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Open source home automation that puts local control & privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers & DIY enthusiasts.
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Big news from today's @home-assistant.io live stream: April 8 is the date of this year’s State of the Open Home — an annual event where we highlight what’s new and what’s coming next for our projects.

Mark your calendars – more details coming soon!
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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. 😎
2026.1: Home is where the dashboard is 🥂
Refreshed Home dashboard on mobile, more purpose-specific triggers, easier access to protocol dashboards, eight new integrations, and more!
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January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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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January 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
It's December 29 which means it's also #StillNeedToDoDay. We don't mean to send you into a panic but, uh... what #SmartHome projects do you still need to complete before we finish 2025? 😬

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Save your spot today, and subscribe to the Luma calendar to be notified when new events are created 👇🏼 luma.com/homeassistant

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We aren't vocal about the meetups hosted by the @openhomefoundation.org but we're changing that! Our 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

🔗🧵
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy #NationalUglySweaterDay! What started in the US has become an international event as we embrace the beauty in ugly. 😌

Today we're showing off our ugly sweaters: now show us your best! 🤩 Or maybe share a design you'd like to see in our merch store for Holidays 2026... 👀

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December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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As the year winds down with the last newsletter of 2025, there are still some surprises in store! 🎄

We're thrilled to chat with our new commercial partner @apolloautomation.bsky.social about joining us – plus we welcome Z-Wave JS & microWakeWord to the foundation. 🎉

Read more 👇🏻

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Meet our new commercial partner: Apollo Automation
We chat to Apollo Automation about why they've joined us as our second partner. Plus we talk toilets, and why things seem to be getting worse.
newsletter.openhomefoundation.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our friends on the Music Assistant team have released their latest hit: Music Assistant 2.7! 💃🏻

They've jazzed up the UI & UX with a chart-topping lineup of new features & providers, and introduce a new streaming protocol they're spinning up! 💿 Catch up on all that's new 👇🏼
Music Assistant 2.7 - Taking over the airwaves
With a visual overhaul, new features and providers, and a custom-built streaming protocol, it's our biggest update yet!
www.home-assistant.io
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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 #HomeAutomation #SmartHome
Home Assistant Companion Docs
Welcome to the Home Assistant App docs
companion.home-assistant.io
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's a holiday surprise! 🎄 Join the Music Assistant team on December 17 @ 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET / 21:00 CET to celebrate the release of Music Assistant 2.7!

Meet new faces & see what we've cooked up since the last blog in March. Hit that 🔔 to get notified when we're live! 👇🏼

#SmartHome
Music Assistant 2.7 Release party
We're excited to introduce to you all a new recurring live stream event from the Music Assistant team! 🎉 These new events are scheduled to happen with every release of Music Assistant (once per quarter) and we look forward to y'all joining us on this kick-off release party for Music Assistant 2.7. 😌 The team will introduce some new faces, UI and UX changes, profile support, and so much more! Hit Notify me to make sure you don't miss a thing. 👏🏻
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December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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! 👇🏼
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2
The easiest way to start with Zigbee or Thread is now even better.
www.home-assistant.io
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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 👇🏼

#SmartHome #HomeAssistant
More devices, more choice: celebrating a massive year for certification
A look back at a big year for Work with Home Assistant certifications
www.home-assistant.io
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Did you miss the interview @frenck.social did with @github.com 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. 😌

#HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant
“The local-first rebellion”: How Home Assistant became the most important project in your house
Learn how one of GitHub’s fastest-growing open source projects is redefining smart homes without the cloud.
github.blog
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Home Assistant 2025.12 🎄

www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12...

Labs with Winter mode ❄️, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations 🧠, system-wide default dashboards 📱, real-time power monitoring ⚡ and much more to close out 2025!

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December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our WWHA partners at @apolloautomation.bsky.social released their 2025 Holiday Ornament, the H-2. All proceeds go to non-profits & this year they're donating a portion to the @openhomefoundation.org! ❄️ Just in time for the holidays ➡️ apolloautomation.com/products/apo...

#SmartHome #HomeAutomation
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
While at @github.com Universe, @frenck.social 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
LIVE from GitHub Universe: Privacy-First Smart Homes with Frenck from Home Assistant | The GitHub Podcast
In this episode, recorded live at GitHub Universe 2025, Andrea sits down with Frank “Frenck” Nijhof, a GitHub Star and project lead for Home Assistant, one of the most active open source projects on the platform.
the-github-podcast.simplecast.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📣 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-...

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
‼️ REMINDER ‼️

Join us in 48 hours as we announce the latest hardware in the Connect series. Click the Youtube link 👇🏼 and tap Notify me to make sure you don't miss a thing!

#HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation #SmartHome
‼️ SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 19 ‼️

We're excited to share the next piece of hardware in the Connect series. 👏🏻 Join us in ONE WEEK @ 12:00PM PT / 3:00PM ET / 21:00 CET to see how we made the best better. Hit that 🔔 so you don't miss out! ➡️ youtube.com/live/HSRvso6...
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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 👇🏼
Home Assistant - Apps on Google Play
The official app for Home Assistant. Control your home anywhere in the world.
play.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‼️ SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 19 ‼️

We're excited to share the next piece of hardware in the Connect series. 👏🏻 Join us in ONE WEEK @ 12:00PM PT / 3:00PM ET / 21:00 CET to see how we made the best better. Hit that 🔔 so you don't miss out! ➡️ youtube.com/live/HSRvso6...
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
📢 NOVEMBER 19 - SAVE THE DATE ‼️

We're thrilled to announce the next device in the Home Assistant Connect line! Join us on YouTube, November 19 @ 12:00PM Pacific / 3:00PM Eastern / 21:00 CET - the best is about to get better. 😎 youtube.com/live/HSRvso6...
🚀 PRODUCT LAUNCH - The best just got better 💪🏻
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Home Assistant 2025.11 is here! 🎉

🎯 Brand new target picker with full context
🤖 New way to add triggers, conditions, and actions
🏷️ Flexible entity naming in dashboard cards
🥧 Energy pie charts!

Plus tons of new integrations and improvements!

www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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 👇🏼

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ELTAKO joins Works with Home Assistant
ELTAKO’s pro-standard Matter relays join our Home Assistant program.
www.home-assistant.io
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
😯 We did it again - we made the @github.com Octoverse report as a top open source project on GitHub! 🥳

We can't understate it: it's because of the community that we accomplished this. Thousands of you contributed to this achievement - here's to you! #OpenSource🍻
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM