Google and LG are partnering to bring built-in Chromecast and Google Home to LG TVs, the companies announced during CES 2024. According to press conference during the show and backed up by a Google blog post, 2024 LG TVs will feature Chromecast built-in, eliminating the need to purchase a separate Chromecast device to stream content to TVs.
Google says it will extend that Chromecast built-in feature to LG Hospitality and Healthcare. Allowing users to stream apps on the LG TV in their room without having to log into each app on the TV separately.
This rivals similar features like Apple’s Airplay, which already comes built-into several TVs from different manufacturers, as well as in Apple TV devices.
In a blog post announcing CES news, Google says Chromecast will also come built-in the latest 2024 Hisense ULED and ULED X Series TVs as well as TCL Q Class and TCL QM7 TVs announced during the show.
Erik Kay, vice president of engineering at Google, said during a presentation that LG is collaborating with Google to make LG and ThinQ products work more seamlessly with Google Home. Essentially, LG TVs will act as hubs for Google Home, allowing users to set up and control any Matter device.
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Users will also be able to see and control both LG, Google and Google Home devices right from the TV or the ThinQ app. These features will be released later this year, Kay says.
This also rivals a similar feature announced during CES by Samsung, which is enabling users to use the SmartThings TV Quick Panel as an interface for quick access to core smart home functions on the SmartThings platform.
What level of functionality the LG and Google Home collaboration will bring is unclear, but in the blog post announcing CES news, Google says LG TVs, select Google TV and other Android TV OS devices will be able to act as hubs for Google home.
“So if you have a Nest Hub, Nest Mini or compatible TV, it’s easy to add Matter devices to your home network and locally control them with the Google Home app,” the company says in a blog.
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