Hey everyone, I’ve been having an interesting issue with my Google Assistant setup and wanted to see if anyone else has encountered something similar or might have some insights.
So, I’ve set up a few automations in Google Assistant to control my smart home devices through Homey. For example, saying “Hey Google, dunkel” should trigger my roller shutters to close. Initially, everything worked perfectly, and I was really impressed with how seamless the integration was.
However, after using these automations for a while, I noticed that they started behaving unpredictably. Instead of just my roller shutters closing, it seemed like the Hue Bridge was also getting involved, turning off all the lights in the room. And the worst part? Homey wasn’t doing anything at all—it was almost as if the automation had been forgotten or disabled.
I decided to investigate and found that if I manually deactivate and then reactivate the automation in Google Assistant, everything works again. The automation isn’t disabled on its own, but it does seem to “forget” how to interact with Homey after some time—maybe a few months after the last use. This is frustrating because it means I have to keep reconfiguring my automations periodically.
I’m wondering if this has something to do with updates to either the Hue Bridge or Homey. Could it be that with each update, some compatibility settings get reset or changed, causing the automation to lose its connection to Homey? If that’s the case, is there a way to make these automations more resilient to updates or perhaps find a workaround so I don’t have to keep reactivating them?
I’d love to hear if anyone else has faced this issue or has any suggestions on how to stabilize these automations. Maybe there’s a setting I’m missing or a different way to structure the automation to make it more reliable. Thanks in advance for any help or insights you can share!