smarch Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 14 hours ago, malelan said: No this feature is unique to the pixel assistant and Google home devices right now. Ok thanks for clarification, my google home app is fully integrated with IFTTT and can control my hue bulbs, and other things now, so I thought it would work with the IFTTT Maker Driver. Unfortunately the hardware device isn't available in Canada right now, so looks like I'll have to wait. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forum Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Google in no such manner is promoting the use of Google Home with Gsuite. A Gsuite account is designed for Enterprises (Business, Schools, Organizations). Call Google, they will inform you. You can't write off a product because you're not using the product in it's intended manner. You might as well throw Alexa in the garbage too because it doesn't work with GSuite. Gmail is intended for personal home stuff. Like I said, simple answer is to create a gmail account for your personal home stuff and reap the benefits of Google Home. Why miss out? It's not like you have to pay for a Gmail account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livitup Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I think the point of view (which I share) is that if: You have all your data (calendar appointments, contacts, emails, etc) in a GSuite account You want to use the "Google Home" hardware device You find the "Google Home" hardware device to be incompatible with your GSuite Google account You then have two choices: Register for another non-GSuite account and connect the "Google Home" hardware device to it Return the device If you proceed with option 1, then you lose a lot of the functionality due to your data not being in the Google account. Your calendar will be empty, so Google Home can't tell you what time your dentist appointment is. Your contact list is empty, so you can't ask what Aunt Bee's mailing address is. It will control your home just fine, but that's only half of the supposed story with this device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huj_man Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Was messing around with Alexa for a few days, after reading this thread went and bought a google home. Based on initial testing using IFTTT don't detect any more delay than Alexa (direct through c4). Used one of Alan's examples to set up voice commands for setting tv channels. Much much less limiting than Alexa! Worked flawlessly (except for issues with my xfinity IR driver). I think I'm going to send my dot back and keep the GH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Ok, what am I missing here? Got Google Home on sale, and now got Chromecast Audio on sale. Chromecast Audio is in my matrix and I have it set to be the source in a room when the matrix detects a signal. That works fine, but why can't I get Google Home to output everything including voice responses to Chromecast Audio? I just want the Chromecast to be the default speaker, basically. Surely this is possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Still not finding anything on making Chromecast a Home endpoint for all audio output. I know its new, but with no external jack for audio output, this is a huge mark against Home vs Alexa since you can easily attach Dot to a matrix for all audio output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, turls said: Still not finding anything on making Chromecast a Home endpoint for all audio output. I know its new, but with no external jack for audio output, this is a huge mark against Home vs Alexa since you can easily attach Dot to a matrix for all audio output. imho it's not ready yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 You can do an audio only chromecast and create a group. Only works with music, no announcements. If you really wanted to get crazy you could open it up and tap into the speaker leads with a line out converter but i wouldnt do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 3 hours ago, msgreenf said: imho it's not ready yet.... Might be but the more I think about it I wonder if it ever will be. When you cast, it isn't sending from the device. So it isn't like just doing a BT connection to the Chromecast. 2 hours ago, sonic30101 said: You can do an audio only chromecast and create a group. Only works with music, no announcements. If you really wanted to get crazy you could open it up and tap into the speaker leads with a line out converter but i wouldnt do it. Yeah, but that isn't what I was planning on. Already have Sonos. Its fun to play with but no way I'm taking away a Matrix input for yet another content only endpoint. Was hoping to transmit (all) Google Home output to multiple rooms. Probably not that big of a deal since I only have one Google Home right now anyway. Just pushes me back towards spending my time integrating Echo instead of Home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Just now, turls said: When you cast, it isn't sending from the device. So it isn't like just doing a BT connection to the Chromecast. it is WiFi Based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Just now, msgreenf said: it is WiFi Based What I'm saying is any Google Home output to the Chromecast is actually coming from the cloud. So really completely different than integrating Echo output into a matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 7 minutes ago, turls said: What I'm saying is any Google Home output to the Chromecast is actually coming from the cloud. So really completely different than integrating Echo output into a matrix. right, agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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