Fact · Voice and AI
Home Assistant says that until you expose your devices to Assist, you won't be able to control them by voice.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Otherwise, you won’t be able to control them by voice.”
Installing a local Assist pipeline, Home Assistant project, Home Assistant, 2026, Installing a local Assist pipeline.
Open the original- What it measures
- Built-in sentences such as turn on the living room light only work for devices that you have exposed to Assist, so this step comes before any voice test.
- What it does not show
- The page gives this as a setup step. Names must also match the ones in Home Assistant, or you need an alias.