ORGANISE YOUR LIFE WITH GOOGLE ASSISTANT

Whether you live alone, with housemates or your family, creating structure and organising our lives’ have helped households to take back some control.

However, the Smart home hasn’t always been smart. It could often be complicated to set up and manage, with a lot of different devices that don’t work well together. Smart services like Google Assistant will make your life easier. Google Assistant works in harmony alongside Somfy’s TaHoma.

TaHoma lets you open your blinds, switch on your lighting or operate your garage doors all from your computer or using the Somfy TaHoma app on your smartphone. With Google Assistant you can use your voice to control the connected equipment you have configured in the Somfy TaHoma app.  At home, with Google's connected speakers, or on the move with your smartphone or compatible Android and iOS tablet. Visit our Somfy page to find out more information on how to control your home equipment by simply using you voice with Somfy TaHoma and Google Assistant.

From enhancing your everyday routine to reminding you about those important things; you might wonder how you ever coped without. Here are Somfy’s top tips that will help you to stay organised:

Create a routine
With simple custom and pre-programmed utterances, Google Assistant can complement your daily routine to save time and streamline your day. Just saying "Okay Google, good morning" is a cue for the assistant to carry out your morning duties. For example, it might play your favourite music, open the blinds or curtains in your bedroom and read you the forecasted weather.
Your routine could also incorporate Google Assistant apps that provide a simple meditation session or quote of the day, to get you fired up and ready to face the day.

Stay on-track with pre-set alarms
Set alarms to wake you up in the morning as well as to alert you throughout the day. For example, if you need to remember to take food out of the oven, or you have to call a client at a certain time, Google Assistant can keep you on track - so you can focus on the rest of the day.

Never miss an appointment
Google Assistant can act as your personal calendar assistant, reminding you of important birthdays and upcoming events. Set and manage reminders by simply speaking to your device, and notifications will appear at the scheduled time.
With time-based, location-based and user-specific reminders, your speaker assistant is easily personalised with the details that matter.

Work through your to-do list
There is an array of apps that make writing and managing to-do lists and shopping lists (and just about any list you need to boost your organisation) much easier. Most apps can be used on both your smart speaker and your smartphone, for seamless integration wherever you are.

Broadcast messages around your home
When the kids are doing homework or playing video games, and your partner is enjoying some time outdoors, Google Assistant can broadcast a message to other devices around your home, so you can let everyone know when it's time for dinner or movie night.
By instantly sending an audio snippet, you can gather your family and enjoy some time together - no yelling up the stairs required.

Go hands-free
Have you ever come home from a long day at work, your hands are full of groceries and all of your blinds are open, giving you no privacy from nosy neighbours?
This is where Somfy & Google Assistant work together to ensure you don't have to lift a finger. Controlling your window coverings and lights has never been easier!

Don’t waste any more time looking for your smartphone. Create an evening scenario, where your blinds close, ambient lighting is on and the thermostat is set to your desired temperature so that your home becomes your sanctuary.