Home Assistant Podcast

We sit down with Mark Watt from Mark Watt Tech — the high-fiving hero of Home Assistant tutorials — to chat all things smart home, AI, and turning 3D printing into a side hustle.

We dive into how AI is reshaping home automation, the evolution of the Home Assistant project, and Mark’s creative journey from software tinkerer to YouTuber… to running a 3D printing business with his wife! Whether you're deep into ESPHome or just wond...

Home Assistant 2025.7 is here, with a much-requested feature, the ability for Voice PE to ask you questions. Rohan and Phil discuss the possibilities and break down some other new features that have been packed into this release

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:08 Home Assistant Voice Chapter 10

00:04:25 Community Feedback

00:05:56 Smoke Detector Options

00:11:21 Ho...

Justin and Trevor from Apollo Automation stop by to share their journey of turning a hobby project into a thriving customer-focussed home automation manufacturer

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:02 Apollo Automation's Origin

00:02:02 Company Growth and Operations

00:02:23 In-house Manufacturing and Distribution

00:02:55 Community-driven Development

00:03:11 Uniqu...

Rohan and Phil chat with Andrej, a passionate Home Assistant user with some truly creative automations—from a relationship point system to a cat doorbell! He’s also developing PokyPow, an ESP-based device that lets you control your PC with Home Assistant.

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Chapters

00:00:35 Guest Introduction: Andrej

00:00:47 Andrej's Journey with Home Assistant

00:01:34 Introduc...

Pete Borchers is one-third of the Technical Difficulties Podcast, host of the DIY Smart Home Guy YouTube channel, and he doesn’t think Home Assistant is the bees-knees. Rohan and Phil try to see Pete’s point-of-view and to point him towards to right path

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Chapters

00:01:02 Guest Introduction: Pete

00:02:10 Discussion on Smart Home Devices

00:04:12 Content Creation an...

While the Home Assistant core team are off to Dublin for the Open Home Foundation summit, Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.6 release that will ship a week later. Meanwhile we discuss some self-hosted apps we love, and the IKEA and Sonos breakup.

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Chapters

00:00:04 Introduction

00:01:00 Open Home Summit 2025

00:01:56 Community Day Recap

00:03:07 Mailbag

00:05:07 ...

We’re back with another vendors episode, this time talking with Agnes from Zooz about the evolution of Zooz, and the challenges being a smart home company

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:15 Background and Evolution of Zooz

00:03:49 Certifications and Challenges in Manufacturing

00:06:43 Z-Wave Standards and Certification

00:13:11 International Support and Market St...

Alfredo shares his journey into home automation, explaining how his exploration aligned with his personal values of privacy, choice, and sustainability, which he found mirrored in Home Assistant's philosophy

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Chapters

00:00:51 Alfredo's Journey into Home Automation

00:01:59 Building the Ultimate Smart Home

00:02:10 Challenges in Home Automation with Electrician...

We’re kicking off our new Vendor series of episodes, and first up are Connor and Tez who are making a business of installing Home Assistant for their customers

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:48 Jimmy's Journey into Digital Creation

00:01:43 Discussion on CES and Content Creation

00:02:25 The Beginnings of Smart Home Adventures

00:04:00 Jimmy's Transiti...

A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share

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Chapters

00:02:18 Open Home Foundation Transition

00:05:17 Leadership and Organizational Changes

00:06:52 Non-profit Status and Challenges

00:11:41 Commercial Partnerships and Growth

00:22:35 Community Survey Insights

00:26:43 Z-Wave Certification and Bug Fi...

We’re kicking off our new Vendor series of episodes, and first up are Connor and Tez who are making a business of installing Home Assistant for their customers

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Chapters

00:01:05 Background and Challenges

00:02:02 Finding Home Assistant

00:03:53 Development and Expansion

00:13:47 Client Onboarding and Integration

00:23:11 Practical Challenges and Aesthetic Considerat...

We talk with Bob who is using Home Assistant to automate and secure his RV, as well as helping his disabled son

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:54 Bob's Journey with Home Assistant

00:01:40 Efficient Home Automation for Families

00:24:43 Exploring Advanced Automation Systems

00:25:50 Safety in Home Automation

00:33:35 RV Home Automation Challenges

00:50:12 ...

We’re kicking off our new creators special episodes by talking to one of the best out there, Travis from the YouTube channel digiblurDIY. 

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Chapters

00:00:00 Guest Introduction: Travis aka DigiBlur

00:01:32 Travis' Journey into Home Automation

00:03:10 Challenges and Achievements

00:04:05 ESPHome and Tasmota

00:08:54 Sponsors...

A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2025.4. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share

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Chapters

00:00:58 Upcoming State of the Open Home

00:02:49 Matter Certification and Open Home Innovations

00:06:06 Motion Blinds and Community Day

00:07:22 Podcast Updates and New Sponsor

00:10:23 SwitchBot Integration Update

00:11:56 Home Assistant 2025.4 Releas...

Jeroen is a software developer from The Netherlands with a passion for saving money by saving energy. In this episode Jeroen shares his energy dashboard and e-ink calendar display.

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Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update. Meanwhile SmartThings collaborates with Home Assistant to ensure their integration keeps working for Home Assistant users'

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Chapters

00:00:16 Welcome and Introduction

00:00:59 Excitement for Speech-to-Phrase

00:03:15 H...

See what happens when a tech-savvy teacher turned police officer dives deep into the world of Home Assistant. Phil and Rohan chat with Damien about his automation setup, the coolest integrations he's built, and how he's making his home truly intelligent.

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2025.2 is here with a bunch of new updates to the backups feature, and the Home Assistant voice assistant gets some long awaited new skills. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss a new office occupancy sensor from Logitech, and an issue with HACS

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Rohan and Phil go to CES 2025 in Las Vegas. In this episode they give an outline of some of the things they experienced from an open source and Home Assistant perspective.

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