GE's smart appliances have Google Home/Assistant integrations for some time, and today the company has announced that it is expanding that to include its $144 Smart Countertop Microwave, with an update rolling out to enable the functionality on existing models — hopefully taking advantage of the new device types Assistant categories.Compatible "Hey Google" commands include:

  • Start the microwave.
  • Set the microwave for [time].
  • Pause the microwave.
  • Resume the microwave.
  • Stop the microwave.
  • How much time is left on the microwave?
  • Add one minute to the microwave timer.

An update is currently rolling out to existing Smart Countertop Microwaves (make that one sentence I never thought I'd write) that will enable the Assistant-integrations. Once updated, setting up the Assistant on the microwave is as easy as following the steps in both GE's Kitchen Appliances app and the Google Home app.

This makes GE's countertop microwave by far the least expensive that we know of which includes Assistant integration (Whirlpool's costs a lot more), but it isn't the cheapest smart microwave out there. The AmazonBasics Microwave includes Alexa integration for a mere . (Note that GE's microwave also already had support for Amazon's Alexa.)

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