You can’t look up smart home features without running into voice assistant compatibility — will this product work with Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Google Home/Gemini, or the dozens of third-party voice assistants out there? But what if you don’t like that?
People may want to avoid voice assistants, especially from the big brands, out of fears of privacy or what they do with your voice recordings once you use the wake word. Others may simply dislike talking out loud to their devices, especially if the tech…

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