Google Home will soon let you specify what type of device a smart plug controls

The feature is already live on iOS, but not on Android

Smart plugs are a great way to make simple electronics more intelligent — be it an old lamp with a non-removable light bulb, an older TV, or a coffee maker. However, the intelligent outlets have no way of telling what's plugged into them, so until recently, any smart plug just got a generic logo in the Home app. That changed when Google started automatically adjusting the symbol depending on what you call the device — e.g., "desk light" will give you a light bulb icon — but there was no way of manually changing it until now.

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Google Home will soon let you specify what type of device a smart plug controls was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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