Adding and Renaming Products with the Google Assistant

After setting up a new product or adjusting a product name, changes will automatically sync over to Google Home within 2 hours. For this automatic sync to complete, your mobile device should remain connected to your home Wi-Fi^® network.

If you would like to sync changes immediately, follow the steps below:

1. In the iDevices Connected app, tap the menu button (☰)
2. Tap "Home Assistants"
3. Tap on "Check Link Status"
4. When your products are successfully linked, open the Google Home app
5. Tap “+ Add”
6. Tap “Set up device”
7. Tap “Have something already set up?”
8. Tap iDevices and choose "Unlink account"
9. Then, repeat steps 5-7 and select iDevices from the list
10. Follow the steps in the Google Home app to re-link your account

Google Home will now discover your new product or any name changes!

For instructions on updating product names: 

• Renaming Products on iOS
• Renaming Products on Android