IFTTT for Google Assistant has just become a shadow of its former self
IFTTT helps automate your life by linking online services and smart home devices together through user-created “Applets,” which perform individual tasks. Assistant support for IFTTT has been around for years, but it has now suffered a significant setback thanks to Google.
As reported earlier this month by9to5Google, users began hearing the following message after triggering IFTTT on their Google smart home devices: “By the way, there will be some upcoming changes to this IFTTT integration. See the Google Assistant Help Center to learn more.”
Starting from August 31, 2022, existing IFTT applets will need to be rebuilt or re-added to Google Assistant, but there isn’t a direct migration path. TheGoogle Support page for IFTTTintegration explains how to recreate or add your applets, but unfortunately, this isn’t the only thing affected by Google’s changes.
Simply put,applets are losing a lot of their Google Assistant functionality. The following changes are coming to Google Assistant’s IFTTT integration:
It’s not all bad news, however. While you’ll have to download thenew version of Google Assistant on IFTTT, it’s possible to still add IFTTT applets within Google Home routines to automate events like your bedtime and morning commute. It’s a handy way toget the most out of Google Assistant Routines.
These changes go in effect on August 31, 2022. While we’ll have to wait for many applets to be rebuilt for the new version of Google Assistant, there’s no denying that IFTTT integration is now lacking compared to what it offered in the past.
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