Home Assistant, until recently, has been a wide-ranging and hard-to-define project. After an announcement this weekend, however, Home Assistant's shape is a bit easier to draw out. All of the ...

Home Assistant started as a Python application back in 2013 and has quickly evolved over time into the go-to solution for fans of open-source software. Unlike other smart home systems, it can be ...

Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition Home Assistant’s Voice Preview Edition is a little box with big privacy powers Home Assistant’s voice device is a $60 box that’s both focused and evolving.

If you want to control your Hue bulbs, you can configure the Hue integration by pressing the button on your Hue bridge, and it will pair with Home Assistant. Once the Hue integration is running in ...

Home Assistant’s Zigbee and Thread dongle SkyConnect gave me an excuse to dismantle my smart home and rebuild it. No more Philips Hue hubs or Elgato apps are needed to control my home.

Home Assistant: Home Assistant supports an even wider array of devices, including niche options like Reolink cameras and Tuya Wi-Fi devices. However, certain features, such as infrared control ...

Requires at least HA 2025.7. Home Assistant follows a monthly release schedule, with the most recent update, at the time of writing, being Home Assistant 2025.6.3.

With the integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT into Home Assistant, your smart home can become smarter, more intuitive, and surprisingly affordable—costing less than a penny a day.

Not many people could have predicted the popularity of Amazon's Alexa when the product was first announced in 2014.It is a small speaker-like home automation device that can do everything from ...