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Home Assistant Podcast

HK Media

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.

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  • 245 - 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 smarter


    Chapters

    02:05 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 home

    24:13 Favourite Automations

    28:36 Sleep Detection

    31:35 Phil's Zwave Network Offline

    37:47 Robot Vacuums

    42:33 Presence Detection

    45:13 Powering Automations

    48:29 Car Log Book Automation

    50:07 Putting Home Assistant in Schools

    53:28 Family feature requests

    55:41 Driving Home Assistant

    01:01:28 Failsafes for 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/ha154

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    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 is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    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



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    Tue, 16 Apr 2024
  • 244 - 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 winners


    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    00:47 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 Shoutouts


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha153

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    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 is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.


    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

    Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
    Wed, 03 Apr 2024
  • 243 - 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 life


    Chapters

    00:00 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

    55:48 To Do Lists and Battery Automation

    01:03:25 Automating a Pool


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha152

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    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 is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.

    Nom Nom

    What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off

    https://trynom.com/homeassistant

    Factor

    Eating better is easy with Factor’s delicious, ready-to-eat meals. Every fresh, never-frozen meal is chef-crafted, dietitianapproved, and ready to go in just 2-minutes. Use promo code homeassistant50 for 50% off.

    https://factormeals.com/homeassistant50


    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

    Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
    Wed, 20 Mar 2024
  • 242 - 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 capabilities


    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    01:00 2024.3 New Features

    27:01 Vacuum Smells

    31:15 Template Translation Helper

    36:22 New Integrations

    39:33 Breaking Changes


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha151

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    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 is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.

    BetterHelp

    Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT.

    https://betterhelp.com/assistant


    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

    Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
    Tue, 05 Mar 2024
  • 241 - 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 ground


    Chapters

    00:00 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

    38:56 Reflecting on the Year of the Voice

    40:14 Raspberry 5 Support

    42:31 AI For Home Assistant

    47:55 Roadmap for Home Assistant

    50:56 More Hardware for Nabu Casa

    56:23 The Home Assistant Community


    For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at

    https://hasspodcast.io/ha150

    Watch this episode on YouTube

    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 is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.

    Nom Nom

    What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off

    https://trynom.com/homeassistant


    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

    Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
    Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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