Tag: FireHD

  • How to make Fire HD tablet talk in Home Assistant

    How to make Fire HD tablet talk in Home Assistant

    If you have Amazon’s #FireHD (or any other #Android) tablet that shows your #homeassistant dashboard, you can make it talk. I created a new automation (triggered by a motion sensor) which greets me when I approach the tablet: I used the ‘Send notification’ action, chose the tablet and inserted ‘TTS‘ in the message field. Then…

  • Simple tablet charge controller using Sonoff’s ZBMini

    Simple tablet charge controller using Sonoff’s ZBMini

    I’m using an Amazon #FireHD tablet stuck to my fridge with several magnets and 3D printed case as a #homeassistant dashboard. I read it’s bad for the tablet’s battery if it’s constantly plugged into a charger. Battery can swallow or worse. So I installed Sonoff’s #ZBMini (Zigbee) smart switch into a socket where the charger…