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brettDoes anyone know if there's a good algorithm for automatically controlling ceiling fans? Like if it's hot and the room is occupied, turn it on duh, but something with the "feels like" temperature might be better? <br>Maybe have a temperature sensor at ceiling height and floor height and do something with those? <a class="hashtag" href="https://brettiverse.com/tag/homeautomation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeautomation</a>
brettOooohhh my new place has IR-controlled ceiling lights and fans in the 3 biggest rooms! Gonna have to add a few more IR blasters to my projects list :-D <a class="hashtag" href="https://brettiverse.com/tag/homeautomation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeautomation</a>
Open Home Foundation<p>Worried your cloud-controlled smart devices could be ruined by the manufacturer? You should be.</p><p>Our latest newsletter covers the recent cloud disasters from three companies, and why local control is the only safe path forward for your smart home 👇🏼</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a><br><a href="https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/you-dont-own-it-if-they-can-break-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsletter.openhomefoundation.</span><span class="invisible">org/you-dont-own-it-if-they-can-break-it/</span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>✨What's new in Home Assistant? ✨<br>2025.7 release was filled with so many good things we're bringing you 3 feature highlight videos this month! 🎉</p><p>Here's the final video: Chapter 3 - Sub-entities &amp; credential sharing!</p><p>Read more 👉🏻 <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07/02/release-20257/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/02/release-20257/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Release</span></a></p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p>Oh dear lord. Help me, I’ve discovered <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homeassistant</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RabbitHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RabbitHole</span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>July has been jam packed with new additions to the WWHA program - for this month's final addition, Shelly is joining! 🥳</p><p>They certified Z-Wave devices like their retrofit smart switches &amp; relays, turning dumb devices into smart ones. 🙌🏻</p><p>Check out the blog for more details 👇🏼</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a><br><a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07/29/shelly-joins-works-with-home-assistant/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/29/shelly-joins-works-with-home-assistant/</span></a></p>
Sebastian Stenzel<p>Hey <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smarthome</span></a> folks, can somebody recommend a device that<br>* can serve as a WiFi 6/7 access point (connected via ethernet)<br>* can run <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homeassistant</span></a></span><br>* can act as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>matter</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thread</span></a> border router<br>* ideally is fairly small and has an embedded power adapter</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gadget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gadget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>In September, we're celebrating our 12th Birthday! This year, we're doing something new - we want to share YOUR stories. 👏🏻</p><p>Does Home Assistant help you in unexpected ways? Do you know of or have projects that inspire others? Fill out this Form and tell us about it! 👇🏼</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a><br><a href="https://forms.gle/V6rWxqsA7rpTSH1E8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">forms.gle/V6rWxqsA7rpTSH1E8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>✨What's new in Home Assistant? ✨<br>2025.7 release was filled with so many good things we're bringing you 3 feature highlight videos this month! 🎉</p><p>Here's Chapter 2 - Area card and dashboard improvements!</p><p> Catch all the latest 👉🏻 <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07/02/release-20257/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/02/release-20257/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Release</span></a></p>
Yehor 🇺🇦<p>Well shit!<br>Another breaking change not mentioned in the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homeassistant</span></a></span> release notes. Or am I blind?</p><p>Even the documentation page for this integration was just removed. That's evil.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gsm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gsm</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sms</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smarthome</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>ESP32-Faikin: ESP32 based module to control Daikin aircon units</p><p><a href="https://github.com/revk/ESP32-Faikin" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/revk/ESP32-Faikin</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ESP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESP32</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Faikin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Faikin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Daikin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Daikin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aircon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aircon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a></p>
Otto Rask<p>I wonder how many signatures we could get for an EU initiative that would require manufacturers to sell same quality "dumb" counterparts to their regular "smart" offerings of appliances and electronics, at the same or lower price.</p><p>Dumb TVs, washing machines, coffee makers, toothbrushes, etc. that would not require apps, wifi, bluetooth, phoning home, ads, etc.</p><p>Remove anything extra that is not required for the core use case of the product.</p><p><a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://piipitin.fi/tags/SmartTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartTV</span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>✨ What's new in Home Assistant? ✨<br>2025.7 was filled with so many good things we're bringing you 3 feature highlight videos this month! 🎉</p><p>Here's Chapter 1 - Assist asks the questions!</p><p>Find the blueprint and what else is new this release on our blog 👉🏻 <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07/02/release-20257/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/02/release-20257/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Release</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Pulling at Threads With the Flipper Zero - Gone are the days when all smart devices were required an internet uplink. The WiF... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/pulling-at-threads-with-the-flipper-zero/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/15/pullin</span><span class="invisible">g-at-threads-with-the-flipper-zero/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microcontrollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microcontrollers</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/networkhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>networkhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/flipperzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flipperzero</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homehacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homehacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/matter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>matter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/thread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thread</span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>We have another addition to our Works with Home Assistant program to share - Zooz! 🎉</p><p>They bring an awesome selection of device types and certified the first Z-Wave devices in the program this year. 👏🏻 Learn more about what devices they certified in the latest blog 👇🏼</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a><br><a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07/15/zooz-joins-works-with-home-assistant/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">home-assistant.io/blog/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/15/zooz-joins-works-with-home-assistant/</span></a></p>
Crow<p>I've been a <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Nanoleaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nanoleaf</span></a> gear user for years. I just found out about Nanoleaf Cloud, a service I would be interested in IF THE <a href="https://cville.online/tags/PRIVACY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PRIVACY</span></a> AND DATA SHARING ON THAT SITE WEREN'T SO BAD.</p><p>I actually backed out of registration. I never give anyone permission to give my info, even aggregated, to <a href="https://cville.online/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://cville.online/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a></p>
Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:​<p>Smart home additions 2025Q3:</p><ul><li>✅ 2x Temperature + Humidity sensors (Zigbee)</li><li>✅ Airco (App + Google home)</li><li>✅ Zigbee ↔ Matter Bridge</li><li>🚚 Air Purifier (Homekit)</li><li>⌛ Homekit ↔ Google Home bridge</li></ul><p>I'm really pleased with the "Thirdreality" bridge to add Zigbee devices, the sensors are from the same brand. For the price (each ~20eur) it's a steal.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/zigbee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zigbee</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/homekit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homekit</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/googlehome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googlehome</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/thirdreality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thirdreality</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smarthome</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/iot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iot</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smarthome</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
David J. Atkinson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://feddit.uk/u/tenebrisnox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tenebrisnox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://feddit.org/u/Teppichbrand" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Teppichbrand</span></a></span> Would you recommend <a href="https://c.im/tags/DietPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DietPi</span></a> for a <a href="https://c.im/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPi</span></a> Zero running a slim <a href="https://c.im/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> that will be dedicated to drive a kiosk? (no camera feeds)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/homeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeAutomation</span></a></p>
h3artbl33d :openbsd: :ve:<p>The <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> protocol is named <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/Thread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thread</span></a>, perhaps that is a typo as <a href="https://exquisite.social/tags/Threat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threat</span></a> is more apt and accurate. If you roll your own device <a href="https://overengineer.dev/blog/2024/05/10/thread/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">you might very well experience the full force of their blood thirsty lawyers</a>. </p><p>What the actual F.</p>
brettImportant question: when moving a smart home, do you change the custom voice (new house=new voice) or keep the old one (same server=same voice)?<br><br>Assume your setup allows for infinite custom voices<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://brettiverse.com/tag/homeautomation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeautomation</a>
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