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Smart home automation is more versatile than ever with Home Assistant and a Raspberry Pi. Check out what they can do.

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

Imagine walking into your home, and with a single voice command or tap on your phone, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, all without ...

Learn how to set up Tailscale with Home Assistant for secure remote access using Serve, HTTPS, exit nodes, and subnet routing ...

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?

Home Assistant is brilliant at bringing your smart home devices together and automating basic things, like turning on the ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I am not, by any definition, a coder, but when I started seeing people’s vibe-coded smart home projects all over ...

Home Assistant 2025.8 has arrived. This is the latest version of the open-source smart home automation software, following the 2025.7 release, which brought a new Ask Question action and redesigned ...

While enterprises struggle with MCP security, Home Assistant is quietly building the consumer-grade local-first alternative.

As well as being a long-term fan of Apple products, he also has a strong interest in smart home tech, running a Home ...