Connect third-party smart home devices in the Google Home app

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 an existing room in your current home

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Favorites or Devices ..
3. Tap and hold your device's tile  Settings , or More   Settings .
4. Tap Room or Placement.
5. Choose a room and tap Next.

Add the device to a new room in your current home

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Favorites or Devices ..
3. Tap and hold your device's tile  Settings , or More   Settings .
4. Tap Room or Placement.
5. Select one of the existing rooms or Add a custom room. Then tap Next.
   • If you make a custom room, enter a new room name and tap Next.
   • You can also create a customized name for your device when you switch rooms.

Add the device to a room in a different home

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Favorites or Devices ..
3. Tap and hold your device's tile  Settings , or More   Settings .
4. Tap Home.
5. Select the home you want to move your device to and select Next.
6. On the summary page, tap Move device.
7. Choose a room for the device in the new home 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",“Local devices” or “Linked to you” instead of the room name.