Sign in

Home Assistant

@home-assistant.io
14K followers 18 following 389 posts

Open source home automation that puts local control & privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers & DIY enthusiasts.

PostsRepliesMedia
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 22/09/2026
13 years of Home Assistant and more than 20,000 contributors 🎂 This month’s Open Home Foundation newsletter covers Home Assistant 2026.9, IFA Berlin, Community Day and more. Read it 👇 newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/thirteen-yea...
1402
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 17/09/2026
Home assistant 13 years old! 🎂 Happy birthday to us! Home Assistant is officially a teenager. 13 years old today 🥳🏠 Here’s to the teenage years! 🎉
315010
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 16/09/2026
We're bringing the Home Assistant team to Lisbon on Wednesday, Sept 23, along with the rest of the Open Home Foundation 🎉 Come and tell us what you've built, and what you're still fighting with. Free, 7pm, Impact Hub Lisbon. We've got a few spaces left 👇
luma.com
Meet the Open Home Foundation team - Lisbon · Luma
Lisboa, bora lá! 🇵🇹 Open Home Foundation is heading your way, and we can't wait to finally meet you in person. Come grab a drink with us and swap ideas with…
1152
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 16/09/2026
We're bringing the Home Assistant team to Lisbon on Wednesday, Sept 23, along with the rest of the Open Home Foundation 🎉 Come and show us what you've built, and steal ideas from everyone else. Free, 7pm, Impact Hub Lisbon. Just 20 spaces left 👇
luma.com
Meet the Open Home Foundation team - Lisbon · Luma
Lisboa, bora lá! 🇵🇹 Open Home Foundation is heading your way, and we can't wait to finally meet you in person. Come grab a drink with us and swap ideas with…
090
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 14/09/2026
Last chance to buy some Merch this month. It's a great way to support the foundation!
1103
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 10/09/2026
Countdown to Community Day 2026 starts now! 🥳 We have lots prepared for hosts & guests this year, so read our blog to learn about our playbook for community meetups, how to submit a request to receive official Open Home Foundation merchandise, & more 👇🏼 www.openhomefoundation.org/blog/countdo...
Vertical social image for Community Day 2026. On a green background on the top half of the image is the logo we use to represent our community - a white circle over two connecting ovals to look like a body, surrounded by green connected ovals around the head. On the bottom half are monochrome logos for Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Music Assistant above the text: Community Day 2026 Saturday, November 7 Organized by YOU and the Open Home Foundation.
055
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 02/09/2026
Home Assistant 2026.9! 🎉 Matter gets its own network map 🗺️, Activity details 🔍, Modbus integrations with ease 🔌, active alerts and favorites for the Security dashboard 🚨, charts with sound 🎵, and 13 new integrations! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/09...
0576
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 27/08/2026
It's time for the August Newsletter 🎉 This month we sow the seeds, you grow the (open) home 🌱. We're talking about HAIR, the ESPHome Starter Kit and publishing our Home Assistant Survey dataset! Read on 👇 newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/we-sow-the-s... #HomeAssistant #Newsletter #SmartHome
An image taken from the header artwork of the Open Home Foundation Newsletter. Artwork by Clelia Rella. 

The illustration is in a hand-drawn style, it shows a single tree sapling in a deep green open meadow. The sun setting behind the sapling causing the sky to be a pale peach color. 

The sky has white clouds and wisps that look like gusts of wind. Within those gusts are distant saplings being lifted into the sky. Each sapling has a person clinging on to the roots.  

In the top left of the image, is the Open Home Foundation logo in black.
0104
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 26/08/2026
Who actually lives in a smart home? We asked and today the answers are yours! 🎉 The anonymized results of our first Home Assistant community survey are now free for everyone: a rich dataset published openly for anyone to check, build on, and benefit from. Read on 👇
openhomefoundation.org
Anonymous and open to all: The Home Assistant survey dataset – Open Home Foundation
We surveyed 8,616 Home Assistant users about their smart homes – see the anonymized results, what we learned, and how you can explore the data yourself.
052
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 20/08/2026
Presence detected 🏡 Want to talk shop with a specific team member at IFA Berlin? Here's when we're home. Stop by, say hi, and geek out about your favorite topics. 👋
The image is a graphic illustration reminiscent of a calendar in a blue theme. The top of the image has the Open Home Foundation Logo, just below it is the text "Come home and meet us!"

