Maybe you’re a complete beginner when it comes to home automation. If not, it’s easy to overlook the basics of essential smart home devices. Perhaps, on the other hand, your pretty tech-savvy andalready enjoying the benefits of a connected home.

While the holiday season is still some way in the distance, we all love a good party whatever the time of year. If you’ve got a connected home packed with the latest smart home devices, how can you harness that gear to make your smart home a party home?

Among all smart home devices, how do you know what home automation works with Google home? Google Home first burst onto the scene back in mid-2016 at Google I/O. It was then rolled out with Pixel toward the end of that same year.