Google Home launches a Script Editor Tool

Google’sscripteditortool,whichenablesmorepotentautomationsforyour GoogleHome-enabledsmarthome,hasnowbeenreleasedbyGoogle.Thescript editorisacomponentofGoogle’snewhome.google.comwebinterface,which goesonlineonTuesday,June13th,andalsoincludeslivefeedsforanyNestcams registeredtoyouraccount.BeginningonJune14th,thescripteditortoolwillbe availableinthenewGoogleHomeapppreview.Thelaunchdateforthegeneral publicisunknown.

Benefits of Automation

Withtheuseofautomations,youmayautomateactionsliketurningonlights, playingmusic,lockingdoors,andmoreinasmarthome.Therearemore sophisticatedautomationcapabilitiesintheGoogleHomescripteditorthan thereareatthemomentintheGoogleHomeapp.

Thescripteditoroffersmorecomplexconditionsinadditiontosupporting numerousstartersandactions.Forinstance,youcouldprogrammean automationtoactivateonlywhentheTVisonandthetimeisbetween6p.m.and 12a.m.YoucanapplyforthepublicpreviewofthenewGoogleHomeonline interfacehere,wherethescripteditortoolautomationsarebuilt.

Thescripteditortoolisapotenttoolthatmaysignificantlyimprovethe automationofyoursmarthome.TheGoogleHomescripteditortakessomebasic codingskills,muchasotherplatformsthatalsosupportmorecomplex circumstances,suchasHomeAssistantandthefunctionalityavailablein SamsungSmartThingsandAppleHomethroughAppleShortcuts.

Features of the Script Editor Tool

AnishKattukaran,directorofproductmanagementatGoogleHome,wroteina blogpostthatthescripteditorgivesyou“morethan100newfeaturesand capabilitiestofityouruniqueunderstandingofyourhomeandwhatyouwantit todo,”inadditiontoeverythingyoucandointheHomeappwhensettingup automations.

Thisgivesyouaccesstoabout100startersandactions,includingMattersensors, whichyoucan’tdorightnowviatheHomeapp.Forinstance,anEveMotion sensorconnectedtoGoogleHomeusingMattercanbeusedasastartingfor automationsinthescripteditorbutnotnowintheHomeapp.

Scripteditorautomationsmustbesetuponthewebinterface,butoncedoneso, theywillappearintheGoogleHomeappforiOSandAndroid.Fromthere,any memberofthefamilycanedit,run,deactivate,ordeletetheautomations.To illustratethenewfeatures,Googleprovidesanumberofexampleautomationsin thescripteditordocs.

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