Podcasts by Home Assistant Podcast

Home Assistant Podcast 1 – Introduction and 0.45 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.673392

An introduction to some of the community involved and coverage of Home Assistant 0.45

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Home Assistant Podcast 2 – 0.46, 0.47 and Bluetooth Presence from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.670750

We talk about the release of 0.46 and upcoming features in 0.47. The feature topic was Bluetooth Presence.

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Home Assistant Podcast 3 – Stats, Floorplan and 0.47 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.667487

Paulus joins us to talk about some stats and the release of 0.47 and Petar tells us all about his Floorplan project for Home Assistant

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Home Assistant Podcast 4 – Community update, 0.48 and interview with Carlo from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.664495

We quickly cover off a few community items including the move to Discord and Carlo talks with Phil about his use of Floorplan

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Home Assistant Podcast 5 – AppDaemon/HADashboard, 0.49 and 0.50 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.601934

Andrew joins us to talk about AppDaemon and HADashboard (which Dan deploys during the recording!) and we talk about 0.49 & 0.50. Paulus will be on episode 6 to talk about voice intents.

Home Assistant Podcast 6 – Intents, 0.50 and 0.51 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.598722

Paulus joins Dan and Phil to talk about the exciting new Intents functionality, version numbers and the 0.50 & 0.51 releases.

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Home Assistant Podcast 7 – 0.52, Blogs and a user story from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.592772

Dan and Rohan talk 0.52 and home automation blogs, and then Dan talks with Tim about his use of Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 8 – 0.53 and Presence Detection from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.588563

Dan and Rohan talk about 0.53 and presence detection. Happy Birthday HASS!

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Home Assistant Podcast 9 – dale3h and 0.54 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.565327

Dale (dale3h) joins Rohan and Dan to talk about Dale's involvement in the project as a community leader and his contributions. Dale and Rohan also cover off the 0.54 release.

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Home Assistant Podcast 10 – 0.55 and bye bye Python 3.4 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.560269

Phil returns from holiday to discuss his new toys, the 0.54 release and the deprecation of Python 3.4

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Home Assistant Podcast 11 – 0.56, 0.57 upcoming and feedback! from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.556372

What's new in 0.56, a sneak preview of 0.57 and some community updates.

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Home Assistant Podcast 12 – 0.57, 0.58 and Remote Access from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.551374

Dan, Rohan and Phil talk about 0.56, 0.57 and remote access. Also covered is Logitech bricking Harmony Link Hubs and translation!

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Home Assistant Podcast 13 – 0.58 and skalavala (Suresh) from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.545424

Dan and Phil are joined by Suresh to talk about 0.58, and his use of Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 14 – 0.59 and dale3h from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.540527

Dan, Rohan and Dale talk about the 0.59 release and catch up.

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Home Assistant Podcast 15 – Cloud and 2017 Recap from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.535541

Paulus joins Dan and Phil to launch the new Home Assistant Cloud and celebrate the major feature releases of 2017

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Home Assistant Podcast 16 – 0.60 and Frenck from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.507829

Frenck joins Dan and Rohan to talk about his contributions to the community and the release of 0.60

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Home Assistant Podcast 17 – 0.61 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.503770

Dan, Rohan and Phil talk about the 0.61 release in the first episode for 2018.

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Home Assistant Podcast 18 – 0.62 and ryanm101 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.500173

Dan and Phil talk with Ryan (ryanm101) about the 0.62 release and what Ryan is doing with Home Assistant and Hass.io.

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Home Assistant Podcast 19 – 0.63, Disqus removal and Python 3.4 Deprecation from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.496901

Phil and Rohan talk about the 0.63 release, Disqus being removed from the website and the deprecation of Python 3.4.

