How does my connected fan work with Google Home?

Summary:

This article explains how to link your Enki account to Google Home, use the Home app, and control your device by voice command.

If you want to know what Google Home is and what it is used for, click the following link:

• What is Google Home?

Are all your Enki devices compatible?

The answer is NO: some products are natively recognized and visible directly in the Home app for simple control.

Others are not, but can be controlled through scenes in the Enki app, integrated as scenes in Home.

To check whether your device is compatible with Google Home, see the product page:

• Product pages for Inspire fans
  Voice control with Alexa: Yes

Read this article to learn how to link your Enki account to Google Home:

• How do I link Enki to Google Home?

⚠ Warning:

The light and fan functions are two separate devices in Google Home. It is therefore essential to rename them correctly so that you can identify and control them properly.

Lighting section:

Turn your device on or off directly from its tile in the All devices menu.

Simply tap the tile:

• Tapping "Off" turns the device on; the tile turns yellow and displays "On • xx%".
• Tapping "On • xx%" turns the device off; the tile turns gray again and displays "Off".

You can adjust your device’s brightness from its tile in the All devices menu:

• If the device is Off, press and hold on the left side of the tile and slide to the right to increase the brightness (On • xx%).
• If the device is on (On • xx%), press and hold on the left side and slide to the right to increase the brightness.
• If the device is on (On • xx%), press and hold on the right side of the tile and slide to the left to decrease the brightness until Off.

Fan section:

You can turn your device on or off from its tile in the All devices menu.

Simply tap the tile:

• Tapping "Off" turns the device on; the tile turns blue and displays "On".
• Tapping "On" turns the device off; the tile turns gray again and displays "Off".

To access advanced controls, press and hold your device’s tile.

You will then be taken to the control page with all available features:

• Light: On / Off
  Turns the light on or off.
• Brightness:
  Adjusts the intensity from 1% to 100%.
• Color temperature
  Changes the white temperature, from warm white to cool white.
• Fan: On / Off
  Turns the fan on or off.
• Fan speed
  Adjusts the fan speed from 0 to 6.

To create a group, place your devices in the same room:

01 - Press and hold the tile of the device to group.

02 - Click the settings icon in the upper-right corner.

03 - Select "Rooms" where the device is located.

04 - Choose the room of the other device to include.

05 - Click "Next" twice.

06 - Optional - If the device is alone in its room, choose whether to Keep or Delete the empty room.

07 - Click "←" in the upper-left corner to return to the menu. The group will appear.

How are devices grouped in rooms?

Multiple lights in a room are automatically grouped into a tile named “Lighting - [Room name].”

Turn your grouped devices on or off from their tile in the All devices menu.

Tap the group tile "Lighting - [Room name]".

• If the tile displays Off, tap it to turn on the group. The tile turns yellow and displays X on • xx%.
• If the tile displays X on • xx%, tap it to turn off the group. The tile turns gray again and displays Off.

You can adjust the brightness of your grouped devices from the "Lighting - [Room name]" tile in the "All devices" menu:

• If the group is "Off", press and hold on the left side of the tile and slide right to increase the brightness, displayed as "X on • xx%".
• If the group is on (X on • xx%), press and hold on the left side and slide right to increase the brightness.
• If the group is on (X on • xx%), press and hold on the right side and slide left to decrease the brightness until "Off".

Access advanced controls by pressing and holding the tile of your device group.

You will be taken to the page with all available features:

• Turn On / Turn Off
  Lighting control
• Brightness adjustment
  Adjustment from 0 to 100%
• White temperature
  Switch from warm white to cool white
• Colors (if available)
  Color selection (blue, green, red, purple, etc.)

First, it is essential to identify the name of your device and its features in the Google Home app. To do this, open your device’s control page in the Google Home app:

1. The name is displayed at the top of the page.
2. The features are located in the center of the screen. The following features are available for your device:
   Turn the light on and off.
   Change the brightness level.
   Change the white temperature.
   Turn the fan on or off.
   Change the fan speed.

Here are the available voice commands for controlling your device (these commands are examples; other options may also be available):

• Turn on Living room fan light
• Turn off Living room fan light
• Set the brightness of Living room fan light to 100%
• Set Living room fan light to warm white
• Increase the speed of Living room fan ventilation
  Decrease the speed of Living room fan ventilation
• Set the fan speed of Living room fan ventilation to 4

If Google Home does not recognize your device or does not perform the action, check:

• The spelling of the device name.
• The transcription of your command through Google Assistant or Gemini on your phone.
• The voice history under "Activity" in Google Home or at myactivity.google.com, making sure that the settings are configured correctly.

