Still a bit surreal..
I’ll be speaking at the SOTOH26! At freaking TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht!
Very excited to talk about the plans of the Open Home Foundation and how we as a community can make a real change.
See you there, or follow it live on the streams.
Hooked my desk bike up to
@home-assistant.io so now the office light gets brighter the harder I cycle.
It’s basically an old school bike dynamo and makes me feel like a hamster.
Currently being judged in lumens. 🚴💡
We've been talking about it for forever, but now the wait is over: the @openhomefoundation.org 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 👇🏼
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Beautiful!!
Also had a really fun day today. I created a bunch of frontend PRs with help of Claude. Feels amazing to design directly on the live product.
Before and after of the matter icon in a circle
Made an important pull request today for @home-assistant.io 🙂
The Matter icon felt a bit off center because of the gravity effect. I moved it 1px higher and now it feels centered. Small change but it makes a difference.
Before > After
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 👇🏼
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I genuinely like iCloud: it’s easy to use, family photo sharing is great, and it keeps my local disks nice and clean.
I just want a setup where I’m not relying on it as the only place my data lives.
Curious how others here balance cloud convenience with local backups?
Experiment time 🧪
Just bought a NAS to experiment with local backups of my iCloud photos and documents. First test: Parachute Backup to pull everything down. So far, so good!
Next experiment on the list: trying @immichapp.bsky.social for photo management 📸
Let’s see how far this setup can go.
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🎨 Calling all @home-assistant.io designers!
We just launched a new Discord channel for hanging out and talking all things design.
Come join us and help make Home Assistant even better.
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We shared the date for State of the Open Home '26 - today we reveal a little more 👀
Join us - in person or online - in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on April 8. You read that right, in person! Tickets coming early February.
Read on for more on what you can expect this year 👇🏼
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So your neighbor knows when you are in your bathroom 😅
I quite like it so far. Not sure if it’s worth the price over two PIR sensors in the same room.
Btw, I’ve put the Matter code sticker inside the device.
Nothing untrue here...
A simple graphic of a stamp on a red background, created by our graphic artist Clelia Rella. The stamp has a beige border with a black background. Aligned to the bottom left of the stamp is the year 2026 stacked on itself in white text; from the bottom right branches out green sprigs of evergreen in the style of our antenna lines, it weaves through the numbers. Aligned to the top left in white is the Home Assistant logo and name. The red background has darker red shaded snowflakes with a few wavy lines aligned near the bottom left as if a postal carrier stamped an envelope the Home Assistant stamp is on. Under the stamp in white text reads: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Time to say farewell 2025 and hello 2026. 😌 It's because of you, the community, that we were able to make 2025 our best year yet. 👏🏻
From all of us, to you and yours: here's to all the blessings we hope 2026 will bring. 🥂 #HappyNewYear
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Slim! Mijn UX hoofd gaat altijd helemaal stuk als ik die “hoe klaag ik” boodschap voorbij zie komen.
Why is that? What kind of YAML are you using?
It is! 🔥
What would you focus on?
What do you want to copy and paste? And why is they not easy?
📣 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 ➡️ www.home-assistant.io/connect/zbt-...
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Colleagues and me of the Open Home Foundation in front of a CSA banner
The @openhomefoundation.org was at the CSA member meeting in Barcelona. Great to meet like-minded people building the best smart home. With privacy, choice and sustainability in mind. Exciting things ahead with @home-assistant.io!
SO PROUD OF THIS! DuckDuckGo has continued their support of the Open Home Foundation this year and donated $50.000 to support our work ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks DDG! spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...
Awesome, works great! Thanks!
This single-step Apple Shortcut is a GAME CHANGER. No more going to Settings -> Apps -> and then finding the app.
Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you're automatically redirected!
Home Assistant allows users to share their usage data. The aggregated data is available at analytics.home-assistant.io. It is used to set development priorities and to convince manufacturers.
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Screenshot of a Reddit post, where you see a map of San Marino and 19 installations. There is a comment thread where someone asks "That's neat, how can I check my own hometown?" And another user replies "Make it into a country".
Home Assistant community at its best. 😂
Q: “Can I check @home-assistant.io installs in my hometown?”
A: “Sure… just declare independence first.”
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