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Why My Home Assistant Motion Lighting Became Smarter: Moving From Sensors to Room Awareness
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Why My Home Assistant Motion Lighting Became Smarter: Moving From Sensors to Room Awareness

Motion lighting is one of the first automations many Home Assistant users create. A motion sensor detects movement, the light turns on, and after a few minutes without activity, the…
Posted by Lars 05/11/2026
From Motion Sensors to Presence Intelligence: Why mmWave Changes Smart Home Automation
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From Motion Sensors to Presence Intelligence: Why mmWave Changes Smart Home Automation

For many years, motion sensors have been the foundation of smart home lighting. Someone walks into a room. A sensor detects movement. The lights turn on. After a few minutes…
Posted by Lars 14/10/2026
Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 4: Troubleshooting, Migration and the Future of Thread
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Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 4: Troubleshooting, Migration and the Future of Thread

In the previous parts of this series, we explored what Thread is, how to build a reliable network in Home Assistant, and how to use Thread devices in practical automations.…
Posted by Lars 08/10/2026
Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 3: Practical Automations with Thread
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Understanding Thread in Home Assistant – Part 3: Practical Automations with Thread

In Part 1 and Part 2, we focused on understanding what Thread is and how to build a stable Thread network using Home Assistant and Border Routers. Now we move…
Posted by Lars 05/10/2026
Building a Personalized Smart Home Gym with Home Assistant
Posted inAutomation Home Automation Smart home

Building a Personalized Smart Home Gym with Home Assistant

A home gym is usually just a room with some equipment, a TV, and maybe a speaker. But what if the room could adapt automatically to the person using it?…
Posted by Lars 11/09/2026
😀 World Emoji Day in Home Assistant – Making Smart Homes a Little More Fun
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😀 World Emoji Day in Home Assistant – Making Smart Homes a Little More Fun

Smart homes often focus on efficiency, automation, and optimization. But there is one thing that is frequently missing from dashboards and automations: personality. Every year on 17 July, we celebrate…
Posted by Lars 17/07/2026
Automatically Lock Your Z-Wave Smart Locks When You Leave Home Using iPhone Device Tracking in Home Assistant
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Automatically Lock Your Z-Wave Smart Locks When You Leave Home Using iPhone Device Tracking in Home Assistant

Smart home automation becomes truly useful when it quietly handles everyday tasks in the background. One of the best examples is automatically locking your doors when everyone leaves home. Instead…
Posted by Lars 14/07/2026
Track Real Energy Savings in Home Assistant with Powercalc
Posted inAutomation Integration

Track Real Energy Savings in Home Assistant with Powercalc

If you’re serious about understanding your energy usage—and more importantly, reducing it—then measuring consumption is only half the story. What you really want is insight: Where can I save? How…
Posted by Lars 16/06/2026

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