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IIIRestorerIII said:
How does tado° work with Amazon Echo / Alexa?
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Not particularly well so far. I can get mine to change the temperature OK, but it does this by switching Tado to manual mode, so that it maintains the temperature until you switch it back - which defeats the whole object of having a Tado in the first place..
What I'd like it to do is to change the temperature only until Tado goes into sleep or away mode, at which point it should switch back to automatic operation. I've rigged it so that IFTTT changes Tado back to auto when it detects that everyone has left the house, but it's not the most elegant solution. Very much a work in progress.
smn159 said:
Not particularly well so far. I can get mine to change the temperature OK, but it does this by switching Tado to manual mode, so that it maintains the temperature until you switch it back - which defeats the whole object of having a Tado in the first place.
What I'd like it to do is to change the temperature only until Tado goes into sleep or away mode, at which point it should switch back to automatic operation. I've rigged it so that IFTTT changes Tado back to auto when it detects that everyone has left the house, but it's not the most elegant solution. Very much a work in progress.
If you change your manual mode setting to "Until next mode change" or whatever it is, then it'll do that won't it?What I'd like it to do is to change the temperature only until Tado goes into sleep or away mode, at which point it should switch back to automatic operation. I've rigged it so that IFTTT changes Tado back to auto when it detects that everyone has left the house, but it's not the most elegant solution. Very much a work in progress.
On the Home Automation thread 3 possible "players" were mentioned Apple, Google and Amazon
Apple are a non starter in this context - too much hate and an if it's not our way it's no way attitude
Google are slow to market
I made the comment that Amazon could not develop all the interfaces but there seems to be a groundswell of third parties picking up the baton
So today I bought a Dot and am impressed
I setup the Ha bridge (which emulates a Hue hub and allows you to use Milight not the idiotic Philips Hue)
and it all works really well
next stop Evohome where it already supports grouping/zoning
Apple are a non starter in this context - too much hate and an if it's not our way it's no way attitude
Google are slow to market
I made the comment that Amazon could not develop all the interfaces but there seems to be a groundswell of third parties picking up the baton
So today I bought a Dot and am impressed
I setup the Ha bridge (which emulates a Hue hub and allows you to use Milight not the idiotic Philips Hue)
and it all works really well
next stop Evohome where it already supports grouping/zoning
smn159 said:
paulrockliffe said:
If you change your manual mode setting to "Until next mode change" or whatever it is, then it'll do that won't it?
Just tried this and...yes it will!Thanks
What else are they planning to integrate into the Echo do you think? The thing I like best about my Tado is that I've set it up and not touched anything on it for 6 months, other than the manual over-ride which already works with Echo.
paulrockliffe said:
No worries, I was just following what was in one of the posts above yours, I have Tado but no Amazon thing.
What else are they planning to integrate into the Echo do you think? The thing I like best about my Tado is that I've set it up and not touched anything on it for 6 months, other than the manual over-ride which already works with Echo.
Sonos will be a biggie for me. Sonos are recruiting Beta Testers at the moment, with one of the questions being, "Do you have an Amazon Echo?". I've just signed up to see if I can get an early play...What else are they planning to integrate into the Echo do you think? The thing I like best about my Tado is that I've set it up and not touched anything on it for 6 months, other than the manual over-ride which already works with Echo.
A couple of quick questions for the people that have these already, if I may?
I'm looking at getting one of these for my old man (he's not that old, 55). He likes tech, but isn't savvy as such. He doesn't use Spotify or Prime etc, mainly Ebay.
With that in mind, is it worth getting him the Dot? Assuming he will mainly be using it to catch up on the news, stream the radio etc? Further down the line, I can see him linking it to Hive central heating and probably getting some Hue bulbs.
I suppose I'm trying to work out whether most of its use comes from linking to other software/services that you subscribe to or whether it has its own use as a stand alone device?
Cheers
I'm looking at getting one of these for my old man (he's not that old, 55). He likes tech, but isn't savvy as such. He doesn't use Spotify or Prime etc, mainly Ebay.
With that in mind, is it worth getting him the Dot? Assuming he will mainly be using it to catch up on the news, stream the radio etc? Further down the line, I can see him linking it to Hive central heating and probably getting some Hue bulbs.
I suppose I'm trying to work out whether most of its use comes from linking to other software/services that you subscribe to or whether it has its own use as a stand alone device?
Cheers
The Beaver King said:
A couple of quick questions for the people that have these already, if I may?
I'm looking at getting one of these for my old man (he's not that old, 55). He likes tech, but isn't savvy as such. He doesn't use Spotify or Prime etc, mainly Ebay.
With that in mind, is it worth getting him the Dot? Assuming he will mainly be using it to catch up on the news, stream the radio etc? Further down the line, I can see him linking it to Hive central heating and probably getting some Hue bulbs.
I suppose I'm trying to work out whether most of its use comes from linking to other software/services that you subscribe to or whether it has its own use as a stand alone device?
Cheers
gI'm looking at getting one of these for my old man (he's not that old, 55). He likes tech, but isn't savvy as such. He doesn't use Spotify or Prime etc, mainly Ebay.
With that in mind, is it worth getting him the Dot? Assuming he will mainly be using it to catch up on the news, stream the radio etc? Further down the line, I can see him linking it to Hive central heating and probably getting some Hue bulbs.
I suppose I'm trying to work out whether most of its use comes from linking to other software/services that you subscribe to or whether it has its own use as a stand alone device?
Cheers
I'd say yes absolutlely, particularly as a music player. I think he'll need an amazon account, but there is plenty of free radio stations and a lot of music available to start listening to stuff he likes. Plus the built in weather, and general useful stuff like doing maths, conversions, the timer funtion, and asking random questions where Alexa goes off to look it up on the internet. Then you can start adding "skills", though I haven't really found any that are easier or better to use than just lookin at my phone.
IFTTT is enabled for the UK now https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/15/amazon-echo-if...
pmanson said:
Any recommendations on lights/lamps that it can also control? (we've got a couple of table lamps that we could control)
I use a Belkin Wemo switch to control a table lamp with great success. Wemo links to Echo and IFTTT. http://www.belkin.com/uk/support-article?articleNu...Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff