Using Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
Once you have connected the device with Home Assistant, you can start talking to Assist.
Step 1Talking to Home Assis...
Changing the volume of Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
Step 1Changing the volume
To change the volume, move the dial.
Result:The light shows if you are turning the volume...
Muting Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
If you don’t want the device to listen for a while, you can mute the microphone.
Option 1Use the hardware mute switc...
Turning the wake sound on or off on Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
StepToggling the wake sound switch
To turn the wake sound on or off, under Configuration, toggle the wake sound swit...
Stopping the current process on Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
Option 1: Pressing the center button.
To stop whatever the device is doing, press the center button.
Result: The de...
Changing the active color on Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
The active color is shown when the device is triggered by the wake word. By default, it is blue.
Option 1Changing th...
Using the center button on Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition to trigger automations
The center button is mainly used to abort current tasks running on the device (a timer ringing, music playing), or to...
Changing the wake word for Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
Step 1Open the integration page
Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the ESPHome integration.
From ...
Conversing without a wake word with Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
To activate Assist, you can also just press the center button. Assist will then start listening.
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Connecting an external speaker to Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
Prerequisites
External speaker with 3.5 mm stereo audio connector
To connect an external speaker
Step 1Connect you...