Giving each item a unique name and then grouping those items makes your Voice Assistant work better.

You need light bulbs, and these are incredibly easy to install, requiring no wiring on your part.

Unfortunately, Voice Assistants don’t truly understand you; they only listen for expected commands.

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So if you stumble over “turn on the study…

If your gear names aren’t memorable, then you’ll run into this issue frequently.

Naming Groups Reduces equipment Name Complications

Voice assistants still aren’t as smart as they should be.

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The less “thinking” you make your voice assistant do, the better.

Groups provide a convenient shortcut for both you and the voice assistant.

When you group your devices, the names of the individual devices matters less.

A woman looking frustrated surround by smart home tech.

That is if you name a group.

We recommend creating groups even if you have only one rig you want to put into that group.

Then tap on the devices you want to add to the group.

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That includes your Google Homes as well.

You also will reduce the variables for which your voice assistant has to account.

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