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Stop using Home Assistant automations for everything — here's when scripts and scenes are better

Sometimes you need to make a scene.
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Scripts are the Home Assistant feature you can't afford to ignore

Home Assistant is such powerful smart home software that it's easy to miss some of its most useful features. If you're not using scripts in Home Assistant, then it's time to start. Scripts are ...
The Verge

Google Home’s script editor is now live

The platform’s promised advanced automation tool adds more conditions and starters to let you do more with your smart home. The platform’s promised advanced automation tool adds more conditions and ...
Android Police

I tried Google Home's new 'Help me script' feature, and it doesn't seem all that helpful

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. I was excited about Google Home's script editor feature: as my smart home collection has ballooned, the idea of more ...