Hey guys, the app got held by Apple for 32 days but it's out now.

The VoxCommando support is only for the Apple Watch, not the main iOS app. I hope some of you enjoy it.

http://www.bouncingball.mobi/homeremote

You can see the app here: http://www.bouncingball.mobi/homeremote

Ta,

G

Hey Kalle, not sure if you saw my later message, but using the voice recognition API that I currently use this isn;t possible

Ah bugger, I've just been looking at the voice detection API docs for the API I use and you have to feed it a list of words to look for, this means I can't just let it loose listening to all and passing it on as it will try to match what it hears to the words in a sample dictionary.

I could add in the functionality for the Home Remote iOS app to do the same kind of thing that the Watch app does, although  due to the restrictions of iOS the app has to be open and in the foreground to listen in, limiting it's use compared to the VoxWav app (I checked it out online).

I could make it that if the voice recognition doesn't detect any inbuilt actions with the recognised name then I pass it through to the VoxCommando URL.

If you had a crappy iOS device you could leave it always on and listening, no data is sent online, it's all local recognition with the iOS app and, I believe, Apple Watch - I need to look in to what Apple's own APIs do.

[EDIT] THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE USING THE API I USE [/EDIT]

Hey nime5ter,

The Apple watch will return the text it shows on the screen before you press done, there are no other "possible matches" or confidence rating.

The value it returns is an array, but it's an array of just one string - the other entries in the array are for storing data of any emojis.

The voice recognition is very good, but with homophones like "weather" and "whether" there will be a problem.

If the VoxCommando support is well received and actually generates some income then I will add a feature to allow words to be swapped out on the fly, such as if the watch sees "knew" then use "new".

Hey Haddood, the watch app allows direct pass through of voice, the iOS app doesn't so you'll need to add commands. The iOS app and Apple Watch app use different voice recognition APIs, the watches being better. If you need any help setting the app up then let me know.

Hey Vulcan, having trouble understanding your post... is the Home Remote app working or not working?

vulcanjedi, do you have an Apple Watch? I can add you to the beta team if you'd like to try it yourself?

Thanks for the update and the feedback. I am still adding the native Belkin WeMo functionality to the app but will hopefully be submitting to Apple by the ned of the week.

The voice recognition on the Apple Watch is very good. I'm working on a meter read submission app for an energy company that allows you to dictate the meter readings and it hasn't messed up once, even in a very noisy office.

Thanks.

The way it will work is you specify the base URL in the settings, eg: http://192.168.0.30/whatever.xxx?

When you use voice recognition and press "done" it would append all that was recognised, URL encoded, to the base URL. (Functionality for this is Apple Watch only)

You can launch the app directly from the Apple Watchwith a glance, going directly to voice recognition. You can see a video of the normal functionality here: http://youtu.be/poValYfohLg

Thanks Josh,

I just wanted to introduce myself, I've the dev of Home Remote and have put in a very basic implementation of the functionality for Josh to test. When it's approved by Apple for beta testing and I know it work, I'll make it a little nicer, add a couple of unrelated features I want to add and then put a build up for app store review.

The app supports Today Screen widgets, Beacons, Apple Watch and Pebble. The beacons are useful for triggering actions as you enter or leave rooms.

If you want to be on the beta when it's approved, leave your emails or email me at support@bouncingball.mobi and I'll add you.

That will give you a 30 day free trial of the app essentially too.