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👋 SO LONG HACS... HELLO @home-assistant.io MARKETPLACE! 💙🏠 HACS is being replaced in Home Assistant 2026.11! 😱 But don't panic! Your favourite integrations, cards & themes aren't going anywhere! Here's everything you need to know! 👇 youtu.be/RXIVwOicLaU #HomeAssistant

We’re sensing a new presence in Works with Home Assistant… 👀 Welcome, Everything Smart Home! 🎉 The family-run business brings the Everything Presence sensors to the program. All built on ESPHome and made to keep your data local. Read more: www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/10...

🏠💙 OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED! The Everything Presence One, Lite & Pro have joined the Works with @home-assistant.io programme! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Lewis & the Everything Smart Home team! 👏 Here's my overview of the EP1 & EPL! 👇 youtu.be/bLBLQzOGgVs #HomeAssistant #ESPHome

Anyone else eyeing up those AliExpress smart home wall panels? 👀 POE , dual relays, LED Ring, fits a standard wall backbox and displays @home-assistant.io dashboards. At £240 it's not cheap but it's surprisingly capable. If you can trust it on your network 👇 youtu.be/G29HGZ5FwHA

@home-assistant.io 2026.6 is releasing later this week (Wednesday, June 3rd). Here are the 5 features that I really liked in the release: youtu.be/6cY7zSTrEIM Have you spotted any other features in 2026.6 that you're excited about?

Reolink finally did it… a mains powered floodlight camera 👀 No batteries. No plugs. Just swap out your existing outside light and you’re good to go. So… super wide or PTZ? 🤔 youtu.be/bnsR-tAIqHM

The list of new integrations, upgraded integrations, and quality scale jumps in @home-assistant.io 2026.3 is seriously stacked 👏 Loads of community-driven improvements in this one. Here are the 5 features that I really liked👇 youtu.be/rCaPPzBjsZ0

The TTlock HACs integration gives you pretty much full control and management over your TTLock devices in @home-assistant.io but did you know you can also cut the cloud and use a Matter Bridge? youtu.be/-dCd3qOYYWY

If you thought last month’s @home-assistant.io release was a bit on the small side… this one definitely makes up for it 👀🔥 2026.2 is currently in Beta with the full release landing Feb 4th. Here are the 5 New Features that I really liked: youtu.be/dU-Yv12jEIU

I tried (still trying ) to build a Smart Home Cinema Room. I'm using the awesome VisionMaster Pro 2 and automating it with @home-assistant.io So far the room has leaked... twice... If you have any DIY tips or cool smart home cinema ideas or automations then let me know! youtu.be/Ft544CfRVQ8

Aqara released a UK Wall Outlet 🤯. And of course it works great in @home-assistant.io (in multiple ways) youtu.be/vuOzv-70lAM

How To Setup and Install View Assist on your Unlocked Echo Show! youtu.be/jN0_geF1Ur8 If you have an old echo show lying around this is a great @home-assistant.io project to checkout! #viewassist #homeassistant #voiceassistant

Smart Home Backups and Media with the UGREEN NAS! youtu.be/JPB4lmLqLXM

Happy New Year everyone 🥳 And happy first @home-assistant.io release of the year. This month was a smaller release but there's still a bunch of great new features and improvements. Here are the features I really liked : youtu.be/gHaGvTLIS1c

Smart wall art is officially a thing 👀 This frame uses AI to create artwork (or display your own photos), and it doesn’t look like a screen at all! Full video here 👉 youtu.be/YOm8_2wFFH8

Soo... Switchbot made a doorbell.. And it has a screen? youtu.be/WvcKH2Mh0ds

@home-assistant.io Update 2025.12 is dropping on Wednesday, 3rd December - the final release of the year! 😲❄️☃️ Seriously… where has the time gone? Here are the 5 features I really liked: youtu.be/MXe9Zjtvdio

The other week we looked at how to remove Alexa and the Fire OS in exchange for LineageOS. Here are 3 things you can do with your newly unlocked echo show: youtu.be/OMx4Ud7fBYI #homeassistant #voiceassistant #viewassist #localvoice

Goodbye Alexa 👋🏻 Hello Android! and @home-assistant.io The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM

@home-assistant.io update 2025.11 Drops tomorrow! Where has the time gone! Here are the 5 Features that I really liked : youtu.be/w2JIHU7OZ3s

4 Robot Vacuum Automations for @home-assistant.io using the Switchbot S20 youtu.be/G1cDuWaTvF4

The Best @home-assistant.io bedside clock is a Hacked Echo Show 5? 🎥👀 youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI In this video I overview keeping or removing FireOS!

