# Questions about homey and google assistant

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**Created:** [January 14, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/questions-about-homey-and-google-assistant/101174 "2024-01-14T21:38:16Z")\
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Start fav flows, no.  
But, you can start these flows with virtual switches (sockets that is). NOTE: “What’s plugged in” should be ‘Kettle’, or feel free to try other device classes.  
The default virtual switch or -light doesn’t seem to work anymore in Ghome routines.

> [@Controlling devices at Google Home from Homey?](https://community.homey.app/t/controlling-devices-at-google-home-from-homey/73201/20):
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> I ended up finding a better option. Essentially, use the device for kettle. And then a button with on/off will allow running Google automation with on and off

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