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Google is reportedly shutting down its dedicated Google Wifi app to manage their routers and transfer that functionality to the Google Home app to help users control and manage all their connected products in one place. The switch to the Google Home app will come in two phases: First, Google will disable most of the functionality of the Google Wifi app on May 25, The Verge reported on Friday.
From then on, users will only be able to see the current status of their networks, but any changes, including the addition of new routers or access points, will need to be done in the Google Home app. Google will then remove the Wifi app from the Play Store and iOS App Store, channeling all users to exclusively use the Google Home app in June, according to the report.
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Google has been working on this change since 2019, when it released Nest Wifi routers, which could only be configured in the Google Home app. Google notes that migrating your existing Wifi settings to the Google Home app will offer some new benefits, including the ability to use the Google Assistant for things like pausing your Wi-Fi connection, testing your current internet speed, and displaying a password from Guest Wi-Fi. on a Google Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max screen.
Migrating a network configuration appears to be a relatively simple process, although Google’s instructions warn that once a user switches to the Google Home app, they cannot return.
