

that are connected to your home assistant, using your voice, either on your Google Assistant enabled portable devices or Google Home. The obvious benefit is the ability to control devices such as lights, switches, etc.

Control Home Assistant with Google Homeīenefits of Home Assistant - Google Assistant Integration.Sign up or Sign into Home Assistant Cloud Account Home Assistant Cloud Google Assistant Setup - $5 per month Create Google Console API Key for the Project Setup Google Assistant for Home Assistant without Cloud Service - Free Configure Google Assistant for Home Assistant.Benefits of Home Assistant - Google Assistant Integration.OctoHome Assistant version 0.80 had a breaking change that affected Google Assistant.ApUpdated instructions to reflect current process.The free method has some requirements and can be cumbersome to setup, but it is not that difficult and is FREE. In this post, I will show you how to configure Google Assistant for Home Assistant with and without using Home Assistant Cloud, which costs $5 per month. This was even more simplified with the introduction of Home Assistant cloud in release 0.60. Release 0.56 added Home Assistant Google Assistant integration. The biggest advantage of Smart Home hubs such as SmartThings, Wink, etc., over home assistant, was the integration with Google Assistant, which adds the ability to voice control devices attached to the hub. One thing that would make it even better is if I could control home assistant with Google Home. Home Assistant is by far the best home automation software I have used.
