Google has rolled out a number of new updates to its Nest and Home apps to improve automation and control.
Tools for Building Better Smart Home Actions (Google I/O'19)
The Google Home app now offers expanded control over more devices, including smart fans, robot vacuums, and home sensors.
The script editor in Google Home is a handy place to create automations for your various smart things, and now it has AI to help you create even more advanced routines. For example, you can have the included AI help you create a “package delivered” automation using your smart camera and some custom notifications for when a package arrives at your door.
You don’t need to learn any scripting languages either, as there’s now a new experimental feature called help me script to create custom routines. You can use natural language to create your automation, such as, “When it’s sunset, turn on my lights and close the blinds,” and the AI will get to work generating a script for the Home app.
