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Google home hub is slowly becoming the most popular DIY smart home hub. It comes loaded with features, and also integrates with over 10,000 smart home devices from over a thousand manufacturers. What is Google home hub compatible with, and how can you make the best of it?
What Is Google Home Hub?
Also known as the Google nest hub, Google home hub is your central command center and voice assistant for your DIY smart home. The hub uses a set of technologies and protocols to connect to and manage any smart device you have in your home. Anything from, smart doorbells to television sets, microwaves to refrigerators can be managed through Google Home.
All you need is to search, discover, and add compatible devices to Google home hub. You can even assign custom names to each device and also configure them through the Google Home App. Adding a device to Google Home hub allows you to issue voice commands through the embedded Google assistant as well.
What Is Google Home Hub Compatible With? - Device List
If you happen to purchase a Google Home hub, you would probably want to know which devices to buy and how to connect them to the hub. This is important, especially for DIY smart home projects as some devices use a different communication protocol -e.g., ZigBee- that is not compatible with Google home.
Here is a list of popular smart home devices that can integrate and work with Google home right out of the box:
Smart Home Lighting Compatible with Google Home
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Best Overall- LIFX Smart Bulbs
LIFX smart bulbs are, by far, the best option if you are looking for smart bulbs that work with Google Home hub. LIFX has tighter and easier integration with Google Home and other smart hubs as they don’t use any of the proprietary protocols for connectivity. They can be connected over WIFI individually as they don’t need a LIFX hub.
Connecting a LIFX smart bulb to Google home is easy as it can be detected and added in the Google home hub in a few steps. Once connected, you can control any setting or feature available in the LIFX product you purchased.
Philips Hue
You can connect Philips Hue to Google home and have voice control over individual lights in your smart home. Connecting Philips hue to Google home hub allows you to turn the lights on and off, change brightness and hues, check when the lights are on-off, etc. You can do all this through the hub, Google home App, or via voice using the Google assistant.
Smart Doorbells That Are Compatible with Google Home Hub
Best Choice- Google Nest Hello Doorbell
Given that Nest Hello doorbell comes from Google, it should be your first option if you are looking for a smart video doorbell that is compatible with Google home. The Nest Hello doorbell connects seamlessly with Google home and can stream 1080p video to your Google Home Hub display.
Ring Doorbell
The latest version of the Ring smart video doorbell can be connected to Google Home hub. Ring doorbells are known for their superior sound and video recording technology, security features, and reliability. You can use Google assistant to talk to guests via the Ring doorbell’s inbuilt speakers and schedule alerts on Google Home if you have motion detection enabled on this doorbell.
Other Video doorbells compatible with Google Home hub include:
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August Smart lock pro
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RemoBell S Wi-Fi Video Doorbell
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Eufy Security Wi-Fi Video Doorbell
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EZVIZ DB1 Wi-Fi 3MP Smart Doorbell
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RemoBell S
Best Smart Thermostats That Work with Google Home
A smart thermostat allows you to control room temperature remotely via smartphone or voice controls using Google Assistant. Here are some of the best smart thermostats that work with Google Home
Best Choice- Nest Learning Thermostat
You cannot go wrong with a Nest product if Google Home compatibility is important to you as they are more or less made to work together. The Nest thermostat offers the best integration with Google Home, but its advantages don’t stop there.
You can do cool things (no pun intended) with the Nest Learning thermostat like creating an automatic temperature schedule, change temperatures bases on occupancy, etc.
Other recommended thermostats that work with Google Home include:
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Honeywell Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
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Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat
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Emerson Sensi Wi-Fi Thermostat, Among others
There are several other smart devices that work with Google hub. All android TVs, most LG smart appliances, BOSE speakers and headphones, JBL smart headphones and speakers, Sonos products, smart door locks, cameras, among others.
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