Home Automation with Android Things and the Google Assistant

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Shows how cheap RGB LED bulbs are reverse engineered with an Arduino reverse-engineering and BLE MITM to discover color command formats, captures packets with Wireshark, and implements an Android Things device that listens to Firestore updates. Uses Actions on Google to map Assistant intents to webservice calls, Firebase/Firestore as the sync bridge, and demonstrates voice-initiated color changes working end-to-end. Also covers RF/IR interception alternatives and security implications.

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1. 0:00Home automation intro
2. 3:21Google Assistant demo
3. 7:03Secure web services
4. 10:13Supported devices & docs
5. 15:09Action execution
6. 18:04Firebase notifications
7. 21:22Bluetooth reverse engineering
8. 25:18Controlling devices via Bluetooth Low Energy
9. 28:10Alternative controls & security
10. 30:52Advanced security & future
11. 32:10Q&A

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