Google’s much-anticipated TV Streamer finally launched Tuesday, and the Mountain View company synced its release with a bunch of updates to Google TV. These updates are mainly in three areas: controlling smart home devices,

If you added the Google TV Streamer to an existing smart home, your smart home devices automatically appear on the Google Home panel. If you don't see them, restart your Google TV Streamer or set up a new smart home and the devices again through the Google Home app.

If you’re already comfortable with Google's Chromecast, the switch to the TV Streamer will be a smooth experience as the GoogleTV interface remains the same between the two devices. It’s also going to feel a lot snappier and responsive.