HOME ASSISTANT (Assist) Voice Assistant

David L · Dec 18, 2023

I wanted to share this and see if anyone is using Home Assistant's Voice Assistant (Assist). I do not have Nabu Casa so I am hoping I can use my VPN tunnel through the Home Assistant Home App that I presently have setup and using. Also don't have ESPHome installed, not sure if I need it. Really looking forward to have a Local Voice Assistant and kick Google and Alexa to the curb.

This looks like a good video too, helps in creating a Local Pipeline:

David L · Dec 18, 2023

Found this on my Android Phone (S20+ Android version 13), you can change which Voice Assistant you use:
In phone go to Settings/Apps/Choose default apps/Digital assistant app/Device assistant app/Default digital assistant app
There you chose Home Assistant

Assist on Android

Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.

www.home-assistant.io

David L · Feb 15, 2024

Got Assist working thanks to @pete_c
I ended up buying some Atom Echoes. They work but of course their small speaker can be hard to hear. I believe we will see more ESP devices that will have more Mics and speakers.

pete_c · Feb 16, 2024

Using it today with the little M5 echos. Testing TTS now out of the audio output of Home Assistant to the house audio which works a bit better than the little voice from the M5's. I like it better than the Amazon Echo's all over the house and being non internet dependant for VR / TTS. Historically (and still using) Microsoft SAPI. IE: I have collected MS SAPI voice fonts since the 1990's.

David L · Feb 16, 2024

Still playing with it but turning lights On/Off is great

George M · Feb 16, 2024

I have two Echo Atoms. Mainly because I do not like anything cloud based. With these I can keep everything local.
Pete also helped me with some initial installations.
I now have them responding on house speaker along with my TTS.

Keizer · Feb 16, 2024

George M said:
I have two Echo Atoms. Mainly because I do not like anything cloud based. With these I can keep everything local.
Pete also helped me with some initial installations.
I now have them responding on house speaker along with my TTS.

I just started using Home assistant at the beginning of the year. Absolutely love it. Replacing my two Amazon echo/Show devices is high on my list of things to do. I have never heard of the Echo Atoms but they look great!

David L · Feb 16, 2024

Keizer said:
I just started using Home assistant at the beginning of the year. Absolutely love it. Replacing my two Amazon echo/Show devices is high on my list of things to do. I have never heard of the Echo Atoms but they look great!

Yep, that's my plan, to get rid of these (Google/Amazon) 24/7 listening, Cloud based, Recording, No Privacy devices...

I ordered mine here:

ATOM Echo Smart Speaker Development Kit

ATOM ECHO is a programmable smart speaker.This eps32 AIoT Development Kit has a microphone and speaker for AI voice interaction light and small. It can be access AWS, Baidu, ESPHome and Home Assistant - the year of voice,and other cloud platforms, it can also be used in realizing voice control...

shop.m5stack.com

Got them in less than a week...it is an overseas purchase/shipment...but got here fast...

David L · Feb 16, 2024

George M said:
I have two Echo Atoms. Mainly because I do not like anything cloud based. With these I can keep everything local.
Pete also helped me with some initial installations.
I now have them responding on house speaker along with my TTS.

Yep Pete is Da Man...

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