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Using SimpliSafe® With Google Home and Google Assistant

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You can use Google to arm your system and check on its status. For your protection, it cannot be used to disarm your system through voice commands.

You may use it by setting up the integration with Google Home, Google Assistant, or both. Below you’ll find the requirements, along with the steps to link SimpliSafe® to your Google Home or Google Assistant apps.

Requirements

  • A Gen 3 SimpliSafe® System

  • A supported monitoring subscription:

    • Pro Plus

    • Pro

    • Core (formerly Fast Protect™) 

    • Self-Monitoring with Camera Recordings

Setting Up Google Home

  1. Log into the Google Home app on your phone or tablet

  2. Select the menu option in the top left corner

  3. Choose Home Control

  4. Click the plus icon in the bottom right corner to add a device

  5. Scroll down and select SimpliSafe® from the list of available devices

  6. Log into your SimpliSafe® account and select the location you’d like to pair

    1. Note, the location must meet the listed requirements above to pair it

  7. That’s it! You’re ready to start protecting your home through the power of voice control!

Setting Up Google Assistant

  1. Log into the Google Assistant app on your phone or tablet

  2. Select the menu option in the top left corner

  3. Choose Home Control

  4. Click the plus icon in the bottom right corner to add a device

  5. Scroll down and select SimpliSafe® from the list of available devices

  6. Log into your SimpliSafe® account and select the location you’d like to pair

    1. Note, the location must meet the listed requirements above to pair it

  7. That’s it! You’re ready to start protecting your home through the power of voice control!

Supported Commands

Below are a few examples of supported commands to get you started.

  • Hey Google, turn on the security system

    • Google Assistant will respond intelligently asking which mode you want to arm your system in (Home or Away)

  • Hey Google, arm SimpliSafe to Home

  • Hey Google, arm SimpliSafe to Away

  • Hey Google, set the security system to Home

  • Hey Google, set the security system to Away

  • Hey Google, is the security system armed?

  • Hey Google, am I protected?