Google Assistant finally lets you program your connected objects by voice

Google announced that a big innovation for Google Assistant is coming. The Mountain View firm explains in a post on its official website: “Scheduled Actions feature allows users to easily schedule a command to trigger later from their smart home”.

In concrete terms, users of an Android smartphone with Google Assistant or Google Home/Google Nest speaker, schedule activation/deactivation of a linked object talking to the assistant. So you can ask your connected speaker to turn on your office light at 8:30 am, turn off your bedroom light at 11 am every day, or turn on your coffee maker at 9 am on a Sunday (for example, via a connected plug).

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Finally, you can also ask the helper to open a linked object. a limited time. For example, you can ask Google Home/Google Nest to turn on the toilet light for a period of 5 minutes. “Orders can be scheduled for the current day or another day in the next 7 days” Google says.

Until now, Google Assistant could only issue commands. For example, you can ask the assistant to turn on a light or turn off your television. Everything worked only in real time. Absolutely necessary for planning tasks or actions Review the Google Home app and program it all manually. Other voice assistants on the market, Amazon Alexa and Siri, have the same limitations. To automate tasks, you must go to the Amazon Alexa app and create a routine. HomePod/HomePod Mini users should go through the Automation section of the default built-in Home app on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.

Google has already announced the arrival of these new features. At CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Adding the option on its site indicates the deployment has started. Unfortunately we were not able to use these new commands on our Google Home. And in your house? Were you able to schedule activation of a linked object simply by communicating with Google Assistant? We welcome your feedback in the comments below.