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The author mentioned they would be moving towards local smart-home solution but doesn’t mention HomeAssistant even once https://www.home-assistant.io/ https://

• bobsoap 3y ago
  That's presumably because HA is categorically outside the author's field of view, not being a branded corporate plug'n'play product with a marketing budget, but open-source with "DIY" in the first paragraph on the page. I don't think the author is interested in providing alternative solutions at all. This article reads like a cry for attention directed at Google and no one else.
  • dustincoates 3y ago
    He says in a linked post that he is using Home Assistant: https://www.androidauthority.com/affordable-connected-smart-home-3261996/ https://www.androidauthority.com/affordable-connected-smart-...
• toyg 3y ago
  I have a Google Hub and 2 Minis , would I be able to repurpose them for HA or do I have to start from scratch...? If they can't be reused, I might as well stick to Google until they get bricked (which I'm sure will happen at some point).
  • jon-wood 3y ago
    Currently, no, but HA will integrate with them and expose any devices to Google’s ecosystem (even if they don’t natively support that). You can also use devices with a screen as dashboards for HA.
    • BrandoElFollito 3y ago
      I do use Google minis with HA and can voice activate lights, shutters etc.
  • zamalek 3y ago
    I use Google devices with my HA setup just fine (although I want to move away). HA just added integrated assistant support, so I'm keen to try that out when I get back from vacation.
    • briHass 3y ago
      Does the HA voice assistant support require HA Cloud or whatever they're calling it? The price for that $6/m felt a bit steep for what it provided, though supporting HA development is appealing. When I started to read through the non-cloud option, I saw some analog telephone and POTS modem requirements and my eyes glazed over.
      • blue_cookeh 3y ago
        > When I started to read through the non-cloud option, I saw some analog telephone and POTS modem requirements and my eyes glazed over. Confused on that one. You can expose Home Assistant to the internet (preferably using a reverse proxy like Traefik or Nginx, which is basically what your $6 gets you anyway) to make Google Assistant work properly with it.
        • c0wb0yc0d3r 3y ago
          They're talking about this: https://www.home-assistant.io/projects/worlds-most-private-voice-assistant https://www.home-assistant.io/projects/worlds-most-private-v...
      • jasonjayr 3y ago
        Where did you see anything about POTS?
        • c0wb0yc0d3r 3y ago
          They're talking about this: https://www.home-assistant.io/projects/worlds-most-private-voice-assistant https://www.home-assistant.io/projects/worlds-most-private-v...
  • amf12 3y ago
    Yep, HA has a lot of integrations to connect to different ecosystems. Fair warning though, setting it up and making it work requires good amount of work. I spent way too much time for on it for my basic needs and eventually gave up.
• neop1x 3y ago
  I happily use Home Assistant + Sonoff ZigBee Bridge PRO + Zigbee2mqtt + other integrations. It is a fully offline vendor-independent solution.