ecohash-co/dash-voice

DashVoice is an Android app that turns an old or budget tablet into a wall-mounted smart home voice assistant and speaker, without relying on any cloud service or monthly subscription. The project was built to solve a specific gap: existing tablet dashboard apps were great at displaying smart home controls but could not handle voice commands. Once installed, DashVoice listens continuously for a custom wake word, such as Hey Jarvis, using entirely on-device processing, so no audio is ever sent to third parties. When it hears the wake word, it processes your speech locally and sends your command to Home Assistant, a popular self-hosted smart home platform. Home Assistant then understands what you asked, such as turn off the kitchen lights or set the thermostat to 70, and acts on it. The tablet also doubles as a synchronized multiroom speaker, integrating with Music Assistant so audio plays in sync across multiple tablets throughout your home. Beyond voice, the app shows a smart home dashboard, supports a screensaver mode that can show photos from a home photo server or weather displays, dims automatically at night, and exposes tablet sensors like battery level and ambient light back to Home Assistant so they can be used in automations. You would use DashVoice if you want a privacy focused, self hosted voice control panel for your smart home without paying for cloud voice services. It requires an Android 8.0 or newer tablet, a Home Assistant instance on your network, and Wi-Fi, with optional MQTT and Music Assistant integrations. It is available in early access on Google Play. No programming language is listed for the repository, but the app targets Android tablets.