Home Assistant, ESPHome, and smart home news
Get your latest news right here. Covering everything from Home Assistant to ESPHome to smart homes in general. As open-source projects both Home Assistant and ESPHome are continually being improved and new features are being added at a rapid pace.
The Home Assistant app is getting Wear OS support
The most recent update to the Home Assistant Android app is laying the groundwork for you to be able to control Home Assistant, from Wear OS.
Home Assistant OS finally supports the 8 GB Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
Home Assistant OS Release 5 officially supports the 8 GB Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. It can now power your smart home without relying on workarounds.
Early reviews of the Lidl Zigbee smart bulbs don’t seem promising
Now that customers have had their hands on Lidl smart bulbs for more than a few days, first reports on them are popping up on the internet.
Remove ZHA Network Visualization and ZHA Map before updating to Home Assistant Core 1.0
ZHA (Zigbee Home Automation), which is Home Assistant’s native Zigbee integration, will see the inclusion of a Network Visualization to the ZHA config panel once Home Assistant Core 1.0 hits.
What to expect from Home Assistant Core 1.0
In this release, there are four new integrations, a couple of new platforms, and three integrations which have been removed. And then there’s also Blueprints.
New RTSP firmware for the Wyze Cam V2 and Pan
A couple of days ago Wyze decided to once again show some love to those wanting to integrate their Wyze Cam V2 or Wyze Cam Pan with Home Assistant using RTSP.
Lidl launches its own line of Silvercrest and LIVARNOLUX branded Zigbee devices
Lidl, the popular discount supermarket chain, has launched a number of Zigbee devices under their brands Silvercrest and LIVARNOLUX.
TP-Link Kasa smart plugs are no longer compatible with Home Assistant
TP-Link has decided to block local access to their Kasa smart plugs. A forced update means that TP-Link Kasa smart plugs can no longer be controlled by Home Assistant.
Everything coming to the Home Assistant dashboard in version 0.118
It’s time to have a look at what is new in the upcoming Home Assistant 0.118 dashboard. This update brings new cards and changes to existing cards.
You can launch the Home Assistant dashboard from the Android Power Menu
You can launch the Home Assistant dashboard from the Android 11 Power Menu itself.
Wyze now sells an affordable robot vacuum with LIDAR
Wyze has decided to take on a new category of devices: robot vacuums. At $249 (or $199 if you were to pre-order it) the Wyze Robot Vacuum has some compelling features that should make it far superior to anything similarly priced.