Home Control: coming soon
Home Control is not available for device control in the public release. Its settings can be prepared, but controlling Google Home devices requires an enabled future Reverbot update.
Availability comes first
The public app shows Coming soon while Reverbot’s Google Home connection awaits approval. Turning on a wake phrase or saving a location does not make device control available. Check the status in Home Control settings after updating the app; there is no setting that bypasses this requirement.
Find its availability
- Open Settings.
- Under Wake Phrases, tap Home Control settings. Its name may follow your selected location.
- Tap Google Home & locations.
- Read Availability before changing device permissions.
“Coming soon” means device control is not available in this release. Saving a location or turning on a wake phrase does not change that.
Prepare location names
In Locations, tap Add a location or edit a saved location, enter its Name and choose Home or Office. Tap Save. Tap a saved location to make it active. The default wake phrase follows that kind: “hey home” for Home or “hey office” for Office. An optional Short name is limited to 14 characters.
Review the wake phrase
Open Home Control settings, then Wake phrase & behaviour. A custom Home Control phrase applies to every location; leaving it empty uses the active location’s default. Keep the switch off if you do not want that phrase handled while you listen. There is no wake-phrase section on the main screen.
What the planned commands are for
The intended workflow is to choose an authorized Google Home location, then name a device or room in a command, such as “hey home, turn off the kitchen lights”. These examples describe the feature being prepared; they are not a promise that the current public release can control lights, locks or thermostats.
If it doesn’t work
- If commands do nothing, check whether Home Control still says “Coming soon”. No setting bypasses this release restriction.
- If a location name is unexpected, review Locations and its Short name.
- If the availability message seems wrong after an app update, open Settings, find Version, then contact support under Feedback, using Contact Support.
Use your existing home-control app for devices while this feature is unavailable.