Home Assistant

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 👏🏻

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #Matter

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 👇

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/07/09/iotorero-joins-works-with-home-assistant/

We’re thrilled to welcome ubisys to Works with Home Assistant! 🎉

Dedicated to smart home automation for more than 20 years, ubisys offers the first Works with Home Assistant-certified Zigbee devices designed to fit behind your existing wall fixtures!

Read on for more 👇

#HomeAutomation #SmartHome

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/04/23/ubisys-joins-works-with-home-assistant/

Happy #EarthDay! 🌎🌍🌏

Community members around the world use Home Assistant to manage energy consumption in their homes – some use our built-in energy dashboard while others build their own custom dashboard.

How do you use Home Assistant to be more sustainable? Share your projects in the comments 👇🏼

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant

Tomorrow is State of the Open Home 2026! 🎉 Join us live on YouTube at 19:00 CEST (1:00 PM EDT/10:00 AM PDT) to get excited about what’s next, celebrate our community, and share successes as we continue to build in the open. 👇

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome

It's #WomenInTechDay! Today we highlight Marie Van Brittan Brown, who security experts now recognize as pioneered home security.

A nurse wanting to make her home secure, she invented an audio-visual home security system, helping create the security tech industry as we know it.

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant

We’re bringing your Home Assistant backups fully up to date. 🔐

Rolling out with release 2026.4, SecureTar v3 has independently audited, best-in-class encryption.

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation

Read on for more details. 👇

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/26/modernizing-encryption-of-home-assistant-backups/

We’re thrilled to extend a very warm (ahem) Works with Home Assistant welcome to Heatit!

Heatit are about keeping you – and your home – warm 🌡️. We've certified 5 of their Z-Wave devices, from smart climate and heating controls to smoke detectors! #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

Check out the blog for more details 👇

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/24/heatit-joins-works-with-home-assistant/

Happy #PiDay! π

Last year, we shared a recipe that explained how you can bake Home Assistant onto a Raspberry Pi. This year, Missy shows you! 🥧

Ingredients list: ☑ Filling: 1 Raspberry Pi 4 board ☑ Crust: 1 fitted case ☑ 1 USB-C power cable ☑ 1 computer screwdriver ☑ 1 32GB microSD card ☑ 1 PC or laptop with a microSD card reader ☑ 1 Raspberry Pi imager

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome

Happy March, everyone! Here's your quarterly update on Home Assistant meetups. 🤩 See the locations for the current March, April, & May meetups in the replies. 😌

You can find all of the community meetups on our Luma page 👇🏼 new ones come up all the time!

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Meetups

https://luma.com/homeassistant

Home Assistant 2026.3 🎉

This month we focused on getting the amazing contributions from our community merged. 🤩 Send your vacuum to specific areas 🧹 wake word detection is now available on Android 🤖 and the energy dashboard shows real-time power consumption ⚡️

#SmartHome #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #Release

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/04/release-20263/

We've been talking about it for forever, but now the wait is over: the

merch store is here! 🥳

It's a great way to support our mission and show what you stand for with high-quality swag. 👕 Read on to learn what else is in store 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/02/19/open-home-foundation-merch-store-announcement/

There's a community meetup in Utrecht, the NL tomorrow evening - and we just opened up registration! 🥳

If you're in the area and interested in meeting a bunch of us who work on Home Assistant and other foundation projects, register NOW 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://luma.com/wgktnnxp

Imagine knowing how a device will actually perform in your home before you buy it 💡 We're building a database to make that happen!

Read our blog to find out how you can contribute 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/02/02/about-device-database/

Version 2026.1.6 of the Android Companion app is out! 👏🏻 There are several changes this release, but most notably:

🔹 A new onboarding experience 🔹 Assist enhancements with streaming TTS 🔹 A new entity picker

....and so much more. Update or download today! ➡️ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.homeassistant.companion.android

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Android

Will you be at #FOSDEM or in Brussels next week and want to meet some of the team? 👀

We have a few more spots open to register for the event at Little Delirium on Jan 31! If you haven't registered yet, do so before space runs out 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #OpenSource

https://luma.com/ptshwcqn

It's important that the Works with Home Assistant program is always transparent. So today, we're announcing the formal removal of HELTUN from the program.

Read why we made this decision on our blog 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/13/partner-update-heltun/

Home Assistant 2026.1 🥂

Home dashboard improvements 🏡, easier navigation to protocol dashboards 🔎, and ESPHome action responses are just a few of the small but important changes this release. 😎

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #Release #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/01/07/release-20261

We aren't vocal about the meetups hosted by the

but we're changing that! Our new Event Manager, Flor, is hard at work coordinating more frequent meetups. 😌 We have 4 events scheduled through March! 🙌🏻

Las Vegas - Jan 6 | Brussels - Jan 31 | Utrecht - Feb 3 | London - Feb 25

Save your spot today, and subscribe to the Luma calendar to be notified when new events are created 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://luma.com/homeassistant

Today the US observes #NationalAppDay. 📱 Did you know that our Companion app lets you:

📲 Connect to your car & smart watch? ⌚️ Create widgets? 🐈 Get notified when that cat is in the yard again?

