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Google Home
The smart home ecosystem that helps you build more intelligent, engaging, and helpful devices for millions of users.
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Matter rolls out to iOS
Your Matter-enabled devices are now available to Google Nest and iOS users. Plus, the Google Home app on iOS supports setup and control with Google.
Google I/O 2023
Google I/O 2023 highlights
Check out a recap of the developer keynote, product announcements, and upcoming API preview programs that will streamline development.
Ways to build
Enable users to control linked devices across the Google Home ecosystem: Nest devices, Google Assistant, Android, and the Google Home app.
Integration & device badging
Flexible connectivity options
Matter
Open industry standard to enable your devices to connect to Google and other Matter-compatible ecosystems locally.
Cloud-to-cloud
Connect your cloud backend with the Smart Home API.
Local Home SDK
Enhance your smart home integration with Google Assistant by adding a local fulfillment path to route smart home intents
Developer APIs and tools
Do more with devices, apps, and Google Home
Google Home Device SDK
Build your Matter devices quickly and reliably with our developer tools for device makers.
Google Home Mobile SDK
Speed up your Android mobile app development with Google Play services APIs for Matter apps.
App Discovery & App Flip
Allow users to easily discover and link to your Google integration in the Google Home app.
For apps & ecosystems
Integrate with Google Nest
Device Access
Control Nest devices with your apps, services, and products.
For content/service providers
Stream media
Google Cast SDK
Turn your app into a remote control and stream audio/video to a Cast-enabled device.
Already integrated with Google Home?
Take your current integration to the next level.
Next step: Matter
Integrate your devices with Matter and connect your Matter devices with Google (supported device types only).
Improve quality
Use our analytics suite to monitor, diagnose, and improve quality metrics such as reliability, execution, and latency.
App Flip
Enable quick, passwordless account linking.
Why build with Google Home
Join a vibrant ecosystem of partners that build, innovate, and grow their best experiences with Google.
With Google's end-to-end tools for building Matter devices and apps, your devices work with Google Home, and any Matter-enabled apps and ecosystems.
With Google's end-to-end tools for building Matter devices and apps, your devices work with Google Home, and any Matter-enabled apps and ecosystems.
100M+
Total users
100K+
Developers building with Google Home
250M+
Total connected devices
98.5%
Overall partner quality
Quickly integrate
Build devices and apps quickly with tools for each step of development, deployment, and analytics.
Be a leader in smart home
Innovate and extend the reach of your brand with APIs for Google Home, Android, and Nest.
Grow your business
Help users quickly discover your products and capabilities, and increase engagement.
Partners
Be inspired by top smart home brands who are delivering the best smart home experiences for their users on Google.
User research
Help improve the developer experience
Participate in user research studies to influence how Google evolves technical guidance, tools, and APIs that impact your users.
Ways to build
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