Amazon Echo v Google Home. Who's the daddy?

[JDRoberts]

See the existing active thread. In particular:

Google Home

It’s not a full SmartThings integration, though. Of course, neither is Alexa. But as of today’s announcement: Alexa/SmartThings: Lights: on/off/dim. (No color) Switches: on/off Thermostat: up/down/set level .(no heat to cool change) Routines (Limited to devices recognized by Alexa) Custom phrases with IFTTT Google Home/SmartThings: Lights: on/off/dim/color control? Switches: on/off Thermostat: up/down/set level .(no heat to cool change) Custom phrases with IFTTT So no native control of locks or garage doors with either. It looks like virtual switches should work with either, which then gives you a lot of additional options because of the versatility of SmartThings. Google Home lets you set the color of Phillips bulbs. It’s not yet clear whether you can set colo…

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