Download the app for your device👇🏼 to get connected!

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://companion.home-assistant.io

Connect ZBT-2 - the best way to connect Zigbee, Thread, or Matter devices - is now available for purchase in more locations, including the US's biggest online marketplace, 2 new German outlets, & the first in Greece! 👏🏻

Grab yours today and upgrade your smart home ahead of the holidays! 👇🏼

#SmartHome #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zbt-2/

The Works with Home Assistant program has had quite the year – the biggest since we launched it in 2022! 🥳

Miranda looks back on an eventful 12 months & introduces something we're excited to share: a searchable list of certified devices. 👏🏻 Read the full recap 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12/09/wwha-2025-recap/

Did you miss the interview

did with

during Universe '25? Don't worry, they put it in blog form for you! 👏🏻

"We don't build Home Assistant - the community does." Couldn't have said it better. 😌

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/the-local-first-rebellion-how-home-assistant-became-the-most-important-project-in-your-house/

Our WWHA partners at Apollo Automation released their 2025 Holiday Ornament, the H-2. All proceeds go to non-profits & this year they're donating a portion to the

! ❄️ Just in time for the holidays ➡️ https://apolloautomation.com/products/apollo-h-2-annual-holiday-ornament

#HomeAssistant #ESPHome #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

While at

Universe,

joined Andrea for a live interview about Home Assistant, why it's the most welcoming project on GitHub, and how the Open Home Foundation works to prevent vendor lock-in and reduce e-waste. 🎧👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://the-github-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/live-from-github-universe-privacy-first-smart-homes-with-frenck-from-home-assistant-ISOwoR33

📣 INTRODUCING HOME ASSISTANT CONNECT ZBT-2 🥳

Designed by our friends at Nabu Casa, the successor to ZBT-1 is the best way to easily connect your Zigbee or Thread devices to Home Assistant. 💪🏻

Find where to get yours today ➡️ https://www.home-assistant.io/connect/zbt-2#buy

#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant

Version 2025.11.1 of our Android Companion app is available now! 🥳 The latest update fixes many critical bugs that were stuck in the review process, plus:

⚠️ This is the last release supporting Android 5.0 & 5.1 ⚠️ ⚙️ Gestures are now configurable

Download or update today 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.homeassistant.companion.android

We're thrilled to announce the latest partner to join the Works With Home Assistant program, ELTAKO!

No, not 🌮 ELTAKO is a European company with an innovative spirit, and the first to certify Matter relays in the program. 🤩 Find out more about these little blue devices 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10/29/eltako-joins-wwha/

⚠️ WE'RE ENDING PRODUCTION OF THE HOME ASSISTANT YELLOW ⚠️

Rest assured, it will continue to be supported 😌 but if you've considered buying one get it before stock runs out! Learn why this decision was made, what support looks like moving forward, & a peek into the future 👇🏼

#SmartHome #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10/15/yellow-end-of-life/

When we launched the Connect ZWA-2, one point of feedback was clear: people want flexibility in where they could place it. Message received. 😎

Introducing Portable Z-Wave, an experimental firmware that lets you use Z-Wave over the built-in Wi-Fi or add on PoE! 🚀 Learn how it works 👇🏼 https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10/13/portable-z-wave-with-wifi-and-poe/

#ZWave #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #OpenSource

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10/13/portable-z-wave-with-wifi-and-poe/

We asked if

could make a quick tutorial about AI Tasks like his recent video on the state of conversational AI, and he created a master class-length one by mistake. Oops! 😅

Follow along 👇🏼 as he walks you through data and image generation with AI Tasks. 😎💥

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #LLMs

We're thrilled to open our doors for the latest partner to join Works With Home Assistant, Konnected! 🎉 Their ESPHome-based garage door openers & alarm panel are well known in the community.

See how they help people retrofit their hard-to-connect devices into Home Assistant 👇🏼

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10/07/konnected-joins-works-with-home-assistant/

If you missed last week's live interview

did with

, we got you covered! Catch up with Episode 848: Open The Podbay Doors, Siri. 👇🏼

#FOSS #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://hackaday.com/2025/09/24/floss-weekly-episode-848-open-the-podbay-doors-siri/

✨What's new in Home Assistant? ✨

2025.8 introduces two new features for LLMs, AI tasks and AI suggestions, as well as an updated energy dashboard. Check them out 👇🏼

Catch up on everything new in 2025.8 ➡️ https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/08/06/release-20258/

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant

‼️ We're changing up the 2025.6 beta schedule a little bit.

tl;dr

• 2025.6 beta testing will be extended from May 26 to June 11
• 2025.6 release is moving from June 4 to June 11

You can read the full details on why we're shaking it up 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #Release #Beta #HomeAutomation

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/2025-6-beta-changes/893692

Last October feels like a decade ago, but our friends at GitHub shared the perfect video from Universe '24 to remind us how a personal project became an open source movement. 😌

