Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for controlling connected devices. The operations include detecting, by a messaging application implemented on a client device, a real-world object depicted in a received image. The operations include determining a current location of the client device. The operations include identifying a plurality of connected devices associated with the current location. The operations include selecting a first connected device from the plurality of connected devices based on one or more attributes of the real-world object depicted in the image. The operations include receiving, by the messaging application, input that selects a command associated with the first connected device. The operations include causing, by the messaging application, the first connected device to perform the selected command in response to receiving the input.