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Robin McCorkell
Robin McCorkell

Reputation: 774

How do display a volume control for an Action in the Google Home app

I am developing a Smart Home Action and have managed to get my soundbar-like device to link in the Google Home app, where I can control its volume using voice commands. I do not see a volume control in the app though, like I do for other speaker-like devices such as the Google Home or my TV.

When I tap on my device in the Google Home app (linked as a test account), I just see Device Settings, and no controls at all.

This is the SYNC response for my device:

{
  "requestId": "7848726039212384681",
  "payload": {
    "agentUserId": "[email protected]",
    "errorCode": null,
    "debugString": null,
    "devices": [
      {
        "id": "[email protected]",
        "type": "action.devices.types.SOUNDBAR",
        "traits": [
          "action.devices.traits.OnOff",
          "action.devices.traits.MediaState",
          "action.devices.traits.Volume",
          "action.devices.traits.TransportControl"
        ],
        "name": {
          "defaultNames": null,
          "name": "Amplifier",
          "nicknames": null
        },
        "willReportState": false,
        "notificationSupportedByAgent": false,
        "roomHint": null,
        "deviceInfo": null,
        "attributes": {
          "transportControlSupportedCommands": [],
          "volumeMaxLevel": 100,
          "volumeCanMuteAndUnmute": false,
          "levelStepSize": 10,
          "queryOnlyOnOff": true
        },
        "customData": null,
        "otherDeviceIds": null
      }
    ]
  }
}

This is the QUERY response for my device:

{
  "requestId": "15675955780684435642",
  "payload": {
    "errorCode": null,
    "debugString": null,
    "devices": {
      "[email protected]": {
        "online": true,
        "status": "SUCCESS",
        "errorCode": null,
        "on": true,
        "currentVolume": 96
      }
    }
  }
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 171

Answers (3)

Per Flyckt
Per Flyckt

Reputation: 1

If you are ok with it, you can set your type to "action.devices.types.LIGHT" and use "action.devices.traits.Brightness" to control your volume.

This fix worked for me, but if you found a more correct solution I'd be happy to know.

Upvotes: 0

Siddhant Priyadarshi
Siddhant Priyadarshi

Reputation: 486

Our teams are constantly working to improve Google Home App and the controls available in the UI. Right now for certain device types we are only able to display controls for certain traits. For these devices the controls are always available through voice. Your Sync response looks right for a soundbar device. If you need the touch controls for Soundbar devices, I recommend to create a feature request in the Public Issue Tracker.

Upvotes: 1

Anish Yadav
Anish Yadav

Reputation: 139

Not all device types & traits provide UI features in the Google Home App (GHA) and directly open up the device settings page upon tapping the device icon in GHA. This is default behavior for some device types.

Upvotes: 0

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