12-15-2022 07:19 PM
This is an issue I've had for a while now. I have two smart outlets around the house - I once used one of them to control my Christmas tree lights, but have since reconfigured the outlet to be a kettle. However, the outlet STILL is toggled when I ask the Assistant to "turn off all the lights." This is a little frustrating and I haven't been able to figure out how to get around it.
It also seems to be affecting my Vizio TV and my newly-set up Chromecast w/Google TV. I renamed my Vizio to "Vizio" and set the Chromecast to "TV" - the Assistant gets confused when I ask to turn the TV on and I'm told to specify the device I want to control (which I did!)
Does anyone have a solution to this problem? Thanks!
12-21-2022 06:53 AM - edited 12-21-2022 07:27 AM
Hi codename88,
Thanks for posting here in the Google Nest Community.
I know how it feels when something isn’t working as it should, so let’s get this resolved. What you can do with your smart outlet concern is to unlink and relink it then name it back to “Kettle” then observe if this will fix it. For the TV name make sure to change the device name uniquely. Your Google assistant might get confused if you will name your Chromecast as “TV” only since Vizio is categorized as the same type of device. Check the steps below on how to unlink and relink your smart outlet and rename your TV.
Unlink:
Relink:
Change the device name:
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Juni
12-24-2022 10:37 AM
Hi there,
I just wanted to follow up if you were able to try the steps provided. Please let us know as we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Regards,
Juni
12-24-2022 11:19 AM
Hi Juni,
Thanks for the help. I resolved the issue by removing the smart plug from the Kasa app and setting it up again. This resolved the issue.
Thanks!
12-27-2022 01:53 PM
Hi codename88,
I’m glad your issue is resolved now. I’ll keep this thread open for 1 more day. If you need further help, let me know.
Cheers,
Juni