See how Mona uses Home Assistant without giving up control 🤩

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #GitHubUniverse

Time for the midyear roadmap update! As mentioned in the State of the Open Home, we took learnings from our first roadmap to build something even more ambitious. 🤩

Refresh your memory on our past roadmap & read more about the groundwork we're laying for a truly smart home 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/05/09/roadmap-2025h1/

We have another company joining the Works With Home Assistant program - Eve! 🥳

Eve is at the forefront of the Matter standard and focus on local control & privacy in the home. Check out the blog 👇🏼 for what devices were certified - including some firsts for the program. 👏🏻

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/04/29/eve-joins-works-with-home-assistant/

We're thrilled to formally announce the 2025 Home Assistant Community Day! 🎉

We have 13 ⁉️ pre-planned meetups setup for HA Community Day on Saturday, May 24th, 2025. 👏🏻 See them here: https://lu.ma/haday2025

Check out how to register or set up a meetup in your own area 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #Meetups

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/04/24/community-day/

The 2025.4.3 version of the Android Companion app is now live! 👏🏻 What's new this release?

🔋 Battery cycle count sensor 🩻 More Health Connect sensors 🗣️ Continued convos and streaming responses in Assist

PLUS new dev docs! 🥳 ➡️ https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/android/

Download the app today 👇🏼

#Release #HomeAutomation #SmartHome

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.homeassistant.companion.android

Happy #EarthDay2025! 🌎🌍🌏

We want a smart home to last at least a decade - how do we support sustainability?

♻️ Upcycling: reuse packaging for shipping or art 🔌 Low-powered: software that does more with less 🏠 Local support: less cloud polling = fewer resources used

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation

We have a new partner in our Works with Home Assistant program - Motionblinds! 🎉

We've partnered with them to certify smart window blinds and bring us closer to a smart home built exclusively with certified devices. 👏🏻

Read 👇🏼 for more info and the devices certified ✅

#OpenHome #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03/27/motionblinds-joins-wwha/

We're Matter certified!! 🎉

We've been ahead of the game with Matter implementation, and we're excited to announce both Home Assistant and the Open Home Foundation Matter Server are officially certified by the CSA. 😌

What does this mean for you? Find out on our blog 👇🏼

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03/10/matter-certification/

Our very own

was a guest of

's on the latest Hanselminutes! 🤩

Listen as Mike talks about insights on the future of open-source voice technology and delves into the exciting advancements of these tools.👇🏼

#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #Podcast

https://hanselminutes.com/985/rhasspy-and-home-assistant-voice-with-dr-michael-hansen

From our families to yours, happy new year! 🎊

We're grateful 🙏🏻 for each and every one of you who contributed to and supported us through 2024 - we've had too many milestones to name, it's been a busy year. 😌

Here's to 2025 - whatever it may bring! 🥂

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

‼️ WE'RE LIVE IN 15 MINUTES!

Join us 👇🏼 to see what's new in Voice. 🤩

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://youtube.com/live/ZgoaoTpIhm8

📢 The 2024.12.1 release of our iOS Companion app is out now! This month you'll find:

🔹 CarPlay quick access customizations 🔹 Downloads are now supported 🔹 Configurable gestures

...and more! Get it today and see what's new 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Release

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-assistant/id1099568401?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=apps_box_badge

👀 Have you hit that Notify Me bell on next week's live stream yet? 🔔 👇🏼

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.youtube.com/live/ZgoaoTpIhm8

‼️ It's time for Month of "What the heck!?"!

WTH is WTH? Every 2 years we open up the forums to any issue, suggestion, or annoyance you have with Home Assistant. 👂🏻

👇🏼 for more details from Frenck on how to share your WTH moment with us. 😌 https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/30/the-month-of-what-the-heck/

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/30/the-month-of-what-the-heck/

With Raspberry Pi announcing their Compute Module 5 today, we're pleased to confirm that it's supported in our Home Assistant Yellow! This gives a great boost to its upgradability and long-term sustainability. 🌍

Read more 👇🏼

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/27/home-assistant-yellow-gets-cm5-support/

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/27/home-assistant-yellow-gets-cm5-support/

It was hard to miss that we were at GitHub Universe last month with all our posts for the meet up - but we haven't told you about all the fun we had yet!

Catch up on all things Universe 2024 from Missy over on our blog: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/18/event-wrapup-github-universe-24/

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #DIY

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/18/event-wrapup-github-universe-24/

Didn't have time to watch this month's release party live stream? No stress, this short video will help you catch up. 😌

Slick dashboards and speedy cameras - read the full release notes for 2024.11 here: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/11/06/release-202411/

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #DIY

Missed the live stream for the 2024.10 Release Party earlier this month? We've got you covered with a 1-minute feature highlight video! 😎

Heading in the right direction - catch up on the full release notes here: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/10/02/release-202410/

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #Release #HomeAutomation

‼️ Missed our 2024.9 Release Party and looking for a quick run down on what's new? Here's your regularly scheduled "we got you" video! 😌

Sections go BIG this month. Check out what's new 👇🏼 and catch up on the full release notes here: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/09/04/release-20249/

#HomeAssistant #Release #SmartHome #HomeAutomation