Comment on Gemini for Home is Google’s biggest smart home play in years

ghostlychonk@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  But what about the convenience?

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  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I use Home Assistant as my “main” smart home server then have HomeKit on iOS, macOS connect to it.

    You don’t need Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft involved at all if you don’t want to. In fact, with Matter it’s easier than ever to get away from Big Tech.

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    • Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My comment is pure sarcasm but couldn’t be bothered to do the alternating bIg/SmAlL letters or the /s.

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      • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I figured as much but I thought I might still try to help anyone reading.

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    • _g_be@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Can I use my current google speakers with homeAssistant? Can they still do the ‘grouped speakers’ things? Can I still ‘cast’ media?

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You do, however, need a degree in software engineering.

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      • grue@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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      • HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Former trucker here.

        I’ve been using home assistant for a year. No degree in software engineering here

        Stupidly simply to set up.

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  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Convenience is a legitimate reason. Some people don’t want to do research, they want to go to best buy or amazon and buy everything in whatever ecosystem they know.

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• dnzm@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not to mention the fact that, Google being Google, this is going to be shitcanned in a couple of years, anyway.

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• gian@lemmy.grys.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The problem is that people don’t know or don’t care about a corporation selling their data.

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