Home Assistant Advances Local Voice Control, But Still Lags Behind Alexa and Google
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Home Assistant has made progress on local, private voice control, but still has limitations compared to Alexa/Google Assistant.
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You can currently use voice to control smart home devices and ask about the weather, but the vocabulary is limited.
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Hardware with far-field microphones for voice control isn't widely available yet for Home Assistant.
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Non-English language support needs expansion for voice control.
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Home Assistant aims to improve audio processing, error messages, hardware compatibility, speed, and languages to make voice control more usable.