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… Don’t toss your old smartphone into the trash just yet Besides the DIY projects I’ve mentioned so far, there’s a lot you can do with an outdated phone. I currently use an ESP32 as a Bluetooth proxy for my Home Assistant, but you can do the same with most smartphones. …
… But if you’re in the home labbing community, it’s all about building a DIY firewall/router armed with tons of security provisions to keep your networking stack safe. …
… Most mini-PCs also ship with SSDs built into them, and the Home Assistant installation process is a lot easier on x86 boards than it used to be a few years ago. Related Arm vs. x86 SBCs: Which one's better for your DIY projects? …
… See at ESPHome Building my own sensors and devices Too many options to choose from Home Assistant supports a variety of DIY builds and commercial devices. …
… The ESP32 devices in my smart home are designed to monitor and collect data I can use for automation and adjustments. For example, a DIY water leak sensor may work for water leakage alerts. …
… Raspberry Pi 4 Storage MicroSD card slot CPU Arm Cortex-a72 quad-core, 1.8GHz Memory 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of LPDDR4 Operating System Raspberry Pi Official The Raspberry Pi 4 is a single-board computer that can be used for many different DIY computing projects, from programming to retro gaming emul… …
… But there’s still a lot more you can do with an old Android tablet If you’re not a fan of Home Assistant, you can use your tablet in different DIY projects. …
… In fact, even the DIY dashboard elements have received minor yet worthwhile updates. The shortcut tile card is a new UI element whose sole purpose is to launch other entities, be it another dashboard, a voice assistant pipeline, any ol’ smart home action, or even an external URL. …
… However, this unit is cloud-dependent, though it works with Home Assistant. You can go the DIY route of building an IR transmitter yourself using an ESP32 board and ESPHome’s ready-made projects page to use an IF & RF proxy. …
… Related 6 ESPHome projects that are perfect for your smart home Where DIY meets smart Embracing ESPHome’s new Device Builder dashboard ESPHome’s new Device Builder is in public beta as of June 2026. …