What I notice that Pent (Developer of Tasker) is focusing only to control your device itself not other equipment otherwise you need to always look for plugin.
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Oh cool! I'll have to try this out once I get my Google Home. I just browsed through that link quickly because I'm just getting ready for work, but I'm wondering when used with Google Home, would I still be able to give the same 'style'of commands as I do on my phone with Tasker? Got example, on my phone I just say, "computer (my activationt/prefix word), turn on the lights." And my lights then turn on. But when used with something like Amazon's Alexa and incorporating it with IFTTT, you can't just give a command like that. You have to actually say the name of the device you want to use, for example, "Alexa, Hue Lights, turn on lights." It doesn't feel right saying commands like that.
Joao, you're bloody amazing.
Basically, I would prefer not to say "Okay Google."
Joao - I'm hoping once Google releases the API for Google Home, you can integrate more directly possibly via an AutoRemote addition or something. IFTTT works, but it'snot perfect - there is often slight lag depending on their server and the internet in general. Would be great to be able to use Google Home to control things on my phone directly via an AutoApps plugin made to work directly with Google Home.
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I would like to have different phrases between Google Home and my phone/tablets because I want to be able to choose which one I want to respond based on the situation.
You would have thought those geniuses at Google would have for seen that situation..
Most likely to big of a rush playing catch up and wanting even more people chanting to the almighty Google.... :/
Basically, I would prefer not to say "Okay Google."
I am sure alot of people would pay for the option to say anything but that stupid egotistical phrase.What the hell were they thinking (or not thinking....) Talking to a device is awkward enough, but addressing a corporation is just plain stupid... IMHO
It probably it has some wave characteristics that are easy to pick up
and what could be better advertising than people shouting their
company name all the time :-)
Personally I am aghast that people walk around in public blithely repeating this
phrase, they apparently have no awareness of the pray-to-corporate-overlord
undertones.