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Heads up: Philips Hue Change Impacting Scripted Automations!

Hey everyone,We wanted to keep you in the loop about some recent changes related to Philips Hue sensors that might impact your scripted automations. Philips Hue has updated their sensor device configuration to use the TemperatureSetting trait (previo...

Assistant/Home no longer have fan speed controls

Something changed recently where I can no longer control my GE Smart Fan switches speed. There used to be a slider in the app where you could select 0-100% but now it only shows On/Off. Same with Google Assistant, it no longer knows what to do when a...

Logix by • Community Member
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Resolved! Activate camera when Home at night

Hi Community! I’ve looked all over and seen multiple people with similar complaints, but can’t seem to find a solution to my problem. We’re using the Home/Away function for our cameras inside/outside the house, and this works fine. The only issue is,...

Batwam by • Community Member
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Google Home Android app reverted to old UI after update

After updating Google Home to version 3.2.1.7 today, the app UI reverted to the old UI design (no favorites tab, less convenient control buttons, etc.). I was able to temporarily restore the new UI redesign by clearing the cache in the Google app, Go...

Gk1984 by • Community Member
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Automation script won't work if voice match necessary?

I wrote an automation that adjusts the volume on some speakers and then shuffles one of my playlists and plays them on the speakers. The only problem is it seems like the voice command to shuffle my playlist requires voice match, but when I send that...

Resolved! Script Editor: Share your ideas and vote on others' ideas!

We built the Google Home script editor to give you more control over your home automations (announcement post). We are still in the early days of the script editor, and we highly value feedback and ideas from our community to shape its future.You can...

Prafulla by • Googler
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Resolved! Idea for script editor

Hello! My idea for the script editor is to add a outside weather condition starter (ex. When temperature outside to a certain temperature, a severe weather alert is pushed out (tornado, hurricane, etc.) or the conditions/temperature for a certain tim...

Enable & Disable Nest Cam Battery by Automation or Script

I am desperately trying to find a way to turn y nest cam battery on or off by automation or script. I manage an Airbnb and would like the cameras to be off when people are in the house and turn on when nobody is home. I have a smart home panel instal...

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