Home Assistant is focused on user privacy and choice, providing an open-source platform for smart homes. The Open Home Foundation ensures Home Assistant remains non-commercial and aligned with its ...

Smart home sensors show useful information and provide triggers around which you can build automations. But not all sensors are “useful,” and not all automations are obvious. You’ll be amazed at what ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you’re a tech nerd, then Home Assistant may be the smart home ecosystem for you. If you’re a tech nerd, then ...

Since its launch nine months ago, thehomeassistant.com has seen various changes and improvements enhancing its quality service to its visitors. Following the success of the Business Directory, already ...

What if your smart home could not only anticipate your needs but also make managing it effortless? With the release of Home Assistant 2025.9, that vision inches closer to reality. This latest update ...

Have you ever imagined a home that anticipates your every need—lights that adjust to your mood, a thermostat that syncs with the weather, or security systems that work seamlessly in the background?

Searching, streaming, shopping: the big G’s digital helper can do a lot more than switch smart stuff on and off. Paired with the best Google Assistant devices, it can automate your lighting, cue your ...

Google Assistant isn't what it used to be, and Gemini is something entirely different. Can these two coincide to fix the current state of the smart home? Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a ...

Buy enough tech and you can’t escape the siren call of a smart home. Amazon practically throws Echo Dots at you. Google will sneak a Nest Mini in the box with almost anything you buy in its store.

Home Assistant announced today the availability of the Voice Preview Edition, its own design of a living-room-friendly box to offer voice assistance with home automation. Having used it for a few ...