Below are individual date blocks as follows:
Friday 04 September, 3pm - 3:30pm: Paulus (Open home Foundation President), Frenck (Lead of Home Assistant), Joost (Developer Relations)
Saturday 05 September, 3pm - 3:30pm: Melissa (Lead of Community), Missy (Community Manager) and Our Community Volunteers
Sunday 06 September, 3pm - 3:30pm: Marcel (Lead of Ecosystem), Ingo (Matter Lead Developer)
Monday 07 September, 3pm - 3:30pm: Carl (Nabu Casa, VP of Commercial), Trevor (Apollo Automation, Co-Founder)
Tuesday 08 September, 12pm-12:30pm: Niels (Product Manager), Frenck (Lead of Home Assistant)

Below this timetable is the IFA Berlin Logo and the Open Home Foundation's Booth number: Hall 1.2 - 153
0106
Reposted by Home Assistant
Music Assistant @music-assistant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Doors open in 7 days! 🎫 Get ready to load up Music Assistant 2.10! Join us for the release party next week 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0W_...
youtube.com
Music Assistant 2.10 Release Party
Join the team and guests as we update you on the latest and greatest hits releasing in Music Assistant!
0101
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 17/08/2026
September is meetup season 🍂 Rotterdam 🇳🇱, Berlin 🇩🇪, Köln 🇩🇪, Lisbon 🇵🇹 Find yours and say hi 👇
luma.com
Home Assistant Meetups · Events Calendar
View and follow events from Home Assistant Meetups on Luma. Have a meetup you're organizing for Home Assistant? Drop it here! 👏🏻
0131
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 14/08/2026
Shh 🤫 If you're at IFA this year, don't forget to come by our booth and grab some stickers.
A Silver laptop sits on a grey back drop with its screen open and facing away from you. On the back of the screen it is plastered with various Open Home Foundation and Home Assistant stickers.  5 of the stickers are pixelated, you can't tell what they are representing besides their rough colours. 

The bottom left of the image has the text "Come by our booth to grab your stickers". The bottom right has the IFA Berlin logo with the text "IFA 4-8 Sept 2026, Hall 1.2 - 153". 

The top left has the Open Home Foundation logo.
0141
Reposted by Home Assistant
ESPHome @esphome.io · 12/08/2026
📢 INTRODUCING THE ESPHOME STARTER KIT! 🎉 Designed and built by our commercial partner Apollo Automation, the ESPHome Starter Kit gives you the tools, skills and confidence to stop just using smart home tech, and start creating it. Build, Learn, Automate. esphome.io/starter-kit
2389
Reposted by Home Assistant
ESPHome @esphome.io · 12/08/2026
🚨We're LIVE with ESPHome Starter Kit launch! 🎥 Come and see what we've been building with our commercial partner Apollo Automation. #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #ESPHome #HomeAssistant
youtube.com
ESPHome Starter Kit Product Launch - Build. Learn. Automate.
In this stream, we'll be launching our first official ESPHome hardware product - The ESPHome Starter Kit. Join the team and special guests as they dive deep ...
074
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 12/08/2026
1 HOUR! 🎉 We're launching the ESPHome Starter Kit at 21:00 CEST on the ESPHome Youtube Channel. It's us, commercial partners Apollo Automation, special guests and YOU! See you there for all the details! 🎉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2H...
youtube.com
In this stream, we'll be launching our first official ESPHome hardware product - The ESPHome Starter Kit. Join the team and special guests as they dive deep ...
0113
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 11/08/2026
It's happening tomorrow. ESPHome Starter Kit, 21:00 CEST.
0172
Reposted by Home Assistant
ESPHome @esphome.io · 05/08/2026
🚀 T-minus one week to lift-off! The ESPHome Starter Kit launches next Wednesday, Aug 12 at 21:00 CEST. Join us as we celebrate with our commercial partner Apollo Automation, plus special guests Reed (Smart Home Solver), Simon (Simon Says Home Assistant), and Gavin (Hometech.fm). See you there! 🎉
youtube.com
In this stream, we'll be launching our first official ESPHome hardware product - The ESPHome Starter Kit. Join the team and special guests as they dive deep ...
073
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 05/08/2026
Home Assistant 2026.8! 🎉 New OS installs no longer need :8123 in the address to access the UI, making it that little bit more approachable for new users 🏡, you can now set the Entity ID format for new entities ⚙️, and more! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/08... #HomeAssistant
1605
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 04/08/2026
🏠 IFA is almost here, and we're bringing a whole smart home with us! Come find Team Open Home Foundation in the Smart Home Hall, Booth 153. We'll be in our smart home away from home, and you're welcome to join us. See you there! 👋 www.openhomefoundation.org/blog/ifa-ber...
An illustrated floor plan of the IFA Berlin show. The floor plan is centered over the Open Home Foundation booth. The Open Home Foundation booth is labelled "Hall 1.2 - 153". 

