How To Separate Lights in Google Home

Are you using the Google Home app for the smart devices in your home but want to control the compatible lights separately? 

To help make things easier, we have written an extensive guide on how to separate lights in Google Home with step-by-step instructions. We will also discuss a way to group the lights back.

Separating Lights in Google Home

If you are wondering how to separate lights in Google Home, our following 7 step-by-step methods will help you accomplish this task without a sweat!

Method #1: Using Google Routines

You can separate lights by making a different personal routine in Google Home with easy steps.

1. Open Google Home.
2. Tap “Routines”.
3. Tap “New”.
4. Tap “Personal”.
   
5. Tap “Edit”.
6. Add starter and action and tap “Save”.

For instance, use the starter “Hey Google, Bedtime” with an action to turn off all lights and turn on the night lamp and enable it as a routine.

Method #2: Naming the Lights

It is possible to separate lights in a group by naming them individually in Google Home with a speaker or display in the following way.

1. Launch Google Home.
2. Tap “Add”.
3. Tap “Set up device”.
   
4. Tap “New device” and tap the room name.
5. Select the light to type a unique name.
6. “Setting up your smart light” will appear; tap “Done”.

Your smart light is successfully separated to be accessed through your speaker or display.

Method #3: Using Google Assistant

Another way to separate lights in Google Home after setting up the Bridge is to connect them to Google Assistant through these quick steps.

1. Open Google Home.
2. Tap “Add”.
   
3. Tap “Set up device”.
4. Tap “Works with Google”.
5. Tap your bulb’s logo and sign in to your bulb manufacturer’s app to complete the setup.

The light is now connected to Google Assistant to work separately in Google Home.

Method #4: Using Nicknames for Lights

To separate lights from a group, you can give them nicknames in Google Home with these simple steps.

1. Launch Google Home.
2. Press and hold the light’s tile.
3. Tap “Settings”.
4. Tap “Name”.
   
5. Type a nickname for your light.
6. Tap “Save”.

You can now use this nickname to turn on/off that specific light in Google Home.

Method #5: Using Custom Rooms

In Google Home, you can separate lights by adding them to the custom room in the following way.

1. Open Google Home.
2. Press and hold the desired light’s tile.
3. Tap “Settings”.
4. Tap “Room”.
5. Tap “Add custom room”.
   
6. Tap “Next”, give it a name, and add the light you want to separate the room.

Once the light is added, wait for it to blink a few times until its setup is complete, and tap “Save”.

Method #6: Unlinking the Light

It is possible to separate lights by simply unlinking them in Google Home from the speaker or display with these steps.

1. Launch Google Home.
2. Tap and hold the light’s tile.
3. Tap “Settings”.
4. Tap “Remove device”.
   
5. Tap “Remove”.

It will remove the light from the group, and the rest of the lights can function as one.

Method #7: Scheduling the Lights

You can schedule a light to separate them from the rest using Household Routines in Google Home in the following way.

1. Open Google Home.
2. Tap “Routines”.
3. Tap “New”.
4. Tap “Household”.
   
5. Add a starter and an action.
6. Tap “No device for audio” on the audio device, select your light, and tap “Save”.

To confirm the automatic setup of your light with an audio device, tap a final “Save” on Google Home.

Grouping Lights in Google Home

If you want to group a bunch of lights back after separating them in Google Home, do the following steps.

1. Open Google Home.
2. Tap “Add”.
3. Tap “Create speaker group”.
   
4. Tap all the desired lights.
5. Tap “Next” and type the group name.
6. Tap “Save”.

All the lights in this new group will be on/off at once without you having to worry about every light.

Summary

In this guide, we have discussed how to separate lights in Google Home. We’ve also discussed a way to group the lights back together.

Hopefully, your issue is resolved, and you can set the ambiance of any room to your liking with just one click or audio command.