APK insights report that the latest beta of the Google app is rolling out this morning with a hint at the Pixel Stand. Other tweaks in version 8.22 include a new Sound Search widget, auto-downloading for Podcasts, and detailing the Assistant Household feature. Let’s see the changes for the Assistant app.

Google Assistant Household

As part of the Assistant settings redesign enabled last month, APK Insights spotted a Household feature for Google Home. Version 8.22 provides more details, including some of the roles and functionality. In general, the feature is aimed at helping your “family collaborate and communicate across devices with shared reminder, lists, message broadcasts, and more.”

As a “Family Manager,” users will be able to “Broadcast group messages, assign reminders, and share lists with up to 6 family members.

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_family_manager”>(Family Manager)</string>

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_managing_subtitle”>”Broadcast group messages, assign reminders, and share lists with up to 6 family members”</string>

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_managing_splash_screen_button_label”>Add family member</string>

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_member_invitation_pending_state”>Unconfirmed</string>

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_setup_splash_screen_button_label”>”YES, I’M IN”</string>

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_setup_splash_screen_subtitle”>”Google Assistant helps your family collaborate and communicate across devices with shared reminder, lists, message broadcasts, and more”</string>

<string name=”assistant_settings_household_setup_splash_screen_title”>”Share, organize &amp; connect with your family”</string>

Google is moving to more household focused features, probably as a reaction of Amazon Alexa’s everywhere.