Smart Home Hub
I understand the Portal is generally designed to be primarily voice activated and controlled, but I would love to be able to tap the Portal to control my Hue lights or see the state of other smart devices in my home (indoor and outdoor thermostat, for example. Or just have a "here's the current weather outside" HUD)
I also wouldn't object if half the screen presented a live stream of Facebook notifications and current feed items.
I think I can patch this together using Hass.io but that's a fair amount of work and it would require always displaying the browser which may or may not work?
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Brandon Zachary commented
You just use alexa gor that, I can control my smart plugs, you just go to the alexa app and add the skill.
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Elaine Faye Batchelor commented
I would really like to use the alexa on portal to control my smart devices, (cameras, lights, plugs, security system, etc.) I use the screen as a visual for hearing impaired, so to have that extra control would be fantastic.