Spotted at IFA: Reolink’s local Vision AI blew me away. Ask your camera what happened in the last 24h… and it just tells you. Soon, even without clouds. Just local AI smarts. Honestly, this changes everything 👀 🤯 #SmartHome #IFA2025 #Reolink #HomeAssistant #VisionAI #LocalFirst

Let’s be real… 🧠 ⚙️ The new Automation Sidebar in Home Assistant 2025.9 finally makes building automations feel a lot better. Curious how it’s working out for you 🫵 Are we heading in the right direction with the editor? 🤔 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #Automations #OpenSource

Not just playing with smart homes, but also putting in the reps 💪 5 days a week at the gym. Consistency pays. What’s the one habit you’ve stuck with lately? 👇 #Fitness #Consistency #GymLife #Workout

🛠️ Just shipped Home Assistant 2025.9.4, the last patch in the 2025.9 series. Next week the beta for 2025.10 begins 😄 Have a great weekend and happy automating 🍻 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #OpenSource #Automation

Quick Typer release 0.18.0 (and 0.17.5) with compatibility for the latest Click just released 🐛 Thank you @oxykodit.bsky.social for the fast discovery, analysis, and fix! 🙌 github.com/fastapi/typer

Well… that escalated quickly 😅 Posted a little take on Samsung putting ads on fridges. Now the LinkedIn post is blowing up with 150+ comments and counting. Apparently I’m not the only one tired of tech going backwards. 📎 www.linkedin.com/posts/frenck... #Enshittification #SmartHome #Samsung

🚀 It’s about time! GitHub Actions now supports YAML anchors and non-public workflow templates 🎉 Been waiting for this for years — finally time to clean up and DRASTICALLY shorten all my workflows! 🛠️ Let the refactoring begin… 👉 github.blog/changelog/20... #GitHubActions #YAML #CI #DevOps

🗣️ “Ok Nabu… set sail for the kitchen, hoist the coffee machine ☕” It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day 🏴‍☠️ and my smart home thinks I’m having a stroke. 😆 Lights are flashing, the coffee’s not brewing, the robot vacuum yelled “Mutiny!” #TalkLikeAPirateDay #HomeAssistant #Arrrtomations #YAMLwalktheplank

📣 We’re giving away ONE general admission entry to #GitHubUniverse this year! 👉 US 18+. Ends October 5 2025. Enter here: https://gh.io/ticket-win 📋 Rules: https://gh.io/rules

It is also really fun to make! 😃

Samsung: “The future isn’t smart. It’s sponsored.” Samsung fridges now come with built-in ads. Progress and innovation… really? Fridge: “You’re out of milk.” Samsung: “Also, here’s an ad for milk.” Me: 😭 🔗 www.theverge.com/news/780757/... #SmartHome #PrivacyMatters #WhyCantWeHaveNiceThings

📱 Updated to iOS 26. Predictably, the first thing that jumps out is the whole Liquid Glass vibe. Jury’s still out… 🤔 #iOS26 #iPhone #Apple #LiquidGlass #FirstImpress

What he says 👇 #HomeAssistant

Hot damn, I haven’t been on social media for a few months and now need an hour to clean out all the spam groups I’ve been added to on X, and only on X. Talk about platform degradation… X marks the spot 🥲

Happy 12th birthday to us!! 🥳 Today we're celebrating the first PR made to the Home Assistant project by highlighting YOU, the community, and how the things you build keep this project growing. 😌 We may also have a couple of surprises for you! 👀 Read more 👇🏼

New @homeassistant.io podcast episode! 🎧 Rohan and I chat with Thomas about building an accessible smart home — from voice assistants to a ChatGPT-powered smart mirror! 💡🤖 Don’t miss this inspiring journey 👉 https://youtu.be/x_aN3eV9alQ #Accessibility #SmartHome

Been a bit quiet here… life got busy! Between wrapping up renovations, selling our house, buying a new place 🏡✨ and even de-smart-home-ifying the old one (is that even a word? 😅) there hasn’t been much time left for socials. Guess who’s back? 👋

"𝘏𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?" 𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗜 𝗔𝗠! 👋 I have abandoned all social media for the past month or two. Why? There is so much happening in my life right now that I've honestly not been able to keep up with anything or anyone. Sorry! 🙏 So, how have you been?

