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You will soon be able to control your Xbox using Home Assistant

Oct 23, 2020

The Xbox integration doesn’t just allow you to control the basics. You will be able to see all of your installed games and apps in the media browser.

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Rejoice, Home Assistant's compact header is making a comeback

Oct 17, 2020

I am pleased to announce that the compact header is officially being made part of Home Assistant.

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Remove your Home Assistant Custom Header right now

Oct 12, 2020

The developer of the popular Home Assistant add-on Custom Header has announced that they are ceasing development as of today.

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The Nest integration with Home Assistant is back (kind of)

Oct 8, 2020

A few days ago the Smart Device Management (SDM) API was unveiled, giving hope to anyone wanting to integrate their Nest devices with Home Assistant.

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