Questions tagged [google-assistant]
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How can I get Google Home to spell a word that sounds the same as another?
For example: thrown and throne. How can I get Google Home to spell "thrown"? She always assumes I'm asking about "throne"
Saying "How do you spell thrown, as in throw a ball?" makes her spell out "as ...
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Google Home won't respond, waits 30s to a minute and then says “something went wrong” or “there was a glitch”
I had a power surge (could have been a 2-second outage but I don't know) and ever since none of my Google homes have been able to respond to any command. The Assistant just keeps listening (the white ...
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Z-Wave Hub that works with Google Home in Australia
Does anyone know of any hubs that support Australian Z-Wave and also can be controlled by the Google Assistant. Things such as SmartThings and Wink hub are not available in Australia due to not being ...
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Google Assistant shortcut to “Repeat after me” isn't responding
I am using a Google Assistant shortcut to make my Google Home respond with a command.
Using the google Home app, under more settings, I created:
When I say: "This is a test"
Google ...
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Is there a wireless video doorbell that will chime on Google Nest speaker?
Most smart doorbells (e.g. Google Nest Hello doorbell) seem to require a wired connection. The Ring wireless doorbell looks like the most popular but compatibility with Google Assistant looks poor. I ...
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Google Home act/listen on own response
Is there a way to make Google Home act/listen to its own response?
For example, if I ask: if it is gonna rain tomorrow ---> if the response will be yes i.e. positive ---> I will set next action ...
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Google Home API Integration
I have a project that I want to start on that involves Google Home and a custom light system. I currently control some lights in my apartment VIA a website but I want to be able to control the lights ...
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Re-link Google Home Account with Assistant Pi on Raspbian
I installed the Google Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 3+ and it works perfectly.
I see the Raspberry in my Google Home App and I can configure some features. However, by mistake, I have unlinked from ...
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How to Define Default Spotify Account for Google Home?
We have a number of smart speakers around the house connected to Google Home.
We have multiple Spotify accounts running under their Premium Family Plan.
One of our Spotify accounts is the "house&...
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How can I control a Yale deadbolt with Google Home?
I've got a Yale Assure Lock SL with Z-Wave that I'd like to control with my new Google Home. I understand that the "unlock" command might be disabled for security reasons, but I'd at least ...
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Send Google Assistant/Alexa commands to my private server
We are in the process of building an IoT smart switch that can be controlled via WiFi and Google Assistant/Alexa similar to Sonoff. We are stuck in a few spots, where I thought you guys could help.
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How to make Google Assistant to read information from a file
How to make Google Home Assistant to read information from a file?
With one voice command I need GH to respond with a specific information from a file.
When "Hey Google, what are the consumption for ...
