Vivint announced on Tuesday that it is collaborating with Google to provide all of its new customers with voice control of their smart home systems with the help of Google Assistant. According to a statement, Vivint will now include two Google Home Mini devices with every smart home system, as well as add Nest Thermostat E and Google Wifi as options within its smart home suite.
“Voice control is the easiest and most intuitive way to communicate with your smart home and we want to provide this experience to more customers,” said Jeff Lyman, chief product officer at Vivint Smart Home. “The power of the Google Assistant to hear and interpret voice commands significantly adds to the convenience of the smart home experience, whether you’re locking doors, adjusting lighting or changing the temperature.”
Vivint customers can now choose the Nest Thermostat E, in addition to the Nest Learning Thermostat, which has been part of the Vivint smart home suite since 2016. New Vivint customers also benefit from professional installation of Nest thermostats at no additional cost.
With the increasing popularity of smart home cameras, Vivint is offering Google Wifi to enhance connectivity for customers with doorbell, indoor and outdoor cameras. With Google Wifi, you can set up multiple access points throughout your home, creating a mesh network that delivers a consistently strong, secure signal.
“Today the majority of our new customers are purchasing cameras as part of their customized Vivint smart home,” said Lyman. “Google Wifi helps eliminate dead zones and is particularly beneficial in homes that have multiple cameras with 24/7 continuous video recording.”
