Ideally what im looking for is something like a nest hub but without any built in assistant. I was thinking about buying a cheap tablet and keeping it on a dock or making something custom with a raspi but im curious if anyone has found an off the shelf alternative?

  • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    Pi’s are very hard to find these days. If you don’t want to go full DIY assembly and service setup, then best bet would be a cheap android tablet, maybe rooted with LineageOS if you really don’t want an assistant and no tracking, then just use the homeassistant app as a dashboard on it. You can buy a 90 degree power cable so that it isn’t too noticable or even a flexible Qi charger adapter and put the charger hidden in a mounting bracket behind it.

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      1 year ago

      I have a few leftover pis from other projects but its looking like a tablet will probably be the easiest/most elegant solution. I hadnt heard of lineagOS ill take a look into that thanks!

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      1 year ago

      Basically just looking for a home assistant dashboard to sit on my counter when im cooking. Ideally I want to set up some automations to utilize the speakers for things like door chime, tts, and music casting.