Settings reference
Every setting in HomeDeck 1.0.1, with its default, plus the device actions and the Android permissions the app uses.
Settings
| Section | Setting | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Panel | Keep screen on | Off |
| Panel | Dim overnight | Off |
| Panel | Dim window: From and To | 23:00 to 06:00 |
| Performance | Performance mode: Auto, On, Off | Auto |
| Rooms | Add room | No rooms |
| Assistant | Voice assistant | Off |
| Connections | Home Assistant, MQTT broker, Philips Hue | Not connected |
Voice assistant settings
Open Settings › Assistant › Voice assistant.
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Voice assistant | Wake word listening. Tap-to-talk works with it off. | Off |
| Microphone access | Shows and requests the microphone permission. | Not requested |
| Wake word engine | Open engine (sherpa-onnx) or Porcupine (needs free Picovoice key) | Open engine |
| Picovoice AccessKey | Your key, for Porcupine only. | Empty |
| Wake word | A typed phrase (open engine), or a .ppn path or built-in name (Porcupine). | jarvis |
| Sensitivity | Higher catches more wakes but false-triggers more. | 50% |
| Speak replies | Spoken confirmation after each command. | On |
| Volume | Volume of spoken replies. | 100% |
Device details
Tap a device on the Devices tab to open its details.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Rename (pencil) | Changes the name shown everywhere, and used by the voice assistant. |
| Brightness slider | Dims a light that supports it. |
| Wake | Sends a Wake-on-LAN message to start a computer. |
| Ping | Checks whether the device answers. |
| Web UI | Opens the device's own web page. |
| Room | Puts the device in a room, or No room. |
| Type | Corrects the kind of device: light, switch, outlet, camera and so on. |
| Hide | Removes the device from the lists. It stays hidden after later scans. |
| Forget | Removes the device and your name and room for it. A later scan can find it again. |
What the network scan checks
Scan network tries every address on your local network and checks common service ports, including SSH (22), web pages (80 and 443), file sharing (445), camera streams (554) and printers (631), and reads names the devices announce. It only looks at your own local network.
Android permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Internet and network state, Wi-Fi state, multicast | Find and talk to devices, cameras, Home Assistant, MQTT and Hue on your network. |
| Microphone | Wake word and voice commands. Asked only when you set up the assistant. |
| Wake lock | Keep screen on. |
| Nearby devices (Bluetooth connect) | Lets speech recognition use a connected Bluetooth headset microphone, on Android 12 and later. |