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Home Assistant Podcast 20 – 0.64, 1,000 Integrations and Goodbye Dan! from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.492737

We talk about the latest features in Home Assistant 0.64 and say goodbye to Dan

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Home Assistant Podcast 21 – 0.65, Awards, Podcast Updates and more from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.488285

Rohan and Phil discuss all the new goodies introduced in the 0.65 release

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Home Assistant Podcast 22 – 0.66, New Release Schedule and Carlo from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.483358

Carlo joins Rohan and Phil to discuss 0.66, and the new Home Assistant release schedule

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Home Assistant Podcast 23 – 0.67 and Paulus joins us to talk Ubiquiti from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.476659

Rohan and Phil talk to Paulus, the founder of Home Assistant about his move to Ubiquiti and what it means for Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 24 – 0.68 and all the goodies it brings from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.472927

Rohan and Phil discuss Google Home and all the other goodies that come with 0.68

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Home Assistant Podcast 25 – 0.69, Google Maps and Isabella Joins us from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.468718

Rohan and Phil talk 0.69 and the billing changes with Google Maps, then Isabella joins to talk Home Assistant

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Home Assistant Podcast 26 – 0.70, Custom UI and Aaron (bachya) joins us from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.463278

Rohan and Phil are joined by Aaron (bachya) to discuss 0.70, and Aaron's various uses of Home Assistant.

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Happy Birthday Home Assistant Podcast from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.458644

A special thank you message to all our listeners on our first birthday

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Home Assistant Podcast 27 – 0.71 and Aaron (geekofweek) drops in for a chat from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.454689

Phil and Rohan talk with Aaron (geekofweek) about 0.71, and all the cool things Aaron uses Home Assistant for

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Home Assistant Podcast 28 – 0.72, Lovelace, Alexa TTS and esphomelib from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.450830

Otto joins Rohan and Phil to talk about 0.72, Lovelace, Alexa text to speech and esphomelib

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Home Assistant Podcast 29 – 0.73, Lovelace Enhancements and Jared joins us from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.445936

Rohan and Phil are joined by Jared to talk about 0.73 and the enhancements already made to Lovelace, as well as Jareds unique Home Assistant setup.

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Home Assistant Podcast 30 – 0.74, Multi-user Support, HassOS, Lovelace Cards, Ring and Multiple Instances from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.440865

Rohan and Phil talk about 0.74, the new multi-user support, HassOS, Lovelace Cards, Ring Video Doorbells and running multiple instances of Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 31 – 0.75, Sisyphus Kinetic Art Table and Lovelace Love with Marius from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.433880

Marius joins Rohan and Phil to talk about 0.75, and all the changes it brings for Lovelace

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Home Assistant Podcast 32 – 0.76 and Home Assistant as a Service from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.417372

Rohan and Phil are joined by Aaron (bachya) to discuss 0.76, and Aaron's Home Assistant as a Service.

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Spotlight: Developing for Home Assistant from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.413964

Join hosts Rohan and Phil as they're joined by Aaron (bachya) to deep-dive into the world of developing for Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 33 – 0.77 and the new Authentication with Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.409950

Paulus joins Phil and Rohan to break down the new authentication feature introduced with 0.77.

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Home Assistant Podcast 34 – 0.78 and breaking down Nabu Casa with Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.403997

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to celebrate the 5th birthday of Home Assistant, and to explain Nabu Casa.

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Spotlight: Presence Detection from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.397741

Phil and Rohan break down Presence Detection in the smart home

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Home Assistant Podcast 35 – 0.79 and the future of the iOS App with Robbie and Stephen from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.391620

Robbie and Stephen come on to chat about the sweet new features coming soon to the iOS App for Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 36 – 0.80 and talking Home Assistant with Nikiya from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.376995

Phil and Rohan talk Hacktoberfest, break down the 0.80 release and chat to Nikiya

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Home Assistant Podcast 37 – Taking a hot shower with 0.81 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.371784

Rohan and Phil break down some of the great new features Hacktoberfest has given Home Assistant in 0.81

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Home Assistant Podcast 38 – 0.82 and making bread with Magnus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.367358

Rohan and Phil talk 0.82, and get an idea to automate a bread maker from Magnus

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State of the Union Special from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.362760

Listen to Paulus tease some exciting new features, from his talk in Amsterdam

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Home Assistant Podcast 39 – 0.83 and giving more automation ideas to Sean from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.357885

Rohan and Phil talk 0.83, and workshop some solutions and improvements for Seans smart home

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Home Assistant Podcast 40 – finishing out 2018 with the 0.84 release from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.352804

Rohan and Phil go through the highlights of 0.84 which is the final Home Assistant release and Podcast for 2018.

