LG announced its Google Home integration back in May, but at the time only a few models from its Signature line of appliances was compatible with the Assistant. LG is expanding this list now to 87 WiFi-connected refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, vacuums, air purifiers, A/Cs, and more.

The integration first requires your appliance to be set up through the LG SmartThinQ app (wow, terrible ratings), and then you have to link that to your Assistant. LG isn't a first-party partner yet (it's not in the Home Control section like Hue and Nest), so you'll have to search through Assistant's integrations (blue icon on the top right when launching Assistant on a phone) to find it.

The list of compatible devices is expanding to 87.

Once you've linked LG to Assistant, you'll be able to preheat your smart oven before reaching home, check the remaining time on the washer or dryer, tell your fridge to make more ice, change your A/C settings, check the air quality, and more. LG also says it supports multiple users so it can tailor its actions to you, though I'm confused about how that would work: do different users need different SmartThinQ accounts (does a single appliance even support being linked to more than one SmartThinQ account?) or does the SmartThinQ app support multiple users (doesn't seem like it).

Anyway, if you're interested and you were already thinking about purchasing a connected LG appliance, you might want to wait a couple of weeks. Between October 8 and 25, LG will be offering one free Google Home per household with the purchase of a qualifying model. Check the promo page for the full list of smart appliances.

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