#google Home may get support for multiple user accounts
March 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Google may be on its way to solving one of the biggest problems with smart speakers: they only work with a single account.
Android Police spotted signs in the latest version of the Google Home app that suggest the company is working on multi-user support. The code also contains references to a device being able to “recognize your voice” and needing to be trained, which suggests that user switching could happen by Google’s device identifying who’s speaking.
It’s hard to imagine that Google — and any other company with a smart speaker — isn’t working on this, as it’s one of these devices’ biggest limitations. Having an always-on digital assistant is great, but not if your…
