New question, how would you make an interaction flow? Let’s say i ask Google if my heating in the study is on or off. This will trigger a flow checking the heating and gives back a answer. After this it will ask me would you like me to turn on the heating Y/N?
I will have a look at a transformation in the device setting so you could create a default (outer) text.
Before i can answer that, what are you options of asking questions? Can it be done with Chromecast app?
Or do you wanna use Homey Speech (thats gonna be removed in a few days/weeks)?
What is your input (and output) method (because i’m not seeing any input with chromecast app cards)?
Something like this would do the On part with a question.
But if you also want to ask If it should be turned OFF, then you would first need to split this flow into 2 other flows and create 2 more, total of 4 flows would be needed at least.
I can make some examples but first need to know your input methods.
This is why i created H.O.O.P. (Hope) - Homey Object Oriented Programming
With H.O.O.P. you can create this flow:
There are no setting or whatsoever in the app 
Maybe a setting for each created TTS device with default setting “0” which means off. Every value 0.1 → XXX seconds will add the SSML breaktime under water at the start for every device. This will solve the specific Google Cast annoyance for simultaneously sound.
Maybe a setting for each created TTS device with default setting “0” which means off. Every value 0.1 → XXX seconds will add the SSML breaktime under water at the start for every device. This will solve the specific Google Cast annoyance for simultaneously sound.
Yeah was thinking about it that way yeah. I hope i can do something today.
But what do you mean there are no settings?
The App has settings (to set JSON for one).
And the devices have settings.
If the homey speech stops, this will not work anymore if i am correct?
Indeed, speech will stop working. Thats why i asked what kind of mehtods are available to you?
Do you use Google integrated? Does it have a Someone Says card or anything like that?
I don’t know, i use a smartwatch with my own apps that has cards like someone-said, ask, etc
Really, there are no setting in the Chromecast app (Athom) nor setting in the specific casting devices (only energy consumption)
Ah, you mean in the Chromecast App. Okay, gotcha 
I only have Google Nest devices for receiving voice
Yes, I copy and paste the JSON into the Google Services app making use of the developer site.
Maybe I’m doing something wrong with the location of the JSON. Of indeed with enabling the API.
I go to the link mentioned in your start post. I enable the translation API and choose the project I’ve created for this. Then I choose to not use the App Engine or Compute engine. Then it asks ‘what credentials do I need’ and it tells me You already have credentials that are suitable for this purpose. I download the JSON for this user.
The following api’s have been enabled:
- Cloud Text-to-Speech API
- Cloud Speech-to-Text API (not needed I guess)
- Cloud Translation API
I do have the following with credentials:
But can’t imagine I need this?
I’ve got everything working with great help of @Arie_J_Godschalk thanks! Going to transform all my current TTS flows.
Quick question; do I understand it correctly every text string needs a own device? I guess so since only one URL is getting created with the mp3 file. Wanted to double check.
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Tested it, delay set on 500MS is perfect for Google Chrome Cast, speech runs natural after Google build in casting signal (not simultaneously anymore).
Some minor improvements: set default value to 0. After setting the start value it gave an error because i didn’t fill in the end value. Keep in mind peeps who change let’s say the DB value will get an error because these 2 new values are left undefined.
Snelheid/Speed: in the description give the value for normal (i guess 1)
Vertraging bestand: in the description dutch writing error wachtwijd = wachttijd
Apparaat profiel / device profile: link to Google reference the some more info on this feature?
Volume versterker: dutch writing error audiomet (missing space)
But again, changes made are perfecting the use with Google’s own chrome cast devices in combination with this app
I’m tracking this for some time already, but can someone tell me, what are the advantages of this approach compared to TTS ? Is it faster and more natural, or ? Thank you
Hey RWin,
Thanks, i’ve added the defaults.
Also included all your other advises, thanks!
Submitting it to Athom now.
Hey Sharkys,
Well, to list the options you have:
- Pick any voice you want, there are a few hundreds, multiple per language (dutch have a total of 10 you can pick from)
These voices are much better then the old google translate voices. - You can choose WaveNet voice, kinda like A.I. voices, which are way more natural then the old (or new/normal) voices.
- You can set Pitch (highness of the tone)
- You can set Speed in percentage, not just slow/normal
- You can set delay accourding to your device to use conditioncards and wait for speech to finish before the next actioncard.
- You can add pauses to the end or beginning (handy for Chromecast users)
- You can use SSML (see link at the topicstart) - This is also a real game changer!
- You can choose a device profile, which is an audio effect which will be applied.
Set this to large speaker or heaphone or google mini - You can set a volume gain.
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Thank you, what about the reaction itself, is it faster or slower comparable to TSS ?
Don’t know, haven’t really compaired it. My old TTS was just about as fast as the new TTS, but if this App’s TTS is faster then the one you used in another app, i don’t know, depends on the app.
The URL is recieved pretty fast, and because the lat (most used) 100 speech texts are store in memory, repeated texts are almost instantly.
I have never used the Google TTS app because i don’t have any google devices, just Sonos, Smart TV’s, Phone’s/tables (with own app) throughout the house and my smartwatch (which still talks to me in the old Goolge TTS dutch female horrible voice , havent had time to update it lol)
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