Guest Mode will prevent visitors from adding to your calendar, changing your appointments, launching a call to your contacts, and other actions. However, it will still allow your guests to turn on lights, listen to the radio, or set timers when cooking.
If you want to test out Guest Mode right now, just say Hey Google, turn on Guest Mode to your nearest smart speaker. The new functionality is available right now for those using Google Assistant in English - with support for other languages to follow, Google says.
However, the timing of the release of this new feature isn t ideal .as nobody should be inviting guests or family members around to their home anytime soon. That s because the UK, like vast swathes of mainland Europe and North America, is currently in the midst of lockdown measures to desperately try to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In the UK, having guests from outside of your household – unless you re in a support bubble for care reasons – is against the la