Annoying Audio Responses

JS11 — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:08:56 GMT

I've seen a number of questions about audio responses from the Google assistant when asking it to perform a simple task like turning on a fan. I don't want to hear, "Sure, turning on (or off) fan" every single time I say, "Ok Google, turn on fan."

My solution is a workaround, but I really would like to see Google add an option to turn off audio responses for automations.

What I did to resolve the issue is

Open Google Home app
Tap Automations
Add a starter to "When I say to my Assistant" the voice command you want to use (Fan On)
Add 3 actions.
- Add an action to Adjust media volume - Set to zero and save.
- Add an action to Adjust Home Devices (in this case, Fan).
- Add an action to Adjust media volume - Set to the volume you want to use.
Save your changes.

This method lowers the volume to zero, turns the fan on (create another similar routine to turn it off), and resets the volume.

Works like a charm! Now, when I whisper to Google in the middle of the night, the whole house isn't awakened by an agreeable Google Assistant.

Re: Annoying Audio Responses

JS11 — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:13:16 GMT

You can keep your Bozo comments to yourself. If you don't care, then ignore it instead of being an a--.

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