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Join hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi as they explore the newest Home Assistant releases and the latest Home Automation news. Featuring guests who use or contribute to Home Assistant, the podcast aims to inspire new ways to make your home smarter.

Jeroen’s energy dashboard and e-ink calendar display

Jeroen is a software developer from The Netherlands with a passion for saving money by saving energy. In this episode Jeroen shares his energy dashboard and e-ink calendar display.Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha179Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assi

Mar 18, • 1:03:36

Home Assistant 2025.3 lands with more dashboard improvements

Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update. Meanwhile SmartThings collaborates with Home Assistant to ensure their integration keeps working for Home Assistant users'Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha178Chapters00:00:16 Welcome and Introduction 00:00:59 Excitement for Speech-to-Phrase 00:03:15 Hive API Changes and Updates 00:05:01 Dashboard and UI Enhancements 00:07:

Mar 4, • 45:38

How Damien Uses Home Assistant to Simplify Life

See what happens when a tech-savvy teacher turned police officer dives deep into the world of Home Assistant. Phil and Rohan chat with Damien about his automation setup, the coolest integrations he's built, and how he's making his home truly intelligent.Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha177Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our spons

Feb 18, • 56:05

2025.2 - Broadcasting our backups to OneDrive and Google Drive

2025.2 is here with a bunch of new updates to the backups feature, and the Home Assistant voice assistant gets some long awaited new skills. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss a new office occupancy sensor from Logitech, and an issue with HACSWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha176Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Clo

Feb 5, • 28:41

CES 2025 Debrief

Rohan and Phil go to CES 2025 in Las Vegas. In this episode they give an outline of some of the things they experienced from an open source and Home Assistant perspective.Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha175Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants fo

Jan 21, • 46:09

Automating the pool pump started Gavin’s smart home journey

Gavin from the Home Tech Podcast stops by to talk about his smart home journey with Home Assistant. From automating the pool to soil sensors and cameras, Gavin has tackled a lotWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha174Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assista

Jan 14, • 1:08:35

2025.1 - Backups, Voice and What The Heck?!

2025 is here and Home Assistant is kicking it off with a new cloud-ready backup solution, and a bunch of updates that have been making peoples heads scratch for a whileWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha173Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a

Jan 3, • 46:45

Meet Missy - Community Manager for Nabu Casa

You may not know her, but you have most likely seen or read her work. Missy is the social media and community manager for Nabu Casa, and a home assistant user. Chapters00:00:52 - Meet Missy 00:01:28 - Role of Community Manager 00:02:09 - Nabucasa Developments 00:03:02 - Community Engagement 00:06:46 - Discord Restructuring 00:13:18 - Social Media Management 00:15:58 - Reddit Influence 00:17:54 - Home Automation Projects 00:22:36 - RoboVac Insights 00:25:03 - Office Automation Challenges 00:26:53

Dec 17, 2024 • 51:44

Frenck Takes over the Podcast w/ Phil & Rohan

For the final release episode of 2024, Frenck decides to turn the microphone and questions back on to Rohan and PhilChapters00:00:17 - Introduction00:01:51 - Origin of the Home Assistant Podcast00:03:18 - Changes and Evolution of the Podcast00:06:10 - Motivations and Inspirations00:11:28 - Phil and Rohan's Smart Home Experiences00:22:30 - Future Smart Home Technologies00:25:24 - Introduction to Home Automation00:25:30 - Energy and Sustainability Discussion00:26:24 - The Influence of Podcast

Dec 10, 2024 • 37:39

2024.12 - Frenck breaks down the final release for 2024 with us

For the final release of the year, Frenck is here to reflect on the year and his recent GitHub Universe experience. Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha170Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily 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, dyn

Dec 3, 2024 • 1:04:45

Tim’s Aussie rental automated with Zigbee and Home Assistant

Tim is starting out with his Home Assistant journey like many of us did, in a rental with limited options for changing fixtures.Watch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha169Support the PodcastSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonPatreon supporters get access to an ad-free feed and early episode drops!Chapters00:00:15 Introduction00:00:50 Meet Tim00:01:07 Home Automation Beginnings00:03:13 Challenges in Home Automation00:05:33 Zigbee and IKEA Devices00:12:27 ZHA and Zigbee to MQTT00:3

Nov 19, 2024 • 1:16:13

Sections and LG ThinQ go official in 2024.11

Section dashboard layouts are now official. LG comes to the party creating an official LG ThinQ integration. Phil and Rohan discuss the modern cord cutter dilemmaWatch the full episode on YouTubehttps://hasspodcast.io/ha168Support Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Inte

Nov 5, 2024 • 44:25

Using AI to help with your household admin w/ Benjamin

Learn how Benjamin is using AI integrations with Home Assistant to help organise and manage some of those mundane tasks we all have to doTimestamps:00:00:16 - Introduction00:01:13 - Benjamin's Journey with Home Automation00:04:05 - Challenges and Solutions in Home Automation00:10:55 - Dashboard Design and Usability00:22:24 - Voice Assistants in Smart Homes00:30:44 - Project Highlights and Innovations00:31:37 - Introduction to Software00:31:46 - Clock Running Issue00:32:08 - ESP Home Flexibil

Oct 29, 2024 • 1:16:17

Grant Hinds on his smart home journey with Home Assistant

Grant is a South African tech enthusiast and content creator, who joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his joy of using Home Assistant in his smart homeChapters00:01:23 - Background in Tech and Smart Homes00:02:04 - Discussion on Home Assistant Setups00:04:12 - Synology and NAS Performance00:05:27 - Exploring Efficient Tech Solutions00:11:21 - Innovative South African Technology Solutions00:17:14 - Load Shedding Solutions Using Smart Technologies00:22:09 - Utilizing ESPHome and Bluetooth for Smart Ho

Oct 17, 2024 • 1:19:39

Google Photos Integration and Energy Usage Monitoring in Home Assistant 2024.10

In this episode 2024.10 of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne discuss many exciting updates which extend from YAML updates to Tesla Fleet and EV integration. From new Matter integration surprises to advanced dashboard customization features, this episode breaks down the key improvements you’ll want to implement in your home setup. Phil shares his hands-on experience with a Matter presence sensor, while Rohan discusses the latest support for button and valve enti

Oct 2, 2024 • 48:24

From Slopes to Smart Homes: Using Home Assistant for Ski Conditions and Traffic Tracking w/ Nick Dawson

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne are joined by Nick Dawson, a ski instructor, mountain guide, and passionate home automation enthusiast. The conversation takes a deep dive into Nick's unique approach to home automation, particularly how he integrates smart technology into his life both on and off the ski slopes. From automating his morning routine to ensuring his dog's safety while he's away, Nick's insights provide a wealth

Sep 18, 2024 • 1:15:28

HACS 2.0 and New Integration Features in Home Assistant 2024.9

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi, discuss the recent appointment of Paulus on the Z-Wave Alliance board, and dive into the improvements with HACS 2.0 and energy management discrepancies.The hosts also highlight innovative use cases for technologies like LoRa and the integration of Claude LLM into Home Assistant. This episode is packed with insights, technical discussions, and a few fun anecdotes about their personal experiences with home aut

Sep 4, 2024 • 1:03:37

Integrating and Advancing Smart Home Technologies with Nir Lavi

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 to

Aug 21, 2024 • 1:02:14

Local LLM Integration and UI Updates in 2024.8

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 int

Aug 7, 2024 • 58:34

Customize Your Home with Advanced Automation with Jason Shearer

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 intr

Jul 19, 2024 • 1:12:53

Taking control of Blueprints, Voice gets smarter in 2024.7

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.Chapters00:44 ESPHome Update Entities 05:16 Year of the voice chapter 7 18:49 2204.720:11 Home Assistant Roadmap 29:05 20247 ContinuedFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha159Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possi

Jul 3, 2024 • 1:01:43

Florian’s 100+ device ZigBee Network

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.Chapters00:56 Getting started with Home Assistant12:23 Design Considerations for a smart home 17:00 Protocols in the smart home 19:17 100 Devices on Zigbee 27:40 Home Assistant Hardware29:27 Favourite Automations 34:03 Outdoor Irrigation 40:24 Other Life Automations 44:51 Room Presence 48:47 Future plans for automations 50:51 Automating Sol

Jun 20, 2024 • 1:01:22

Letting AI take control of our home with 2024.6

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHomeChapters01:04 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 pri

Jun 4, 2024 • 1:01:18

Exploring Daniel’s Home Assistant powered smart home

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHomeChapters01:03 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 Irrigation45:56 Reolink Cameras 54:01 Favourite Automations 58:02 Netgear Meural 01:13:03 Driving Automations 01:19:44 Home Assistant HardwareFor complete show

May 21, 2024 • 1:23:04

Talking the Open Home Foundation and 2024.5 with Frenck

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 releaseChapters01:10 State of the Open Home 03:47 New Owner of Home Assistant05:40 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 50:2

May 1, 2024 • 1:01:43

Automating all the things with Kurt

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 smarterChapters02:05 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 home24:13 Favourite Automations 28:36 Sleep Detection 31:35 Phil's Zwave Network Offline 37:47 Robot Vacuums 42:33 Presence Detection 45:13 Powering Automati

Apr 16, 2024 • 1:07:33

Categorising and Labelling everything with 2024.4

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 winnersChapters00:00 Intro00:47 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 Shou

Apr 3, 2024 • 48:18

Using Home Assistant as a second brain with Brian

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 lifeChapters00:00 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

Mar 20, 2024 • 1:10:46

2024.3 - Features we wanted, and some we didn’t know we needed

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 capabilitiesChapters00:00 Intro 01:00 2024.3 New Features 27:01 Vacuum Smells 31:15 Template Translation Helper 36:22 New Integrations 39:33 Breaking ChangesFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha151Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and

Mar 5, 2024 • 50:26

Talking Nabu Casa, Future Plans and so much more with Paulus

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 groundChapters00:00 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

Feb 22, 2024 • 58:42

2024.2 and Apple Car Play

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doorsChapters00:00 Intro00:49 Cloud Strikes Again 13:46 Apple Car Play 18:51 2024.2 45:15 Breaking ChangesFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha149Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Cloud

Feb 11, 2024 • 57:35

Automating a rental with an existing alarm control panel with Simon

Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doorsChapters00:00 Intro01:23 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 heati

Jan 23, 2024 • 1:07:36

Home Assistant brings in 2024 with a fresh take on the automation UI builder

Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.1 release, which brings in some new updates to the automation UIChapters00:00 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 DoorbellFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha147Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to

Jan 4, 2024 • 49:26

Jasper’s Automated Hotel with Home Assistant

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 lifeChapters00:00 Intro01:47 Getting started wth Home Automation04:52 Custom Brewery05:44 Automating a Hotel with Home Assitant14:48 Future plans for the Hotel16:18 Beta Testing for the Home19:07 Hardware for Home Assistant23:48 Tracking Guests energy usage25:20 Presence Sensors34:28 NVR for the Hotel35:25 Home Energy Monitorin

Dec 19, 2023 • 1:02:05

Frenck joins us to see out 2023 and break down Home Assistant 2023.12

The final release of 2023 is here, and Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break it down and ponder what 2024 will bring.Chapters00:00 Intro02:54 Another "year of" 04:49 30 Employees at Nabu Casa11:20 GitHub Security Audit 14:15 2023.12 01:00:12 2023 Wish List - Cameras 01:02:26 2024 Wish ListFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha145Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on Pa

Dec 6, 2023 • 1:14:35

A Zero Trust Smart Home with Ian

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 AssistantChapters01:44 Getting started with Home Automation09:55 First Security Automations22:23 Cyber Security Career25:43 Automations around the house30:05 Voice Automations34:13 How does telemetry power your home40:35 Geothermal Heating42:40 Heat Pump45:01 Long Term Statistic Storage49:02 TimeRole Based Acco

