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Stop using generic TTS voices in Home Assistant—this local setup sounds like my real family

I was using a generic Text-to-Speech (TTS) voice for spoken announcements in my smart home for ages. It allowed me to generate audio without having to use the default Alexa voice, but it's still ...
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I use this trick to control Home Assistant without a smart speaker, and it’s better than an Amazon Echo

Better for your privacy, anyway.
9to5google

Google Home app adds ‘Voice assistant experiments’ setting for Gemini

We didn’t get a real update about Gemini on smart speakers and display at I/O 2025 last week, but Google Home recently added a new “Voice assistant experiments” setting for it. Since testing got ...
Engadget

Gemini for Home is the official replacement for Google Assistant on smart devices

Google is finally ready to explain how Gemini will replace Google Assistant in your smart home. The company's original voice assistant will be replaced with the aptly named Gemini for Home starting ...