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Home Assistant Podcast 41 – 0.85, Logitech and becoming Data Scientists with Robin from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.348771

Phil and Rohan return for 2019 to discuss Logitech, the 0.85 release and Robin stops by for a brief overview of the Home Assistant Data Portal

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Home Assistant Podcast 42 – 0.86 and getting to know Lovelace with Zack from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.345358

Rohan and Phil are joined by Zack to discuss Lovelace, the new default user interface for Home Assistant

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Home Assistant Podcast 43 – 0.87, Lowes closing their Iris, SmartThings and Areas with James from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.341553

Rohan and Phil are joined by James aka jimpower to discuss 0.87, and the various unique automations James has running in his smart home

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Home Assistant Podcast 44 – 0.88, People entities and Max drops by to chat hass-cli from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.337130

Rohan and Phil are joined by Max to talk about Logitech, the new People entities in 0.88 and the new hass-cli tool

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Home Assistant Podcast 45 – 0.89, Nissan Leaf, Reddit and #BalanceforBetter with Courtenay from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.318872

Rohan and Phil are joined by Courtenay to discuss 0.89, International Womens Day 2019 and Courtenay's Home Assistant setup.

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Home Assistant Podcast 46 – 0.90, Remote access, area targeting and Twitter questions with Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.316113

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to discuss the 0.90 release, which includes remote access support for Nabu Casa users.

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Home Assistant Podcast 47 – 0.91 and streaming cameras everywhere with Jason from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.314007

Rohan and Phil are joined by Jason, contributor of TensorFlow and the new camera streaming capabilities.

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Home Assistant Podcast 48 – Searching for 0.92 on a boat with Adam from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.311684

Rohan and Phil attempt to break down the yet to be released Home Assistant 0.92, and talk to Adam who lives on a boat.

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Home Assistant Podcast 49 – 0.92 (again!) and Hass.io with Pascal from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.309605

Rohan and Phil are joined by Pascal to re-discuss 0.92, and everything about hass.io

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Home Assistant Podcast 50 – 0.93, Nest and Hue breaking integrations and talking to Peter from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.307109

Rohan and Phil are joined by Peter to talk about Google Nest and Philips Hue making changes which affect smart home users.

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Home Assistant Podcast 51 – 0.94, Configuration without YAML and Zack from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.304672

Rohan and Phil are joined by Zack to discuss 0,94 and sprinklers

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Home Assistant Podcast 52 – 0.95, Alexa Entities, Dynamically blocking ads and Brendon from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.302555

Brendon joins Rohan and Phil to discuss Home Assistant 0.95 and Alexa entity management

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Spotlight – Custom Components from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.299855

Phil and Rohan take a quick opportunity to explain custom components, lovelace cards, themes and the Home Assistant Community Store (HACS)

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Home Assistant Podcast 53 – 0.96, Climate Overhaul and e-ink weather displays with Jon from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.297201

Jon joins Rohan and Phil to discuss the 0.96 release, and shares his cool e-ink weather display integrated with Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast HASS.IO Birthday Special with Pascal and Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.293229

Rohan and Phil are joined by Pascal and Paulus to celebrate the birthday of Hass.io, and talk meetups, Home Assistant Cast and Home Assistant 1.0

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Home Assistant Podcast 54 – 0.97 and making beer with Brandon from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.290603

Rohan and Phil talk 0.97, and catch up with Brandon to see how he monitors his Beer with Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 55 – 0.98, a new Docker base and venturing to South Africa with Cliff from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.287902

Rohan and Phil talk Home Assistant 0.98 and venture to South Africa to see how Cliff is using Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 56 – 0.99, Home Assistant turns 6 and mining crypto with Eric from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.285303

Rohan and Phil break down 0.99 and talk to Eric who has over 400 smart home devices migrating to Home Assistant

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Spotlight – Planning a Home Assistant install for a smart tiny house from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.282512

Bryan joins Rohan and Phil to ask for advice on planning out a smart home for a tiny house

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Home Assistant Podcast 57 – 0.100, Hacktoberfest 2019 and wireless technologies with Tony from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.279227

Rohan and Phil are joined by Tony to talk 0.100, Hacktoberfest and learn about Tony’s smart home

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Home Assistant Podcast 58 – 0.101, Switchbot Curtain and talking to Stephan from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.276383

Rohan and Phil and joined by Stephan from New Zealand to talk 0.101, the Switchbot Curtain Kickstarter and Stephans use of Home Assistant