Nov 24, 2023 • 1:06:58

Home Assistant 2023.11: Exploring Matter 1.2 and To-Do Lists

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.Chapters01:04 New Subscribers04:18 Year of the voice Chapter 405:28 2023.1128:40 New Integrations33:05 Mazda's Takedown38:00 Phil's Zigbee Issues42:22 Rohan's Yellow47:21 New Website48:31 Smoke Alarms57:44 Amazon to charge to use the Echo ShowFor complete show notes and more information ab

Oct 31, 2023 • 1:00:46

Automating Independence: Petter's Smart Home Journey with Home Assistant

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 things we take for granted everyday easier.Chapters00:00 Intro00:45 Getting in to Home Automation07:13 The day that changed Petters life11:57 Getting serious about the smart home21:22 Device naming conventions25:43 Changing batteries28:20 Changing blinds, motion sensor batteries31:11 A calibration helper?33:

Oct 17, 2023 • 1:03:28

Private Bluetooth Device tracking with Home Assistant 2023.10 + Philips Hue forces the cloud

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 cloud to use their hubsFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha141Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorHome Assistant Cloud by Na

Oct 2, 2023 • 58:32

Buying 1,000 lightbulbs with Brian

Brian is a patent attorney by day, with a love of ESPHome and hardware. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha140Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configurati

Sep 20, 2023 • 1:02:55

Mowing the lawn with Home Assistant 2023.9

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant turns 10, and Phil has an update on his Zigbee devices going offlineFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha139Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee t

Sep 5, 2023 • 39:38

How John made a Saturn V Rocket Launch Pad with ESPHome

From automating the sprinklers to creating an ESPHome Saturn V model, John shares his stories of his smart home journey with Rohan and PhilFor complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes athttps://hasspodcast.io/ha138/Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport Rohan and Phil on PatreonThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorHome Assistant Cloud by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small mo

Aug 28, 2023 • 1:19:48

Making an automated heated bed for the cat with Christian Kilvington

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha136/ 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

Aug 15, 2023 • 1:02:19

Translating what’s new in Home Assistant 2023.8

Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha137/ 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 As

Jul 31, 2023 • 37:48

Michael Hansen on the year of the voice 2023 and what’s next

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp009/ 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 month

Jul 9, 2023 • 1:10:53

2023.7 – Home Assistant…Returns? Responds back?

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha135/ 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 month

Jul 3, 2023 • 1:01:09

Tracking the tides of the River Thames with Rian

Rohan and Phil talk with Rian about his Home Assistant setup, including arduinos, NFC tags and a bunch more For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha134/ 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 supp

Jun 24, 2023 • 1:08:22

2023.6 – Network Storage and a brand new Integrations Page

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha133/ 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

Jun 7, 2023 • 1:03:34

Philip’s KNX Powered Smart Home

Rohan and Phil talk to Philip from Germany, who has an extensive smart home powered by KNX and Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha132/ 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 su

May 19, 2023 • 1:09:29

Let’s Talk About 2023.5

The year of the voice chapter 2 brings some new goodies landing in Home Assistant 2023.5 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha131/ 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

May 4, 2023 • 37:49

Remembering the bike is attached to the car with Guy

Guy Petersen from Newcastle joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home. From gluing ecosystems together to automations built from past mistakes. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha130/ 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 assis

Apr 21, 2023 • 1:11:24

2023.4 – Template Macros and Windows 11 (sort of)

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.4 release and 2023.3 Android app update For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha129/ 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.

Apr 4, 2023 • 34:29

Alastair’s Home Assistant Journey

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha128/ Want to see even more of this episode? We've got some bonus clips on our YouTube channel. Network Configuration What didn't make the cut Tesla Powerwall Alastair's Tips and Tr

Mar 21, 2023 • 1:03:41

2023.3 – A new restart button and better entity dialogs

2023.3 lands with an easier restart button and an overhaul to the entity dialogs. Rohan and Phil discuss flashing robot vacuum cleaners. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha127/ 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 sma

Feb 28, 2023 • 42:19

Automating Sprinklers with Corey Edwards

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha126/ 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 con

Feb 15, 2023 • 1:07:34

A new Assistant launches with Home Assistant 2023.2

The year of the voice is well underway. Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.2 release, including the new Assistant feature For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha125/ 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

Feb 1, 2023 • 49:27

Getting Started with Home Assistant in 2023

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, ask some newbie questions For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/getting-started-with-home-assistant-in-2023/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made poss

Jan 18, 2023 • 1:43:15

2023.1: The year of voice; new features, and our home automation goals for 2023

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha123/ 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 sma

Jan 4, 2023 • 46:03

Using Uptime Kuma to monitor the smart home with Jan

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha122/ 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 month

Dec 18, 2022 • 1:09:58

Home Assistant 2022.12 launches Matter with 2023 “the year of the voice”

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha121/ Watch this episode on YouTube Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Franck Nijhof Website: https://www.frenck.nl/ Home Assistant Config: https

Dec 7, 2022 • 1:22:29

KPI’s for your smart home with Danny Tsang

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha120/ 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 vo

Nov 16, 2022 • 1:01:19

What the Heck is new in 2022.11?!

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2022.11 release. They also discuss energy monitoring, tracking toothbrushes and pressure sensors. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha119/ 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

Nov 2, 2022 • 53:43

Automating a house for twins and the family with Mike

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha118/ 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

Oct 19, 2022 • 1:12:20

2022.10 – Active Bluetooth, Hacktoberfest and Subviews

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha117/ 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 Goog

Oct 5, 2022 • 34:58

Tracking cars and automating everything with Ryan Holland

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha116/ 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 Ama

Sep 21, 2022 • 57:03

2022.9 – Automation UI Overhaul, Bluetooth Proxies and Rohan’s Camera Plans

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha115/ 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 as

Sep 7, 2022 • 1:02:15

Checking the rain tank water levels with Simon

Simon joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his journey with Home Assistant, and some of his grand plans he wants to achieve. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha114/ 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

Aug 17, 2022 • 1:03:35

2022.8 – Repairs, Hive creates e-waste to help climate change and Home Assistant Yellow starts shipping

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.8 release, Phil discusses a new custom component he’s found in HACS for energy dashboard users For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha113/ 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 mont

Aug 3, 2022 • 39:40

Rosemary Orchard and her HomeKit smart home hacks

Rosemary Orchard (Automators, iOS Today, Nested Folders) joins Rohan and Phil to talk about the Home Assistant rabbit hole Phil started her down. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha112/ 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 a

Jul 20, 2022 • 1:05:32

2022.7 – Getting louder with speed improvements and Python 3.10

A new month brings a new Home Assistant release, and 2022.7 is probably the most snappiest release this year For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha111/ 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 sup

Jul 6, 2022 • 40:09

Keir and his automated spray gun to ward off his cats

Rohan and Phil talk to Keir, who shares his Home Assistant mobile dashboard, and some of his ESP projects. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha110/ 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

Jun 27, 2022 • 1:06:19

2022.6 – Energy Comparisons, Logbook Upgrades and oAuth Onboarding

Rohan and Phil break down the 2022.6 release and celebrate 5 years of the Home Assistant Podcast For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha109/ 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. Configur

Jun 1, 2022 • 44:46

How Erwin used Home Assistant as proof of innocence

Rohan and Phil talk to Erwin from Belgium, who explains how Home Assistant saved him from paying a speeding ticket For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha108/ 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

May 18, 2022 • 57:57

2022.5 – Another configuration menu change and Insteon rolls its shutters

2022.5 lands with another new configuration menu update, and the cloud strikes again with Insteon abruptly closing down For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha107/ 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 Assi

May 4, 2022 • 48:09

Talking smart climbing walls and automating fireplaces with Luke

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha106/ 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

Apr 20, 2022 • 57:09

2022.4 – Managing groups from the UI, backups and a rant from Rohan

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha105/ 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

Apr 10, 2022 • 46:30

Gene’s automated “on air” light

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha104-1/ 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 suppor

Mar 23, 2022 • 1:13:33

2022.3 – New Media Selector and waving goodbye to OpenZwave

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2022.3 release, with some great new additions and the migration of OpenZwave to ZwaveJS. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha103/ 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 A

Mar 2, 2022 • 32:07

Alexa, who’s turn is it to shower first?

Rohan and Phil talk to Dan from the USA about some of his interesting uses of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha102/ 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. Configurati

Feb 17, 2022 • 1:00:07

2022.2 – Streamlining Experiences and over 2.5k contributions

Rohan and Phil break down the first Home Assistant release for 2022, and its a big one! For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha101/ 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

Feb 2, 2022 • 46:22

Brett and his passive aggressive automations

From locking people in the toilet, to hacking hover boards. Rohan and Phil talk to Brett about his use of Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha100/ 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 Ass

Jan 10, 2022 • 1:02:31

Spotlight – Material Design Icons & Home Assistant

Rohan and Phil talk to Michael, a core contributor to the Material Design Icons project. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp008/ 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

Dec 17, 2021 • 52:24

2021.12 – Updated configuration panel and a new button entity

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha099/ 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

Dec 9, 2021 • 43:06

How Joshua is automating the “I got home safely” message and powering smart blinds by ethernet

Joshua joins Rohan and Phil to give a breakdown of his smart home, including automating a safety message when someone gets home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha098/ 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 H

Nov 17, 2021 • 43:26

2021.11 – Configuring devices on the network with ease, and entity categories

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha097/ 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

Nov 3, 2021 • 41:14

Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan

Rohan and Phil chat with Dan from the USA to learn about MySensors and how they can be used with Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha096/ 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 pr

Oct 20, 2021 • 51:39

2021.10 – Tuya integrates officially, and we announce the winner of our competition

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.10 release, and announce the winner of their competition celebrating 100 episodes of the Home Assistant Podcast. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha095/ 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

Oct 6, 2021 • 47:39

Measuring how much beer is in the fridge with Alan

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha094/ 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 mont

Sep 22, 2021 • 54:40

2021.9 – USB Devices, Batteries and Gas Meters

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.9 release and share some entries to the Nabu Casa Cloud giveaway competition For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha093/ 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 pr

Sep 1, 2021 • 44:21

Spotlight – Using Home Assistant to sequence COVID-19

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 sequencing of COVID-19 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp007/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Will Dampier ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products T

Aug 18, 2021 • 51:17

2021.8 – New Energy dashboard and a new venture for us

2021.8 brings a new energy dashboard to Home Assistant, while we announce a competition and a new 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/ha092/ 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. C

Aug 4, 2021 • 44:11

Keyless Locks, Panic Buttons and automating Electric Fireplaces with Marlon

Marlon joins Rohan and Phil, author of The Smart Home Manual about his home automation journey with Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha091/ 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

Jul 24, 2021 • 55:02

2021.7 – Adding ID’s to our automation triggers, and provisioning ESP devices with ease

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha090/ 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 mon

Jul 7, 2021 • 1:04:17

Using Home Assistant to help sick family around the home with Keiran

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha089/ 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

Jun 23, 2021 • 1:19:13

2021.6 – Faster Philips Hue, and a little bit of everything

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.6 release, and Rohan talks about the outdoor smart plug from Lutron. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha088/ 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. C

Jun 2, 2021 • 36:55

Creating the ultimate environmental board gaming experience with Anthony

Rohan and Phil talk with Anthony about how he uses Home Assistant to bring a more immersive experience for his board games For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha087/ 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 A

May 19, 2021 • 57:57

2021.5 – A better integrations dashboard and getting the status of remote services

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha086/ 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 assistant

May 5, 2021 • 35:08

Bridging ecosystems for better home media control with Luke

Rohan and Phil are joined by Luke from Western Australia, who explains how he uses Home Assistant to make the ultimate home media controller. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha085/ 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

Apr 21, 2021 • 1:03:03

2021.4 – Debugging our automations, experimenting with Node-RED and getting future plans from Paulus

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha084/ 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 sma

Apr 7, 2021 • 1:02:23

Talking the ESPHome Acquisition with Paulus

In this special episode we dig a bit deeper into Nabu Casa's acquisition of the ESPHome project with Home Assistant founder Paulus. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha083/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karam

Mar 23, 2021 • 33:51

2021.3, TP-Link Backflip, Using NFC Tags for Chores

TP-Link does a back-flip on their local API, Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.3 release For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha082/ 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

Mar 3, 2021 • 34:27

Chatting to Marc about using Home Assistant for reminders and nudges around the house

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha081/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Marc Alexander ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi W

Feb 17, 2021 • 1:21:12

2021.2, vulnerabilities in custom components and a new Z-wave integration

Rohan and Phil discuss the 2021.2 release, the security vulnerabilities announced in January 2021, and the new Z-wave JS integration For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha080/ 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

Feb 3, 2021 • 43:45

Keeping the kids comfortable and occupancy sensors for cats with Liam

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha079/ 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 Amazo

Jan 26, 2021 • 1:06:01

2021.1, ESPHome for Flower Sensors, Tracking Deliveries with DeepStack

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha078/ 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 supp

Jan 6, 2021 • 1:01:35

Home Assistant Podcast Live from the 2020 Conference

Recorded live from the 2020 Home Assistant Conference. Rohan, Phil and James break down all the announcements and Home Assistant 1.0! For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha077/ 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

Dec 15, 2020 • 1:29:58

Home Assistant Podcast 76 – 0.118, PSA for TP-Link smart switch owners and using ZoneMinder with Sean

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha076/ 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 v

Nov 18, 2020 • 1:00:27

Home Assistant Podcast 75 – 0.117 and softening hard water with Glenn

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha075/ 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

Oct 28, 2020 • 1:02:17

Home Assistant Podcast 74 – 0.116, Hacktoberfest and tracking cars with Vinçon

Rohan and Phil are joined by Vinçon to talk about Hacktoberfest 2020, 0.116 and how Vinçon uses Home Assistant to track his cars. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha074/ 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

Oct 7, 2020 • 1:00:06

Home Assistant Podcast 73 – Paulus joins us to talk 0.115, Media Browser, Tags, IFTTT Pro + more

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha073/ 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 assis

Sep 17, 2020 • 1:41:16

Home Assistant Podcast 72 – What the Heck there’s no release today! So we’re talking with Pete instead

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha072/ 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 suppo

Sep 2, 2020 • 1:01:45

Spotlight – “Seeing” Home Assistant from a different perspective

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp006/ 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 mont

Aug 25, 2020 • 1:16:16

Home Assistant Podcast 71 – 0.114, Home Assistant goes dark and talking to Glen

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.114 release and the new features in the mobile apps. Glen joins us to talk 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/ha071/ 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 A

Aug 12, 2020 • 1:08:10

Home Assistant Podcast 70 – 0.113, Inovelli Switches and automating batteries with Billy

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha070/ 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

Jul 22, 2020 • 1:12:44

Home Assistant Podcast 69 – 0.112 and talking to Adrian

Rohan and Phil are joined by Adrian from the UK to break down the 0.112 Home Assistant release, and talk 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/ha069/ 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 Ass

Jul 1, 2020 • 55:11

Home Assistant Podcast 68 – 0.111, Belkin Wemo, Automatic and Nathan

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha068/ 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

Jun 10, 2020 • 45:52

Home Assistant Podcast 67 – Wink & Belkin do a number on smart home users and we discuss 0.110

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha067/ 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 f

May 20, 2020 • 1:16:06

Home Assistant Podcast 66 – 0.109 and monitoring industrial machines with Mat

Rohan and Phil discuss the new features in 0.109, and Mat shares how he used Home Assistant to monitor industrial machines. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha066/ 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

Apr 29, 2020 • 39:07

Home Assistant Podcast – Talking #YAMLGate with Paulus

Paulus comes to talk with Rohan and Phil about what's new with Home Assistant, and we discuss the recent announcements regarding YAML support. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/x001/ 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 a

Apr 20, 2020 • 45:36

Home Assistant Podcast 65 – 0.108, The Dark Sky Goes Dark and Jayden

Apple acquires The Dark Sky weather service, Rohan and Phil break down 0.108 and Jayden comes on for a chat For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha065/ 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 projec

Apr 8, 2020 • 43:32

Home Assistant Podcast 64 – 0.107, we bid adieu to Lightify and say hello to Quentin

Lightify from Osram set to close their cloud smart home offering in 2021. We chat with Quentin about Home Assistant 0.107 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha064/ 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 As

Mar 18, 2020 • 1:13:18

Home Assistant Podcast 63 – 0.106 and automating the bathtub with James

Rohan and Phil are joined by James from Manchester UK to discuss the 0.106 release and James interesting uses of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha063/ 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

Feb 26, 2020 • 1:08:38

Home Assistant Podcast 62 – 0.105 and Home Assistant as a solar controller with John

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha062/ 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 supp

Feb 5, 2020 • 1:00:43

Spotlight – Self Hosting

Rohan and Phil are joined by Alex from Self Hosted to deep dive into everything self hosting For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp005/ 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. Configuratio

Jan 29, 2020 • 56:11

Home Assistant Podcast 61 – 0.104 and bringing in 2020 with Alex from SelfHosted

Rohan and Phil are joined by Alex from the Self Hosted Podcast to talk 0.104 and bring in 2020 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha061/ 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. Configurat

Jan 15, 2020 • 47:14

Home Assistant Podcast 60 – 0.103, Sonos takes over Snips and ending the year with Frenck

