‘Wi-Fi Labs’ appear in Google Home app for some  

Some Google Home app customers are seeing “Wi-Fi Labs” for their Nest Wifi router to check out experimental options. This may be an inner functionality that was unintentionally made obtainable exterior the meant take a look at pool.  

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At least one person at the moment is seeing “Wi-Fi Labs” (above the manufacturing unit reset choice) in the “Network settings” menu, which is accessible from the Wi-Fi web page.

This web page is pitched as letting you strive “new features” for your Google/Nest Wifi router. Of specific be aware is the flexibility to “Update AP Software Channel” to steady, beta, or dev. There’s a pet food icon subsequent to this menu. 

You then get two toggles:

• Safe Filtering By Default – Primary Network 
  • Block grownup content material on major community gadgets by default
• Safe Filtering By Default – Guest Network 
  • Block grownup content material on visitor community gadgets by default

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There’s additionally a “VLAN” (digital native space community) discipline and the flexibility to “Upload diagnostic reports from all access points in your Wifi network.”

These 5 choices appear extra catered towards Googler testing slightly than one thing user-facing. If you do have Wi-Fi Labs, Google may take away it from the Home app at any time.

Meanwhile, the Nest Wifi Pro obtained its most up-to-date software program replace in November, and the concept of beta testing new firmware, like on Nest Displays, audio system, and Chromecast, may be interesting for some customers.

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