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I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned

Ayush Pande Mar 29, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

Mar 29, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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Home Assistant's best upgrade costs nothing, but it changes everything

Ayush Pande Mar 21, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

Mar 21, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work

Ayush Pande Apr 14, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

Apr 14, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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Home Assistant freed me from the smart home brand wars, and now I buy whatever works

…Home Assistant gives me the freedom to buy outside one brand’s ecosystem, but it doesn’t magically turn bad hardware into good hardware. Now I treat cheap devices as experiments first…

Apr 30, 2026 · Jeff Butts

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The new Maintenance dashboard is the Home Assistant feature I did not know I needed

Ayush Pande May 14, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

May 14, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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Home Assistant's best integrations aren't the obvious ones – here's what actually changed my setup

Ayush Pande Mar 20, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

Mar 20, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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I turned my old phone into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with this free app

…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

Mar 21, 2026 · Samir Makwana

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4 unique integrations you never thought of using with Home Assistant

Ayush Pande Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

Apr 2, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself

Ayush Pande Apr 11, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…

Apr 11, 2026 · Ayush Pande

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My smart home was a mess until I gave it a brain

…Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes Home Assistant is the best way to connect your smart home systems together. See at Apple App Store See at…

Apr 4, 2026 · Yash Patel