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When Your Mother-in-Law Comes to Visit: Calendar-Driven Guest Mode in Home Assistant

One of the most underrated integrations in Home Assistant is the humble calendar. Most people use calendars for reminders, birthdays, or garbage collection schedules. Useful? Absolutely. Exciting? Not exactly. But…

Lars 08/09/2026

Automation Smart home

Beginner-Friendly Home Assistant Automations, Part 2: Time and Daily Routines

In the first part of this beginner-friendly Home Assistant series, we looked at practical automations based on lighting and presence detection. Those automations react to what is happening right now:…

Lars 01/09/2026

Automation Integration

Smart Heating with Mill and Home Assistant: Control Your Panel Heaters Based on Electricity Prices

Electric heating is common across Europe, especially in countries where panel heaters are widely used for both homes and cabins. While modern smart heaters already provide app-based scheduling, integrating them…

Lars 13/08/2026

Automation Integration

Apple Watch Presence Automations with iCloud3 in Home Assistant

If you already use Home Assistant and own an Apple Watch, the iCloud3 integration opens up some surprisingly powerful automation possibilities. Most people think of iCloud3 as “just another device…

Lars 22/06/2026

Automation

5 Home Assistant Automations That Actually Reduce Power Usage

Every year on June 5th, World Environment Day reminds us that small changes can have a real impact on energy consumption and sustainability. Smart homes are often associated with convenience,…

Lars 05/06/2026