# Controlling devices at Google Home from Homey?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [December 6, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201 "2022-12-06T19:59:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/21 "2023-12-12T18:53:42Z")

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Great, indeed you then have the on and off functionality. Thanks for sharing.

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**Author:** ![MilanS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/milans/32/78916_2.png) [@MilanS](https://community.homey.app/u/MilanS)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/22 "2024-01-05T09:38:29Z")

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Thanks a lot this was realy helpfull! For now I can at least turn my devices on and off. Does anyone know a way to start a starter with dimming an virtual device?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/23 "2024-01-16T12:38:18Z")

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> [@MilanS](#):
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> to start a starter with dimming an virtual device?

I think no one gets the picture. Can you describe what you want to achieve? What do you mean by start a starter f.i. 😉

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**Author:** ![MilanS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/milans/32/78916_2.png) [@MilanS](https://community.homey.app/u/MilanS)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/24 "2024-01-16T14:08:58Z")

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Sorry if I was unclear. If you want to start an automation in Google Home, you need a “starter”. I would like to have a virtual device that can start a flow in Google Home by dimming the virtual device. I don’t think it’s possible, but I’ll still ask the question on this forum. Hopefully that’s clear enough!

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**Author:** ![demandt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/demandt/32/47838_2.png) [@demandt](https://community.homey.app/u/demandt)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/25 "2024-01-24T13:07:17Z")

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Im very close to a working solution bij your method. Just one thing.

In homey, i have a Advanced Virtual Device.  
It is in my Google Home devices aswell.

But  
The device only trickers when the Google Home app is open on my Phone.

Battery usage for the Google Home app, is set unlimited.

What is going wrong?

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henry_garcia/32/79453_2.png) [@Henry\_Garcia](https://community.homey.app/u/Henry_Garcia)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/26 "2024-01-24T19:32:07Z")

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I have the exact same issue. It won’t trigger unless the Google home app is reopened. So, it’s a bit unfortunate. I don’t know a way to get around.

Seems to be that Google isn’t updating the status of those devices unless the app is opened

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**Author:** ![Emiliano\_Quetimporta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emiliano_quetimporta/32/73402_2.png) [@Emiliano\_Quetimporta](https://community.homey.app/u/Emiliano_Quetimporta)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/27 "2024-11-24T21:18:06Z")

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