I’ve enjoyed my home mini the last few years, with two Chromecasts, a Sensi thermometer and a few smart plugs. Controlling those my voice has been handy.

I’ve especially enjoyed the ability to find my phone with my Mini.

But now that it’s dead, what other systems do the same, possibly better?

  • notquite20characters@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Android phone.

    So is 5 smart home devices around the cut off? If I wanted to do more in the future what should I be looking for?

    • NightStinks@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I mean it completely depends on what you want to do. If you’re simply looking to control stuff via your voice regardless of amount of devices, Google Home or Alexa would both be perfectly fine. It’s when you start looking into automating your smart home devices you can get much more in-depth flexibility with other platforms.

      I have around 80 devices and use Home Assistant so I can set up complex automations with various conditions.

      • notquite20characters@alien.topOPBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Gotcha. I’m only running about ten items now, mostly on timers, and the added voice control that still interacts with my timers has been great, but also new to me this decade.

        But I’m hearing that I can keep piling it on Google Home for a few more years until Google discontinues it.

    • ThatGirl0903@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Not at all. I’ve got over 140.

      The issue is more what you want them to do and how to want to interface with them.