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Google Home gets a lot of flak for not being a great smart home platform, but the company is seemingly always adding new features to change that. The latest update brings some welcomed new automation triggers, more specific automation actions, and more.
First up, Google is addressing an annoying lag from cameras. If you’ve ever tried to open a video clip from a notification moments after it arrived, you may have been hit with the “Video not available” error. The changelog says a fix will allow the Google Home app to “play back events recently captured by your cameras.” No more waiting a little longer for the video to be playable.
Beyond the camera fixes, Google is adding some great stuff for automation building. You can now trigger automations with humidity, robot vacuum docking, battery status, more options for switch or button presses, and states for certain devices. Here’s the full list with some examples from Google:
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Lastly, Google Home is getting lighting actions that I’m surprised weren’t already available. Currently, the automation actions for a light include on/off, brightness level, and increase/decrease brightness. You may have noticed that color options were not included. That’s finally changing, so you’ll be able to automate a light’s RGB color and color temperature. Look for these features to be rolling out to your phone this week.
Google Home is full of time-saving features that can improve your quality of life and make managing a smart home as smooth and fuss-free as possible. Here are eight of the best that you need to try for yourself.
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