Your old phone is a better home server than a Raspberry Pi
…A recent Home Assistant update, 2026.3, adds native wake-word detection to the Android Companion app. This means that you can now use your old phone as a smart home hub…
Search
Related topics:
Android
Top stories
I jailbroke my Kindle and unlocked features Amazon refuses to build
…Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the…
Home Assistant's new infrared support turns your smart home into a universal remote
…Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant
I set up this open-source tool to see what my network was doing, and I found things I didn't expect
…Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the…
The Nvidia Shield TV is old, but every replacement still gets one thing wrong
…Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the…
Claude just turned Python from confusing into actually intuitive with one feature
…Related I paired Microsoft Excel with Claude, and it beats Copilot at its own game Copilot who? I stopped reading about Python and started playing with it The colors and live updates…
The only reason I still recommend Synology is DSM, but even that's falling behind
…Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the…
I turned my NAS into a private Git server, and it made more sense than I expected
…Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the…
DriftGuard aims to make gamepad strick drift a thing of the past
…Maybe you were playing Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 back in the day, only to find the Master Chief was suddenly leaning to the left a bit, resulting in you getting…
A $25 smart plug became my home lab's most reliable emergency fix
…Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the…