Rohan and Phil are joined by Frenck to discuss the Sonos takeover of Snips, and the final release of 2019 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha060/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Franck Nijhof Website: https://www.frenck.nl/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/frenck/home-assistant-config Twitter: @frenck ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smar

Dec 15, 2019 • 1:15:21

Home Assistant Podcast 59 – 0.102, State of the Union 2019 and getting holiday ready with Florin

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha059/ 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 s

Nov 20, 2019 • 1:02:39

Home Assistant Podcast 58 – 0.101, Switchbot Curtain and talking to Stephan

Rohan and Phil and joined by Stephan from New Zealand to talk 0.101, the Switchbot Curtain Kickstarter and Stephans use of Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha058/ 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 supp

Oct 30, 2019 • 1:00:42

Home Assistant Podcast 57 – 0.100, Hacktoberfest 2019 and wireless technologies with Tony

Rohan and Phil are joined by Tony to talk 0.100, Hacktoberfest and learn about Tony’s smart home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha057/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Tony Lamont ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a

Oct 9, 2019 • 59:19

Spotlight – Planning a Home Assistant install for a smart tiny house

Bryan joins Rohan and Phil to ask for advice on planning out a smart home for a tiny house For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp004/ 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

Sep 27, 2019 • 1:13:53

Home Assistant Podcast 56 – 0.99, Home Assistant turns 6 and mining crypto with Eric

Rohan and Phil break down 0.99 and talk to Eric who has over 400 smart home devices migrating to Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha056/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Eric Vitale Twitter: @ericvitale ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Pr

Sep 18, 2019 • 53:26

Home Assistant Podcast 55 – 0.98, a new Docker base and venturing to South Africa with Cliff

Rohan and Phil talk Home Assistant 0.98 and venture to South Africa to see how Cliff is using Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha055/ 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 proj

Aug 28, 2019 • 1:03:10

Home Assistant Podcast 54 – 0.97 and making beer with Brandon

Rohan and Phil talk 0.97, and catch up with Brandon to see how he monitors his Beer with Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha054/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Brandon Gulla Website: http://bgulla.dev Twitter: @gullatec ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi W

Aug 7, 2019 • 1:03:48

Home Assistant Podcast HASS.IO Birthday Special with Pascal and Paulus

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/hax01/ 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 tha

Jul 24, 2019 • 39:04

Home Assistant Podcast 53 – 0.96, Climate Overhaul and e-ink weather displays with Jon

Jon joins Rohan and Phil to discuss the 0.96 release, and shares his cool e-ink weather display integrated with Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha053/ 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 H

Jul 17, 2019 • 44:26

Spotlight – Custom Components

Phil and Rohan take a quick opportunity to explain custom components, lovelace cards, themes and the Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp003/ 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 sup

Jul 7, 2019 • 18:58

Home Assistant Podcast 52 – 0.95, Alexa Entities, Dynamically blocking ads and Brendon

Brendon joins Rohan and Phil to discuss Home Assistant 0.95 and Alexa entity 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/ha052/ 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

Jun 26, 2019 • 47:34

Home Assistant Podcast 51 – 0.94, Configuration without YAML and Zack

Rohan and Phil are joined by Zack to discuss 0,94 and sprinklers For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha051/ 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

Jun 5, 2019 • 56:12

Home Assistant Podcast 50 – 0.93, Nest and Hue breaking integrations and talking to Peter

Rohan and Phil are joined by Peter to talk about Google Nest and Philips Hue making changes which affect smart home users. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha050/ 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 A

May 15, 2019 • 52:37

Home Assistant Podcast 49 – 0.92 (again!) and Hass.io with Pascal

Rohan and Phil are joined by Pascal to re-discuss 0.92, and everything about hass.io For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha049/ 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

May 1, 2019 • 47:55

Home Assistant Podcast 48 – Searching for 0.92 on a boat with Adam

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha048/ 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 Assis

Apr 17, 2019 • 1:06:04

Home Assistant Podcast 47 – 0.91 and streaming cameras everywhere with Jason

Rohan and Phil are joined by Jason, contributor of TensorFlow and the new camera streaming capabilities. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha047/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Jason Hunter Twitter: @hunterjm ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products T

Apr 3, 2019 • 1:01:29

Home Assistant Podcast 46 – 0.90, Remote access, area targeting and Twitter questions with Paulus

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to discuss the 0.90 release, which includes remote access support for Nabu Casa users. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha046/ 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

Mar 20, 2019 • 1:10:14

Home Assistant Podcast 45 – 0.89, Nissan Leaf, Reddit and #BalanceforBetter with Courtenay

Rohan and Phil are joined by Courtenay to discuss 0.89, International Womens Day 2019 and Courtenay's Home Assistant setup. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha045/ 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

Mar 6, 2019 • 59:04

Home Assistant Podcast 44 – 0.88, People entities and Max drops by to chat hass-cli

Rohan and Phil are joined by Max to talk about Logitech, the new People entities in 0.88 and the new hass-cli tool For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha044/ 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

Feb 20, 2019 • 1:08:22

Home Assistant Podcast 43 – 0.87, Lowes closing their Iris, SmartThings and Areas with James

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha043/ 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 suppor

Feb 6, 2019 • 57:10

Home Assistant Podcast 42 – 0.86 and getting to know Lovelace with Zack

Rohan and Phil are joined by Zack to discuss Lovelace, the new default user interface for Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha042/ 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.

