Improved Shopping List! + Bring! + Google Assistant + Alexa + Siri

TiToTB · May 19, 2024, 5:56am

For now, this is the workaround i am using

Purpleturtle · May 19, 2024, 3:37pm

Or you can use this blueprint. But you have to make some changes, which ones exactly, is in the article. It doesn’t work smoothly yet. However, this is enough for me at the moment.

sibero80 · May 20, 2024, 3:38pm

Thanks for this! Any chance we could get an alternative layout for the CATALOG popup? something like the grid approach of the RECENTLY PURCHASED section? I’m using a Tablet mounted on my fridge, so I’m triyin to use all the screen realstate to make it easier to pick the items that need to be added.

TiToTB · May 20, 2024, 4:57pm

I want to launch a new version in the coming weeks, so i’ll keep this in mind!

TiToTB · June 1, 2024, 6:20am

Finally!

I just published this guide to feed shopping list through ANY voice assistant, and keep them sincronized! Enjoy!

Stooovie · June 3, 2024, 7:12am

That’s amazing but are you aware Alexa List API will stop working July 1st?

Sh500 · June 3, 2024, 7:47am

This looks good.

I have read the guides (auto translated to English). But I’m not quite clear: does this allow for, in my case, Google assistant/speakers to add items to the Bring app (as before)? If so, can you explain the main steps please.

I’ve tried to follow the guides, but not quite sure that I am doing things correctly. Seems as though, you need to create the sensors file first, then simply use the blueprint?

But I’m confused about the syncing between Bring and Google Tasks/Keep (not sure which one is current/to use). Do these simply need to be added as integrations and your sensor file & blueprint will do the syncing?

TiToTB · June 3, 2024, 12:35pm

To be honest, i wasn’t It sucks!

Well, we will cross that bridge when we get there!

TiToTB · June 3, 2024, 12:40pm

First you need Google Keep integration and Bring integration, so you have both shopping list available in Home Assistant.
Create this sensors in order to read Home Assistant shopping list
Then import the blueprint

This way your Home Assistant, Bring and Google Keep shopping list will be synchronized!

Sh500 · June 3, 2024, 3:47pm

Have got Google Keep list and Bring lists showing in To-do in HA. The two lists are not synced though. Voice only seems to add to the Keep list.

I have enabled my Bring list in the Blueprint automation. Does the Bring list have to be named something specific?

Thanks.

TiToTB · June 4, 2024, 6:21am

No, as long as you sync both of them with HA.

I mean, you need to use blueprint twice (once to sync Google Keep list, and another to sync Bring list)

Sh500 · June 4, 2024, 6:53am

Thanks.

Yes, I have synced both those lists using the Blueprint twice. Also pre created the sensors too.

What’s the voice command for Google assistant, OK Google, add itemname to the listname?

TiToTB · June 4, 2024, 8:27am

I if you ask Google Assistant to add something to “your shopping list”, it automatically creates a list in Google Keep. This one is the list you have to use.

Sh500 · June 4, 2024, 8:58am

I have just seen two errors for both the automations. Perhaps that’s the reason it’s not working?

TiToTB · June 4, 2024, 1:02pm

Do you have Home Assistant shopping list integrated?

Sh500 · June 4, 2024, 7:52pm

I didn’t have the Shopping List integration but have added it now. That seems to have stopped those errors.

But the syncing between the lists is still not working. After the adding the integrations, I have 3 ‘lists’ in HA, ‘Items’ - Bring list; ‘Shopping List’ - Keep one; ‘Shopping List’ the HA Shopping List one.
HA_ShoppingList

Purpleturtle · June 5, 2024, 2:45pm

Thankful that you’ve created a blueprint for synchronizing Google Keep with Bing!

However, I must admit I’m still a bit confused. Here are my to-do lists:

“todo.google_keep_einkaufslist” (It contains all the groceries I’ve added using the voice assistant, which works fine so far.)
“todo.einkaufsliste” (It lists all the groceries I’ve added in the Bring! app.)
“todo.einkaufsliste_2” (I created this list as a test because it was recommended in this forum thread.)

I have set up the blueprint twice in the automations, once for “todo.google_keep_einkaufsliste” and once for “todo.einkaufsliste” associated with Bring.

Oddly, Google Keep is syncing with “todo.einkaufsliste_2” (<- HA Shopping List), although it is not listed in any of the blueprints .

Sh500 · June 5, 2024, 4:08pm

It seems your issue is the same as what I am experiencing.

TiToTB · June 6, 2024, 6:37am

I am not sure what the issues is…

With the blueprint you Sync any list with Home Assistant shopping list. So if you Sync Google keep list, it Will Transfer the items between them.

If the you Sync bring list also, then this Will do the same with home Assistant list.

This way Home Assistant list works as the main list to get all the info and send It to all the list you Sync before.

Hope It clarifies how It works!

Sh500 · June 10, 2024, 9:13am

Ok, it seems to be working for me. I think it may just have been a delay between issuing the voice command and it appearing on the Bring list.

Thanks for the work on this. Voice command was one of the main reasons for using Bring.