Like many here, I am eagerly awaiting support for the Google Assistant Local support. I haven’t yet set up Google Assistant because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to expose my HA instance to the internet. Can anyone confirm if the Local (when it comes) will or will not also require external access?
As per this post, my understanding goes like so:
- You speak to GA to turn on a light
- Google deciphers what is meant
- the GA talks directly with your philips hub on your local network
- the light turns on
I don’t see a reason why HA would need to be exposed to Google directly, but maybe it will still be required.
On a side note, is there a place to subscribe to new features like this, short of reading every blog announcement?