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Mar 23, 2022 • 1h 14min

Gene’s automated “on air” light

Rohan and Phil talk to Gene, who tells us about his automated "on zoom" light lets his family know when he's in a meeting For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha104-1/ 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
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Mar 2, 2022 • 32min

2022.3 – New Media Selector and waving goodbye to OpenZwave

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2022.3 release, with some great new additions and the migration of OpenZwave to ZwaveJS. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha103/ 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
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Feb 17, 2022 • 1h

Alexa, who’s turn is it to shower first?

Rohan and Phil talk to Dan from the USA about some of his interesting uses of 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/ha102/ 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 Dan McCabe ----- 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
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Feb 2, 2022 • 46min

2022.2 – Streamlining Experiences and over 2.5k contributions

Rohan and Phil break down the first Home Assistant release for 2022, and its a big one! For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha101/ 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
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Jan 10, 2022 • 1h 3min

Brett and his passive aggressive automations

From locking people in the toilet, to hacking hover boards. Rohan and Phil talk to Brett about his use of 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/ha100/ 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 Brett White Website: https://iotemylabs.com Twitter: @IoTemyLabs ----- 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
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Dec 17, 2021 • 52min

Spotlight – Material Design Icons & Home Assistant

Rohan and Phil talk to Michael, a core contributor to the Material Design Icons project. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp008/ 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 Irigoyen Website: https://www.irigoyen.dev Twitter: @@mririgo ----- 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
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Dec 9, 2021 • 43min

2021.12 – Updated configuration panel and a new button entity

Rohan and Phil break down the final release of 2021, talk about Dark Sky replacements, and how many automations they have in their smart homes For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha099/ 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
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Nov 17, 2021 • 43min

How Joshua is automating the “I got home safely” message and powering smart blinds by ethernet

Joshua joins Rohan and Phil to give a breakdown of his smart home, including automating a safety message when someone gets home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha098/ 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 Joshua Garrison Website: https://dotnetevolved.com/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/JoshuaGarrison27/Home-Assistant-Configuration Twitter: @JoshuaGarrison7 ----- 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
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Nov 3, 2021 • 41min

2021.11 – Configuring devices on the network with ease, and entity categories

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2021.11 release. Phil discusses his use of Heimdall, which is similar to the new feature Home Assistant just released. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha097/ 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
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Oct 20, 2021 • 52min

Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan

Rohan and Phil chat with Dan from the USA to learn about MySensors and how they can be used with 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/ha096/ 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 Dan Carter ----- 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

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