Google Home Integration

Works like a charm now! I've been able to find the scenes under the "Routines" in the Google Home app. Challenge is that Routines are not available in all countries, I needed to set my phone to United States as location and US English as language in order to set my routines.

But. once the "Routines" functionality showed up (took 8 hours!), I was able to create all of my custom routines, add all Zipato scenes which synced perfectly, and now all is good! The scenes also allow me to control Z-Wave devices which Google Home does not "see" yet. As of now, these are:

- Fibaro Dimmer 2

- Forest Electrical Curtains

- Everspring Plug-in Dimmers

Anyhow, very happy with this!

Hi Jeroen,

Can you share a link about the information regarding the support of routines in Google Home and for which countries it is available? I have a notification in the Google Home app that it want me set-up "Home" and " Away" routines but I can not see any other routines...

Sure! So, first start by changing the Country and language settings of your phone to US (English). This will make the "Routines" option appear on the main screen, as described here and as visible in image 1 (middle purple icon, between "Cameras" and "Settings"). Be aware: it can take up to 24 hours for the option to appear!

Then, click "Routines", where you will first see all of Google's standard routines (which I personally do not use). If you press the "+" on the bottom left however, you can create a custom routine (image 2).

In the next screen (image 3), you can set the phrase you want to use (in this case: "Close the curtains") and choose other options, plus you can select what Google Assistant needs to do.

Choose "Add action" here, then choose "Browse popular actions" and check the box next to "Adjust scenes". Click the cogwheel at the right side, and you should see all of your Zipato scenes listed there (image 4). Check the box in front of the scene you want to run, confirm and save the routine - And you're done!

Hi Patrick

if you want to submit a ticket for the Google home issues, please open a new ticket for this issue and place here missing device types to inform others.

Dino, is there any official information about the launch? Like what is supported, what is not? Languages?

I don´t know if this i relevant to have in Google Home, but Aeon Labs Wall Socket Siren GEN5 is missing as a device.

Vision, ZG8101_Garage Door Sensor is missing in Google Home

@Ulf

Here is the official announcement - https://community.zipato.com/agent/object/26740

Please kep in mind that in Google Home are supported Zipato abilities, not devices. It means that for example one device can have several abilities and some of them are supported and some not. So in the Google home list only supported abilities will be presented. If any ability is not supported, it can be always used in the Zipato Scene and Zipato Scene can be run from Google Home by calling its name - "Hey Google, Run Scene <Zipato scene name>".

At the moment I can clarify that thermostat devices are not supported but virtual thermostat2 is supported. It means to control thermostat device from google home app, it muat be added into virtual thermostat2 device.

Alarms are fully supported and google Home will ask for Zipato PIN in order to arm/disarm it.

We will check you comments about missing abilites (devices) in the Google home app and implement support for them as soon as possible.

@Patrick

you should use the same PIN as in Zipato app. The issue could be caused by "Not ready" zones in the alarm partition, so please check both - PIN and zone's statuses.

Security device (alarm) was one of the points Google have checked in details and it passed all checkings and reviews.

@Patrick

dimmer device type should be supported soon.

I need to add that only the zwave RGB lights are working well. All Zigbee RGBs can be only controled for dimming but not Colours.

Hi

since Z-wave bulb devices are supported, zigbee bulb devices should be supported, too. If you have an issue with Zigbee Bulb device in Google home please submit a ticket and we will check your particular case.

Fredrik, did you need to change languagesetting and/or countrysettings on your phone or in google assistant to make assistant work at all? Do you need to keep the settings that way?

I use Swedish and Sweden in all devices. Exept in my3.zipato.com/ ther i use english. I havnt tried to change. Why?

Hi

if your device has switch ability then please check switch ability in google home app if it is visible or not. Usually dimmer ability is standalone so it is not possible to conrol it like a switch (on/off command) even in zipato mobile app.

Hi Dino,

No, switching ability is not visible. But I think you should implement is and translate a switch off to dimming to 0% and switching on to dimming to the former value.

Reason is; currently I lot of things don't work. If I ask google to "switch off living room lights" this doesn't work. Also asking to "switch on lights" does not work. The only voice commands that work are the likes of "set living room lights to 80 percent". That is not very user friendly. ;)

In your Web UI you offer the same functionality. There I can dim lights, but by clicking on the icon if switches between off (0% dimming) and on (original value). The new v3 app unfortunately does not offer this (yet).

I'm using Fibaro Dimmer 2 devices for these lights.

Side note: dimmable lights connected to Google Home through other vendors (i.e. not through Zipato) can be both dimmed and switched.

-Koen

I see exactly the same issue. We are not able to switch on/off the dimmer devices yet.

Maybe interesting to know is. One of my dimming devices were set as "Level" Type automaticly and I was not able to see it at google home. Then I changed the type to "Lights" and it was visible.

I tried to change the type from motor controls too, but without success. Motors/Rollershutters are not visible yet.

Edit: Rollershutter are visible for me on goigle home now (fibaro roller shutter 2).

on/off for dimming devices not working yet.