Your old phone is a better home server than a Raspberry Pi
…A classic smart home usage is the Home Assistant Voice Satellite. A recent Home Assistant update, 2026.3, adds native wake-word detection to the Android Companion app. This means that you…
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Bare metal sounds like the best option for anything, really. You wouldn't run your home desktop PC through emulation, would you? The same goes for the smart home with Home Assistant. There's an OS package that runs on just about any hardware that meets the system requirements, and you'll have no trouble hooking up all your smart home devices and other integrations. It all just works. There's no worrying about keeping an underlying OS updated or other software that needs to run in between layers. It's the hardware, Home Assistant OS, and the familiar web UI. For many users of the platform, this
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7 things you can do with your old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in
…Home Assistant is a platform that can connect with all kinds of smart home devices using a local connection, and it centralizes a lot of devices that often need dedicated apps, making…
Stop assuming smart switches are a plug-and-play upgrade for light switches in your home
…Picking Home Assistant to support the majority of switches requires additional controller hardware. In reality, you set yourself up for countless hours of setup, troubleshooting, and maintenance. That’s how the plug…
My DIY router has been my DNS, VPN, and ad-blocker for a year, and I'd never use an ISP router again
…I’ve also got a NetAlertX instance hooked up to my Home Assistant hub for some wacky automations, while Authentik is my go-to SSO server. Then there’s the Pulse container…
I thought self-hosting would make software less convenient, but the opposite happened
…Meanwhile, a powerful tool like Home Assistant allows me to create custom automations based on my home's own environment. While it takes a bit more time to create these automations, Home…
3 Google TV settings I changed after the Gemini update that made my TV actually useful
…The first thing that worked almost instantly was rolling back the Google TV app update. You can do this by heading into Settings > Apps > See All Apps > Google TV> Uninstall Updates. This…
Microsoft finally admits the Copilot key wasn't a great idea, and it'll let you change it back soon
…Microsoft admits the Copilot key hurts assistive tech and shortcuts. A future Windows 11 update will let you remap the Copilot key to Right Ctrl or Context Menu. Back when Microsoft was…
My old Pixel does more useful things for my home lab than my current phone ever will
…Your old Pixel can actually run offline voice processing locally, giving you access to a range of voice-specific home automation tools. Pair this with the recent home assistant update that allows…
Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…Home Assistant with device passthrough Smart home hubs dislike clever containment tricks Home Assistant can run in several ways, and some are more container-friendly than others. The problem starts when your…