Can I control multiple devices at the same time by voice?

Yes, simply name the group or room instead of a specific device. For example, saying “turn on the Kitchen” will turn on all the devices in that room.

Start by creating a simple scene in your Enki app, which is an essential step for what follows.

For help, see this detailed article with tips and examples for creating a scene suited to your device.

• How does my Inspire connected fan work in a scene?

In this example, the scene is called "Light and fan" and the action is "turn on the fan light and ventilation".

How do I trigger a scene by voice?

Say precisely to Google Home: "Hey Google, Activate the scene [Scene name]"

Choose a clear name, because "Activate the scene" tells Google Home to launch this scene.

If the actions do not execute, check in the Enki app:

• The scene must be marked as executed in the activity log. To access it, from the main Home menu, click the settings icon in the upper-right corner, then click Activity log.
• Test the scene directly in the app. If it does not work, check its configuration.

How do I test my scene?

1. Click the Play icon "" next to the scene.
2. A loading icon will briefly appear on the Play icon "".
3. The Play icon "" will then reappear.
4. Check that your devices respond correctly to the configured actions.

• Check the grammatical syntax of what you said. From your phone, ask Google Assistant or Gemini to repeat your request, or check the voice history in the "Activity" section of Google Home or at myactivity.google.com. (Make sure the settings are configured correctly to access it.)

⚠ Warning: The syntax and spelling must be exact. The spoken phrase must precisely match the written phrase.

If in doubt, ask Google Assistant or Gemini on your phone to check the spelling of your request, or check the voice history under "Activity" in Google Home or at myactivity.google.com (properly configured settings required).

You can then copy the exact transcription for your automation.

What is an automation in Google Home?

It is a set of programmed actions that are triggered automatically or manually according to defined conditions, like scenes in the Enki app, to simplify everyday life.

Start by creating a simple scene in your Enki app, which is an essential step for what follows.

For help, see this detailed article with tips and examples for creating a scene suited to your device.

• How does my Inspire connected fan work in a scene?

In this example, the scene is called "Light and fan" and the action is "turn on the fan light and ventilation".

⚠ We are going to automate an Enki scene by voice.

To do this, use the old Google Home editor, because the new one does not support scenes.

To configure an automation in Google Home:

01 - Click "Automations" in the lower-right corner.

02 - Click "+" in the upper-right corner, then choose "Automation".

03 - Click "⋮" in the upper-right corner and select "Previous Home editor".

04 - Click the pencil icon "✏️" next to "Untitled".

05 - Click "Routine name" to enter a custom name.

06 - Confirm by clicking "✓" in the upper-right corner.

07 - Click "+ Add action" under the "Actions" section to add an action.

08 - Select "Adjust home devices" to choose an Enki connected device.

09 - Click "Add scenes" to see the available Enki scenes.

10 - Choose the "Light and fan" scene that you want to run.

11 - Click "Add actions" to confirm the addition.

12 - Click "+ Add trigger" under "Triggers" to add a condition.

13 - Select "When I say to Google Assistant" from the menu.

14 - Enter the phrase to say to Google Home to trigger the automation, for example: "Turn on the light and ventilation".

15 - Click "Add trigger" to save.

16 - To save your voice automation, click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

17 - Wait while it saves. You will then be redirected to your list of automations, confirming that it was saved successfully.

It is essential to test your automation directly to execute its actions without taking the triggers into account.

To do this:

18 - Click Play "▷" at the end of your automation’s row. A message will confirm that it has started. Check that the actions are applied correctly.

If the actions do not execute, check in the Enki app:

• The scene must be marked as executed in the activity log. To access it, from the main Home menu, click the settings icon in the upper-right corner, then click Activity log.
• Test the scene directly in the app. If it does not work, check its configuration.

How do I test my scene?

1. Click the Play icon "" next to the scene.
2. A loading icon will briefly appear on the Play icon "".
3. The Play icon "" will then reappear.
4. Check that your devices respond correctly to the configured actions.

Once Google Home confirms the command, your scene runs automatically, ensuring smooth and efficient operation.

This setup makes the interaction more natural and intuitive, making it easier to use voice commands every day for a better user experience.

If you have difficulty using your Enki device with Google Home despite following our tutorial, please contact our technical support team and provide:

• Whether your device still works through the Enki app.
• The step number where the problem occurs.
• How Google Home behaves when you make your request.
• How the app and the device behave at that moment.

The more details you provide, the better our technicians will be able to help you.