app" to control these items.

If you meet these qualifications and are interested in testing out the Google Home app's newest design, go to the recruitment page by clicking this source link. You must also create a Centercode account.

However, you should note that those that are shortlisted must sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).