topic Re: discussion location for lights? in Home Automation

discussion location for lights?

Mostly_Lucid — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:19:33 GMT

Where would I go for a question about lights?

It seems strange that 'lighting' is not a category here.

My question is about google Home and how to access built in patterns from third party lights.

And for 'speakers and displays' it you have to choose 'Android', iOS or WebBrowser??
Is there a different group I should be at for these questions?

Thanks!

Joe

Re: discussion location for lights?

Cathal_S — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:37:09 GMT

Hi there,

The 'Home automation' forum section is a good place for questions about lights I think. Google Nest don't actually manufacturer any light bulbs themselves so that's my guess as to why this forum doesn't have a dedicated section.

Having Android', iOS or WebBrowser form options might be because Google have announced a web view option will be introduced sometime this year or because you can still use some Nest devices from a website https://home.nest.com/

If your third party lights allow you to create scenes then these can be accessed using routines within the Google Home app or with the 'activate' voice command....

"Hey Google, activate <scene name>".

Re: discussion location for lights?

Dan_A — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:19:04 GMT

Hi Mostly_Lucid,

I'm jumping in to ensure everything is good here. Have you seen @Cathal_S last response? Let us know of the answers so we could take a closer look at them.

Best,

Dan

Re: discussion location for lights?

Dan_A — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:22:51 GMT

Hello everyone,

I wanted to follow up and see if you still need help. Please let me know if you are still having any concerns or questions from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Regards,

Dan

Re: discussion location for lights?

Dan_A — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:36:53 GMT

Hello again,

We haven't heard from you in a while so we'll be locking this thread if there is no update within 24 hours. If you need assistance or want to discuss topics, feel free to start a new thread.

Cheers,

Dan

Re: discussion location for lights?

Mostly_Lucid — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:17:04 GMT

thank you for the suggestion, that helped me get it working the way I was wanting to.

Re: discussion location for lights?

Mostly_Lucid — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:27:01 GMT

Just to add to this, although this is supposed to be the correct solution it rarely works.
I created a scene 'chill out' and that works.

I create another scene 'party time', but google just says 'lets get this party started' and plays some silly song.

Same with 'party down' or anything with the work party in it.

So I tried with 'Hyper Lights' and 'Mojo Lights' but he just keeps saying 'sorry, I don't understand'.

'OK Google Active the scene 'Hyper Lights' and he says 'sure, activating the light Emma' -- which means nothing to me.

Re: discussion location for lights?

Cathal_S — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:30:03 GMT

Hi again,

Please try using the command "Hey Google, activate <scene name>".

E.g. "Active Party Time"

Without saying "Active the scene" just "Active <scene name>".

Re: discussion location for lights?

Mostly_Lucid — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:39:25 GMT

Yes, that is what I started with.

I added the 'the scene' to try and get it to work.

Copied from My Activity Page

Assistant

Said activate hyper lights

Sorry, I didn't understand.

I have confirmed that it even spelled it correctly.

Re: discussion location for lights?

Mostly_Lucid — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:44:16 GMT

FIXED.

I did not realize that after making a change in the connected app (Wiz in this case) I needed to 'Hey Google, Sync My Devices'

After spending days and hours of tinkering with this that is what it took!

Re: discussion location for lights?

Muddi — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:53:12 GMT

Hey Mostly_Lucid,

Thanks for updating the Community forum of your resolution — it's a big help! If you have any updates or just a discussion topic, feel free to start a new thread in the community.

Cheers,

Muddi