
Builders continue to get on the smart home bandwagon--KB recently announced a partnership with Google to include smart home technology in its homes, an announcement that follows a number of other builders incorporating smart home systems as standards in new builds.
Taylor Martin and David Priest compiled a list of all of Google Home's commands so far. Here are some highlights:
RoutinesMuch like Alexa, Google Home now has routines that can be triggered with a custom phrase or on a custom schedule. In short, you can create a routine that turns off the lights around the house, locks the front door, adjusts the temperature and plays soothing music when you say, "OK, Google, good night." Or you can have a routine that runs every morning on a schedule as an alarm that plays the news, turns on the lights, makes your coffee and creates a timer so you know when it's time to leave the house.
Google Home now works with more than 1,000 devices and over 150 brands, including August, Lifx, TP-Link and more.
- Turn smart lights on/off: "OK, Google, turn on/off my lights."
- Dim smart lights: "OK, Google, dim my lights to fifty percent."
- Change smart bulb colors: "OK, Google, turn my lights [color]."
- Control Nest thermostat: "OK, Google, turn the temperature to [temp]."
- Make incremental temperature changes: "OK, Google, raise the temperature 1 degree."
- Control August Smart Lock: "OK, Google, lock the front door."
- Turn on the TV with Logitech Harmony: "OK, Google, turn on the TV."
- Change the channel with Logitech Harmony: "OK, Google, turn the TV to the Travel Channel" or "OK, Google, play channel 12."
- Change the channel on a DISH Hopper: "OK, Google, play CBS on the Hopper."
- Customize trigger phrases for IFTTT. For example: "OK, Google, let's get this party started."
- Show Nest Cam ($160 at Amazon) feed on Chromecast: "OK, Google, show [camera name]," "Hey, Google, what's on [camera name]?" or "OK, Google, play [camera name] on [Chromecast name]."