Jan 23, 2019 • 47:53

Home Assistant Podcast 41 – 0.85, Logitech and becoming Data Scientists with Robin

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha041/ 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

Jan 9, 2019 • 46:32

Home Assistant Podcast 40 – finishing out 2018 with the 0.84 release

Rohan and Phil go through the highlights of 0.84 which is the final Home Assistant release and Podcast for 2018. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha040/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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 Our Sponsors:* Visi

Dec 12, 2018 • 10:16

Home Assistant Podcast 39 – 0.83 and giving more automation ideas to Sean

Rohan and Phil talk 0.83, and workshop some solutions and improvements for Seans smart home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha039/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Sean Green Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/seangreen2/home_assistant ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karam

Dec 3, 2018 • 53:24

State of the Union Special

Listen to Paulus tease some exciting new features, from his talk in Amsterdam For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/state-of-the-union-special/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Our Sponsors:* Visit kinsta.com to get your first month free when you sign up today!Advertising Inquiries: https:/

Nov 24, 2018 • 24:52

Home Assistant Podcast 38 – 0.82 and making bread with Magnus

Rohan and Phil talk 0.82, and get an idea to automate a bread maker from Magnus For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha038/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Magnus Knutas Website: https://thefarm.se Twitter: @MagnusKnutas ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Pr

Nov 14, 2018 • 35:24

Home Assistant Podcast 37 – Taking a hot shower with 0.81

Rohan and Phil break down some of the great new features Hacktoberfest has given Home Assistant in 0.81 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha037/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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

Oct 28, 2018 • 30:55

Home Assistant Podcast 36 – 0.80 and talking Home Assistant with Nikiya

Phil and Rohan talk Hacktoberfest, break down the 0.80 release and chat to Nikiya For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha036/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Nikiya Osborn Twitter: @nikiyao ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Ro

Oct 13, 2018 • 40:32

Home Assistant Podcast 35 – 0.79 and the future of the iOS App with Robbie and Stephen

Robbie and Stephen come on to chat about the sweet new features coming soon to the iOS App for Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha035/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guests Robbie Trencheny Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/robbiet480/Home-Assistant-Config Twitter: @robbie Stephen Vanterpool Twitter: @sjvanterpool ----- Hosts ----- Phil

Sep 30, 2018 • 1:07:41

Spotlight: Presence Detection

Phil and Rohan break down Presence Detection in the smart home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp002/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out:

Sep 22, 2018 • 1:12:23

Home Assistant Podcast 34 – 0.78 and breaking down Nabu Casa with Paulus

Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to celebrate the 5th birthday of Home Assistant, and to explain Nabu Casa. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha034/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products

Sep 17, 2018 • 26:32

Home Assistant Podcast 33 – 0.77 and the new Authentication with Paulus

Paulus joins Phil and Rohan to break down the new authentication feature introduced with 0.77. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha033/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter:

Sep 1, 2018 • 44:06

Spotlight: Developing for Home Assistant

Join hosts Rohan and Phil as they're joined by Aaron (bachya) to deep-dive into the world of developing for Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp001/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Aaron Bach Website: http://www.bachyaproductions.com/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/bachya/smart-home Twitter: @bachya ----- Hosts ----- Phil Haw

Aug 26, 2018 • 1:02:09

Home Assistant Podcast 32 – 0.76 and Home Assistant as a Service

Rohan and Phil are joined by Aaron (bachya) to discuss 0.76, and Aaron's Home Assistant as a Service. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha032/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Aaron Bach Website: http://www.bachyaproductions.com/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/bachya/smart-home Twitter: @bachya ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart H

Aug 18, 2018 • 29:41

Home Assistant Podcast 31 – 0.75, Sisyphus Kinetic Art Table and Lovelace Love with Marius

Marius joins Rohan and Phil to talk about 0.75, and all the changes it brings for Lovelace For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha031/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Marius-Stefan Ciotlos Twitter: @ciotlos ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter

Aug 5, 2018 • 53:54

Home Assistant Podcast 30 – 0.74, Multi-user Support, HassOS, Lovelace Cards, Ring and Multiple Instances

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha030/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @roha

Jul 20, 2018 • 40:24

Home Assistant Podcast 29 – 0.73, Lovelace Enhancements and Jared joins us

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha029/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Jared Quinn Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/jaredquinn/homeassistant-config Twitter: @jaredquinn ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthor

Jul 7, 2018 • 41:02

Home Assistant Podcast 28 – 0.72, Lovelace, Alexa TTS and esphomelib

Otto joins Rohan and Phil to talk about 0.72, Lovelace, Alexa text to speech and esphomelib For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha028/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Otto Winter Website: https://otto-winter.com/ Twitter: @OttoWinter_ ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Websit

Jun 24, 2018 • 43:32

Home Assistant Podcast 27 – 0.71 and Aaron (geekofweek) drops in for a chat

Phil and Rohan talk with Aaron (geekofweek) about 0.71, and all the cool things Aaron uses Home Assistant for For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha027/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Aaron Suermann Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/geekofweek/homeassistant ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil

Jun 10, 2018 • 57:14

Happy Birthday Home Assistant Podcast

A special thank you message to all our listeners on our first birthday For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/happy-birthday-home-assistant-podcast/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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:

Jun 1, 2018 • 2:10

Home Assistant Podcast 26 – 0.70, Custom UI and Aaron (bachya) joins us

Rohan and Phil are joined by Aaron (bachya) to discuss 0.70, and Aaron's various uses of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha026/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Aaron Bach Website: http://www.bachyaproductions.com/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/bachya/smart-home Twitter: @bachya ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smar

May 26, 2018 • 54:26

Home Assistant Podcast 25 – 0.69, Google Maps and Isabella Joins us

Rohan and Phil talk 0.69 and the billing changes with Google Maps, then Isabella joins to talk Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha025/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Isabella Gross Alström Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/isabellaalstrom/HomeAssistantConfiguration Twitter: @IsaAlstrom ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart

May 14, 2018 • 41:31

Home Assistant Podcast 24 – 0.68 and all the goodies it brings

Rohan and Phil discuss Google Home and all the other goodies that come with 0.68 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha024/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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

Apr 28, 2018 • 27:11

Home Assistant Podcast 23 – 0.67 and Paulus joins us to talk Ubiquiti

Rohan and Phil talk to Paulus, the founder of Home Assistant about his move to Ubiquiti and what it means for Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha023/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Websi

Apr 13, 2018 • 40:23

Home Assistant Podcast 22 – 0.66, New Release Schedule and Carlo

Carlo joins Rohan and Phil to discuss 0.66, and the new Home Assistant release schedule For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha022/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Carlo Costanzo Website: http://www.vmwareinfo.com/search/label/iot Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/ Twitter: @ccostan ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Websit

Mar 30, 2018 • 1:06:58

Home Assistant Podcast 21 – 0.65, Awards, Podcast Updates and more

Rohan and Phil discuss all the new goodies introduced in the 0.65 release For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha021/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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/brandsPrivacy

Mar 18, 2018 • 48:19

Home Assistant Podcast 20 – 0.64, 1,000 Integrations and Goodbye Dan!