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Home Assistant Podcast 59 – 0.102, State of the Union 2019 and getting holiday ready with Florin from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.273291

Rohan and Phil are joined by Florin from Romania to discuss the awesome goodies from the State of the Union 2019 and Florin's smart home

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Home Assistant Podcast 60 – 0.103, Sonos takes over Snips and ending the year with Frenck from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.269374

Rohan and Phil are joined by Frenck to discuss the Sonos takeover of Snips, and the final release of 2019

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Home Assistant Podcast 61 – 0.104 and bringing in 2020 with Alex from SelfHosted from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.266067

Rohan and Phil are joined by Alex from the Self Hosted Podcast to talk 0.104 and bring in 2020

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Spotlight – Self Hosting from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.261020

Rohan and Phil are joined by Alex from Self Hosted to deep dive into everything self hosting

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Home Assistant Podcast 62 – 0.105 and Home Assistant as a solar controller with John from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.255026

Rohan and Phil are joined by John to discuss the 0.105 release and how John is using Home Assistant in a commercial use for solar energy.

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Home Assistant Podcast 63 – 0.106 and automating the bathtub with James from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.251358

Rohan and Phil are joined by James from Manchester UK to discuss the 0.106 release and James interesting uses of Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 64 – 0.107, we bid adieu to Lightify and say hello to Quentin from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.246816

Lightify from Osram set to close their cloud smart home offering in 2021. We chat with Quentin about Home Assistant 0.107

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Home Assistant Podcast 65 – 0.108, The Dark Sky Goes Dark and Jayden from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.244142

Apple acquires The Dark Sky weather service, Rohan and Phil break down 0.108 and Jayden comes on for a chat

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Home Assistant Podcast – Talking #YAMLGate with Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.240845

Paulus comes to talk with Rohan and Phil about what's new with Home Assistant, and we discuss the recent announcements regarding YAML support.

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Home Assistant Podcast 66 – 0.109 and monitoring industrial machines with Mat from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.236958

Rohan and Phil discuss the new features in 0.109, and Mat shares how he used Home Assistant to monitor industrial machines.

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Home Assistant Podcast 67 – Wink&Belkin do a number on smart home users and we discuss 0.110 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.202231

James joins Rohan and Phil to break down the mega 0.110 release and we discuss Wink and Belkin’s efforts to drive smart home users away from their brands.

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Home Assistant Podcast 68 – 0.111, Belkin Wemo, Automatic and Nathan from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.199296

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.111 release, Belkin forces wemo devices on the cloud, and we talk with Nathan and learn how he is automating his life with Home Assistant

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Home Assistant Podcast 69 – 0.112 and talking to Adrian from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.196263

Rohan and Phil are joined by Adrian from the UK to break down the 0.112 Home Assistant release, and talk Home Automation

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Home Assistant Podcast 70 – 0.113, Inovelli Switches and automating batteries with Billy from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.193232

Rohan and Phil are joined by Billy to break down the 0.113 release and talk to Billy from Montana about how he uses Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 71 – 0.114, Home Assistant goes dark and talking to Glen from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.189490

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.114 release and the new features in the mobile apps. Glen joins us to talk Home Automation

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Spotlight – “Seeing” Home Assistant from a different perspective from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.185171

Rohan and Phil talk to Keith, a blind user of Home Assistant about the unique challenges of accessibility within Home Assistant and Home Automation in general.

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Home Assistant Podcast 72 – What the Heck there’s no release today! So we’re talking with Pete instead from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.182660

With the next Home Assistant release delayed, Rohan and Phil deep dive into the world of Pete from New Zealand and his smart home setup.

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Home Assistant Podcast 73 – Paulus joins us to talk 0.115, Media Browser, Tags, IFTTT Pro+more from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.179795

One of the biggest Home Assistant releases means we've got one of our longest episodes. Paulus joins us to celebrate the 7th birthday of Home Assistant and to break down 0.115.

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Home Assistant Podcast 74 – 0.116, Hacktoberfest and tracking cars with Vinçon from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.176970

Rohan and Phil are joined by Vinçon to talk about Hacktoberfest 2020, 0.116 and how Vinçon uses Home Assistant to track his cars.

