Home Assistant’s unofficial app store is going official.

Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very much more about following instructions than ...

Home Assistant and Frigate in one palm-sized box beat my Raspberry Pi setup.

Many of us hacker types with some hardware knowledge and a smattering of embedded experience would like to get into home automation, but there can be quite a learning curve. If you’re looking for a ...

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He has loved computers since he got the Lenovo G570 in 2012. Abhishek holds a master's degree in computer applications and began his writing career in 2018. He loves writing how-to articles, listicles ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Home Assistant has released a new update for its Android companion app. Version 2026.1.6 brings notable improvements for Assist voice controls. Plus, there is an enhanced entity picker and a ...

Nabu Casa is renaming Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link, a change intended to better distinguish the service from ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

Home Assistant 2025.6 has been officially announced. This latest version of the open-source smart home automation software follows a May update, which brought a new iteration of the backup system and ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Home Assistant, the powerful-yet-prickly smart home automation platform, is finally moving toward the mainstream ...