Google Smart Home

… shortcut. My DSwitch - TV is now stateful and triggers two automations controlled by another accessory: (1) when the dummy switch is on, it activates the Harmony Hub’s “turn on the TV” action, which powers on the TV and amp and sets the input, and (2) when the dummy switch is off, it deactivates the same action, which is configured to turn off the TV and amp. I set up a similar configuration for my Stereo dummy switch. I had forgotten that Harmony manages different on/off states. So far, it seems to work well. Now, I just need to configure a command in the Google Home app to turn these dummy …

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Just tested this out with Google Assistant on my Nest Guard, and it works great! I believe it actually responds much faster than Alexa (which I normally use for voice control). Setup was a breeze too! Very nicely integrated!

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First: glad this project is back! I moved to DZGA but that involved a lot more effort and a hole in my firewall. Second: I have 4 lights in my living room and 1 TV. When I tell Google to turn on the lights, 5 devices are turned on instead of 4. The 4 lights show as lights and the TV (a switch) is shown as an on/off switch. My devices come from Domoticz btw.

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… dude at work and I’ve set up the homebridge-gsh plugin - it really doesn’t seem to do anything but give you HomeKit access to accessories paired to the Google Nest Mini or whatever Nest device you have. If you’ve already Homebridged those accessories then there’s no real benefit afaik - unless your goal is to reduce the level of ambient privacy in your home by installing a listening device...

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