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Home Assistant Podcast 75 – 0.117 and softening hard water with Glenn from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.174015

Rohan and Phil are joined by Glenn from Belgium to break down the 0.117 release. We say goodbye to the Custom Header component, and learn about Glenn’s uses of Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant Podcast 76 – 0.118, PSA for TP-Link smart switch owners and using ZoneMinder with Sean from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.170169

Sean from the UK joins Rohan and Phil where we discuss a breaking firmware update issued by TP-Link for their Wifi smart switches, and how Sean uses ZoneMinder in his smart home for security. Listen

Home Assistant Podcast Live from the 2020 Conference from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.166321

Recorded live from the 2020 Home Assistant Conference. Rohan, Phil and James break down all the announcements and Home Assistant 1.0!

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2021.1, ESPHome for Flower Sensors, Tracking Deliveries with DeepStack from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.161350

Rohan and Phil are back for 2021 to break down the first monthly release of Home Assistant, and what's going on in their smart homes.

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Keeping the kids comfortable and occupancy sensors for cats with Liam from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.156430

Rohan and Phil talk with Liam from the UK about his use of Home Assistant to keep the childrens rooms comfortable, a 3D printed Juke Box and using Deep Stack to detect the state of outdoor items...

2021.2, vulnerabilities in custom components and a new Z-wave integration from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.153152

Rohan and Phil discuss the 2021.2 release, the security vulnerabilities announced in January 2021, and the new Z-wave JS integration

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Chatting to Marc about using Home Assistant for reminders and nudges around the house from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.149651

Rohan and Phil talk to Marc from the UK about his use of Home Assistant around the house, automating reminders and requests for items across his home

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2021.3, TP-Link Backflip, Using NFC Tags for Chores from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.146005

TP-Link does a back-flip on their local API, Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.3 release

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Talking the ESPHome Acquisition with Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.141903

In this special episode we dig a bit deeper into Nabu Casa's acquisition of the ESPHome project with Home Assistant founder Paulus.

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2021.4 – Debugging our automations, experimenting with Node-RED and getting future plans from Paulus from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.138906

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.4 release. Rohan talks about his experience making the switch to Node-RED, and Paulus talks about future plans for Home Assistant.

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Bridging ecosystems for better home media control with Luke from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.134920

Rohan and Phil are joined by Luke from Western Australia, who explains how he uses Home Assistant to make the ultimate home media controller.

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2021.5 – A better integrations dashboard and getting the status of remote services from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.095117

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.5 release and Rohan’s status page in Lovelace. Phil shares some of his sensors for monitoring various services and containers on his network.

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Creating the ultimate environmental board gaming experience with Anthony from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.092489

Rohan and Phil talk with Anthony about how he uses Home Assistant to bring a more immersive experience for his board games

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2021.6 – Faster Philips Hue, and a little bit of everything from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.090191

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.6 release, and Rohan talks about the outdoor smart plug from Lutron.

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Using Home Assistant to help sick family around the home with Keiran from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.087155

Rohan and Phil talk to Keiran on how he uses Home Assistant around the home, and how he was able to use it to assist his girlfriend after surgery.

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2021.7 – Adding ID’s to our automation triggers, and provisioning ESP devices with ease from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.084289

Rohan and Phil break down the goodies coming in with 2021.7. Phil discusses his experience setting up an ESP32 device for the first time with the ESP web tools.

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Keyless Locks, Panic Buttons and automating Electric Fireplaces with Marlon from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.081146

Marlon joins Rohan and Phil, author of The Smart Home Manual about his home automation journey with Home Assistant

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2021.8 – New Energy dashboard and a new venture for us from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.078591

2021.8 brings a new energy dashboard to Home Assistant, while we announce a competition and a new show.

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Spotlight – Using Home Assistant to sequence COVID-19 from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.075781

Will, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine joins Rohan and Phil to talk about how he's using Home Assistant to streamline the sequenc...

2021.9 – USB Devices, Batteries and Gas Meters from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.073164

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.9 release and share some entries to the Nabu Casa Cloud giveaway competition

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Measuring how much beer is in the fridge with Alan from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.070956

Rohan and Phil talk to Alan from Australia, where he explains how he's using Arduino's to measure how much beer is in the fridge, amongst other things.

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2021.10 – Tuya integrates officially, and we announce the winner of our competition from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.068322

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.10 release, and announce the winner of their competition celebrating 100 episodes of the Home Assistant Podcast.