Over the top of the illustration is the text - "Come find us. Drop by our booth, we'd love to meet you!"

In the top left if the Open Home Foundation Logo, and the top right the IFA Logo with event dates "4 - 8 Sept 2026"
1143
Reposted by Home Assistant
ESPHome @esphome.io · 04/08/2026
Say hello to the ESPHome Device Builder desktop app, available now for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It's a super easy way to deploy and manage your devices in a single download. You can read more about it in our blog 👇 esphome.io/blog/2026/08... #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation
A simple illustrated graphic of circuit board traces. The image is blue and white themed, with black text over the top that reads: "Simplify your ESPHome setup with the new desktop app"
0286
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 31/07/2026
🚨 New T-shirt Alert! 🚨 Fresh in store are our new Dark Mode t-shirts! Rep your favorite project with a minimal design. Available in our EU store now! 👇 store.openhomefoundation.org/shop/p/t-shi...
The image shows 3 black t-shirts neatly folded in a line on a light grey backdrop. Each t-shirt features a logo of a different project from the Open Home Foundation in white: Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Music Assistant. 

Over the top of the photo is the text "Dark Mode T-shirts are here"
The Open Home Foundation Logo is visible in the top left.
2211
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 31/07/2026
Google restricted key Android features to its own apps. When the European Commission asked us what we thought about about it, we had plenty to say. And they listened. Alphabet must now open up 11 Android features to third-party assistants. Read more 👇
openhomefoundation.org
A big win for Android interoperability – Open Home Foundation
Google gatekept key Android features, and the European Commission asked what we thought about it. Now Alphabet must open 11 Android features to all.
18625
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 30/07/2026
Find out how and why we’re implementing analytics on our websites: via open source software with no personal data collection or tracking. Read more 👇
openhomefoundation.org
Find out how and why we’re implementing analytics on our websites: via open source software with no personal data collection or tracking.
0252
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 29/07/2026
We've been dying to show you this. Aug 12. Live.
0271
Reposted by Home Assistant
Nabu Casa @nabucasa.com · 28/07/2026
In case you missed it: Home Assistant now supports the latest version of Matter (1.6). If you're looking to run the newest devices all fully locally, a great place to start is a Home Assistant Green paired with a Connect ZBT-2. www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06...
0174
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 28/07/2026
You're invited to our "Cozy Sanctuary" at IFA Berlin! These shows can be exhausting. So stop by for a coffee and chat! You'll be able to rest, recharge, and get hands-on with products and merch 👕 in your smart home away from home 🏠 Read More 👇
openhomefoundation.org
IFA Berlin 2026: Save the date – Open Home Foundation
Mark your calendars! From September 4 to 8, 2026, the Open Home Foundation will be exhibiting at IFA Berlin – and you’re invited.
185
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 28/07/2026
Works with Home Assistant welcomes our newest partner: FireAvert! 🎉 Specialists in fire safety, FireAvert are on a mission to keep you and your home out of harm's way. They bring the very first gas and electric appliance shutoff devices to the program. www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/07...
An image taken from the linked blog's header image. The image shows a FireAvert safety device on a counter top in front of an electric stove. The product is a black box with an electrical outlet on the front face.

The text above the image is center aligned and reads "FireAvert joins the works with Home Assistant Program". Below this text and at the bottom center of the image is the "Works with Home Assistant" official badge. 

