Google is making its smart home ecosystem even more integrated with a new addition to its Pixel lineup of smartphones. As of a new software update, the “At a Glance” widget will allow users to manage timers of different smart home products through mobile phone.
Products that have the Google Assistant, such as the Nest Hub, will display timer information on cell phones through the brand’s exclusive widget, where it will be possible to disable them or add an extra minute to the countdown. See the screenshots below:
The option to enable notifications and timer control via At A Glance appears in the widget settings under the “More” section. By enabling the feature, all speakers and connected smart displays in the house that have a timer running can be followed by the smartphone.
The new feature was discovered last Friday (25) by a Pixel 7 Pro user, and so far, it seems not to be available to all cell phone owners on the line, according to 9to5Google. It is possible that this is a change on the server side, which would mean that the news will not take long to reach everyone.
