Is there anything remotely as powerful and easy to use like Siri shortcuts on Android? I've tried to do some basic device automation on my phone before and it was such a massive hassle that I just gave up
@evie can you make custom stuff in Assistant itself? I've done some very simple stuff with ifttt
and yeah I've tried Tasker and ugh, it's like programming but graphically and on a touchscreen
@noiob I don't think it can go as deep in apps like Shortcuts can
BUT!
There is something that apparently can do things similar to iOS where you can like, have it take a picture and open an app and post it or what not......
B I X B Y
@noiob in all seriousness: what "custom" stuff are you thinking about? I can see what I can do
@evie oh wait those are features in Android P aren't they… I'm gonna be stuck on Oreo for the foreseeable future
@noiob it looks like you might be able to, but routines are realistically just bunching together a handful of Assistant commands into one custom phrase, so like I said I don't think it's anywhere near what you can do with shortcuts
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-add-routines-to-google-assistant/
@evie ah, that's still pretty handy! I hope Google makes something comparable to Shortcuts but eh, not holding my breath
@noiob Google has the problem of not wanting to have tight control over Android either, either to not piss off other Android phone makers, to still offer choice, or for regulatory reasons
Like, it is WILD that Google hasn't just made a fucking iMessage clone at this point, but it's because of one of those three reasons
@noiob I feel like there should be? But in the end, my partner just ends up repeating “TURN. THE LIGHTS. ON. Please” a whole lot, and Home/Assistant always forgets what we told one of those lights to do other than turn on at something thirty pm
@casta pretty much the only thing I use Assistant for right now is setting timers which is great because it means I'll burn my food less often
@noiob yeah, this is most of what I use Siri for tbh. Assistant for turning lights pink and blue, Siri for tea
@noiob I'm pretty sure you can do some fun shortcuts with the Assistant on Android, but I don't think it's as powerful as what you can do on iOS
The closest is PROBABLY Tasker but that is sadly nowhere near as intuitive or easy to use