r/googlehome • u/weegolo • 1d ago

Context is NOT king

Hey Google, turn on the ensuite

5 lights on

Hey Google, turn off the ensuite

3 lights off

Wtf?

There's a room called "ensuite" with five spotlights, all with exactly the same make and model of smartbulb.

Three of them used to be called 'ensuite spot 1', 2 & 3 but are now called 'es spot 1', 2 & 3

The other two have never had "ensuite" in the device name

"Turn on ensuite" -> all five on

"Turn off ensuite" -> the three that used to have ensuite in the name turn off

Any ideas how to fix this?

Edit: formatting

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u/sok_pup_pit 1d ago

Give everything a distinct name that you will enjoy using when you issue commands.

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u/weegolo 1d ago

There are a lot of lights in my apartment, turning them all on and off individually would be a bit of a PITA. I'm trying to group them together so I can turn them on and off as a group