Some capabilities of the Home APIs vary depending on the state of network connectivity and the presence of a hub.
Table 1 and Table 2 indicate which use cases work under different conditions for different types of devices.
- Local refers to a situation where a user is running a controller such as Google Home app (GHA) or a third-party app on the same Wi-Fi network as the device (in other words, when they're in their home).
Remote means that the user is either:
- Running a controller such as GHA or a third-party app on a separate Wi-Fi network (in other words, when they're away from home), or
- Using Google Home for web.
| Use Case | Matter Device Type | Cloud Device Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Remote | Local | Remote | |
| Commission and add device | n/a | n/a | ||
| Add device | n/a | n/a | ||
| View device state | ||||
| Control device | ||||
| Create automation with device | ||||
| Run automation with device | ||||
| Use Case | Matter Device Type | Cloud Device Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Remote | Local | Remote | |
| Commission and add device | n/a | n/a | ||
| Add device | n/a | n/a | ||
| View device state | ||||
| Control device | ||||
| Create automation with device | ||||
| Run automation with device | ||||
| Assign device to different room | ||||
| Remove device | ||||