Google TV and Chromecast users are finally getting a great free upgrade for smart home control

• The Google TV Streamer's Home Panel is arriving on more devices
• Requires you to have a Home set up in the Google Home app
• Includes live video and doorbell notifications

One of the things we really like about the Google TV Streamer is its Home Panel, which enables you to control your smart home devices from your TV. And now it's coming to more Google devices.

The Home Panel was originally exclusive to the Streamer, but Google made it clear that the plan was to roll it out more widely by launching a Public Preview. That preview has now become a roll-out, and that means it's available for Chromecast devices and Google TVs too.

Not only that, but Google is rolling it out to models that have long been discontinued, including some older Chromecasts and Hisense TVs.

How to get the Home Panel on ...