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Google Home Public Preview snags CO alarm and expanded smart lock support

Google gives a quick glance at what's to come for Public Preview enrolled testers.

A recent Public Preview test brought "Gemini in Assistant" for Google's speakers, which lets users call out to the AI for answers. As detailed in a community post, the Google Home Public Preview is preparing to rollout for CO/smoke alarms, smart locks through Matter, and Control settings. More specifically, the post states those enrolled in the app's Public Preview will begin noticing "feature enhancements" for third-party Matter smart locks.

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