Google has introduced a new update for the Google Home app, which allows users to import Wi-Fi networks, managed by the Google Wifi app, into the Home app (via 9to5Google.)
This repositions the Google Home app as the central management hub for all your Google smart home devices and limits the bifurcation of features between the Google Home and Google Wifi app. One could say that it even limits (or eliminates) the need for the Google Wifi app itself, which has not received a significant update in centuries and still retains the old styling designs.
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In addition to the import, a user can now manage advanced settings which 9to5Google notes include “DNS, WAN, LAN, UPnP, IPV6, DHCP IP reservations, port management and network mode.” It’s essentially everything you’ll need the older Wifi app for.
Now the update is live for the Google Home app in the Play Store with version 2.26. Google first rolled out the update to the iOS Google Home app, noting:
Import your Wi-Fi network from the Google Wifi app so you can manage your network and other connected devices in one place. Use Google Assistant to do things like pause Wi-Fi, check your internet speed, and display your guest Wi-Fi password on smart displays.
On Android, it rolls out in batches, so it may take a while before it hits your device.