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Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.065518

Rohan and Phil chat with Dan from the USA to learn about MySensors and how they can be used with Home Assistant

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2021.11 – Configuring devices on the network with ease, and entity categories from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.062951

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2021.11 release. Phil discusses his use of Heimdall, which is similar to the new feature Home Assistant just released.

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How Joshua is automating the “I got home safely” message and powering smart blinds by ethernet from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.059754

Joshua joins Rohan and Phil to give a breakdown of his smart home, including automating a safety message when someone gets home

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2021.12 – Updated configuration panel and a new button entity from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.055958

Rohan and Phil break down the final release of 2021, talk about Dark Sky replacements, and how many automations they have in their smart homes

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Spotlight – Material Design Icons&Home Assistant from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.053703

Rohan and Phil talk to Michael, a core contributor to the Material Design Icons project.

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Brett and his passive aggressive automations from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.051232

From locking people in the toilet, to hacking hover boards. Rohan and Phil talk to Brett about his use of Home Assistant

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2022.2 – Streamlining Experiences and over 2.5k contributions from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.048829

Rohan and Phil break down the first Home Assistant release for 2022, and its a big one!

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Alexa, who’s turn is it to shower first? from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.046706

Rohan and Phil talk to Dan from the USA about some of his interesting uses of Home Assistant.

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2022.3 – New Media Selector and waving goodbye to OpenZwave from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.042923

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2022.3 release, with some great new additions and the migration of OpenZwave to ZwaveJS.

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Gene’s automated “on air” light from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.033570

Rohan and Phil talk to Gene, who tells us about his automated "on zoom" light lets his family know when he's in a meeting

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2022.4 – Managing groups from the UI, backups and a rant from Rohan from 2023-12-12T18:58:13.001712

Rohan gets home from vacation to help Phil break down the 2022.4 release. Rohan describes the issues he's been having with his Bluetooth smart lock

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Talking smart climbing walls and automating fireplaces with Luke from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.998369

Rohan and Phil talk to Luke from Canada, who tells us one of his created a smart climbing wall to keep his children entertained throughout the pandemic

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2022.5 – Another configuration menu change and Insteon rolls its shutters from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.994006

2022.5 lands with another new configuration menu update, and the cloud strikes again with Insteon abruptly closing down

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How Erwin used Home Assistant as proof of innocence from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.989576

Rohan and Phil talk to Erwin from Belgium, who explains how Home Assistant saved him from paying a speeding ticket

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2022.6 – Energy Comparisons, Logbook Upgrades and oAuth Onboarding from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.984558

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.6 release and celebrate 5 years of the Home Assistant Podcast

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Keir and his automated spray gun to ward off his cats from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.976883

Rohan and Phil talk to Keir, who shares his Home Assistant mobile dashboard, and some of his ESP projects.

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2022.7 – Getting louder with speed improvements and Python 3.10 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.971792

A new month brings a new Home Assistant release, and 2022.7 is probably the most snappiest release this year

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Rosemary Orchard and her HomeKit smart home hacks from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.966798

Rosemary Orchard (Automators, iOS Today, Nested Folders) joins Rohan and Phil to talk about the Home Assistant rabbit hole Phil started her down.

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2022.8 – Repairs, Hive creates e-waste to help climate change and Home Assistant Yellow starts shipping from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.961805

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.8 release, Phil discusses a new custom component he’s found in HACS for energy dashboard users

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Checking the rain tank water levels with Simon from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.957102

Simon joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his journey with Home Assistant, and some of his grand plans he wants to achieve.

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2022.9 – Automation UI Overhaul, Bluetooth Proxies and Rohan’s Camera Plans from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.952018

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

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Tracking cars and automating everything with Ryan Holland from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.947353

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

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2022.10 – Active Bluetooth, Hacktoberfest and Subviews from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.942646

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.

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Automating a house for twins and the family with Mike from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.938539

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

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What the Heck is new in 2022.11?! from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.896621

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2022.11 release. They also discuss energy monitoring, tracking toothbrushes and pressure sensors.

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KPI’s for your smart home with Danny Tsang from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.892737

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

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Home Assistant 2022.12 launches Matter with 2023 “the year of the voice” from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.889422

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

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Using Uptime Kuma to monitor the smart home with Jan from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.884939

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

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2023.1: The year of voice; new features, and our home automation goals for 2023 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.880017

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

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Getting Started with Home Assistant in 2023 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.875468

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...

