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Open Home Foundation<p>‼️ It's your 24 hour reminder - State of the Open Home 2025 is *tomorrow*!!</p><p>This is your final reminder, so be sure to hit that 🔔 to get notified when we go live @ 18:00 GMT / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a><br><a href="https://youtube.com/live/o4Vctz1_KYE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/o4Vctz1_KYE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
「ʀᴏʙᴇʀᴛ」<p>Since my new <a href="https://c.im/tags/heatpump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatpump</span></a> (<a href="https://c.im/tags/Remeha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Remeha</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Elga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elga</span></a> Ace All in One) has such poor energy reporting (updates about once an hour, how useful...), this will be my new energy reporter. A <a href="https://c.im/tags/Shelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shelly</span></a> EM with current clamp.</p><p>I'm not using its internal relay, but I just noticed the output limit: "max 2A". Geez, I couldn't even use it if I wanted to.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/iot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iot</span></a></p>
Martin Guay 👨‍💻🌈🎮📱🍁<p>Smart lighting, meet elegance. 💡<br>The Lepro O1 AI Smart Floor Lamp delivers on RGB vibes, voice control, and modern minimalism. If you’re into automation and ambiance, this one’s for you.<br>🔍 Full review with the real scoop on performance, pros, and caveats:<br><a href="https://www.cryovex.com/lepro-o1-ai-smart-floor-lamp-review-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cryovex.com/lepro-o1-ai-smart-</span><span class="invisible">floor-lamp-review-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TechReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechReview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Lepro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepro</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OpenWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a></p>
Michael Roper<p>Oh look, my water leak automation works! 😀</p><p>…</p><p>Oh look… my water leak automation worked. 😓</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a></p>
Open Home Foundation<p>This is your 8 day notice ‼️</p><p>We'll be live - April 12th - for the State of the Open Home 2025! 👏🏻</p><p>You don't want to miss this - hit the 🔔 on the live event below to be reminded when we go live next Saturday.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/o4Vctz1_KYE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/o4Vctz1_KYE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
「ʀᴏʙᴇʀᴛ」<p>Nice little trick to improve the WiFi on your <a href="https://c.im/tags/ESP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESP32</span></a> boards with PCB antenna. The improvement is clearly visible 👍🏻</p><p><a href="https://peterneufeld.wordpress.com/2025/03/04/esp32-c3-supermini-antenna-modification/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peterneufeld.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/04/esp32-c3-supermini-antenna-modification/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/esphome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esphome</span></a></p>
Sebastian Müller<p>Obwohl sich am WLAN am 19.3.25 nix getan hat, sagt mein <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/shelly3em" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shelly3em</span></a> das er seither kein Netz mehr findet. </p><p>Woran kann das liegen?<br>Wie mache ich ein Reset?</p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/shelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shelly</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a></p>
Open Home Foundation<p>For March's newsletter, we dig deep into what cost users pay to have AI voice control. (Mini spoiler: it's your data.)</p><p>We also go over being Matter certified, a reminder to save the date for the State of the Open Home, and more!</p><p>Catch it all 👇🏼</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a><br><a href="https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/ai-voice-control-at-what-cost/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsletter.openhomefoundation.</span><span class="invisible">org/ai-voice-control-at-what-cost/</span></a></p>
Marko Jahnke<p>An dem <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a>-Dashboard für meine <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/PV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PV</span></a>-Anlage gab es noch das eine oder andere zu optimieren. </p><p>Mittels <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Modbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modbus</span></a>/TCP im separaten kabelgebundenen VLAN auch <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Cloudfrei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudfrei</span></a>. Ja, es mag bessere Protokolle für sowas geben, aber ich halte das Risiko hier für überschaubar,</p><p>Habe vorsichtshalber noch einen externen Temperatursensor am Batteriespeicher angebracht, und ich werde beim Überschreiten von Temperaturgrenzen informiert.</p><p><a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Fernfusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fernfusion</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a></p>
    n8   Doesn't follow you 🇺🇦<p>Wayland doesn't do Multihead, does it?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editingforhashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editingforhashtags</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wayland</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xorg</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/x11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>x11</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/butnotX10thatssomethingelse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butnotX10thatssomethingelse</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/andIsaythatassomebodywhohadalotofX10equipmentbackintheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>andIsaythatassomebodywhohadalotofX10equipmentbackintheday</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whyareyoustillreadingthis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whyareyoustillreadingthis</span></a></p>
