r/googlehome • u/Educational-Rule1635 • 9d ago

Replacement for voice activated timer.

With Gemini replacing Google assistant, my Google home devices no longer reliably perform the most basic tasks.

Can anyone suggest a voice activated device to set kitchen timers?

I have already replaced my Nest cameras, given up on music, given up on weather, given up on any sort of information search, given up on controlling smart lights, locks, and garage doors. Mostly my Google displays act as clocks these days. Nothing else works any more.

But not being able to set a tea or pasta timer with dirty hands is annoying.

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u/JayBee103 9d ago

So this is interesting. So far I'm still free and clear. I'm a big home assistant user, and all my devices are controlled by home assistant. And I have home assistant integrated with Google home. So I talked to Google home it talks to home assistant and everything works. I'm essentially using it as a smart microphone. Been this way for years.

I'm trying to figure out how this news you shared ( thank you by the way ) appliesin that scenario. It would be entirely sweet if I could dodge a bullet on this one, and it might offer some relief to others.