View Assist Companion App for Home Assistant (Marketplace integration)

Installs: 1.4k sharing analytics
GitHub stars: 516
Connection: Works locally
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: v0.13.5, October 25, 2026
Category: AI and voice, Voice assistants
Kind: Marketplace integration
Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain: vaca
Source: github.com/msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App
Issues: Report an issue

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

Screenshots From the README of msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App.

About

View Assist Companion App connects an Android device to Home Assistant as a voice-controlled smart display. It works together with the View Assist integration and communicates locally. The integration adds a media player plus controls for the device, including buttons to wake or sleep the screen, switches for mute, do not disturb and dark mode, and numbers for screen brightness and volumes. Selects cover the wake word engine, wake word, assistant and screen timeout, and sensors report battery, light level, orientation and the last speech and intent results. Motion detection is available for devices with a camera, and gesture and proximity events are exposed. Home Assistant can find the device on the network and offer to add it, and setup is done in the UI by entering a host and port.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
Found by itself Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
From the Marketplace Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

Media
Switches
Sensors

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Connect

Host
Port

After setup

Home Assistant URLThe URL passed to the device to connect back to Home Assistant. Leave blank to use the internal network URL configured in Home Assistant.

Texts from the code of msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App.

Entities

Binary sensorsBattery charging, Screen, Motion
ButtonsRefresh, Wake screen, Sleep screen, Wake
EventsGesture, Proximity
MediaMedia Player
NumbersMic gain, Screen brightness, Voice volume, Motion detection sensitivity, Music volume, Alarm volume, Ducking volume, Wake word threshold, Zoom level, Text size, Proximity threshold, Bump sensitivity
SelectsNoise suppression level, Assistant, Finished speaking detection, Wake word engine, Wake word, Wake word sound, Alarm sound, Screen timeout, Screen orientation, Motion detection
SensorsSTT, TTS, Intent, Light level, Orientation, Battery, App version, Current path, Last motion
SwitchesMute, Screen, Quick actions, Auto brightness, Screen always on, Do not disturb, Dark mode, On screen diagnostics, Continue conversation, Alarm, Motion detection, Screen on with wake word, and 4 more

From the README

The easiest way to build your own smart display with View Assist and Home Assistant!
View Assist Companion App (or VACA for short) is an Android application and Home Assistant integration, designed to turn your old Android device into a Home Assistant integrated, voice controlled smart display! Along with the amazing View Assist project by @dinki, you can make your own Alexa Show or Google Home replacement.

From the README of msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App, Apache License 2.0. Shortened.