Reach Android settings from inside SB (the kiosk hides them).
↩️ Return to SmithBuddy when idle
After the portal is untouched and nothing is playing, SmithBuddy returns to the front so it stays the portal. The countdown starts from the last time anyone touched the screen and from when the screen is switched on — any new touch restarts it, so it never pops up over someone who is actually using the panel. Turns off automatically while a movie/music is playing and never fires while the screen is off or while SmithBuddy is already in front. Works from the first day the portal is set up (no history needed).
minute(s); set 0 to turn OFF
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A photo or image for your chat icon
Buddy's icon
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A photo or image for your buddy's icon
🎤 Voice Interview
Let me get to know you — and your voice.
Preferences
Where spoken replies & music play (AirPlay via OwnTone).
Content Settings
Allows adult-oriented conversation. Disables strict filtering for consenting adults.
Disabled for minors
Persona Routing
Pick which persona answers each capability — a weather question can be read by a
weather-presenter persona, the headlines by a news-anchor persona. Unmapped capabilities keep
the member's own persona and voice. The routed persona's facts always stay exact: it reads the
real forecast/headlines, it doesn't invent them. "— none —" clears a capability back to the
default persona.
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Voice tuning (recorded voices)
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Buddy display (🔮)
Full-screen display: glanceable clock, weather, photos, agenda & the daily thought rotate when idle, and a voice-reactive orb (JARVIS-style) takes over the moment Buddy is listening or speaking. No chat transcript. The kitchen Portal uses this by default.
My Locations
Used for weather, directions, and family distances. Saved as a private map pin — only shared if you turn on location sharing.
Timezone
Used for reminders, calendar events, and time-relative phrases like "this morning". Auto-detected from your browser.
My Connections
Link your own accounts — only you can see and use them.
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Hands-free — “Hey Buddy”
Tap 👂 in the chat bar to listen for “Hey Buddy” while the app is open. For true hands-free even when your phone is locked, let Siri or Google open Buddy already listening:
🍎 iPhone / iPad (Siri)
Open the Shortcuts app → + → Add Action.
Search Open URLs, add it, and paste the link above.
Tap the name at the top, rename it Buddy (that becomes your Siri phrase).
Say “Hey Siri, Buddy” — Buddy opens and starts listening.
🤖 Android / Samsung (Google)
Open the Google app → Assistant settings → Routines → +.
Add a starter “When I say…” and type Buddy.
Add an action “Open app or link” and paste the link above.
Say “Hey Google, Buddy” — Buddy opens and starts listening.
On Samsung you can also use Modes & Routines → If voice command → Then open the link.
Location
Set your home location and choose whether to share your current location with the family.
No matches in this conversation. The history shown here is only the current conversation.
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Gallery
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🎵 Your Music
Recently identified
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Your taste
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Upcoming concerts
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New releases
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Similar artists
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Suggested playlists
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⭐ Saved
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🧠 Thinking…
warming up
Messages
iMessage: an email or phone (+1…)
📤
Share with family
Recipients
Someone else (phone or email)
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Ready to chat!
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Archive this photo?
It leaves the slideshow and the Immich timeline. Nothing is deleted — it stays recoverable.