The latest Google Home update makes it easier to decide who in your household can control your smart home. It has a new feature that Google first started testing last year that allows you to assign people the roles of “Administrator” and “Member”.
People with “Administrator” status have full control over all devices, services, and users in their smart home, while “Members” can only use “basic” device controls, such as viewing live security camera images. However, administrators can give members additional privileges by giving them access to Settings, which allows them to control device and home settings. Administrators can also enable Activity access so that members can monitor device history and recent events, such as a visitor who was captured by the doorbell camera.
Google also makes it easy to add a child under the age of 13 to the Home app. After you create a Google account for your child through Family Link, you can invite them to your Google Home, which will add them as a member by default.
The previous process involved using the Family Link, Google Home, or Google Assistant settings to add your child’s voice to your smart home before inviting them to your home, and many users found it difficult to get it to work. It looks like Google has now simplified the process by allowing you to invite your child to your home through the Google Home app if you’ve added them to your Google Family Group.
