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,

The biggest upgrade for smart home users is the new Home panel. This smart home control panel is accessed via a tile in the quick settings panel and lets you control devices connected to Google Home. You can do things like turn lights on or off or dim / brighten, trigger a Movie Time automation, and adjust your thermostat, all from the remote.

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.

Google TV now has a new home panel which connects with smart devices around your home. You can access it by clicking the new “Google Home” tile in the notification shade and use it to control the lights,

One of the features from this new device, the Home Hub, is being made available to existing Google TV devices through an impending software update. The Home Hub won't be able to locally control Matter devices on other Google TV units,

A new Google TV update is introducing a new Google Home panel, a dedicated Sports page, an improved Ambient screensaver, and more.