Google has launched a "hard core" script editor for smart homes to compete with Apple's HomeKit automation features.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen South China Wu Yanzu for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com June 15 news, Google recently launched a script editor function for its smart home, intended to automate its access to "Google Home" products to compete with Apple's HomeKit.

It is reported that as early as 2022, Google announced that it would launch a script editor for Google Home smart home products, and now this feature has finally been launched after delay, but it is not friendly to ordinary people_too complicated.

▲ Compared with Apple's HomeKit and Xiaomi Smart Home, Google's script editor is quite "hard core," preferring "script development" rather than simple "setting chain reaction," so users need certain programming knowledge to use it.

▲ Source Google

Google claims that "with the help of script editor tools, users can create more powerful automation features for Google Home smart home products." Through different starters and executed operations, all smart home products can be interconnected and interactive.

Google also said that "this script editor will provide more than 100 new features and functions to adapt to users 'unique understanding of the family."

CTOnews.com learned after inquiry that the script editor does not yet provide a stand-alone App, users need to log in to Google account on the web page, related smart home configuration, currently only joined the Google Home public preview program users can use.