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Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Learn more at home-assistant.io.

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Sending iMessage notifications with Home Assistant

Even though Apple iMessage does not offer API for home users, there is a way to send iMessage using the built-in osascript tool. I will show how to use Home Assistant to send messages using your Mac.

April 12, 2023

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Creating Home Assistant status dashboard

My favorite aspect of my Home Assistant Lovelace UI is a status overview dashboard that I built using the default Markdown card and a few simple YAML scripts. In this article, I will show you examples that you can easily customize for your own dashboard.

March 29, 2023

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Universal TV control with Home Assistant

The smart TV standards are very fragmented and universal TV remotes are slowly disappearing, but thanks to Home Assistant, you can build your own TV control interface. In this post, I will walk you through my setup and show a few Lovelace UI examples.

March 23, 2023

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Synchronize timers between Google Home and Home Assistant

This quick recipe will show you how to import and display timers and alarms from your Google Home devices into Home Assistant.

February 11, 2023

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Energy monitoring with Emporia Energy and Home Assistant

I have been looking at different energy monitoring options for my home, but always found them too expensive and complicated. I simply wanted to understand how much energy I am using in real-time and draw some insights about my power-hungry devices.

December 5, 2022

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