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But best of all is an app called Matric. Matric runs on touch screen phones, tablets or laptops and allows you to create customized touch buttons to control anything. https://matricapp.com/. Source: 10 months ago
I am not the OP, but I am in a Discord where he has been posting his progress. The software he is using is called Matric, https://matricapp.com The server software allows for user to create custom 'button boxes' or other user interfaces on mobile devices. Source: about 1 year ago
If you have an Android tablet lying around, you can use Matric. See at https://matricapp.com/. Source: over 1 year ago
I like to use MatricApp for my tablet. Source: over 1 year ago
A potentially cheaper option: get yourself a small-to-mid-sized Android tablet or Chromebook (7-10" is the sweet spot for this for me, if that helps) and figure out a way to stand it up on your desk, and get an app called Matric on that and your PC. You can run it for free but features are very limited until and unless you spend the (I think) $15 to unlock the paid version. But you can download and install several... Source: over 1 year ago
HA is Home Assistant. You should check it out. Mushroom is an add on to HA’s interface that adds sone different style “cards” than what it comes with. Source: 10 months ago
Yes, there's Home Assistant that can work completely off-line. You can find multitude tutorials on youtube on how to set it up, even using cheap solutions like Raspberry PI. Source: 11 months ago
I'm going to suggest- you ever heard of Home Assistant? It's a really useful home automation tool you could integrate with weather and clock on a dashboard. As well, you could use it to control smart devices. Source: 12 months ago
As for the "what is playing" detection on my google minis. This is done with "https://home-assistant.io/". Source: about 1 year ago
The method that seems to work most reliability with all devices and all ecosystems is a Zigbee2MQTT software hub running on a computer alongside Home Assistant. The Z2M project has a list of compatible USB dongles which are typically around $20-30 (The Sonoff being a good one) but you still need a server (i.e. a small computer like a thin client or raspberry pi) and install and configure the software, so this... Source: about 1 year ago
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