You Can Now Add Smart Home Devices to Google Assistant on Pixel
Google Assistant has some really weird inconsistencies . For example, until recently, you could control smart home devices from your Pixel phone, but only if you first added them from Google Home. Now you can skip Home.
As Android Police points out, if you have a Pixel, you can open Google Assistant settings and add smart home devices from Nest, Philips, Belkin and others. To do this, follow these steps:
- Launch Google Assistant by holding the Home button.
- Tap the three-button menu icon and select Settings.
- Click Home Control.
- Click the plus button at the bottom of the screen to add a new device.
After adding a device, you can control it using voice commands from Google Assistant on your Pixel. If you have Google Home, the teams should work there too. However, it is unclear if you can control them from other Assistant-enabled devices, since the Assistant is known to be fragmented. However, this is a step in the right direction.
Google Assistant on Pixel Enables Proper Home Control with Multi-Room Support, No Google Home Required | Police Android