…Sign in to your XDA account For the last decade, smart home products have largely operated within the same general promise. That is, replace your stuff with our stuff, and your house…
…Google Assistant is a heavily optimized product with years of work behind its microphones and wake word systems. Local setups are improving, but they still require patience and experimentation. There are moments…
…Let's say you say a voice command, and then your smart assistant responds with "Sorry, I'm having trouble connecting to the internet right now." Or your connection does work, and…
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…the backbone of my daily productivity. By moving away from "black box" services and hosting my own infrastructure, I’ve managed to kill the friction. Home Assistant Turning my PC into the…
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account I used Raspberry Pi 4 as my Home Assistant hub and…
…Companies discontinue products, change app behavior, lock features behind accounts, or pivot their smart home strategy with very little concern for your exact setup. Home Assistant does not erase those problems, but…
…Home Assistant Making home automation actually smart Home Assistant was already a key part of my setup, but pairing it with Ollama made it much smarter without sending any data to the…
…Or you can use the 2026 Home Assistant Energy Dashboard to show real-time solar production and power usage. It's a great visual reminder to run the dishwasher when the sun…