Google’s preview program will give early access to new Home app features

Credit: The Verge

  • An APK teardown has revealed a preview program for the Google Home app.
  • The preview program will allow users to download beta versions of Google Home from the Play Store.
  • It’s possible that only a limited number of people will be able to sign up for the preview program.

It’s no secret that Google has beta tester programs that allow Android users to test out new features before they are released. However, these early access programs have always skipped over the Google Home app. But it looks like that could be changing in the near future.

In a recent APK teardown of the latest version of the Google Home app, 9To5Google has discovered a public preview program for said app.

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