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Google Home doesnt show spotify to link

hi, i need help with linking spotify with my google home, when i try to link music services it doesnt show me spotify to connect.please help.

LovroG by Community Member
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Is there some way to make a routine end automatically?

I had a routine that would turn on my porch light at a given time and then turn it off at another given time. I decided to change it so that it would turn on at sunset and off at sunrise. But when I'm setting up this new routine, I no longer see an o...

FineDog by Community Member
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Resolved! Google Assistant on JBL Link giving wrong time!

Hey!I have google assistant on a JBL Link speaker and I have noticed recently that when I say "Good Morning" to start the routine, I am getting a time zone that is -8 hours! I am in the UK, so on GMT, yet I seem to be getting PST time. The rest of th...

Presence sensing but only at certain times?

Is there any way to have presence sensing only run a routine a certain parts of the day? I'd like the house lights to turn on when I get home but only when it's getting dark otherwise it's pretty pointless. Can't see any options to do this at the mom...

maduk by Community Member
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PowerView Hunter Douglas

you guys keep closing this thread - but haven’t solved the issues!! still having problems with google not recognizing PowerView!!! also, seems like I cannot delete scenes that were added!! The google Home/assistant to run the automation is not workin...

Moxie by Community Member
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Old deleted Kasa devices still show up on Google Home

So I had to delete and re-add some devices on Kasa. I unlinked and re-linked Kasa and set up the devices. However half a dozen or so old devices no longer existing in the Kasa app still show up in Google home. How do I delete them? Unlinking the Kasa...

ccmulder by Community Member
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Sleep sounds stop

I’ve noticed that the sleep sounds I select in Routines stop only an hour or so into the routine or command. I select from the google list of sleep sounds, “Country Night Sounds,” but the sleep sounds seem to have a preset 1 hour limit. What’s up wit...

Lolobaum by Community Member
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Automating Wake-up and Bedtime

I will have the TP-Link Kasa and the Nest Mini.I would like to achieve the following two routines, but I understand I cannot make it work quite like I want:Wake-up: Light turns on and evolves with sunrise (possibly offset from sunrise -- i.e. an hour...

mike_302 by Community Member
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Can you start a routine depending on the state of a smart object

I would like to start a routine in the home app if the status of a switch changes.When I create a custom routine I only have the option of starting it with an audio command , on a time basis, or ignoring an alarm.Is there a work around for this?.

NielsT by Community Member
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