papiris<p>I'm automating stuff at the family farm using <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> ; lights, smoke alarms, stove fire preventers, heaters.</p><p>It's inspiring to see so many iot devices support <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ZigBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZigBee</span></a> but also infuriating that 50% of the ones I've encountered has something fucky with their zigbee implementation. It's also somewhat concerning that the mains-connected zb router devices I've found will drop off immediately when the power goes out. The thought of not getting alerts about a fire in the barn if the power's out, concerns me.</p><p>I've got my eye on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/matter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matter</span></a> , but I can't find compatible smoke alarms in Norway (so I can be confident they comply with local regulations, and return them if they're bad), and only limited reviews of ones available from abroad.</p><p>I see there's <a href="https://www.matteralpha.com/category/smoke-co-alarm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">matteralpha.com/category/smoke</span><span class="invisible">-co-alarm</span></a> and <a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/smoke-detector-with-matter-over-thread-support/810731" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.home-assistant.io/t/</span><span class="invisible">smoke-detector-with-matter-over-thread-support/810731</span></a> but idk.</p><p>Can anyone recommend a mains-powered zigbee router device with a built-in battery, that'll keep it routing for at least 1 hour if it loses power?</p><p>Alternatively, a small (max 20*10*10cm) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ups</span></a> that'll power a zb router or other tiny device for 1 hour? <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NUT</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/networkUpsTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networkUpsTools</span></a> compatibility is a big plus</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/askFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askFedi</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/smartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartHome</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/homeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeAutomation</span></a></p>
Home Assistant<p>We have a new partner in our Works with Home Assistant program - Motionblinds! 🎉</p><p>We've partnered with them to certify smart window blinds and bring us closer to a smart home built exclusively with certified devices. 👏🏻</p><p>Read 👇🏼 for more info and the devices certified ✅</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a><br><a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03/27/motionblinds-joins-wwha/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/27/motionblinds-joins-wwha/</span></a></p>
Chase :ani_clubtwit:<p>Super excited to have a smart ceiling fan installed this afternoon. Can’t wait to get it all set up with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>homeassistant</span></a></span>!</p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a></p>
fluffy 💜<p>busybee: fluffy rambles: soma-connect with shairport-sync part 3 <a href="https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/16214-soma-connect-with-shairport-sync-part-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beesbuzz.biz/blog/16214-soma-c</span><span class="invisible">onnect-with-shairport-sync-part-3</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/ItJustWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItJustWorks</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smarthome</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/iTunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iTunes</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a></p>
fluffy 💜<p>busybee: fluffy rambles: SOMA Connect + shairport-sync: part 2 <a href="https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/11980-SOMA-Connect-shairport-sync-part-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beesbuzz.biz/blog/11980-SOMA-C</span><span class="invisible">onnect-shairport-sync-part-2</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/ItJustWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItJustWorks</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smarthome</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/iTunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iTunes</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a></p>
Paco Hope #resist<p>So this arrived today. Gonna try to get rid of my <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> by switching to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a>’s voice assistant. My HA setup is a docker container hand made and it’s about 5 years old. Always feels a little fragile so I don’t update it often. The onboarding out of the box didn’t work. So I think I have to upgrade the container. </p><p>They also want my iPhone app to have Bluetooth permissions. That’s fine. But it doesn’t have them. I looked in the security settings and I haven’t denied it. It’s not listed under Bluetooth at all. I think that means the app hasn’t requested permissions yet. I don’t know how to make it ask. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeautomation</span></a></p>
SignalEleven<p>I have a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/zigbee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zigbee</span></a> power plug that turns off for no reason. It was a batch of 2, both with that problem, but I lost track of one.</p><p>Anyway, that is not what you want from a power plug. But I think I found a way to not let it go to waste.<br>I needed to battery manage my wall mounted tablet, and since it'd be turning on and off semi-regularly, the odd turning off is not a big deal.</p><p>Even a half broken device can do useful work!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeAutomation</span></a></p>
Rusty Corgi<p>Home Assistant reads my garage door as a window blind and I think that's funny :blobyeengrin:​</p><p><a href="https://cubhub.social/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://cubhub.social/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a></p>
Franck Nijhof<p>Fixed this thing too many times. Opened it up… looked inside… closed it again.</p><p>𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 – 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟰 ☠️🛠️</p><p>Good excuse to finally get a smart dryer! 🤖💨</p><p>Which one to get? Samsung, Bosch, Siemens, Miele… or? 🤔</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LaundrySucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaundrySucks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a></p>
Rusty Corgi<p>User: Hey, is there a home automation device that'll do this specific thing that I want?</p><p>Other Users: Oh yeah, there's things like this on Amazon *sends link* or you can get this on AliExpress *sends link* but the latter may take more fudging to get it work, although I--</p><p>*loud crashing sound in the distance, followed by more clattering before the door is SLAMMED open by a frantic nerd carrying a pile of breadboards*</p><p>Home Assistant User: HAVE YOU HEARD OF ESPHOME???</p><p><a href="https://cubhub.social/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://cubhub.social/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://cubhub.social/tags/ESPHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESPHome</span></a></p>