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Your Hubitat Elevation™ integrates easily with Google Home using your the The Google Home app on your mobile phone and the Google Home app in your Hubitat Elevation. Google Home supports switches, dimmers, thermostats, RGB, RGBW and ColorTemperature bulbs.  
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Your Hubitat Elevation™ integrates easily with Google Home using the Google Home app on your mobile phone, and the Google Home app in your Hubitat Elevation™ hub. Google Home supports switches, dimmers, thermostats, RGB, RGBW and ColorTemperature bulbs.  
  
  
== How to connect your Google Home account to your Hubitat Elevation using the Google Home mobile app: ==
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==How to connect Hubitat Elevation™ to Google Home and Google Assistant==
  
#Open the Google Home app on your mobile device.
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=== Authorizing Hubitat for Google Assistant ===
#Select the Home Page (the house icon in the lower left)
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Begin by opening the Google Home app on your mobile device.
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#Press the ''Add +'' icon.
 
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#Select ''Set Up Device''.
 
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#Select ''Works With Google''.
 
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#Search for and select ''Hubitat''.
 
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#Follow the authentication process using the account information you used to register your hub.
 
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#Select the devices you would like to authorize for used with Google Home and tap ''Authorize''.
 
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Your selected devices can now be controlled with your voice through your Google Home voice assistant or on your mobile device using the Google Home app.
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#Choose the ''Add +'' icon.[[File:Google Home Step 1.png|none|thumb|1043x1043px]]
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#Select ''Set Up Device''.[[File:Google Home Step 2.png|none|thumb|784x784px]]
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#Select ''Works With Google''.[[File:Google Home Step 3.png|none|thumb|844x844px]]
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#Search for and select ''Hubitat''.[[File:Google Home Step 4.png|none|thumb|1041x1041px]]
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#Follow the authentication process using the account information you used to register your hub.[[File:Google Home Authorization.png|none|thumb|1045x1045px]]
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#Choose your hub[[File:Google Home Select Hub.png|none|thumb|1046x1046px]]
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#Select the devices you would like to authorize for used with Google Home and tap ''Authorize''.[[File:Google Home Select Devices.png|none|thumb|1052x1052px]]
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#Ensure you see to confirmation, "Accounts now linked" in the upper left corner and close the browser.[[File:Google Home Step 8.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
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#Choose a device to assign to a room[[File:Google Home Step 9.png|none|thumb|1042x1042px]]
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#Confirm the home you wish to use[[File:Google Home Step 10.png|none|thumb|1049x1049px]]
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#Select the room where the device resides[[File:Google Home Step 11.png|none|thumb|1043x1043px]]
  
== How to Add/Remove Device ==
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Your selected devices can now be controlled with your voice through your Google Home voice assistant or on your mobile device using the Google Assistant app.
  
Once your Hubitat Elevation is connected to your Google Home account you can can add or remove devices from your Google Home system by using the Google Home app in your Hubitat Elevation.
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===Add or Remove Google Home devices ===
  
#In your Hubitat Web Interface, open the Google Home app.
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Once your Hubitat Elevation™ is connected to your Google Home account you can can add or remove devices from your Google Home system by using the Google Home app in your Hubitat Elevation™ hub.
#The ''Which Location Modes?'' dropdown lets you select any mode you would like to control with your Google Home.  
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#The ''Which Devices?'' box shows all of the devices currently connected to Google Home. Click on the box and you will be able to select or remove any devices you would like to control with Google Home. When you are done selecting devices, click ''update''.
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#In your Hubitat Web Interface, open the Google Home app.[[File:Google Home app installed.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
#The options box is reserved for future Google home feature compatibility. The option for ''device offline polling interval'' is disabled by default and there is no reason to change that at this point.  
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#The ''Which Location Modes?'' dropdown lets you select any mode you would like to control with your Google Home.[[File:Select Modes for Google Home HE app.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
#When are done editing all of your devices, click ''done''.
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#The ''Which Devices?'' box shows all of the devices currently connected to Google Home. Selecting the box will allow you to select or remove any devices you would like to control with Google Home. When you are done selecting devices, choose ''Update''.[[File:Google Home device selection in HE.png|none|thumb|600x600px]]
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#When you are finished editing your devices, Select '''Done'''.
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'''''NOTE''': The '''Options''' should be left at default for Device offline polling''

Revision as of 18:19, 28 November 2018

Your Hubitat Elevation™ integrates easily with Google Home using the Google Home app on your mobile phone, and the Google Home app in your Hubitat Elevation™ hub. Google Home supports switches, dimmers, thermostats, RGB, RGBW and ColorTemperature bulbs.


How to connect Hubitat Elevation™ to Google Home and Google Assistant

Authorizing Hubitat for Google Assistant

Begin by opening the Google Home app on your mobile device.

  1. Choose the Add + icon.
    Google Home Step 1.png
  2. Select Set Up Device.
    Google Home Step 2.png
  3. Select Works With Google.
    Google Home Step 3.png
  4. Search for and select Hubitat.
    Google Home Step 4.png
  5. Follow the authentication process using the account information you used to register your hub.
    Google Home Authorization.png
  6. Choose your hub
    Google Home Select Hub.png
  7. Select the devices you would like to authorize for used with Google Home and tap Authorize.
    Google Home Select Devices.png
  8. Ensure you see to confirmation, "Accounts now linked" in the upper left corner and close the browser.
    Google Home Step 8.png
  9. Choose a device to assign to a room
    Google Home Step 9.png
  10. Confirm the home you wish to use
    Google Home Step 10.png
  11. Select the room where the device resides
    Google Home Step 11.png

Your selected devices can now be controlled with your voice through your Google Home voice assistant or on your mobile device using the Google Assistant app.

Add or Remove Google Home devices

Once your Hubitat Elevation™ is connected to your Google Home account you can can add or remove devices from your Google Home system by using the Google Home app in your Hubitat Elevation™ hub.

  1. In your Hubitat Web Interface, open the Google Home app.
    Google Home app installed.png
  2. The Which Location Modes? dropdown lets you select any mode you would like to control with your Google Home.
    Select Modes for Google Home HE app.png
  3. The Which Devices? box shows all of the devices currently connected to Google Home. Selecting the box will allow you to select or remove any devices you would like to control with Google Home. When you are done selecting devices, choose Update.
    Google Home device selection in HE.png
  4. When you are finished editing your devices, Select Done.

NOTE: The Options should be left at default for Device offline polling