Having a fun Sunday morning, with coffee ☕️ and code 🧑‍💻 Created support for the #HomeAssistant config helper VSCode extension to render Jinja templates if you hover over them with your mouse 🐭 🚂 Choo choo homie!

Arrived in Dublin! 🇮🇪☘️ Excited for this week of geeking and nerding out on smart home stuff 🤗😃

👻 Spook just got way smarter It now understands the powerful magic of templates in Home Assistant! 🧙‍♂️ Spook can raise repair issues if it spots unknown entities hiding inside your clever automations. Still testing… but it’s looking scary good 😊 Coming soon: spook.boo 👻 #HomeAssistant

More exciting updates for the Home Assistant Config Helper VSCode extension 🎉 Now, you can see entity details simply by hovering over an entity ID 🤩 #HomeAssistant #VSCode

Working on some updates to the Home Assistant Config Helper VSCode extensions for the past few weeks as it needed replacement of the YAML parser used; now that is done... I've added: Warnings for the use of entity IDs that don't exist in your instance 😎 #HomeAssistant #VSCode #YAML

The Home Assistant Community Day in Utrecht 🇳🇱 is a wrap! Pardon the language, but it was F-ing GREAT! 💥 Packed venue, amazing people, smart home nerding at its finest. 💡🏠 Let’s do this more often! #HADay2025 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #MeetUp #OpenHome

Had a very fun day at the Dutch @home-assistant.io Community Day. #HADay2025 @smarthomejunkie.net @frenck.social and others. Now it’s time for some dinner.

🎉 𝗟𝗔𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗝𝗘𝗦! Morgen is de 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 meetup in Utrecht! 🇳🇱 Kom gezellig borrelen 🍻 en kletsen over je slimme huis 🏠 Er zijn nog een paar plekjes vrij… kom je ook? 👉 lu.ma/e2wyv8k0 #HomeAssistant #MeetUp #SmartHome

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 - 𝗨𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁! Bijna iedereen heeft een ticket! 🎟️ 🇳🇱 We kregen signalen dat niet iedereen z’n bevestiging heeft gezien/gekregen. Check je spamfolder! Of check via Luma: 👉 lu.ma/e2wyv8k0 #HomeAssistant #MeetUp

🎉 Ik ben erbij op de Home Assistant Community Day in Utrecht! Zullen we in het echt ontmoeten en samen een drankje doen?! 🍹 Het event zit vol, maar… we zoeken een grotere locatie. 👉 Zet je op de wachtlijst! Zo weten we dat je wilt komen! 🔗 lu.ma/e2wyv8k0 #HomeAssistant #Utrecht #Meetup

🚨 De Home Assistant Community Day in Utrecht was in no-time vol! We zoeken nu een grotere locatie voor 150+ mensen op 24 mei—denk aan een techhub, theater of gezellige bedrijfsruimte. 📅 Event info: lu.ma/e2wyv8k0 📩 Tips? Laat van je horen 🙏 #HomeAssistant #CommunityDay #Utrecht #Meetup

⚡️ Just had an hour of negative energy prices. Result? ☀️ My solar panels shut down (yep, generating power would cost me) 🔋 My home battery + EV are happily charging It’s efficient, but not exactly green 🌱 Still, hard to say no to free kilometers 🚙 #EV #SolarPower #HomeBattery #HomeAssistant

Spa Summer Classic at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with my little racing buddy! Nothing beats this view and this smile. 🏎️ 🏁❤️ #SpaFrancorchamps #RaceDay #FamilyTime

📣 Update to our architecture and installation methods deprecation proposal for Home Assistant: We’re now considering to deprecate all 32-bit architectures, including i386, armhf AND armv7. What do you think? More info & discussion 👇 🔗 community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-r... #HomeAssistant

I just opened a discussion on the Home Assistant forums seeking community feedback: We’re proposing to deprecate the Core & Supervised installation methods and drop i386 & armhf architectures. What do you think? Let me know 👇 community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-r...

