One of the more annoying aspects of the Google Home (or any smart speaker, really) is the response volume is static. Unlike a normal person, it won’t talk to you at the same volume you are speaking. If you were blasting music earlier in the day and you forgot to turn it down later, asking to turn off a lamp later could result in an ear-popping “OK, TURNING OFF THE LAMP!”
Google created a preview program for the Google Home back in August, allowing users to test upcoming features.
Google Home’s new Night Mode will keep it from yelling at you at 2 AM was written by the awesome team at Android Police.