In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have a fascinating discussion with Nir Lavi, an enthusiast and active contributor to the home automation community. The conversation delves deep into Nir’s journey with home automation, focusing on the practical aspects and challenges of integrating advanced smart technologies into everyday life. Nir shares his experiences, from early experimentation with home automation to the sophisticated systems he uses today. The discussion covers a wide range of topics including lighting, security, energy management, and redundancy in smart home setups. Nir’s insights provide valuable lessons for both beginners and seasoned home automation enthusiasts, making this episode a treasure trove of practical advice and innovative ideas. Nir’s innovative projects include setting up a ring keypad, using millimeter wave sensors for presence detection, integrating a fingerprint scanner for secure home entry, and developing a OneDrive backup add-on for Home Assistant. His approach to automating routine tasks and enhancing the smart home experience highlights the importance of balancing technology with convenience and reliability. Key Takeaways: Predictive Maintenance: Utilizing energy consumption data to identify anomalies and predict potential failures in home appliances. Touchless Automation: Implementing presence-based automation with millimeter wave sensors for a more intuitive and convenient smart home experience. Voice Assistant Integration: The importance of local, cloud-independent voice assistants for enhanced privacy and reliability in smart home control. Sensor Utilization: Maximizing the use of various sensors, such as air quality, CO2 levels, and water leak detectors, for a healthier and safer living environment. Redundancy and Reliability: Ensuring the smart home remains functional even if the primary systems go down, highlighting the importance of failover mechanisms and backup plans. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction & Sponsorship 00:01:12 - Nir’s Background in Technology 00:02:01 - Early Smart Home Experiments 00:05:21 - Challenges with Smart Lighting 00:09:24- Smart Home Projects 00:10:51 - Smart Speakers 00:18:54- Automating the Roborock S7 00:24:10- Security Setup 00:26:37- Challenges with Redundancy & System Reliability on Home Security 00:35:23- Contributing to the Home Assistant Community 00:39:26- Presence Detection & Sensor Utilization 00:43:50- Challenges with Smart Home Dashboards 00:45:48- Redundancy in Smart Home Systems 00:54:28- Favorite Automation & Lighting Projects 00:56:38- Frigate and Camera Integration 01:01:16- Conclusion For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha162/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi provide the latest updates and features of Home Assistant version 2024.8 and more! They discuss various topics, including the discontinuation of Telstra TV and Nike's self-lacing shoes, environmental concerns related to e-waste, and notable updates in the Home Assistant ecosystem, including new local LLM integrations, updates to the Home Assistant Yellow and Green devices, and enhancements to the user interface. Key Highlights: Background Discussion: Phil and Rohan go over the key features of the Home Assistant 2024.8 release, including updates to the dashboard, service calls, and new integrations. Cloud Strikes Again: A lighthearted segment where Phil shares his experiences with tech products that have been rendered obsolete due to cloud service shutdowns, including the Telstra TV box and Nike's self-lacing shoes. Home Assistant Yellow Update: Rohan provides insights into the latest updates for Home Assistant Yellow and Green, discussing their functionalities and the ease of use for beginners and advanced users. Home Assistant Blog Link: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/08/01/streamlining-the-home-assistant-yellow-lineup/ New Integrations: A detailed discussion on the new integrations added in this release, including Otarco, Bright Evolution, Iron OS, and Tesla Fleet API. Breaking Changes: An overview of the breaking changes introduced in this update, focusing on the impact on users and how to navigate them. Chapters 00:00:15 Introduction and Sponsor Mention 00:01:30 Telstra TV Discussion Begins 00:03:35 Telstra TV Discontinuation 00:04:24 Environmental Concerns with E-Waste 00:07:00 Nike Self-Lacing Shoes 00:07:58 Frustration Over Discontinued Products 00:11:30 Home Assistant Yellow and Green 00:17:27 Wave JS and Home Assistant Green Performance 00:20:07 2024.8 Home Assistant Update 00:22:30 Transition from Services to Actions 00:26:30 Introduction of Local LLaMA AI 00:37:30 New UI for KNX Integration 00:42:00 YAML-Based Integrations