Which Voice Commands will work in my home?
Voice Commands for controlling Lights
To turn a light on/off:
- Hey Google, turn on/off <light>
- Hey Google, turn <light> on/off
- Hey Google, set <light> on/off
To query the light status:
- Hey Google, is the <light> on/off?
Set a light brightness to certain level:
- Hey Google, set <light> to 50%
Dim a light:
- Hey Google, dim <light>
- Hey Google, decrease <light>
Brighten a light:
- Hey Google, brighten <light>
- Hey Google, increase <light>
To dim/brighten lights by a certain percentage:
- Hey Google, dim/brighten <light> by 50%
- Hey Google, increase/decrease <light> by 50%
Change the color of a light:
- Hey Google, set <light> to <color>
- Hey Google, turn <light> <color>
Change the color of a shade of white:
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Hey Google, make <light> <shade>
The shade of white can be: warm white, incandescent, soft white,white, daylight
To turn on/off all the lights:
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Hey Google, turn on/off all of the lights
Other useful commands are the ones for turning all the lights in a room on/off and dimming them. Google Home users can set up the lights for this command by assigning (adding) them to a specific room. You can do that with the Google Home mobile app. In this case, the naming of these devices doesn’t matter, while the Room name of course does.
To turn on/off all lights in room/group:
- Hey Google, turn on/off <room> lights
To dim all lights in room/group:
- Hey Google, set <room> lights to 50%
Voice Commands for controlling Blinds
To fully open the blinds:
- Hey Google, turn <blind> off
- Hey Google, turn off <blind>
- Hey Google, set <blind> off
- Hey Google, set <blind> to 0%
To fully close the blinds:
- Hey Google, turn <blind> on
- Hey Google, turn on <blind>
- Hey Google, set <blind> on
- Hey Google, set <blind> to 100%
Query the blind status:
- Hey Google, is the <blind> on/off?
Set the blind to a certain position:
- Hey Google, set <blind> to 50%
Voice Commands for controlling Thermostats
To set the temperature to all thermostats
- Hey Google, set the temperature to 22.
To set thermostat using the thermostat's room name
- Hey Google, set the <room> thermostat to 22.
To set thermostat using the thermostat's name
- Hey Google, set <thermostat> to 20°C.
To hear the ambient temperature on the thermostat
- Hey Google, what’s the <room> temperature inside?
To hear what the temperature is set to on the thermostat
- Hey Google, what’s the <room> thermostat set to?
Increase/Decrease the temperature on all thermostats
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"Hey Google, make it warmer/cooler.
(on Google Assistant for 3 degrees)
Increase/Decrease the temperature using the thermostat's room name
- Hey Google, raise/lower the temperature in the <room>.
Increase/Decrease the temperature using the thermostat's name
- Hey Google, raise/lower the temperature of <thermostat>.
Increase/Decrease the temperature in all rooms for X degrees
- Hey Google, raise/lower the temperature by 2 degrees.
Increase/Decrease the temperature of thermostat for X degrees
- Hey Google, raise/lower the temperature of <thermostat> by 2 degrees.
To switch heating or cooling for all rooms modes¹
- Hey Google, turn on the heating/cooling.
- Hey Google, turn on the heat.
To switch heating or cooling for a specific room/thermostat¹
- Hey Google, set <thermostat> to heating/cooling/automatic.
- Hey Google, turn the <thermostat> to heat/cool/automatic (mode).
- Hey Google, make it warmer/cooler in the <room>
Sets a heating or cooling mode
¹Please note: This command changes the mode to auto heat/cool mode. In order for this command to work, the Smart home has to support auto mode.
Currently the different modes only work for the Loxone Miniserver. When changing the temperature with your voice, you also change the mode to manual. If you want to switch back to the automatic mode, please set the thermostat to heating/cooling mode as mentioned above.
Voice Commands for controlling Switches and Scenes
How to control a Switch
To turn on/off a switch:
- Hey Google, turn <switch> on/off
- Hey Google, turn on/off <switch>
- Hey Google, set <switch> on/off
To Query the switch status:
- Hey Google, is the <switch> on/off?
How to control a Scene
To activate / turn on a scene:
- Hey Google, turn on <scene>
- Hey Google, activate <scene>
To deactivate / turn off a scene:
- Hey Google, turn off <scene>
- Hey Google, deactivate <scene>
Turn on/off all devices in room/group:
- Hey Google, turn on/off <room>
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