LG SmartThinQ Integration with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
Have you ever imagined running your vacuum cleaner, heating your oven or even adjusting your air conditioner by just speaking out loud? For years, we’ve seen it on TV and we’ve seen it in movies. People are even taking advantage of voice activated smart home hub technology such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant today. But LG has made hands-free communication with your home appliances even more convenient. If you haven’t already heard, we’ve announced that our line of SmartThinQ appliances are now compatible with Alexa and Assistant, making us one of the very first global electronics manufacturers to take this next step into making fully integrated and truly smart homes a reality! The integration of the over 100 LG SmartThinQ appliances on the market with the smart home hub solutions allows our customers to manage their home appliances by voice and receive information about their appliances through the hubs as well.
Make the Most of your Appliances with SmartThinQ
For those of you not familiar with our SmartThinQ application, SmatThinQ is a smartphone app that connects with our extensive portfolio of Wi-Fi enabled home appliances including refrigerators, ranges, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, air purifiers, vacuums and even residential air conditioners or system air conditioner home solutions. This service allows you to simultaneously balance a range of daily tasks right from your smartphone. But what if your home was able to understand what you needed before you needed it?
SmartThinQ also assesses your habits the more you use your LG products and intuitively utilizes this data to anticipate your lifestyle and needs. While the SmartThinQ app is capable of voice recognition for operation of LG appliances, SmartThinQ platform was also designed with the future of smart homes in mind specifically so that it can be integrated with emerging technologies like Alexa and Assistant. Now your appliances can not only understand what you need, but also understand what you say!
How does SmartThinQ Integrate with Alexa and Assistant?
The LG SmartThinQ ecosystem promotes open platforms, open partnerships and open connectivity, which is exactly what makes it possible for the application to integrate seamlessly with the Amazon and Google smart hubs. Smart appliances and smart homes have continued to be a hot issue in recent years and LG has maintained a spot on the cutting-edge of innovations in the space.
SmartThinQ integration with Alexa and Assistant gives you the ability to access appliances directly through the app on their phone, or through the digital voice assistant smart hubs. The flexibility in this functionality affords users additional options in how they control their appliances when the moment comes. With LG SmartThinQ Smart Home Ecosystem connectivity through Alexa and Assistant, you are able to speak to and control your home appliances including LG residential air conditioners and indoor units of system air conditioner home solutions. A flexible interface in your home means a more flexible life for you!
“Alexa, Make my Life Easier!”
How does this ecosystem of SmartThinQ and Alexa or Assistant make life more convenient, you ask? Imagine you are heading out to do some shopping before company comes over for dinner.
As you walk out the door, you can simply say, “Alexa, tell HOM-BOT to clean.” to turn on the LG HOM-BOT vacuum cleaner or say, “Ok Google, turn on PuriCare.” to purify the air and get the house ready for your guests.
While you finish shopping, you can use the SmartThinQ app to turn on your LG air conditioner to make your home comfortable before you arrive and check notifications on the status of your LG InstaView refrigerator.
As you walk into the house with your hands full of groceries, you simply need to say, “Alexa, Preheat the oven.” or “Ok Google, turn off HOM-BOT.”
When you finish cooking and your guests are arriving, you can say “Alexa, turn off the oven.” and Alexa will communicate with SmartThinQ so you can greet your friends and put the finishing touches on dinner.
This is just one of many scenarios where the SmartThinQ smart home ecosystem integration with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant can make your life easier and your home smarter.
We are proud to announce this partnership with Amazon and Google to complete the SmartThinQ smart home ecosystem and will continue to include new innovations for smarter living. Make SmartThinQ and LG home appliances a part of your smart life! Where do you start? it all starts with “Alexa…”.
