Usually, the problem is you.
you’re able to solve some of this by setting up groups.
But it also helps if you follow some basic rules when naming your smart devices.
You’ll accomplish more with fewer words, and you’ll have less to remember.
One good strategy is to name your groups after the room in which they’re located.
The exception is for groups of things not tied to a specific room.
In that case, you should use their purpose for the name.
You’ll tell your voice assistant “turn off Christmas” when you want to control the group.
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The worst thing you could do is use the same name for different devices.
It won’t know which machine you mean.
Voice assistants need some way to differentiate between devices.
This especially applies to smart lights, as you probably have more than one in a room.
It’s also important it’s possible for you to easily recall what name to use.
If the name of the location itself won’t work, then try something associated with that location.
The more obvious name is taken, but we still found a unique name for our devices.
The best thing to do is name them sequentially after their associated group.
For kitchen lights, that could be Kitchen 1, Kitchen 2, Kitchen 3.
And you won’t have to spend much time thinking of a unique name.
The number in the name is still necessary.
It avoids the confusion of your voice assistant asking “which kitchen do you mean?”
These simple guidelines are a powerful way to make your smarthome work better.
Voice assistants still have problems understanding us and can stumble.
We humans are pretty forgetful, too.
