Many people want to use smart home devices because they are useful to control different processes in a house. Two well-known companies that produce Smart Home Automation devices are Brilliant and Google Home. Brilliant has an in-wall touchscreen control panel as well as a smart home control system. Google Home refers to the several smart speakers and smart displays that are operated by Google Assistant. One of the often discussed topics is whether the smart control system offered by Brilliant works with Google Home products. In this article, the Brilliant Smart Control system, the Google Home ecosystem, and their compatibility will be discussed.

Brilliant Smart Control is a touchpad mounted on walls that eliminates the use of common switches for lighting. It has a touch screen that enables the homeowners to manage lighting, HVAC systems, security, cameras, and other features. The two main components of Brilliant Smart Control are the Brilliant Home app and Brilliant Hub. It lets the user set up to turn on or off multiple devices with a single touch. For instance, a movie scene may alert the system to switch off the lights, bring down the blinds, switch on the television, and regulate the heat.

The Brilliant Hub is connected either through Ethernet or Wi-Fi to the home router and supports other smart products using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Z-Wave. It works with popular brands like Philips Hue, Lutron, Nest, Ring, Sonos, and others. It currently operates programs known as that manage home systems through a schedule, sensors, or other devices. In summary, Brilliant Hub is the central hub that manages the Brilliant smart home ecosystem.

Google Home means Google smart speakers which are Google Nest Mini, Google Nest Audio, and Google Nest Hub Max. These devices have voice support and come with Google Assistant technology. Owners can verbally command the system to play music, ask questions, control the smart devices, and so on. These speakers work through Wi-Fi with Google Home a set of services that allow the Assistant functions.

For the device control features Google Home uses the WWDGA Works with Google Assistant; smart home products that are compatible with Google Assistant will work with Google Home speakers. These compatible products can be operated through voice commands using the Google smart speaker.

Now we answer the main question can you integrate Brilliant Smart Control with Google Home? The answer is yes. with some qualifications. Interestingly, Brilliant Hub does not support Google Home directly, but there are some ways to connect both devices using IFTTT applets. IFTTT is a short form for This. Then that lets you create links between various web services.

How Brilliant Smart Control can work with Google Home via IFTTT?

  • Develop an applet that enables users to turn Brilliant scenes on or off using Google Assistant voice commands.
  • Turn on Brilliant scenes with the help of Google Assistant routines.
  • Activate Brilliant rules depending on Goggle Assistant being home/in home mode.

Although these IFTTT integrations are rather useful and functional, they have some drawbacks. This can make it look crude compared to native, official links between brands. Further, since IFTTT uses the Internet to trigger the automation, these might take a long to respond or not respond at all in the event of an unavailable Internet.

In conclusion

Brilliant Smart Control is indirectly compatible with Google Home via the IFTTT applets that are described above. However, there is no native integration between the two brands. Being a smart home controller, the Brilliant Hub is capable of handling hundreds of devices, both smart and non-smart. Brilliant has the benefits of a hub which may be suitable for homeowners who want a single system to control all smart devices in their homes. Some may prefer a pure voice control solution and thus may choose to go for a standalone Google Home. Lastly, it can be concluded that the decision is highly subjective depending on the specific requirements and needs of a smart home ecosystem. Brilliant and Google are both scalable allowing one to build on it as the smart home expands in terms of the number of devices.

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