November 05, 2020

H.O.A. 38: Create a Home Automation Control Center - Take That Old Device and Give It a Job Using Action Blocks

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Take that old device and give it a job using Action Blocks.

If you have a smart home and an old Android phone or tablet gathering dust, put it to use as a home automation control center! Jason Howell walks through how to use Action Blocks to do just that.

Preparing the tablet or phone for Action Blocks.

Crafting the right Assistant commands.

Using custom images for one-touch widgets.

Testing the layout and setup.

Action Blocks - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.maui.actionblocks

Host: Jason Howell

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November 05, 2020

H.O.A. 38: Create a Home Automation Control Center - Take That Old Device and Give It a Job Using Action Blocks

Listen Later

10 minutes

Take that old device and give it a job using Action Blocks.

If you have a smart home and an old Android phone or tablet gathering dust, put it to use as a home automation control center! Jason Howell walks through how to use Action Blocks to do just that.

Preparing the tablet or phone for Action Blocks.

Crafting the right Assistant commands.

Using custom images for one-touch widgets.

Testing the layout and setup.

Action Blocks - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.maui.actionblocks

Host: Jason Howell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-android

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