Connect smart home devices in the Google Home app

You can remotely control smart devices when you set them up in the Google Home app.

Important: Before you continue, check for your device in Set up smart devices in the Google Home app. If there’s a linked article for the type of device you have, use the instructions in that article instead.

Supported smart home devices

List of supported smart home devices

Step 1. Set up smart home devices

If you haven’t already done so, follow the steps provided by the device maker to set up your smart home devices.

Step 2. Connect smart home devices in the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top left, tap Add  Set up device  Works with Google.
3. Select the device maker from the list.
4. To complete the setup, follow the in-app steps.

Manage your smart home devices

Set nicknames for devices

 You can choose names to call your smart home devices.

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Touch and hold your device's tile.
3. At the top right, tap Settings   Name.
4. Enter a name  tap Save.

Note: Nicknames are alternate ways to reference smart devices in the Google Home app. The nicknames you assign to smart devices in the Google Home app are not reflected in the device maker’s app.

Assign devices to a room

To control your devices more easily, assign them to a room in a home. You can create a new home, create a new room, or add your devices to an existing room. You can add each device to one room only. 

Note: All members of the home can control all devices in the home.

 Add the device to a room in your current home

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Touch and hold the device's tile that you want to add to a room  tap Settings Room choose a room  tap Save.

Change a device’s room

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Touch and hold your device's tile.
3. At the top right, tap Settings  Room choose a room tap Next.

Add the device to a new room in your current home

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Touch and hold the device's tile that you want to add to a room  tap Settings  Room  scroll to the bottom and tap Add a custom room  enter the room name  tap Save.

Add the device to a room in a different home

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Touch and hold the device's tile that you want to add to a room tap Settings  Home choose a home  tap Next choose a room tap Next. Note: This action removes the device from the room in the first home. The device is still linked in the first home, but it should appear under "In your home" or “Local devices” instead of the room name.

Create and manage rooms

Create a new room

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Touch and hold your device's tile.
3.  Tap Settings  Room.
4. Choose a suggested room name or scroll to the bottom and tap Add a custom room  enter the room name  tap Save.

Rename a room

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top, select the home with the room you want to rename.
3. Touch and hold the name of the room you want to change.
4. Tap Settings   Name  enter a name  tap Save.

Delete a room

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top, select the home with the room you want to delete.
3. Touch and hold the name of the room you want to delete.
4. Tap Settings Delete room Remove. Note: When you delete a room, any devices in the room are removed from the room. You can add them to a different room.

Check for new devices

With your voice

To do this:	Say "Hey Google" or "Ok Google," then:
Sync all devices	"Sync my devices"
Sync a device type	"Sync my lights"

Important:

• You must have already set up your devices in the partner app (Step 1 above).
• If you sync multiple devices at once, you may receive a timeout error.

With the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Under "In your home" or "Local devices," you can find all devices on the same network that aren’t part of a home or room.
3. Follow the steps to set a nickname for these devices and add them to a room.

Disconnect devices from the Google Home app

Note: You cannot unlink individual devices. When you remove one device through these steps, it removes all devices by that service.

When you unlink a device from a home:

• It disconnects the device for all members of the home.
• It unlinks the device from your Google Account.

1. Make sure your devices are powered on.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. Touch and hold your device's tile.

4. Tap Settings  unlink your linked service  tap Unlink.

Control your smart home devices

After you connect your smart devices in the Google Home app, you can use the Google Home app to control them. If you have a Google Nest or Home speaker or display, you can also use voice commands to control your smart devices.

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