HomeSeer & Google Home

[macromark]

HomeSeer "Direct Action" integration with Google Home is nearing release. If you watched Google IO today, you may have caught a glimpse of our logo mixed in with the other smart home partner logos. If not, you can see if now on this page: https://madeby.google.com/home/partners/

[jon102034050]

Awesome! Probably felt great to see your hard work presented to the world!

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[macromark]

Awesome! Probably felt great to see your hard work presented to the world!

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Thanks and yes... it's good to be part of their smarthome launch

[ewkearns]

This is good news!

Can somebody give me a heads up on cost vs. capability?

My Dot is quite affordable at $50, the Google Home is less so at $130.

How do the features compare and will they happily coexist in the same home?

[slog]

That's awesome! I don't see HomeSeer in the "Add devices" list yet. Do you have an idea of when we can expect it?

[donstephens]

Still not clear on this. Does one need an internet connection for this, or can it communicate thru the LAN?

HomeSeer "Direct Action" integration with Google Home is nearing release. If you watched Google IO today, you may have caught a glimpse of our logo mixed in with the other smart home partner logos. If not, you can see if now on this page: https://madeby.google.com/home/partners/

[Pete]

Google Home is cloud based and similar to the Amazon Alexa relating to digital assistant functions.

Both devices transport to the internet is via your home LAN to WAN router.

[MrBoo]

So, we will be able to do the same things the bridge does, only better with "Turn X light on"? And we won't have to start with "Tell Homeseer to...."? Oh Boy! That will be a great day.

Subscribing!!!

[Sireone]

Wait...I just watched this Google I/O video. You mean we'll be able to trigger Homeseer via the mobile version of Assistant, without having a Google Home?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDI0H9F08n8

[alphatech]

It could bring homeseer to a next level, looks like is a game changer...

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[csullivan2005]

I have never used google assistant how will this compare to using homeseer with homekit

[Rotech]

If you don't have to say "tell HS to" that will be the end for my echo!!

[csullivan2005]

I'm curious to why you say end of echo. In your mind why is google home better? I have only bought one echo dot so far because I wonder which one is better. Also wonder what apple will come out with. You already can use amazon dot with homeseer without saying Alexa tell homeseer. you can say Alexa turn on light

[csullivan2005]

one thing to keep in mind is that sonos already announced it will work with Alexa. to sure if this will be true with google home and if will when that will be since its taking forever for it to work with Alexa

[shill]

I'm curious to why you say end of echo. In your mind why is google home better? I have only bought one echo dot so far because I wonder which one is better. Also wonder what apple will come out with. You already can use amazon dot with homeseer without saying Alexa tell homeseer. you can say Alexa turn on light

I have both, and while the Echo is still hanging around because it's easier to control homeseer with the native API, the Home is better in pretty much every other way. Language processing, search results, integration with other google services, etc.