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How to Create a Custom Google Now Command for Anything on Android

While I was waiting for the electronic components to arrive for my DIY Smart Home project, I had the idea of adding some voice control to our house.

Plenty of people have done this with the Amazon Echo, but thatā€™s not available in Canada yet. Google Home has now been announced of course I want one, but I donā€™t know when theyā€™re going to be available in Canada either.

After a quick google search I found the article Iā€™ve linked above about adding a custom google now command using Tasker on Android

ā€“ an app I already know and love. I set it up to trigger a call to the HomeAssistant API.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxMXYcE2Rzo?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=540&h=405]

Boom.

How to Create a Custom Google Now Command for Anything on Android