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We have actually understood that Android 11 plans to incorporate clever house controls into the long-press power menu, structure on the wallet functionality it already added, and we’ve even seen mockups for what it will appear like Today we’ve received a report of the modification live and in the wild on a Pixel running Android 11 DP4, and it turns out, anybody on Android 11 can enable it by sideloading the latest Google Home app release.
Screenshots of smart house controls in the power menu.
We’ve had the possibility to have fun with the new interface for ourselves, and it works quite well. The name of the house appears leading center next to a Google House icon, with a three-dot overflow menu to the right and the Quick Control tiles themselves listed below. You can tap for binary on/off controls, and lights that support several light levels do so through a drag left and right on the tile.
A further control personalization menu appears via the three-dot menu to the right of the home label, under “add controls.” There, all my Assistant-integrated devices that appear in the House app exist to contribute to the Quick Control shortcuts by tapping a star-shaped preferred icon, including my robotic vacuum, Android TELEVISION, Harmony macros, and clever lights.
Our tipster states everything is “working perfectly” when it comes to the brand-new combinations, and it provides for me as well.
To allow this for yourself, you’ll need a Pixel running Android 11 together with the most recent version of the Google House app, v 2.231.8. We’ve checked it on Android 11 DP4,