Here's another 5 Custom Cards to spice up your @home-assistant.io Dashboard : youtu.be/vqhvOhle1Tw

5 Frontend HACS to spice up your @home-assistant.io dashboard! youtu.be/wvNfXmEyGg4

@home-assistant.io update 2025.10 is packed full of quality of life tweaks and new features. Personally I love that we finally have undo and redo available in the automation editor UI. Here are the 5 Features that I really like: youtu.be/Dw4Boj_etX8

The @home-assistant.io 2025.9 drops tomorrow — and it’s packed with some awesome new features! Here are the 5 features I’m most excited about in 👉 youtu.be/wjQr1dVjBfo

If you're looking to get started with ESPHome then checkout the @homeassistant.bsky.social Button Box. It's a cool little project I found over at MakerWorld. Here's a quick overview and some of the modifications I made to my Button Box. youtu.be/0jHDhyW68ow

It's that time again! Later this week @home-assistant.io Update 2025.8 will be releasing. This time round it has a heavy focus on AI and some nice quality of life features. Here are 5 of the features I really like : youtu.be/Jtdc5t-51ZI

Size Isn't Everything? youtu.be/sYaV8K-wgns In this one we take a look at SwitchBots K10+ Pro Combo and some of the things I like and don't like.

Which Reolink Doorbell should you get for @home-assistant.io In this one I compare some of the key points and take a look at the integration for Reolink. youtu.be/LYn2uQJ9GCo

You may have seen recently that Switchbot have joined the Works With @home-assistant.io Program 🎉 In this video I run through what that means and also how to setup and use the integrations for Bluetooth, The Cloud and Matter. youtu.be/If1lvrVJMSU

5 Things I Love and Hate about the Switchbot Air Purifier Table youtu.be/NxDRhKAeiN0 Switchbot have also now joined the Works with @home-assistant.io program! 🥳🎉 (Spoiler - This air purifier works great in HA)

@home-assistant.io 2025.7 will be releasing in a few days! Considering it's had a shorter development cycle it's still packed with features! The new Ask Questions Action is awesome! Here's the 5 Features I really like : youtu.be/NvWcdfKI-qE

Oh and here's one I forgot to share the other day : youtu.be/lvl-oacgPgQ This one shows you how to setup the TTLock integration to allow you to control TTLock Smart Locks in @home-assistant.io My video on the lock shown in the video (also recorded months ago) will be available soon.

Finally got round to editing some videos that have been sat on my harddrive for months. Here's 5 Upgrades for your @bambulabglobal.bsky.social Printers. youtu.be/3RNYKQ8ZC9M

ac@home-assistant.io Update 2025.6 is doubling down on quality of life improvements and more uniform UI! Here are the 5 Features that I really like: youtu.be/-Imqxl-Hjb0 You can sneak peak the current release notes here: rc.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/05...

A Matter Hub that works great with @home-assistant.io youtu.be/tWCb1vlvzEo

The @home-assistant.io VPE has a Grove Port on the back! If you're wondering what it is and what it does then here's a quick video showcasing adding a couple of sensors. youtu.be/bxOYuOmHW1A

The @home-assistant.io 2025.5 update will be releasing in a couple of days. It has some great quality of life features and I personally love the new Entity Picker! Here's the 5 Features I really like: youtu.be/5w8ZSR9RsCA

I was working on a video showing how to design and create your own ESP @home-assistant.io dashboards but I felt like the tutorial was really complicated and long. So I started writing a tool to let you create the interfaces. Anyone interested? 🙂

I built a touchscreen desk controller with esphome and @home-assistant.io to replace my boring desk controller! Check it out here! 👇🏻👀 youtu.be/jZzNDveuDVY Enclosure needs some work 😂 but it’s a fun weekend project! #ESPHome #ESP32 #SmartHome #Nextion #HomeAssistant

@home-assistant.io 2025.4 has some amazing new features! The new voice features like continued conversation where not having to repeat the wake word is going to be a game changer for sure. Here's the 5 Features I really like! youtu.be/H0ZqV7Bb12o

A Little Update :) www.patreon.com/posts/little...

How to Install HACS in @home-assistant.io in 2025! All of my original guides for HACS are now pretty dated so here's a new fresh one featuring the new HACS UI. youtu.be/a4lSlN6EI04 Who remembers the old HACS UI? 🙋🏻‍♂️

The @xtool-official.bsky.social P2 has lots of manual processes. So lets fix this and automate them with @home-assistant.io This is vey much a niche one but hopefully its helpful to someone :) youtu.be/WCrjo9hjzSo

🎶 Music Assistant released its latest hit - version 2.4! Catch up on its chart-topping new features like Spotify Connect, Assist optimization, an equalizer, and podcast & audiobook support. Don't miss a beat, read the blog for more 👇🏼

@home-assistant.io Update 2025.3 will be releasing on Wednesday. There's plenty of quality of life improvements and features in this one! You can find the Beta release here: rc.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/02... Here are 5 Features that I really like: youtu.be/Ik4po3d3pro

Bit of a late one but it is still February 😂. The @home-assistant.io 2025.3 Beta is available now with the full release taking place next week. Before then here are 5 of the features I liked in 2025.2 : youtu.be/DrUwdTWJntU

I didn't want to release two on the same day! So here's 5 New Features that I like in the latest release of Home Assistant! youtu.be/Kop5DokcVTg

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