Paulus Schoutsen
@paulusschoutsen.nl
Founder Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. Building the Open Home, follow progress @ https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org
Every time you throw out a device or hire lawyers for divorce, it is "good" for the economy and makes us more "productive".
Our happiness, time and planet are not captured in how good the economy does. It prefers we are busy shoveling garbage than living life.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Our happiness, time and planet are not captured in how good the economy does. It prefers we are busy shoveling garbage than living life.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Every time you throw out a device or hire lawyers for divorce, it is "good" for the economy and makes us more "productive".
Our happiness, time and planet are not captured in how good the economy does. It prefers we are busy shoveling garbage than living life.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Our happiness, time and planet are not captured in how good the economy does. It prefers we are busy shoveling garbage than living life.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
look at this sexy video
LOOK AT IT
then go look at the SEXIER WEBSITE
anyway i'm really proud of my team, we're fucking amazing 🤗
LOOK AT IT
then go look at the SEXIER WEBSITE
anyway i'm really proud of my team, we're fucking amazing 🤗
📣 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
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 11:33 PM
look at this sexy video
LOOK AT IT
then go look at the SEXIER WEBSITE
anyway i'm really proud of my team, we're fucking amazing 🤗
LOOK AT IT
then go look at the SEXIER WEBSITE
anyway i'm really proud of my team, we're fucking amazing 🤗
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
📣 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
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
📣 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
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
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Today we're publishing our list of recommendations on how to build long-lived IoT devices. We're trying to address the factors that lead to your smart thermostat losing functionality or even dying altogether when the manufacturer decides to stop supporting it. It doesn't have to be this way.
Your Smart Devices Don’t Have to Die Young - Innovation at Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports recommends manufacturers take the following steps to design long-lived connected devices.
innovation.consumerreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today we're publishing our list of recommendations on how to build long-lived IoT devices. We're trying to address the factors that lead to your smart thermostat losing functionality or even dying altogether when the manufacturer decides to stop supporting it. It doesn't have to be this way.
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Inside the Open Home: @rohank9 and I chat with @http://mrdarrengriffin.com, the web dev behind the @home-assistant.io websites!
He talks automation, easter eggs & supporting the Open Home Foundation.
Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/GcCGxWKKaOk
He talks automation, easter eggs & supporting the Open Home Foundation.
Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/GcCGxWKKaOk
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Inside the Open Home: @rohank9 and I chat with @http://mrdarrengriffin.com, the web dev behind the @home-assistant.io websites!
He talks automation, easter eggs & supporting the Open Home Foundation.
Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/GcCGxWKKaOk
He talks automation, easter eggs & supporting the Open Home Foundation.
Watch now 👉 https://youtu.be/GcCGxWKKaOk
Big update to my dashboard screenshot add-on Puppet. Version 2.0 now includes a UI to easily generate a screenshot URL, including live data from Home Assistant.
github.com/balloob/home...
github.com/balloob/home...
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Big update to my dashboard screenshot add-on Puppet. Version 2.0 now includes a UI to easily generate a screenshot URL, including live data from Home Assistant.
github.com/balloob/home...
github.com/balloob/home...
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I’ve started using the @seeedstudio.com reTerminal E1002 color e-ink display as a digital art frame! Runs on ESPHome and pulls images from my @home-assistant.io server 🥳
Quite pleased with it, more details in 🧵
Quite pleased with it, more details in 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I’ve started using the @seeedstudio.com reTerminal E1002 color e-ink display as a digital art frame! Runs on ESPHome and pulls images from my @home-assistant.io server 🥳
Quite pleased with it, more details in 🧵
Quite pleased with it, more details in 🧵
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
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!
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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!
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Greg (@http://uslackr.bsky.social) joins Rohan and I to share how he built a full brewery control system using ESPHome + @home-assistant.io: Modbus PID control, temp probes, Bluetooth gravity readings & more.
A must-listen for HA nerds & brewers! 🍺 ▶️ https://youtu.be/jSkGPtO5H7g
A must-listen for HA nerds & brewers! 🍺 ▶️ https://youtu.be/jSkGPtO5H7g
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Greg (@http://uslackr.bsky.social) joins Rohan and I to share how he built a full brewery control system using ESPHome + @home-assistant.io: Modbus PID control, temp probes, Bluetooth gravity readings & more.
A must-listen for HA nerds & brewers! 🍺 ▶️ https://youtu.be/jSkGPtO5H7g
A must-listen for HA nerds & brewers! 🍺 ▶️ https://youtu.be/jSkGPtO5H7g
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Goodbye Alexa 👋🏻 Hello Android! and @home-assistant.io
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
Goodbye Alexa 👋 Hello Android — Install LineageOS on the Echo Show 5
YouTube video by Mark Watt Tech
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Goodbye Alexa 👋🏻 Hello Android! and @home-assistant.io
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
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...
🎯 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
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...
🎯 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...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
By the way, if you aren't using Home Assistant yet, now's a great time to start. You don't have to own the house you're in, you don't have to change any wiring, you don't have to do anything expensive. If you have any inexpensive old computers/laptops laying around, they're perfect for this. /cont'd
I don't appreciate being reminded about the rapid passing of time...
This screenshot (from the YouTube live stream of Home Assistant 2025.5 Release Party) feels applicable today.
