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Google just made it a lot easier for people to begin automating their smart home (www.engadget.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DannyMac to c/android

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Google has really tried to go all in on automation since the rollout of its redesigned Home app in May. There's been the introduction of a new script editor, Nest Cam Indoor integration and, now, a whole slew of new routines to use. The company has announced 18 new routines — half starters and half actions — immediately available for Google Home users.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To add onto this:

Home Assistant isn't "yet another" service. It's not trying to do vendor lock in: you can think of Home Assistant kinda like a "glue" framework.

It's meant to let you systemically attach devices/software across any number of mediums, and pre-existing services, and let them play nice.

So if you've already gone and set up your Google Home, or Alexa, or Apple Homekit, you don't have to abandon them to use Home Assistant.

Sometimes you can't even get away from it: the thermostat that came with our rental basically only has a useful Samsung Smartthings integration, but we can still use it with Home Assistant.