Home Assistant Podcast

Unpacking Home Assistant's 2023.11 release with new features like Matter 1.2 support, to-do lists, and fresh integrations. Addressing Zigbee device issues, importance of smart smoke detectors, frustration with Amazon's fee for Echo Show 8, and upcoming State of the Open Home event transition to virtual format.

Petter's smart home journey after a life-changing accident, troubleshooting automation issues, integrating a lawnmower with Home Assistant, lawn clippings as fertilizer, designing for stability and backups

The podcast discusses the release of Home Assistant Green and the 10th anniversary of Home Assistant. They talk about new hardware devices, including a $99 device compatible with Home Assistant and the announcement of Raspberry Pi 5. They also mention the release of Home Assistant 2023.10 version with a new logo and an upcoming live stream event. The integration of IKEA motorized desk with Home Assistant, using a 433 Megahertz Sniffer for weather data and water usage, and the frustrations with Philips Hue's new requirement and privacy concerns are also discussed.

Brian, a patent attorney with a love of ESPHome and hardware, joins the hosts to discuss their experience with different smart home systems. They talk about setting up Home Assistant, energy monitoring, automations, creating an LED meter in the garage, automating the alarm system, and the challenges of purchasing a large quantity of lightbulbs and plugs. They also discuss the modifications made to a kettle to make it smart.

The hosts discuss the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant's 10th anniversary, and upcoming release party and birthday celebration events. They talk about improvements to setup and device configuration, including new features for tile cards and climate control. They also mention new features and updates, such as Schlage locks and Swedish traffic camera feeds, and discuss challenges with ads and plans for podcast improvement. The hosts provide advice on maintaining Zigbee network stability and share a listener's positive experience. They express gratitude to listeners and discuss a cool card collection.

John shares his smart home journey and discusses topics like building a complex home automation system, wiring the house for smart home automation, automating garage doors, setting up a sprinkler system, designing and 3D printing, favorite automations, and DIY aesthetics.

Christian Kilvington joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his smart home journey. They explore transitioning from Sonoff to Xiaomi devices, setting up a dashboard and troubleshooting streaming issues. They also talk about automated cat feeders, receiving and differentiating notifications through Home Assistant, and implementing package detection for home deliveries.

Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha137/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With 2023 the year of the voice, Rohan and Phil talk with Mike Hansen about what’s being worked on, and what the future may hold For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp009/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Special thanks to todays guest Michael Hansen Website: https://synesthesiam.com Twitter: @rhasspy ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2023.7 brings in the biggest change to Home Assistant in 10 years. Rohan and Phil break it down along with all the other goodies For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha135/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy