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Hi, maybe I'm old school but i did not appreciate Google replacing their old "Google assistant" on Android with the new Gemini. I do not want to participate in Gemini.

How can i replace it with a more traditional voice assistant?

I don't use it for very much: the only workflows it would really have to support are:

  • Play music (currently Spotify), e.g., "Play the Beatles on Spotify"
  • Set timers and alarms on the clock app, e.g. "Set a timer for one hour with the label: laundry".

I think tasker can do this? But i couldn't find a good guide online.

Anyone know a good way of going about setting this up without it becoming a new hobby?

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[–] 404@lemmy.zip 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

From another post:

Google Assistant: Dicio is already on F-Droid but it won't get what you are saying. Possible actions are limited. There's also Athena that's in development, though it is not ready for any kind of use.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

Thanks, Dicio looks like what I'm after

[–] klankin@piefed.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

Home assistant voice?