At the very top of the image, centrally aligned is the Open Home Foundation logo.
0293
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 27/07/2026
Upcoming Home Assistant meetups: 29 July - Sydney 🇦🇺, 06 Sept - Berlin 🇩🇪 Join (or organize) your nearest meetup 👇
luma.com
Home Assistant Meetups · Events Calendar
View and follow events from Home Assistant Meetups on Luma. Have a meetup you're organizing for Home Assistant? Drop it here! 👏🏻
0113
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 23/07/2026
Take a trip with us to one of the world's largest botanical gardens, where they're using Home Assistant to make tech more approachable 🌱, the new ESPHome Device builder, and preview our device database! newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/the-walled-g... #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Newsletter
An image taken from the Open Graph of the newsletter. An illustration by Clelia Rella shows a brick wall from top to bottom, with green plant tendrils and roots bursting through from the center, out to the edges of the screen. The brick crumbles and falls to the ground where the greenery has broken through the brick wall.
1165
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 23/07/2026
Excited to share the preview edition of our community-powered smart home device database. We need your input to make this tool as accessible and useful as possible!
1417
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 16/07/2026
Today we're excited to announce Matter Server 9.1.0 which includes support for Matter 1.6.0! 🎉 You'll also find Automatic Time Sync for supported devices ⏱️ enhanced Thread network diagnostics 🪡 and so much more. Update the Matter Server integration to take advantage of everything new 👏🏻 #SmartHome
1574
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 13/07/2026
Upcoming Home Assistant meetups: Köln 🇩🇪, Newcastle 🇬🇧, Kyiv 🇺🇦, Sydney 🇦🇺, Berlin 🇩🇪 Join your nearest meetup 👇
luma.com
View and follow events from Home Assistant Meetups on Luma. Have a meetup you're organizing for Home Assistant? Drop it here! 👏🏻
0131
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 09/07/2026
The Works with Home Assistant program powers up this month as we welcome our new partner, IoTorero! 🎉 Experts in pre-flashed smart home hardware, IoTorero bring the very first ESPHome-ready smart plugs and relays to the program (and that’s not all). Read on 👇 #HomeAutomation #SmartHome
home-assistant.io
IoTorero joins Works with Home Assistant
The first pre-flashed ESPHome smart plugs and relays to join Works with Home Assistant are here. Meet: IoTorero!
1332
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 07/07/2026
To build a stronger Companion app for everyone, we're discontinuing support for iOS 15, watchOS 8, and macOS 11. Read on for all the details 🔽 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/07...
The image shows a grid of iOS devices with various Home Assistant dashboards visible. The background is a light blue gradient with the Home Assistant logo barely visible in a repeating grid.  

The text overlaid on the image reads "Companion App - Changing support for Apple platforms"

