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Your Google TV might have easy smart home control now.

After announcing it last month, Google has been rolling out its smart home panel feature widely to TVs from TCL and Hisense, as well as other devices that run the software, according to 9to5Google.

The feature lets you control things like smart lights and thermostats or get security camera alerts. Google has instructions for setting up the home panel on its site.

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