# Reply through the same speaker?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/reply-through-the-same-speaker/42983>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [February 14, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/reply-through-the-same-speaker/42983 "2021-02-14T13:29:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![uncredited](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/uncredited/32/35820_2.png) [@uncredited](https://community.homey.app/u/uncredited)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/reply-through-the-same-speaker/42983/1 "2021-02-14T13:29:55Z")

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Hi there!

I’m new to the smart home scene and I’m hitting a few hurdles.  
I’ve installed a smart doorlock and I’ve set up a flow (and google routine) where I can ask Homey if the door is currently locked. However, with the Google TTS app, I am limited to pre-defining which speaker(s) give the reply. As I have more than a handful of Google Nest devices in my home I’d like the answer to be played from which ever speaker was asked the question, is this possible?  
I’ve looked around and I can’t seem to find any way of doing this.  
Many thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![Philip\_Montgomery](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philip_montgomery/32/12434_2.png) [@Philip\_Montgomery](https://community.homey.app/u/Philip_Montgomery)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/reply-through-the-same-speaker/42983/2 "2021-02-14T16:51:12Z")

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Good question and I’ve wondered this as well. Currently I also use Google Home devices for talking to Homey, initiating flows. I wonder if there is a unique ID number for a device that a flow could then direct an answer back to instead of pre specifying in Google TTS. I’m not a programmer at all so this may not be a thing

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**Author:** ![Shakesbeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/shakesbeard/32/15112_2.png) [@Shakesbeard](https://community.homey.app/u/Shakesbeard)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/reply-through-the-same-speaker/42983/3 "2021-02-19T22:28:43Z")

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Unfortunately this is not possible as there is no information about the source being passed on.  
Depending on your situation you could try to tinker a workaround.  
For example, if you have a motion sensor you could perhaps tell in which room(s) to respond to a request by using a zone active and condition.  
Might not be the best approach if you are a lot of people and have such a smart speaker in every room. Just an idea anyways.