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Questions tagged [smart-assistants]

For questions about smart assistants in general (e.g. Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, etc). Where the question is focused on one specific device, use that tag instead of [smart-assistants].

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Why do most smart assistants offer little, if any, customisation of the wake word?

The majority of smart assistant brands, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home, offer very little in the way of customisation for the wake word (the phrase you use to wake up the device so it listens to you). For example, Alexa only offers three…
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Is it possible to train the "Google Home" device for different styles of pronunciation?

My English pronunciation and accent is different from how American or British English is spoken. I suspect this is contributing to misses for the Google Home device. Is there a way that I can train the Google home device generally or specifically…
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How can I connect a local Arduino to my Google Assistant without relying on cloud services?

I want to make a product, which consists of an Arduino connected to my local Blynk server (an application which allows me to control my Arduino using my smartphone). I want it to connected to my Google Assistant on my phone. To do that, I can use…
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Can an Android phone do the same things as Google Home (Mini)?

I'm considering buying a Google Home Mini, but it's unclear to me if it can actually do things that my smartphone can't do? I currently only have one "smart" light bulb, and I figure I'd mostly use a Google Home Mini to set my morning alarm, get…
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Add delays to Google Home routines

I have a new Google Home Mini and I'm looking to add a lot of customization to it and the devices connected to it. The built in "routines" seems quite limited, the main thing I want to do is add delays into the routines but this is not a built-in…
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Can Alexa be trained to use preferred volume levels?

Is there a way to train Alexa to use preferred volume levels, such that Alexa plays music at volume X replies at volume Y sets volume to 0 every night at 9 PM, and back to last set volume at 6 AM
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Protocols used to control Google Home and Amazon Echo speakers

Smart assistant products Google Home as well as Amazon Echo have companion apps to control the respective devices from smartphones. What are the application level protocols that are used to control these assistants when: the smartphone is in same…
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Controlling electric heater by thermostat (IFTTT, Alexa, Google Home)

i want to control electric heater (connected to electricity socket) by using WiFi smart plug. What kind of thermostat (which device) i need to connect to my 'smart network' so i can create a rule to turn plug on if temperature drops below some…
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Does the Samsung Galaxy smart ring have a flight mode?

Is there a flight mode in the Samsung Galaxy smart ring?
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Turn off radiators when windows open using SmartThings, Google Assistant and maybe Tado

I'm trying to setup a system, so when my windows are open, my radiator valve (in that room) turns off. And vice verca. I have Google Assistant and SmartThings setup in my house. I can see, that several thermostat controls have their own eco-system…
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Alexa won't turn on/off my lamp anymore

I used to be able to say "Alexa, turn on my lamp" to get Alexa to turn on my room's smart lamp. However, sometime last week, this command stopped working. Now, when I try it, Alexa says "My Tile doesn't support that". I've tried disabling the Tile…
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Connecting Devices In Home

I am quite new to the Internet of Things, and my wife bought a TV today (a pretty good deal) from Amazon Prime Day - I included the link so that we are talking about the same device. Now, in the home already we have a Chromecast (Gen 1), and bought…
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Discovering IOT Devices In Network Logs

How we can discover IoT Devices used within a network in Firewall Logs?. One of the way of discovering IOT devices is through mac address, but mac address is not available in log file. I have to work around with header(User-Agent, Source IP , Client…
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