Home Assistant Podcast

If you were just starting out with Home Assistant, what would you want to know? Dean Mancini from the US is just starting out with Home Assistant, and joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his journey, ask some newbie questions For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/getting-started-with-home-assistant-in-2023/ 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 Dean Mancini Website: www.spirozvisuals.com (My Photography) Twitter: @deanspiroz ----- 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

Rohan and Phil bring in 2023 with a breakdown of the new features in Home Assistant this month, and discuss some of their goals for 2023 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha123/ 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

Rohan and Phil are talking with Jan from Sweden and how he is using self hosted tools like Uptime Kuma to monitor his smart 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/ha122/ 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 Jan ----- 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

2022.12 is out with official support for the next generation smart home protocol Matter. While Rohan is away on holiday Frenck is here to help break down the final release for 2022 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha121/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Franck Nijhof Website: https://www.frenck.nl/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/frenck/home-assistant-config Twitter: @frenck ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil are joined by Danny Tsang from the UK. Danny shares some of his smart home ideas including bed sensors, solar power and ESPHome’s Bluetooth Proxy For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha120/ 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 Danny Tsang Website: https://dannytsang.co.uk Twitter: @dannytsang ----- 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

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2022.11 release. They also discuss energy monitoring, tracking toothbrushes and pressure sensors. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha119/ 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

Mike was a runner up in our 2021 competition, and he joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home and how it helps with his family life For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha118/ 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 Mike O'Driscoll Website: https://mikeodriscoll.ca/ ----- 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

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.10 release, which brings Active Bluetooth via ESPHome devices, and subview dashboards. Plus we hear some feedback from our previous episodes. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha117/ 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

Rohan and Phil talk to fellow YouTuber Ryan Holland, who is using Home Assistant to track his car, and is using various ESP devices around the home to make it smarter For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha116/ 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 Ryan Holland Website: thissmart.house Twitter: @this_smarthouse ----- 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

The UI builder gets a massive overhaul in 2022.9, with weekly schedules and more Bluetooth support. Meanwhile Rohan has started his journey’s with cameras For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha115/ 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