The tricks to organize the Google Home app as an expert

Google Home is one of the applications that is installed by default in the Android mobiles sold in Spain, and that makes it a widely used home automation app.

In addition, the Include interoperability with many accessories brands It is not mandatory to buy Google products, which are not especially cheap.

With two or three products the handling is simple, but With many more you have to consider some things so that we can squeeze the use without going crazy.

Luckily, Google Home has some organization options that will help us to always have the important devices and have organized the rest in the corresponding section.

It is best to establish this organization from the beginningbefore configuring our house, but it can be done then without problem, although something else will take.

Just a house

Google Home allows you to create several houses in which to install different home automation devices. This is useful if we have several homes, but it is a problem if we do not realize and create two by mistake.

To correct this what we have to do is eliminate the house that we do not want to use and centralize everything in one. But first you have to move the devices from one house to another.

To see if we have one or several houses you have to click on the Settings and check it at the top. There we can change the name of it.

If we want to move a device from one house to another we have to click on it, go to the settings and select house, and then move it to the right.

Rooms

Another very useful function of Google Home is to be able to create rooms, which are the equivalent of the folders of a computer, the devices being the files within those folders.

This way, It is faster to find the different devices of the houseif we know what stay they are in.

As added, we can tell him things like “Light the lights of the office”, and will ignite all the lighting devices of a stay, without having to turn them on one by one.

If we want to move a device from one room to another we have click on the samego to the Settings and select Location, and then move it to the right stay.

Changing names

When we install a new device The system assigns a specific namenormally decided by the manufacturer.

For example, Roborock Saros Z70 vacuum appears on Google Home as Saros Z70. But to activate it it is faster to use another name.

In this specific case we can call the vacuum or vacuum cleaner 1 If we have several, and assign consecutive numbers.

Some people even put funny names that are also easier to remember. In this case we could call it “bracito”, for example.

It is easier to say “Ok Google, active bracito” than “Ok Google, active roborock saros z70”. And this is valid for almost any device.

To change the name of a device we have click on the samego to the Settings and select Name, and then write what we want.

Type of device

When connected a vacuum, or an intelligent fryer, Google Home knows what it is. However, With smart plugs it is not so.

We can connect a heating, a thermos or a light. It is important to tell Google Home what type of device is.

To do this we have to click on it, go to the Settings and select Type of device. Once there we choose what we have connected to it, so that Google Home knows how to manage it correctly.

For example, if it is an electric thermos, it will automatically turn it on if you leave the light and then return. But if it is a brazier we have, it will not turn it on.

Favorite devices

When we have connected dozens of devices in a house, even if we have them organized by rooms, surely There are some that we use more than others.

For this, the tab has been created Favorites, which allows you to have some devices, for their handling quickly. And we can put them in the Widget of the app.

To add some we have to click on the tab Favorites, then in Edit and there select those that we want them to appear. And if we want to modify the order, click on the button Reorder.

Erasing devices

It is important to eliminate devices that we no longer use or that we have disconnected, to minimize the possibilities that there are errors or interference between systems.

This is something that can happen, above all, if we have connected different services that are similar, such as Yeelight and Xiaomi Home to manage Chinese brand devices.

Of course, in the case of wanting to eliminate them, it is a good idea to restore them before the settings In the event that you can, as happens for example with Google routers.

If we have them connected through a third -party service, we must cancel the entire service, or disconnect it from its app, not from Google Home.