We talk about the latest features in Home Assistant 0.64 and say goodbye to Dan For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha020/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek 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

Mar 7, 2018 • 23:42

Home Assistant Podcast 19 – 0.63, Disqus removal and Python 3.4 Deprecation

Phil and Rohan talk about the 0.63 release, Disqus being removed from the website and the deprecation of Python 3.4. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha019/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- 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 Inq

Feb 24, 2018 • 32:56

Home Assistant Podcast 18 – 0.62 and ryanm101

Dan and Phil talk with Ryan (ryanm101) about the 0.62 release and what Ryan is doing with Home Assistant and Hass.io. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha018/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Ryan McLean Website: http://ninet.org/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/ryanm101/homeassistant_configs Twitter: @ryanm101 ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitt

Feb 4, 2018 • 47:35

Home Assistant Podcast 17 – 0.61

Dan, Rohan and Phil talk about the 0.61 release in the first episode for 2018. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha017/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek 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:

Jan 20, 2018 • 31:03

Home Assistant Podcast 16 – 0.60 and Frenck

Frenck joins Dan and Rohan to talk about his contributions to the community and the release of 0.60 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha016/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Franck Nijhof Website: https://www.frenck.nl/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/frenck/home-assistant-config Twitter: @frenck ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Ro

Dec 28, 2017 • 50:01

Home Assistant Podcast 15 – Cloud and 2017 Recap

Paulus joins Dan and Phil to launch the new Home Assistant Cloud and celebrate the major feature releases of 2017 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha015/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Ou

Dec 16, 2017 • 42:17

Home Assistant Podcast 14 – 0.59 and dale3h

Dan, Rohan and Dale talk about the 0.59 release and catch up. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha014/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Dale Higgs Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/dale3h/homeassistant-config ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee

Dec 10, 2017 • 41:27

Home Assistant Podcast 13 – 0.58 and skalavala (Suresh)

Dan and Phil are joined by Suresh to talk about 0.58, and his use of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha013/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Mahasri Kalavala (Suresh) Website: https://skalavala.github.io/ Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/skalavala/smarthome ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Sm

Nov 25, 2017 • 38:05

Home Assistant Podcast 12 – 0.57, 0.58 and Remote Access

Dan, Rohan and Phil talk about 0.56, 0.57 and remote access. Also covered is Logitech bricking Harmony Link Hubs and translation! For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha012/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter:

Nov 11, 2017 • 35:05

Home Assistant Podcast 11 – 0.56, 0.57 upcoming and feedback!

What's new in 0.56, a sneak preview of 0.57 and some community updates. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha011/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek 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: ht

Nov 6, 2017 • 34:34

Home Assistant Podcast 10 – 0.55 and bye bye Python 3.4

Phil returns from holiday to discuss his new toys, the 0.54 release and the deprecation of Python 3.4 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha010/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee

Oct 18, 2017 • 26:13

Home Assistant Podcast 9 – dale3h and 0.54

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha009/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Dale Higgs Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/dale3h/homeassistant-config ----- Hosts ----- Dan Fau

Sep 30, 2017 • 29:06

Home Assistant Podcast 8 – 0.53 and Presence Detection

Dan and Rohan talk about 0.53 and presence detection. Happy Birthday HASS! For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha008/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee

Sep 21, 2017 • 36:43

Home Assistant Podcast 7 – 0.52, Blogs and a user story

Dan and Rohan talk 0.52 and home automation blogs, and then Dan talks with Tim about his use of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha007/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Our Sponsors:* Visit kinsta.com to get your first month free when you sign

Sep 2, 2017 • 34:13

Home Assistant Podcast 6 – Intents, 0.50 and 0.51

Paulus joins Dan and Phil to talk about the exciting new Intents functionality, version numbers and the 0.50 & 0.51 releases. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/006-2/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Our Sponsors:* Visit kinsta.com to get your first mo

Aug 16, 2017 • 27:45

Home Assistant Podcast 5 – AppDaemon/HADashboard, 0.49 and 0.50

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. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha005/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Cof

Aug 1, 2017 • 45:43

Home Assistant Podcast 4 – Community update, 0.48 and interview with Carlo

We quickly cover off a few community items including the move to Discord and Carlo talks with Phil about his use of Floorplan For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha004/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Carlo Costanzo Website: http://www.vmwareinfo.com/search/label/iot Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/ Twitter: @ccostan --

Jul 15, 2017 • 38:18

Home Assistant Podcast 3 – Stats, Floorplan and 0.47

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 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha003/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guests Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob Petar Kozul Twitter: @pkozul ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home P

Jul 1, 2017 • 45:41

Home Assistant Podcast 2 – 0.46, 0.47 and Bluetooth Presence

We talk about the release of 0.46 and upcoming features in 0.47. The feature topic was Bluetooth Presence. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha002/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a C

Jun 15, 2017 • 37:21

Home Assistant Podcast 1 – Introduction and 0.45

An introduction to some of the community involved and coverage of Home Assistant 0.45 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha001/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon ----- Hosts ----- Dan Faulknor Twitter: @DanGeek Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Our Sponsors:*

Jun 1, 2017 • 26:42