Google Home 4.3 Rolls Out With Faster Device Controls, Smarter Automations

Overview

• Improved device controls for lights, plugs, and switches are launching in a Public Preview with a gradual rollout, adding quicker shortcuts and local Matter control on Android for up to 2x faster response.
• “Home” and “Away” have moved to the new automation editor, enabling conditions, additional actions, and flexible starters without any required user migration.
• Camera clips now offer a feedback card for issues such as missed familiar faces and per‑face thumbs up or down to refine familiar‑face detection.
• Android Headlines reports that camera descriptions are powered by Google’s Gemini model, a detail not specified in Google’s official changelog.
• The release adds an edge‑to‑edge layout on Android 15 and newer, fixes setup and casting crashes plus other UI bugs, and is available on iPhone with Android distribution continuing in stages.