Everyone wants the best smart home but no one wants to configure it ...

Have you ever felt like your smart home setup is more chaotic than convenient? With countless devices, apps, and cloud services vying for your attention, managing it all can feel overwhelming. Enter ...

Smart devices seem good until you buy them and realize each needs a separate app to function and monitor. In my case, I have a few security cameras from one brand, and I intend to add a few Wi-Fi ...

A recent update for the self-hosted Home Assistant swaps out the older, clunkier Overview dashboard with a gorgeous new ...

I recently described how a recent flurry of smart home failures made me turn to Home Assistant, the increasingly polished DIY smart home platform that you can host yourself without relying on the ...

Discover everything that changes in Home Assistant 2026.2 (February 2026): new default Overview, Apps instead of add-ons, ...