Google's own Nest smart thermostat supported Assistant commands very early on, but Honeywell makes a lot of similar products that were not supported. That changes today with the announcement that Honeywell's Lyric and Total Connect Comfort thermostats will work with Assistant. There's a bit of setup required, but it's fast.

Honeywell thermostat control is a native Assistant function, so you don't need to preface your commands with "Talk to Honeywell" or anything like that. Just say "Set the thermostat to [x]" and Assistant will relay your command to the Honeywell service. Nest is a native function as well, but you probably don't have both in your house.

To use your Honeywell thermostat with Assistant, you'll first need to connect your account. Honeywell integration is already live in the Assistant UI, but I'm only seeing the Total Connect Comfort as a login option right now. Presumably, the Lyric will show up soon. Assistant is just the latest smart home integration for Honeywell: its products already work with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, and IFTTT.

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