# Duplicate devices in Google Home & Assistant **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [December 6, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/duplicate-devices-in-google-home-assistant/97038 "2023-12-06T23:24:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nicolas\_Reid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nicolas_reid/32/59205_2.png) [@Nicolas\_Reid](https://community.homey.app/u/Nicolas_Reid)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/duplicate-devices-in-google-home-assistant/97038/1 "2023-12-06T23:24:43Z")
I asked this to AI and didn’t get a satisfactory easy answer. Who else had to deal with this? I have an Athom Homey domotics controller. I also use Google Home and Google Assistant. Now somehow I have connected the Homey with Google Assistant, or the other way round, and now I have almost all my devices duplicate in Google Home, like two thermostats and every smart lamp double. Explain to me step by step why this is and how I should best go about avoiding this mess. I can’t even tell which is from where, whether it is the original device or the device added by linking the two. I do want to be able to use both Google Assistant and Google Home and also the Homey for controlling devices. ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/duplicate-devices-in-google-home-assistant/97038/2 "2023-12-06T23:37:16Z")
Hi Nicolas, I just replied to a similar question in the Dutch forum part. Translated: > [@Waarom gaat lamp 3x ongewenst knipperen na flow](https://community.homey.app/t/waarom-gaat-lamp-3x-ongewenst-knipperen-na-flow/92393/25): > > Choose 1 integration to use (I then always choose the non-Homey items, so at least the Ggl part keeps working, if Homey is doing nothing or has a bad day). > I put the duplicate items, those from Homey, in a 2nd house, and I have named it ‘Do not operate’. > So, this 2nd house, and the devices in it, are not being used. > I have not yet found another way to be able to ignore, or disable, certain devices. ---
**Author:** ![Warner\_Smith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/warner_smith/32/79515_2.png) [@Warner\_Smith](https://community.homey.app/u/Warner_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/duplicate-devices-in-google-home-assistant/97038/3 "2023-12-07T07:25:34Z")
You’re not alone in experiencing this issue. When connecting Homey to Google Assistant, duplicate devices often appear in Google Home, making it confusing to control and manage them. This happens due to the way both systems discover and register smart devices.