Are Sonos and Echo ($180 or more) the only audio speaker options? I just want a cheap "doorbell" speaker

[ero4444 (Eric)]

LANnouncer is an android speech app that is a cheap way to make smartthings announcements with BigTalker, or non-ST-announcements via IFTT. A lightweight/ old/ leftover tablet or phone can work.

Android as a Speech/Alarm Device released! And Updated!

Well… released on Google Play and on the website. SmartThings hasn’t approved the device handler or SmartApp yet. But… Do you want an easy way to announce events - with speech or with chimes and alarms? Do you want to have such announcements handy while you’re not home - e.g. a chime when the front door opens on your cell phone? Does buying a Sonos system or dedicating a computer to VLC Thing seem like overkill to get sounds out of SmartThings? Then perhaps LANnouncer (formerly LANdroid) is the solution. LANnouncer enables SmartThings to talk on Android devices running Lollipop or higher, via LAN (local network) or via SMS. See the LANnouncer web page for more information and to download the groovy driver (for now, until SmartThings approves the publish), plus LANnouncer on the Goog…

[RELEASE] LANnouncer with IFTTT

The newest version of LANnouncer is up, now including the ability to be triggered by IFTTT recipes without SmartThings in the middle. Of course the primary features of providing Android Text-to-Speech and sound effects to SmartThings and using the camera (and receiving shots from IP cameras) are still there. Check out… The KeyBounce website, which includes instructions The IFTTT instruction page for LANnouncer The Google Play Store entry for LANnouncer (or you can download it from the website above) The original beta discussion thread for LANnouncer The original release thread Installation with SmartThings requires an ST Device Handler and the Android app. Optionally, for SMS notifications, you can add this SmartApp to your SmartThings installation also. Important: The IFTTT integ…