Now Visible in UI 00:52:00 Wake Word Collective Announcement 00:55:55 Episode Conclusion and Closing Remarks For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha161/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have an engaging conversation with Jason Shearer, a long-time listener and an engineering leader in the technology industry. Jason shares his fascinating journey from experimenting with home automation in his first condo to integrating advanced technologies into his current home. His expertise spans various domains, including lighting, irrigation, security, and energy management. Jason's story is filled with intriguing projects, such as transitioning from SmartThings to Home Assistant, automating a sit-stand desk, and creating elaborate holiday light displays using individually addressable LEDs. He delves into the importance of understanding energy consumption, leveraging predictive maintenance, and the integration of various protocols for a seamless smart home experience. Jason's innovative approaches and practical solutions provide valuable insights for both novice and experienced home automation enthusiasts. Key Takeaways: Predictive Maintenance: Using energy consumption data to identify anomalies and predict potential failures in home appliances. Touchless Automation: Implementing presence-based automation with millimeter wave sensors for a more intuitive and convenient smart home experience. Holiday Lighting Automation: Combining physical and software skills to create impressive holiday light displays, controlled via Home Assistant and MQTT. Voice Assistant Integration: The importance of local, cloud-independent voice assistants for enhanced privacy and reliability in smart home control. Sensor Utilization: Maximizing the use of various sensors, such as air quality, CO2 levels, and water leak detectors, for a healthier and safer living environment. Chapters 00:16 Introduction 00:47 Guest Introduction 01:24 Consumer vs. Commercial Automation 03:03 Jason's Home Automation Journey 05:59 Lighting Automation and Christmas Decorations 09:58 Physical Setup and Cable Management 12:50 Weather Automation 15:20 LED Longevity and Replacement 17:36 Sequence Programming for Lights 22:06 Lighting Effects and Home Assistant Integration 28:01 Future Plans for Lighting Automation 31:56 ESP Home Projects 35:26 Leak Detection and Mitigation 49:55 Energy Monitoring 57:39 Daily Use of Automation 01:12:16 Closing Remarks To learn more about Jason and his home automation projects, connect with him through the Home Assistant community. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha160/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2024.7, Year of the voice chapter 7, and an amazing ESPHome update are just some of the goodies released Rohan and Phil break down. Chapters 00:44 ESPHome Update Entities 05:16 Year of the voice chapter 7 18:49 2204.7 20:11 Home Assistant Roadmap 29:05 20247 Continued For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha159 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Florian from The Netherlands joins Rohan and Phil to break down his smart home journey, and some of the decisions made when designing his families smart home. Chapters 00:56 Getting started with Home Assistant 12:23 Design Considerations for a smart home 17:00 Protocols in the smart home 19:17 100 Devices on Zigbee 27:40 Home Assistant Hardware 29:27 Favourite Automations 34:03 Outdoor Irrigation 40:24 Other Life Automations 44:51 Room Presence 48:47 Future plans for automations 50:51 Automating Solar Consumption Output 58:40 Dashboards and UI 01:00:06 Zigbee Smoke Detectors For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha158 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHome Chapters 01:04 LLM AI Support for Home Assistant 09:52 Assust Room Awareness 10:58 Section Layout Control 13:28 Blueprint Collapsible Sections 14:23 Grouping Actions 17:04 Matter Matters 18:24 Disabling Expired Login Tokens in 20246 21:16 Tag Entities 23:14 Teslemetry 26:56 New Integrations 33:25 Azure Data Explorer 37:42 Backward-incompatible Changes 48:05 A subscription price for Alexa For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha157 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHome Chapters 01:03 Getting started with Home Automation 02:51 Building a smart home 09:36 Partner Acceptance Rules for a Smart House 12:15 Smart Home Module Life Cycles 16:27 ESPHome 22:08 Water and Energy Monitoring 30:45 Irrigation 45:56 Reolink Cameras 54:01 Favourite Automations 58:02 Netgear Meural 01:13:03 Driving Automations 01:19:44 Home Assistant Hardware For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha156 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The