I tried Hue Bridge Emulator for my smart bulbs and lights — turns out, I didn’t need it
… With that, you can add custom ESP32 lights , Wi-Fi lights, and even those with custom ESPHome firmware and DIY hardware. …
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Home Assistant's best upgrade costs nothing, but it changes everything
… Related 6 of the coolest HACS integrations for Home Assistant users Level up your Home Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations My smart home arsenal made the default dashboard too disorganized My tendency to pair new add-ons and integrations doesn’t help, either By default, the Overview ta… …
4 unique integrations you never thought of using with Home Assistant
… Some more HACS integrations for hardcore tinkerers Besides the obscure integrations I’ve mentioned so far, the Home Assistant Community Store has tons of other useful offerings. …
Home Assistant's new infrared support turns your smart home into a universal remote
… Before this beta update, you'd have to jump through hoops with workarounds, custom configurations, and integrations to get IR support to work, but now you can connect TVs, fans, and even HVAC systems without lifting a finger. …
I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
… And that’s just the apps that natively support LLM integrations. …
Home Assistant just made every infrared device in your house controllable, and you probably already own them
… Integrations from Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, Harman, and other product makers aren’t there yet. Community integrations might take a while, but devices with proprietary IR protocols may take longer or never get full support. …
Home Assistant's ePaper ecosystem finally has an open standard worth building around
… The plan is to merge that functionality into Home Assistant itself, so that drawcustom becomes a shared building block other integrations can use too. …
Home Assistant finally replaced Google Home when I stopped trusting the cloud with my smart home
… I installed Zigbee2MQTT integration, followed by a Mosquitto server , and HACS to access more community-developed integrations. ESPHome integration lets me build and flash custom firmware on ESP32-based sensors directly in Home Assistant. …
Network segmentation is the smart home security step nobody talks about
… Sign in to your XDA account You spend hours following guides to set up Home Assistant , ESPHome , and other integrations. Then come the pairing steps for several Bluetooth and Matter devices, flashing custom firmware on ESP32 boards to build Bluetooth proxies , and a dozen other smart devices. …
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
… The commercial ones are impressive with custom PCBs and compact builds. …