Pictured are Missy @adorablecyb.org, Paulus @paulusschoutsen.nl, and Frenck @frenck.social (role details in alt text)
This screenshot (from the YouTube live stream of Home Assistant 2025.5 Release Party) feels applicable today.
Pictured are Missy @adorablecyb.org, Paulus @paulusschoutsen.nl, and Frenck @frenck.social (role details in alt text)
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
By the way, if you aren't using Home Assistant yet, now's a great time to start. You don't have to own the house you're in, you don't have to change any wiring, you don't have to do anything expensive. If you have any inexpensive old computers/laptops laying around, they're perfect for this. /cont'd
Hey @martin.social, just saw your Universe keynote (online sadly), great job!
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
Usage - bleak-esphome 3.4.0 documentation
bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey @martin.social, just saw your Universe keynote (online sadly), great job!
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Quick vlog time: Why I think Home Assistant should rename "add-ons" to "apps" 🔥
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
Renaming Home Assistant add-ons to apps (here's why)
I opened an architecture proposal to rename Home Assistant "add-ons" to "apps"; and it's sparked quite the discussion. In this vlog, I explain why this seemingly small change actually matters for newcomers, why "add-ons" creates confusion, and what's happening in the community debate. What do you think? Apps, add-ons, or something else? Let me know in the comments! Filmed on my way to GitHub Universe 2025 ✈️ Key points: - Why new users get confused between add-ons and integrations - How "apps" creates a clearer mental model - Zero functional changes, just better naming - Community alternatives being discussed 🔔 Enjoyed the video? Don’t forget to 👍, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more smart home content! 📰 Rather read the blog version? https://frenck.dev/renaming-home-assistant-add-ons-to-apps/ #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #addons #opensource 🔗 Learn More ============ 📎 GitHub Discussion: https://github.com/home-assistant/architecture/discussions/1287 (Jump in and share your thoughts!) 🔹 Follow me on GitHub: https://github.com/frenck 🔗...
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Quick vlog time: Why I think Home Assistant should rename "add-ons" to "apps" 🔥
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
We don't just have more contributors than other smart home platforms, we are in the top 10 of projects with more contributors than ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
😯 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🍻
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 5:38 PM
We don't just have more contributors than other smart home platforms, we are in the top 10 of projects with more contributors than ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
@clomads.bsky.social good meeting you today ! Thanks for stopping by. I tried the battery and it didn't want to charge my android. Are there docs somewhere?
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@clomads.bsky.social good meeting you today ! Thanks for stopping by. I tried the battery and it didn't want to charge my android. Are there docs somewhere?
Local good. Cloud bad.
Neato cloud shutdown is the latest example of a failed company bricking smart products
Neato cloud shutdown is the latest example of a failed company bricking smart products
The Neato cloud server needed to keep the shuttered company’s robot vacuum cleaners running is being closed down three years earlier than promised, turning the smart devices into dumb ones.
The parent company had initially promised that the MyNeato app would continue working until 2028, but has now backtracked on this and is ceasing support before the end of this year. It’s a further reminder of the importance of sticking to smart products with either HomeKit or Matter support …
more…
9to5mac.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Local good. Cloud bad.
This is so messed up. Don't buy these devices people, you're the product!
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s how to opt out.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is so messed up. Don't buy these devices people, you're the product!
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It's #InternationalArtistDay and we'd like to take today to highlight the one who creates all our beautiful designs - meet Clelia! 🥰
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's #InternationalArtistDay and we'd like to take today to highlight the one who creates all our beautiful designs - meet Clelia! 🥰
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Eight Sleep smartbeds users had a bad night on Monday when a major outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused their beds to malfunction. Some were left with the bed’s heat blasting. One woman said her bed went haywire and she had to unplug it from the wall.
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
When Amazon Web Services went offline, people lost control of their cloud-connected smart beds, getting stuck in reclined positions or roasting with the heat turned all the way up.
www.404media.co
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Eight Sleep smartbeds users had a bad night on Monday when a major outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused their beds to malfunction. Some were left with the bed’s heat blasting. One woman said her bed went haywire and she had to unplug it from the wall.
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
“Future is Local” spotted at Prague Airport ✈️
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Future is Local” spotted at Prague Airport ✈️
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
I'll be at the San Diego one, while @frenck.social is coming to the one north. Don't miss our rare visits to the West Coast!
California, we're hosting meetups in your state - yes, plural! 🙌🏻 Join some of us next Monday, Oct 27, in both San Francisco & San Diego. A rare double party! 🥳
SF details: luma.com/29h4hx3b
SD details: luma.com/j533g5a9
Register asap - space is limited! 👀
SF details: luma.com/29h4hx3b
SD details: luma.com/j533g5a9
Register asap - space is limited! 👀
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'll be at the San Diego one, while @frenck.social is coming to the one north. Don't miss our rare visits to the West Coast!
Got Cory's new book. It is excellent 👌
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Got Cory's new book. It is excellent 👌
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
I rebuilt my whole house in Home Assistant and holy shit this is so good. I’m losing my mind over all the possibilities!
October 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I rebuilt my whole house in Home Assistant and holy shit this is so good. I’m losing my mind over all the possibilities!