We've been talking about it for forever, but now the wait is over: the @openhomefoundation merch store is here! 🥳

It's a great way to support our mission and show what you stand for with high-quality swag. 👕 Read on to learn what else is in store 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/02/19/open-home-foundation-merch-store-announcement/

We've been talking about it for forever, but now the wait is over: the @openhomefoundation merch store is here! 🥳

It's a great way to support our mission and show what you stand for with high-quality swag. 👕 Read on to learn what else is in store 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/02/19/open-home-foundation-merch-store-announcement/

After many years of using my tooth-brush to brush my teeth, I connected it to home-assistant via bluetooth. Not sure how useful this will be, but I can feel smart about it for a few minutes, I suppose.

#homeassistant #bluetooth #homeautomation

There's a community meetup in Utrecht, the NL tomorrow evening - and we just opened up registration! 🥳

If you're in the area and interested in meeting a bunch of us who work on Home Assistant and other foundation projects, register NOW 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://luma.com/wgktnnxp

There's a community meetup in Utrecht, the NL tomorrow evening - and we just opened up registration! 🥳

If you're in the area and interested in meeting a bunch of us who work on Home Assistant and other foundation projects, register NOW 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://luma.com/wgktnnxp

Version 2026.1.6 of the Android Companion app is out! 👏🏻 There are several changes this release, but most notably:

🔹 A new onboarding experience
🔹 Assist enhancements with streaming TTS
🔹 A new entity picker

....and so much more. Update or download today! ➡️ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.homeassistant.companion.android

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Android

Having trouble pairing your Matter/Thread devices? Make sure you have IPv6 enabled. I had it off because my ISP doesn't do native IPv6, so I locked it down.

That was the primary source is my Matter grief.

Once I enabled IPv6 on my Home Assistant controller (set to "automatic") things went a lot more smoothly. Don't need any infra changed, didn't need to touch the router. Easy peasy: Just make sure it's on at the HA controller.

#homeAutomation #homeAssistant

Having trouble pairing your Matter/Thread devices? Make sure you have IPv6 enabled. I had it off because my ISP doesn't do native IPv6, so I locked it down.

That was the primary source is my Matter grief.

Once I enabled IPv6 on my Home Assistant controller (set to "automatic") things went a lot more smoothly. Don't need any infra changed, didn't need to touch the router. Easy peasy: Just make sure it's on at the HA controller.

#homeAutomation #homeAssistant

Will you be at #FOSDEM or in Brussels next week and want to meet some of the team? 👀

We have a few more spots open to register for the event at Little Delirium on Jan 31! If you haven't registered yet, do so before space runs out 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #OpenSource
https://luma.com/ptshwcqn

Will you be at #FOSDEM or in Brussels next week and want to meet some of the team? 👀

We have a few more spots open to register for the event at Little Delirium on Jan 31! If you haven't registered yet, do so before space runs out 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #OpenSource
https://luma.com/ptshwcqn

Browsing AliExpress for outdoor rated addressable LEDs. Really not sure on which vendors to trust though.

Current plan is for a DIN rail mounted esp32 / wled controller and 24v psu. So I can put it under the house close to the outer walls but still have decent cable distances.

#homeautomation #wled

We shared the date for State of the Open Home '26 - today we reveal a little more 👀

Join us - in person or online - in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on April 8. You read that right, in person! Tickets coming early February.

Read on for more on what you can expect this year 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/20/state-of-the-open-home-2026/

We shared the date for State of the Open Home '26 - today we reveal a little more 👀

Join us - in person or online - in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on April 8. You read that right, in person! Tickets coming early February.

Read on for more on what you can expect this year 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/20/state-of-the-open-home-2026/

Big news from today's @homeassistant live stream: April 8 is the date of this year’s State of the Open Home — an annual event where we highlight what’s new and what’s coming next for our projects.

Mark your calendars – more details coming soon!

#HomeAssistant #SOTOH2026 #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

It's important that the Works with Home Assistant program is always transparent. So today, we're announcing the formal removal of HELTUN from the program.

Read why we made this decision on our blog 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/13/partner-update-heltun/

It's important that the Works with Home Assistant program is always transparent. So today, we're announcing the formal removal of HELTUN from the program.

Read why we made this decision on our blog 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/13/partner-update-heltun/

Home Assistant 2026.1 🥂

Home dashboard improvements 🏡, easier navigation to protocol dashboards 🔎, and ESPHome action responses are just a few of the small but important changes this release. 😎

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #Release #HomeAutomation
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/07/release-20261

Is #Zigbee still a thing?

If I was to invest in #HomeAutomation (thermostat and sockets mainly), which protocol should I choose?

It should be local only ( #HomeAssistant) and work even when the server is down.

Big news from today's @homeassistant live stream: April 8 is the date of this year’s State of the Open Home — an annual event where we highlight what’s new and what’s coming next for our projects.

Mark your calendars – more details coming soon!

#HomeAssistant #SOTOH2026 #SmartHome #HomeAutomation