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Kurt from Belgium loves everything to do with technology. So there’s little surprise as Kurt shares with us all the ways he is using Home Assistant to make his life smarter

Chapters02:05 Getting started with Home Automation
10:10 Smart Locks
14:35 Solving the smart home for non tech people
15:53 Driving Automations
20:40 AI for the smart home
24:13 Favourite Automations
28:36 Sleep Detection
31:35 Phil's Zwave Network Offline
37:47 Robot Vacuums
42:33 Presence Detection
45:13 Powering Automations
48:29 Car Log Book Automation
50:07 Putting Home Assistant in Schools
53:28 Family feature requests
55:41 Driving Home Assistant
01:01:28 Failsafes for Home Automation

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2024.4 lands with a much requested feature - an ability to organise our automations, scripts and devices. Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.4 release and the Voice Assistant community content winners

Chapters00:00 Intro
00:47 State of the Open Home
02:06 Voice Assistant Community Awards
10:03 2024.4
29:52 Maps and Webpage Dashboards
32:15 Section Layout
33:51 Related Items
34:41 Repairs and Spook
37:18 Matter Controllers
39:21 Opening Doors
43:24 New Integrations
45:21 Breaking Changes
47:21 Shoutouts

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Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.

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Phil Hawthorne
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Brian is a spacecraft systems engineer, who uses Home Assistant to automate his house, and help him remember some of the earthly world problems in his day-to-day life

Chapters00:00 Intro
03:25 Getting started with Home Assistant
05:59 Who's in the house
08:39 Protocols Used in the House
10:24 Driving Automations
13:48 Hardware used for Home Assistant
15:02 Using Frigate
16:56 Using Home Assistant for Memory
23:05 Night Time Automations
34:15 Leak Sensors
45:30 Zigbee
48:50 Presence Detection
55:48 To Do Lists and Battery Automation
01:03:25 Automating a Pool

For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
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2024.3 lands with exciting updates, with some features which are sure to please everyone. Phil shares a tip for owners with robot vacuums with mopping capabilities

Chapters00:00 Intro
01:00 2024.3 New Features
27:01 Vacuum Smells
31:15 Template Translation Helper
36:22 New Integrations
39:33 Breaking Changes

For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
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Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
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Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT.
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Paulus joins Rohan and Phil to catch up on what’s been happening with Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. From working with smart home alliances to the future of Home Assistant and Nabu Casa, this chat covered a lot of ground

Chapters00:00 Intro
01:26 What is Nabu Casa up to
05:48 How is Nabu Casa going
09:44 Nabu Casa vs Open Source
14:07 Working with Smart Home Alliances
21:36 Open Source vs Closed Alliances
28:49 Paulus at CES
31:52 Was the Year of the Voice a Success
34:57 Local Wake Word Detection
38:56 Reflecting on the Year of the Voice
40:14 Raspberry 5 Support
42:31 AI For Home Assistant
47:55 Roadmap for Home Assistant
50:56 More Hardware for Nabu Casa
56:23 The Home Assistant Community

For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha150
Watch this episode on YouTube
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This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors
Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa
Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
Nom Nom
What you feed your dog goes a long way to helping them lead their best lives. Use promo code HOMEASSISTANT for 50% off
https://trynom.com/homeassistant

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Rohan Karamandi
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Rohan and Phil sit down with Simon from Australia. From smart integration with alarm panels to automating garage doors

Chapters00:00 Intro
00:49 Cloud Strikes Again
13:46 Apple Car Play
18:51 2024.2
45:15 Breaking Changes

For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha149
Watch this episode on YouTube
Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon

This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors
Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa
Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
BetterHelp
Home Assistant Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. Get 10% off your first month with promo code ASSISTANT.
https://betterhelp.com/assistant

Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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