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With Home Assistant 2026.3, the open-source platform has released its monthly update. The new version brings several practical improvements for automations, energy monitoring and voice control. Highlights include a new feature for robot vacuums, an expanded Energy Dashboard and experimental wake-word detection on Android smartphones. What is Home Assistant? Home Assistant is an open platform […]
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Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant are now officially working together. The new integration not only improves the stability of the connection between the two platforms, but also makes it easier to use a wide range of smart home devices in one shared system. Until now, connecting SmartThings to Home Assistant was possible, but it relied […]
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With the new M5Paper Color ESP32S3 Dev Kit, M5Stack has introduced a development board designed especially for DIY smart home displays. The device combines a color E-Ink display with an ESP32-S3 controller, an integrated battery, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The 4-inch Spectra 6 color display has a resolution of 600 × 400 pixels. As with conventional […]
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The Home Assistant community regularly develops new ideas for controlling a smart home efficiently and elegantly. Alongside conventional dashboards on tablets or wall displays, an alternative approach is increasingly coming into focus: a dedicated display with an E-Ink screen. A project recently presented on the subreddit shows how an E-Paper display can be used as […]
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The FRITZ Smart Energy 250 from AVM is a power sensor for digital electricity meters that reads consumption data directly and makes it available in the smart home. We are testing the sensor’s integration with Home Assistant, allowing the energy data to be analysed and used in automations. What is the FRITZ! Smart Energy 250? […]
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With the MYGGSPRAY motion sensor, IKEA offers a compact Matter-enabled motion sensor that works not only within the IKEA ecosystem but also with open platforms such as Home Assistant. This article explains how the sensor works, what you need and how to integrate it into Home Assistant. IKEA MYGGSPRAY at a glance The IKEA MYGGSPRAY […]
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IKEA recently introduced the TIMMERFLOTTE temperature and humidity sensor. An over-the-air (OTA) firmware update is now available. The update from firmware version 1.0.18 to version 1.0.21 can be performed directly via Home Assistant. Update notification directly in Home Assistant After integrating IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE into Home Assistant, a notification about an available new firmware version appeared […]
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The IKEA MYGGBETT door and window sensor can be integrated directly into Home Assistant thanks to the open Matter standard. This means a traditional hub from IKEA or another manufacturer is not strictly required. Instead, the sensor communicates via Thread and is added to Home Assistant. This makes MYGGBETT particularly interesting for users who want […]
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Integrating the Segway Navimow robotic lawnmower into Home Assistant used to require workarounds. With Navimow app version 4.1.0, an official solution is now available for the first time. In this guide, you will learn step by step how to set up your Navimow in Home Assistant, which requirements must be met and which functions are […]
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With the KAJPLATS E27 LED bulb, IKEA is expanding its range with a decorative smart home light source. The bulb is designed for users who want to automate their lighting flexibly while integrating it into modern systems such as Home Assistant, Aqara, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit. Brief introduction: IKEA KAJPLATS LED bulb […]
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