Besides Home MCP, Google today is also rolling out Home app (especially for the homescreen widget) and Gemini for Home voice assistant updates.
The Google Home widget has now been optimized to “pause background updates and polling whenever your phone’s screen is powered off, locked, or running a screensaver.” This helps save battery on your phone and connected cameras, while “ensuring your widgets refresh immediately the moment you unlock your phone.”
Meanwhile, Google has resolved an issue with device tiles for sensors, cameras, and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. They could previously “appear grayed out after returning from device controller screens.” As such, you no longer have to reload the screen.
Finally for September 16, 2026, Google has five Gemini for Home voice assistant updates:
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