Just realized I haven’t blogged in a while… BAD ME! 😅 I still have plenty of stuff I could write about. But hey—what would you actually want to hear my take on? 👀

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲! ❤️ It’s not just a motto—it’s how I try to live, work, and contribute every day. This mindset brought me here, and it keeps me moving forward. 💬 What’s your life motto? #HomeAssistant #OpenHomeFoundation #GitHub #BeTheChange #OpenSource

Visited Coulisse last week—the folks behind Motionblinds, now officially a 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 partner! 🙌 Got an exclusive look at what they’re working on… The future of smart shades is about to level up! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/frenck... #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #MotionBlinds #OpenHome

On the train back to my smart home 🏠 The State of the Open Home 2025 is a wrap! 🎬 We now have over 2,000,000 Home Assistant installations! Amazing, huh? I still can’t wrap my head around it 😵‍💫 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #SOTOH2025 #OpenHomeFoundation

Community news! 📰 We've grown to TWO MILLION INSTALLATIONS in a single year 😱 2024's Month of WTH was so popular it broke our forums 🥔 Backups were quickly improved based on community feedback ⏪ We cannot build Home Assistant without our community. ✨ #SOTOH2025

The stage is set 🎥 The lights are on 💡 State of the Open Home 2025 is happening — and I’m so excited to be part of it! 🎉 Let’s build the future of the smart home, together 🤗 #SOTOH #HomeAssistant #OpenHomeFoundation #SmartHome

Arrived at the studio. T - 4 till the show ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Vc...

I brought this old 📞 phone from the '60s as a prop for the State of the Open Home livestream later today… 🎥✨ For now, it’s hanging out next to my hotel bed 🛏️ Honestly, I wish I could see the look on the face of the person cleaning my room today. The confusion must be priceless. 😂🤯 #StateOfTheOpenH

Packing up and heading out 🚂 because tomorrow we’ll be live broadcasting the State of the Open Home! 🏡 Looking forward to sharing some exciting updates and insights with the community. Let’s shape the future of open smart homes together 🥰 #StateOfTheOpenHome #OpenHomeFoundation #HomeAssistant

🎉 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! 🤩 New experimental Areas dashboard 🎙️ Voice assistants can now start conversations with 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🤯 🛠️ Lots of new template functions for power users Check out what’s new 👉 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/04... #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #OpenSource

🚨 Home Assistant 2025.4.0 Beta is out! 🚀 Looking for a fun weekend project? Join the beta testers, try out new features early, and help shape it! 🧪 Everything you need is right here 👇 🔗 rc.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03... #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #beta

🔌 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵… 𝗣𝗲𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 🪦 The Red Ring of Death isn’t just for Xbox 🎮 My Peugeot plug-in hybrid refuses to AC charge — so no solar for now. DC + regen still works, so the battery’s OK. But come on… #Peugeot #EV #PHEV #SolarPower #RedRingOfDeath #Stellantis #Xbox

No automations today—just me, a pressure washer, and some stubborn dirt. 🧼💦 Summer ☀️ is coming, so it’s time to make the garden shiny and cozy again! Coffee at hand, but no code coming out of it today… just clean bricks. ☕ ✨ #SmartHome #ButNotToday #ManualMode #GardeningTime #SpringCleaning

Fixed this thing too many times. Opened it up… looked inside… closed it again. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 – 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟰 ☠️🛠️ Good excuse to finally get a 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 dryer! 🤖💨 Which one to get? Samsung, Bosch, Siemens, Miele… or? 🤔 #RIP #LaundrySuck #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

🚀 𝗜'𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲! I’ve added: ✅ flatten() – Flattens nested lists ✅ combine() – Merges dictionaries Now, what else should I add? 🤔 What Jinja tricks do you repeat often that should be built-in? #HomeAssistant #Jinja #Automations

Started using Telegram a bit more and thought—why not make some Home Assistant groups? Just for fun, no big official thing. 🌍 English: t.me/home_assistant_international 🇳🇱 Dutch: t.me/home_assistant_nl Come hang out! 🚀 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #Telegram

🚀⚡ Just checked with my energy provider—there’s still capacity left in my neighborhood for a heavier connection! 🎉 Looks like upgrading from single phase to three phases is an option! 🔌⚡ #EnergyTransition #ThreePhasePower #UnlimitedPower #GoElectric #SmartHome #Electrification #NetZero