# Control light from Google Home with Node RED

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-light-from-google-home-with-node-red/60053
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**Created:** [18 March 2022 20:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-light-from-google-home-with-node-red/60053 "2022-03-18T20:29:17Z")
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#### Post date: [20 March 2022 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-light-from-google-home-with-node-red/60053/6 "2022-03-20T07:54:51Z")

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I didn't until recently but unfortunately (like all of these Alexa/Google home things) it has issues.

> [@Format for Alexa Applestrudel Custom Text Command?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/format-for-alexa-applestrudel-custom-text-command/59382/11):
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> At the moment, I am using an old Pi to convert text to speech and I've wired the output of it to headphones and glued headphone earpiece next to mic input on a cheap Alexa Flex All works well But when I saw about this text command - I thought - I'll be able to send my desired command direct to the Flex slight_smile But (as with everything to do with this sort of thing) it doesn't work for the thing I want it work for i.e If I say tell my pi to say "Alexa, ask cheerlights to change to colo…

Actually getting a Pi to speak a command has been working very reliably

Except if loud background noise when speaking of course 🙂

I Must get round to putting it in the cupboard under the stairs 🙂

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