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Does Google Home Have a Motion Sensor?

Chloe Bennett • • 7 min read
Does Google Home Have a Motion Sensor?
Usually motion sensors work with manufactures lights or hub's as the Google Home speakers and Google Nest displays are smart assistants and not home automation systems. Phillips Hue sensors can be configured with their hub and app to trigger lights when movement is detected.

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Considering this, what motion sensors work with Google home?

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Subsequently, question is, where should motion sensors be placed in a home? Place a motion sensor in the hallway leading to your bedroom, but don't place it on or above your door. Instead, place the detector in a spot a burglar would have to walk by to get to your room. Motion sensors work best when able to detect movement from side to side, rather than head on.

Besides, does Google home have temperature sensor?

No, none of Google's Home products have a built-in thermometer. Since temperature-sensing is not one of Google Home's capabilities, the Assistant on its own can't answer when you ask for the "inside" temperature. The exception to this, though, is if you have a Nest thermometer.

Does Nest have a motion sensor?

The Nest Thermostat has a built-in motion sensor that it uses for determining whether or not there's someone home, allowing it to turn down the heat or the air conditioner accordingly if it detects that no one is home.

Related Question Answers

What does a motion sensor look like?

Motion sensors are like flashlights sending out a beam of light, but with motion-detecting infrared energy waves instead of light waves. Just like a light is brighter closer to the bulb, the infrared radiation is denser nearer to the device and it spreads out the farther away you get.

Do occupancy sensors have cameras?

Occupancy sensors for lighting control typically use infrared (IR), ultrasonic, tomographic motion detection, microwave sensors, or camera-based sensors (image processing). If lights are off and an occupant re-enters a space, most current systems switch lights back on when motion is detected.
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