A new Assistant launches with Home Assistant 2023.2 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.868805

The year of the voice is well underway. Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.2 release, including the new Assistant feature

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Automating Sprinklers with Corey Edwards from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.864030

Rohan and Phil are joined by Corey Edwards who tells us about his automated sprinklers, fun things around the house, and some useful automations he’s been able to do for when being on-call

2023.3 – A new restart button and better entity dialogs from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.856831

2023.3 lands with an easier restart button and an overhaul to the entity dialogs. Rohan and Phil discuss flashing robot vacuum cleaners.

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Alastair’s Home Assistant Journey from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.849070

From ESPHome wireless speakers to automating the irrigation, Alastair has covered a lot in his smart home. A wealth of knowledge is ready and waiting for you in this episode.

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2023.4 – Template Macros and Windows 11 (sort of) from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.839897

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.4 release and 2023.3 Android app update

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Remembering the bike is attached to the car with Guy from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.827700

Guy Petersen from Newcastle joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home. From gluing ecosystems together to automations built from past mistakes.

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Let’s Talk About 2023.5 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.821686

The year of the voice chapter 2 brings some new goodies landing in Home Assistant 2023.5

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Philip’s KNX Powered Smart Home from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.816159

Rohan and Phil talk to Philip from Germany, who has an extensive smart home powered by KNX and Home Assistant

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2023.6 – Network Storage and a brand new Integrations Page from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.810903

2023.6 lands with a brand new integration page layout, and for OS users network storage support. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss their vacuum cleaners and gadgets

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Tracking the tides of the River Thames with Rian from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.805472

Rohan and Phil talk with Rian about his Home Assistant setup, including arduinos, NFC tags and a bunch more

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2023.7 – Home Assistant…Returns? Responds back? from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.800292

2023.7 brings in the biggest change to Home Assistant in 10 years. Rohan and Phil break it down along with all the other goodies

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Michael Hansen on the year of the voice 2023 and what’s next from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.795046

With 2023 the year of the voice, Rohan and Phil talk with Mike Hansen about what’s being worked on, and what the future may hold

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Translating what’s new in Home Assistant 2023.8 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.789146

Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit Home Assistant

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Making an automated heated bed for the cat with Christian Kilvington from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.782942

Christian joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home journey. From object detection with cameras, to a smart heated bed for his new cat

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How John made a Saturn V Rocket Launch Pad with ESPHome from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.777888

From automating the sprinklers to creating an ESPHome Saturn V model, John shares his stories of his smart home journey with Rohan and Phil

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Mowing the lawn with Home Assistant 2023.9 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.772703

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant turns 10, and Phil has an update on his Zigbee devices going offline

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Buying 1,000 lightbulbs with Brian from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.767772

Brian is a patent attorney by day, with a love of ESPHome and hardware. 

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Private Bluetooth Device tracking with Home Assistant 2023.10+Philips Hue forces the cloud from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.762706

If you’ve got an iPhone or Apple Watch, you’ll know how frustrating it is when they change their MAC address. 2023.10 fixes that, meanwhile Philips Hue starts requiring a connection to their clo...

Automating Independence: Petter's Smart Home Journey with Home Assistant from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.757505

Life was going great for Petter, until a tragic accident on his mountain bike changed his life forever. With the need of a wheelchair, Petter uses Home Assistant everyday in his home to make thi...

Home Assistant 2023.11: Exploring Matter 1.2 and To-Do Lists from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.751895

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 integrati...

A Zero Trust Smart Home with Ian from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.745618

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 Assist...

Frenck joins us to see out 2023 and break down Home Assistant 2023.12 from 2023-12-12T18:58:12.740393

The final release of 2023 is here, and Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break it down and ponder what 2024 will bring.

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Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan from 2021-10-20T10:30:23

Rohan and Phil chat with Dan from the USA to learn about MySensors and how they can be used with Home Assistant

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Measuring how much beer is in the fridge with Alan from 2021-09-22T11:30:14

Rohan and Phil talk to Alan from Australia, where he explains how he's using Arduino's to measure how much beer is in the fridge, amongst other things.

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