100 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 73
“OK, Google, talk to Quick Workout” Quick
Workout guides you through a quick, home-based
bodyweight workout.
“OK, Google, talk to Headspace” or “OK,
Google,talktoCalm”HeadspaceandCalmare
subscription-based guided meditation apps that
each offer a handful of free session.
- Go further with IFTTT
Google Home can do quite a bit, and lots of
functionality has been added since the service
debuted. But it still has plenty of limitations, especially
when it comes to smart tech that isn’t compatible
with the platform. Instead of revamping your entire
smart home to work with Google, you might first
want to try the original web-based automator: IFTTT.
IFTTT, which stands for ‘If This, Then That’, is
a free automation service that connects various
web services, apps, and devices using conditional
statements. Basically, IFTTT takes an action
originated on one service and uses it to trigger an
action on another service. IFTTT is compatible with
far more apps, devices and services than Google
Home is, and it’s highly customizable, which
means you can use IFTTT to force Google Home
to trigger all sorts of tasks.
To get started with IFTTT, you’ll need to sign up
for an account (or sign in) and connect the Google
Assistant service along with any other services you’d
like to use (social media, phones, other smart home
devices, and so on). Once you have all your services
connected, you can create your own IFTTT applets
