Hotword Plugin Free [Tasker Pl

This application is a plugin that allows you to use an old Android phone as an always listening microphone to trigger Tasker tasks. It also allows you to use custom hotwords instead of the standard "OK Google" phrase. However, this app requires Tasker to function and Tasker is a paid app with a 7-day free trial.

To use this plugin, you must first visit the website https://snowboy.kitt.ai/ to train and download the voice models you want to use. These models should be downloaded on the device where the plugin will be used. You can add as many hotwords as you want and assign a different task to each one. It's important to note that when the listening service is running, the microphone will be blocked from other apps for better performance and speed. However, you can easily disable and enable the microphone from the notification or enable a setting that does this automatically. You can also control the listening mode from within a task, use the quick toggle, or use app shortcuts on your home screen.

This plugin is powered by Snowboy, a C++ toolkit that is lightweight, offline, and very fast. They also have a website with a database of pre-trained hotwords that you can access. However, this plugin only works on devices with an armv7a or armv8-aarch64 chip. It does not support devices with Intel chips.

One example of what you can do with this plugin is using it on an Nvidia SHIELD androidTV, which does not have always listening support for Google Assistant. By using an old Android phone with this plugin, you can say "Hey Google" and it will send an adb command to start Assistant.

If you need help with this plugin, you can visit the forum or send an email. It's recommended to be original and SEO-oriented when asking for help. Overall, this plugin is a useful tool for repurposing old Android phones and customizing hotwords for Tasker tasks.