State of the Open Home live stream had some big announcements for Home Assistant and its future. Frenck fills in for Rohan to go behind the scenes and break down the announcements, and the latest Home Assistant release Chapters 01:10 State of the Open Home 03:47 New Owner of Home Assistant 05:40 Home Assistant Foundation 10:56 How many homes use Home Assistant 13:35 Home Assistant Hardware Updates 17:18 Cloud New Features 18:04 Home Assistant Longterm New Features 22:53 2024.5 New Features 50:20 20245 New Integrations 54:45 Backwards Incompatible Changes For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha154 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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 Franck Nijhof Website Twitter: @frenck Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kurt from Belgium loves everything to do with technology. So there’s little surprise as Kurt shares with us all the ways he is using Home Assistant to make his life smarter Chapters 02:05 Getting started with Home Automation 10:10 Smart Locks 14:35 Solving the smart home for non tech people 15:53 Driving Automations 20:40 AI for the smart home 24:13 Favourite Automations 28:36 Sleep Detection 31:35 Phil's Zwave Network Offline 37:47 Robot Vacuums 42:33 Presence Detection 45:13 Powering Automations 48:29 Car Log Book Automation 50:07 Putting Home Assistant in Schools 53:28 Family feature requests 55:41 Driving Home Assistant 01:01:28 Failsafes for Home Automation For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha154 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2024.4 lands with a much requested feature - an ability to organise our automations, scripts and devices. Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.4 release and the Voice Assistant community content winners Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:47 State of the Open Home 02:06 Voice Assistant Community Awards 10:03 2024.4 29:52 Maps and Webpage Dashboards 32:15 Section Layout 33:51 Related Items 34:41 Repairs and Spook 37:18 Matter Controllers 39:21 Opening Doors 43:24 New Integrations 45:21 Breaking Changes 47:21 Shoutouts For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha153 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brian is a spacecraft systems engineer, who uses Home Assistant to automate his house, and help him remember some of the earthly world problems in his day-to-day life Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:25 Getting started with Home Assistant 05:59 Who's in the house 08:39 Protocols Used in the House 10:24 Driving Automations 13:48 Hardware used for Home Assistant 15:02 Using Frigate 16:56 Using Home Assistant for Memory 23:05 Night Time Automations 34:15 Leak Sensors 45:30 Zigbee 48:50 Presence Detection 55:48 To Do Lists and Battery Automation 01:03:25 Automating a Pool For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha152 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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. Nom Nom What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off https://trynom.com/homeassistant Factor Eating better is easy with Factor’s delicious, ready-to-eat meals. Every fresh, never-frozen meal is chef-crafted, dietitianapproved, and ready to go in just 2-minutes. Use promo code homeassistant50 for 50% off. https://factormeals.com/homeassistant50 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2024.3 lands with exciting updates, with some features which are sure to please everyone. Phil shares a tip for owners with robot vacuums with mopping capabilities Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:00 2024.3 New Features 27:01 Vacuum Smells 31:15 Template Translation Helper 36:22 New Integrations 39:33 Breaking Changes For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha151 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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. BetterHelp Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT. https://betterhelp.com/assistant 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to catch up on what’s been happening with Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. From working with smart home alliances to the future of Home Assistant and Nabu Casa, this chat covered a lot of ground Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:26 What is Nabu Casa up to 05:48 How is Nabu Casa going 09:44 Nabu Casa vs Open Source 14:07 Working with Smart Home Alliances 21:36 Open Source vs Closed Alliances 28:49 Paulus at CES 31:52 Was the Year of the Voice a Success 34:57 Local Wake Word Detection 38:56 Reflecting on the Year of the Voice 40:14 Raspberry 5 Support 42:31 AI For Home Assistant 47:55 Roadmap