Community-facing content must be approved by moderators.ġ0. No Low Effort or "Look What I Got" Posts.Ĩ. Use a warning flair for videos containing wake words. Only submit posts relevant to this subreddit.ģ. Other subs that you might find of interest:ġ. More from Tom's Guide: You can also check out how I turned an old monitor into a digital dashboard and how I synced my smart lights with my TV and it blew my mind. Maybe Google will fix things down the line but for now, I’ll just have to put up with having two smart home ecosystems living side by side in my home. It’s not a perfect solution by any means but one thing I’ve learned from my time testing out many of the best smart home devices is that you have to be flexible if you want your smart home to truly shine. However, if I’m in a hurry and want to have the lights I need ready to go when I walk into a room, I’ll use my Echo Dot or even the new Echo Show 8 I picked up during Amazon Prime Day. This also lets you say things like “turn off the lights” to just control the lights in one room. If I’m in the same room as the lights I want to control, I’ll use Google Assistant. Using Alexa and Google Assistant in tandemĪs I’m too heavily invested in Google’s smart home ecosystem and enjoy watching YouTube videos or even feeds from my security cameras on my Nest Hub Max, I plan to use Google and Amazon’s smart speakers and smart displays in tandem going forward. This isn’t a perfect fix but it could be a last resort if you’re tired of hearing Google Assistant ramble on. This support document (opens in new tab) lays out everything you need to know in case you’re having trouble creating your own Routines.Īt the bottom of each routine, there is an option to choose the “Device for audio.” Tap on it and scroll down past all of your smart speakers and you can select “No device for audio.” This way, you won’t hear anything after Google Assistant carries out your routine. Here you’ll find several pre-made Personal Routines which you can customize or you can tap on the plus button at the bottom right corner to create your own. To do so, open the Google Home app and tap on the purple “Routines” button at the top. However, you will have to spend quite a bit of time setting them up. Custom routines as a semi workaroundįor those who want to continue using Google Assistant instead of switching to Alexa, custom routines can help silence the search giant’s virtual assistant once and for all. Meanwhile, Alexa will just say “Okay” whenever it turns off any of your smart lights. In this case, Google Assistant will still say “okay” or “sure” along with the number of lights. A lot of times, I may be in one room and want to turn on the lights in another room I’m going to next. While this change certainly makes a difference, it’s still inconvenient for controlling your lights. Now if you’re in the living room and ask to turn off the living room lights, you’ll hear a chime instead. In an update released back in 2019, Google changed how its virtual assistant responds when you are in the same room as the lights you want to turn off. If you’re tired of hearing Google Assistant say the name of every light it turns off, you need to be more mindful about which room of the house you’re in when asking to turn off the lights.
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