I used to avoid OneDrive until I discovered these 4 features
…Sign in to your XDA account Microsoft OneDrive is one of the most frequently disabled services on any new Windows device. For many users, it's one of the first steps after…
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I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
…LLM was able to generate detailed (accurate) reports on my devices. HA-MCP Server lets my LLMs access different areas, apps, integrations, and even HACS offerings, and Qwen 3.5 was able…
Home Assistant's ePaper ecosystem finally has an open standard worth building around
…it doesn't show some hardcoded vendor logo, but a QR code, the device ID, and the firmware version. OpenDisplay isn't finished. The custom HACS integration still has features the core…
Home labbers say to ditch your ISP router, but the Fritz Box 7530 has WireGuard, dynamic DNS, and even a media server
…The Fritz Box Tools integration, which is a core Home Assistant integration, gives you device tracking, presence detection, and network control directly. What this actually means in practice is that you can…
I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned
…app, allowing your Android device to identify specific phrases and activate the built-in HASS assistant upon hearing them without creating a convoluted chain of apps and integrations. Home Assistant’s hot…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
…Go to Settings > Devices & Services . Select Add integration . Search for HACS and select the integration. Check all the acknowledgement boxes. Choose Submit . Activate the integration using a GitHub account . Choose HACS in…
The INIU Pocket Rocket P50 rethinks portable power for daily use
…and integrate more easily into lightweight setups. For urban users, that might mean topping up a phone during a commute or between meetings. For travelers, it could mean keeping devices charged without…
I built a Home Assistant automation that saves power daily, and nobody in my family even knows it exists
…But getting that done cleanly required connecting those devices to Home Assistant first, using integrations or a smart plug . The idea was to stop relying on manufacturers’ apps and cloud services to…
Network segmentation is the smart home security step nobody talks about
…Making your automations, integrations, and dashboards function independently sounds great. However, taking that extra step to segment your network will make it defensible. A compromised bulb or other smart device on an…
Home Assistant freed me from the smart home brand wars, and now I buy whatever works
…I’ve grabbed cheap smart home devices because they looked easy to integrate, only to find flaky sensors, weak range, noisy cloud dependencies, or settings that didn’t expose cleanly once I…