In the top left is the Home Assistant logo.
0331
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 01/07/2026
Home Assistant 2026.7! 🎉 Purpose-specific triggers and conditions graduate from Labs to become the new default, so your automations say what you want 🧠, Activity logbook is reborn as a timeline 📖, one-tap Update all 🔄, and 10 new integrations! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/07...
16911
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 30/06/2026
Join us at IFA Berlin this September to meet some of the team working on Home Assistant 🙌
0120
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 29/06/2026
Pordenone 🇮🇹, Budapest 🇭🇺, Köln 🇩🇪, Newcastle 🇬🇧, Kyiv 🇺🇦, Sydney 🇦🇺 Join your nearest Home Assistant meetup 👇 luma.com/homeassistant
luma.com
View and follow events from Home Assistant Meetups on Luma. Have a meetup you're organizing for Home Assistant? Drop it here! 👏🏻
0115
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 23/06/2026
Matter support in Home Assistant just got faster, more stable, and more capable than ever. 🎉 See what’s changed and why it’s a big deal for your smart home.👇 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
home-assistant.io
The Matter upgrade you’ve been waiting for
Matter support in Home Assistant just got faster, more stable, and more capable than ever 🎉. See what's changed and why it's a big deal for your smart home.
0658
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 18/06/2026
Proxy all the things! What do the latest "proxy" features mean in Home Assistant? What can you do now that you couldn't do before? What even is a proxy? Read more in the latest Open Home Foundation blog 👇
openhomefoundation.org
Discover how Open Home Foundation projects can help you give your beloved old devices a new lease of life for a more sustainable smart home.
0250
Reposted by Home Assistant
Z-Wave Alliance @z-wavealliance.org · 16/06/2026
Learn why Home Assistant has chosen to partner with the #ZWave Alliance since day 1. It's local control and user choice combined with Z-Wave’s proven security and reliability advances an ecosystem that reduces cloud dependency while ensuring #interoperability: z-wavealliance.org/why-home-ass...
z-wavealliance.org
Home Assistant and Z-Wave: Building an Open, Private Smart Home
Learn how Home Assistant and the Z-Wave Alliance work together to promote local control, privacy, interoperability, and certified smart home devices through the Works with Home Assistant program.
1103
Reposted by Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 11/06/2026
As part of our commitment to building in the open, we’re proud to publish the foundation’s very first Annual Report for 2025 🎉 From structural changes to big projects, it gives a detailed look into who we are and how we operate, along with our wins of 2025 and what’s next! Link below 🔗🧵
1206
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 10/06/2026
Music Assistant 2.9 Release Party is live! 🎶 Join and discover everything new this release!
youtube.com
Music Assistant 2.9 Release Party
Join the Music Assistant team and community guests for the Music Assistant 2.9 release!
0250
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 05/06/2026
New Reolink cameras join the Works with Home Assistant program! 📷 The Elite Floodlight WiFi and the Trackmix WiFi add to the growing list of Reolink cameras we've certified, taking the total to 10! works-with.home-assistant.io/certified-pr...
The image shows 2 new Reolink security cameras in the center of the screen on a blue square box with rounded corners. Above the box is the Open Home Foundation Logo. 
Below the box, justified in the middle is the text "New Reolink devices added to Works with Home Assistant". 
The text "Works with Home Assistant" uses the official logo of the program.
1393
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 03/06/2026
Home Assistant 2026.6! 🎉 A friendlier card picker 💡, infrared devices that now also listen 📡, live condition tests and target counts in the automation editor ✨, Z-Wave smart lock credential management 🔐, and 16 new integrations! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06... #HomeAssistant
2919
Reposted by Home Assistant
Music Assistant @music-assistant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Join us next Wednesday Jun 10, for the Music Assistant 2.9 Release Party! We're talking about new audio analysis features, shortcuts, smart playlists, and huge Sendspin updates. 🎵 You ain't seen nothin' yet...🎵
youtube.com
Music Assistant 2.9 Release Party
YouTube video by Music Assistant
0141
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 28/05/2026
We’re sensing a change in the air as we welcome Sensereo to the Works with Home Assistant program 🎉. Specialists in environmental sensing, Sensereo bring Matter smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms into the Home Assistant ecosystem – meaning more ways to keep your home open, safe, and sound. 🔗🧵
An image taken from the Open Graph image of the linked blog post. The image is of a Sensereo Smoke Detector on a white ceiling, viewed from a low angle. The Sensereo Smoke Detector is a square shape with highly rounded corners. It is about one third tall as it is wide. The sides have holes for air ventilation, and the side that faces the floor features a Sensereo logo, and a red warning light. 

Overlaid on the image is the text "Sensereo joins the works with Home Assistant Program". Above this text is the Open Home Foundation logo. At the bottom of the image is the "Works with Home Assistant" verification badge.
4383
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 19/05/2026
We're thrilled to welcome zunzunbee to the Works with Home Assistant program! They really stood out from the crowd at CES 2026 with their simple snap-on Slate Switch that's fully local and super simple to install.💡 Read on for more 👇 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/05...
The image is taken from the Open Graph image from the linked article. The image shows a traditional North American style lightswitch on a duck-egg blue ball. The hand of a person is reaching towards the switch and affixing a zunzunbee switch panel over the top of the right light switch. The zunzunbee switch panel sits directly over the top of the existing light switch without modification or rewiring. 

The center top of the image shows the text "zunzunbee joins the works with home assistant program"
Above this text is the "Open Home Foundation" logo. At the bottom middle of the image is the "Works with Home Assistant" logo.
2331
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 14/05/2026
Home Assistant Meetup in Rome 🇮🇹 on May 27, hosted by Nabu Casa! Come say hi to Paulus and the Nabu Casa team, hang out with the community, and talk all things smart home!​ 🍻 Sign up 👇 luma.com/mpkiz2d0
An image for the Home Assistant community meetup. The image shoes an illustrated image of a person, surrounded my geometric white shapes. The background is a light blue at the top gradated to a white bottom. 

In the image is the text "Wednesday, May 27, Rome", "Community Meetup" and "An event organized by Nabu Casa"
0172
Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 07/05/2026
We're in Oslo on May 28! 🇳🇴 Come say hello to our founder Paulus Schoutsen, hang out with the local community, and talk all things smart home at our meetup!​ 🍻 Whether you're a long-time contributor or just curious about what we do, we'd love to see you there. luma.com/w9ltmrvx
A graphical illustration taken from the community meetup page linked in the post. The image shows a abstract "person" outline surrounded by geometric shapes. 

Overlaid on top in large black writing is the title "Community Meetup", "Thursday, May 28, Oslo", "An Event organized by the Open Home Foundation"
0172