for Home Assistant 50:56 More Hardware for Nabu Casa 56:23 The Home Assistant Community For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha150 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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. Nom Nom What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off https://trynom.com/homeassistant 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:49 Cloud Strikes Again 13:46 Apple Car Play 18:51 2024.2 45:15 Breaking Changes For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha149 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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. BetterHelp Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT. https://betterhelp.com/assistant 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:23 Getting in to Home Automation 07:09 Australia's Device Limitations 10:05 Smart Home Setup 15:14 Automating the garage door 19:26 mmWave Sensors 21:37 Driving Home Assistant Tablets 23:00 Wireless Speaker Planning 24:31 Wireless Speaker Interface 28:23 Voice Assistants 35:05 House Alarm Modes 40:50 Room Presence 43:47 Garbage Bins 48:34 Away mode heating/cooling 51:14 Tracking data with Grafana 54:15 Energy Monitoring 56:22 End Goals for Home Automation 01:00:09 Smart Irrigation 01:01:10 Internet Down Alert 01:01:56 Phil Zigbee Issues 01:04:24 Simons End Goals For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha148 Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors 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. BetterHelp Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT. https://betterhelp.com/assistant Nom Nom What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off https://trynom.com/homeassistant 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.1 release, which brings in some new updates to the automation UI Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:12 2024 Wishes 14:07 2024.1 26:22 2024.1 New Integrations 34:09 2024.1 Breaking Changes 39:03 iOS versions 43:39 Reolink Doorbell For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha147 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Meet Jasper, Technical Director of a Netherlands hotel. Discover how Home Assistant integrates with the hotel's KNX system, helping manage the hotel and Jasper’s home life Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:47 Getting started wth Home Automation 04:52 Custom Brewery 05:44 Automating a Hotel with Home Assitant 14:48 Future plans for the Hotel 16:18 Beta Testing for the Home 19:07 Hardware for Home Assistant 23:48 Tracking Guests energy usage 25:20 Presence Sensors 34:28 NVR for the Hotel 35:25 Home Energy Monitoring 37:59 What powers these automations 38:56 Natural Gas Replacements 43:38 Voice Control 46:05 Technology Stack 49:33 Brewery Automations 54:32 GPT Flavoured Beer 56:21 To Do Lists 01:01:00 Battery Management For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha146 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The final release of 2023 is here, and Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break it down and ponder what 2024 will bring. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:54 Another "year of" 04:49 30 Employees at Nabu Casa 11:20 GitHub Security Audit 14:15 2023.12 01:00:12 2023 Wish List - Cameras 01:02:26 2024 Wish List For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha145 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rohan and Phil sit down with Ian, a Zero Trust security strategist, to unravel the intersection of security and smart homes. Ian shares insights on how he is fortifying his home with Home Assistant Chapters 01:44 Getting started with Home Automation 09:55 First Security Automations 22:23 Cyber Security Career 25:43 Automations around the house 30:05 Voice Automations 34:13 How does telemetry power your home 40:35 Geothermal Heating 42:40 Heat Pump 45:01 Long Term Statistic Storage 49:02 TimeRole Based Accounts 57:42 Future plans for the smart home 01:02:59 Smart home ideas for kids For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha144 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Rohan and Phil as they unpack Home Assistant's 2023.11 release. They discuss new features like Matter 1.2 support, to-do lists, and other significant updates, along with fresh integrations. Chapters 01:04 New Subscribers 04:18 Year of the voice Chapter 4 05:28 2023.11 28:40 New Integrations 33:05 Mazda's Takedown 38:00 Phil's Zigbee Issues 42:22 Rohan's Yellow 47:21 New Website 48:31 Smoke Alarms 57:44 Amazon to charge to use the Echo Show For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha143 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy