Somfy blinds connectivity kit

[Mirayung]

Hello,

I am trying to link my motorized blinds with the somfy connectivity kit that is supposed to work with Google home. After connecting the devices, Google home’s interface doesn’t seem to support Somfy products, and I cannot control by Google home. The device name shows up on Google home control page, but without any button that I can open or close the blinds. Any idea if this is a software development issue, or is it a connection issue? Thank in advance!

[MplsCustomer]

@Mirayung 

I just tried a Google search and found these; I don't know if they'll be helpful or not:

https://www.somfysystems.com/en-us/support/faq?question=how-do-i-connect-my-somfy-tahoma-interface-w...

https://www.somfysystems.com/en-us/products/smart-home-controls/smart-home/google-assistant

https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/xx9zsx/somfy_devices_not_controllable_in_google_hom...

[sipriyadarshi · Accepted solution]

Hello @Mirayung ,

• Through TaHoma's direct integration with Google Assistant, you can control your Somfy blinds and other motorized window coverings with only your voice, using simple commands. 
• The inability to control the motorized blinds through touch controls could be due to touch control features not being supported by Somfy on Google Home. I would recommend reaching out to the technical support team of Somfy in this regard. If they find it really important to include this feature in their capabilities they could reach out to us through dedicated channels and then we will be able to work on this.

[maexxx]

I have a Somfy Tahoma Switch to control my Somfy motors with the corresponding Tahoma app. I have also connected the Somfy ecosystem to Google Home, and I ran into the same issue that you are describing.

To action the Somfy motors from Google Home, I found that you need to create a scenario in Tahoma first. You can then activate that scenario from Google Home. When creating a routine, you find those scenarios under "add action", "smart home devices", and then at the very bottom of the list "ambient options" you will get a list of all Tahoma scenarios.

So if you want to open a single blind, you first have to create one scenario just for that. If you want to close the same blind, you need another scenario, etc... 

It is very cumbersome.