From d7e276a1c51192c0aebc6f2bcae6f866ace41047 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Niewiada Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 05:52:31 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about assigning areas in shared household (#24310) --- source/_integrations/google_assistant.markdown | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/google_assistant.markdown b/source/_integrations/google_assistant.markdown index 3740b33a15b..6136301ecb5 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/google_assistant.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/google_assistant.markdown @@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ For the Alarm Control Panel if a code is set it must be the same as the `secure_ Entities that have not been explicitly assigned to rooms but have been placed in Home Assistant areas will return room hints to Google with the devices in those areas. +
+ +Some devices, such as `scene` or `script`, must be assigned to an `area` before other members of a shared Google Home Household can use them. This is because household members in a shared Google Home will not be able to view devices that are not assigned to a room _unless_ they were the user who linked the service to Google Home. This issue isn't immediately apparent because `script` and `scene` devices aren't visible in the main Google Home dashboard. + +
+ ### Climate Operation Modes There is not an exact 1-1 match between Home Assistant and Google Assistant for the available operation modes.