Home Assistant 2026.3 brings room-by-room cleaning for robot vacuums, an Android voice assistant with a local wake word, more reliable automations, and numerous interface and energy improvements.

Home Assistant is one of my favorite software packages to self-host at home. It's utterly fantastic, managing our heating, lighting, smart devices, and even tapping into energy usage and generation.

Home Assistant has released version 2026.3, which is a smaller update that focuses on cleaning up and improving features that are already in place. Rather than adding a lot of big new headline items, ...

What if managing your smart home felt less like a chore and more like second nature? The Home Assistant 2025.9 update, released this September, is here to make that vision a reality. Packed with ...

I’ve been buying and tinkering with smart home devices for years. As a result, my home network resembles a kind of Model UN of devices, bridges, protocols, assistants, and apps. I try to broker ...