Paulus Schoutsen
@paulusschoutsen.nl
Founder Home Assistant and Nabu Casa. Building the Open Home, follow progress @ https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org
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Goodbye Alexa 👋🏻 Hello Android! and @home-assistant.io
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
Goodbye Alexa 👋 Hello Android — Install LineageOS on the Echo Show 5
YouTube video by Mark Watt Tech
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Goodbye Alexa 👋🏻 Hello Android! and @home-assistant.io
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
The full video walkthrough is now live 👇🏻👀a
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Home Assistant 2025.11 is here! 🎉
🎯 Brand new target picker with full context
🤖 New way to add triggers, conditions, and actions
🏷️ Flexible entity naming in dashboard cards
🥧 Energy pie charts!
Plus tons of new integrations and improvements!
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/11...
🎯 Brand new target picker with full context
🤖 New way to add triggers, conditions, and actions
🏷️ Flexible entity naming in dashboard cards
🥧 Energy pie charts!
Plus tons of new integrations and improvements!
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Home Assistant 2025.11 is here! 🎉
🎯 Brand new target picker with full context
🤖 New way to add triggers, conditions, and actions
🏷️ Flexible entity naming in dashboard cards
🥧 Energy pie charts!
Plus tons of new integrations and improvements!
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/11...
🎯 Brand new target picker with full context
🤖 New way to add triggers, conditions, and actions
🏷️ Flexible entity naming in dashboard cards
🥧 Energy pie charts!
Plus tons of new integrations and improvements!
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/11...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
By the way, if you aren't using Home Assistant yet, now's a great time to start. You don't have to own the house you're in, you don't have to change any wiring, you don't have to do anything expensive. If you have any inexpensive old computers/laptops laying around, they're perfect for this. /cont'd
I don't appreciate being reminded about the rapid passing of time...
This screenshot (from the YouTube live stream of Home Assistant 2025.5 Release Party) feels applicable today.
Pictured are Missy @adorablecyb.org, Paulus @paulusschoutsen.nl, and Frenck @frenck.social (role details in alt text)
This screenshot (from the YouTube live stream of Home Assistant 2025.5 Release Party) feels applicable today.
Pictured are Missy @adorablecyb.org, Paulus @paulusschoutsen.nl, and Frenck @frenck.social (role details in alt text)
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
By the way, if you aren't using Home Assistant yet, now's a great time to start. You don't have to own the house you're in, you don't have to change any wiring, you don't have to do anything expensive. If you have any inexpensive old computers/laptops laying around, they're perfect for this. /cont'd
Hey @martin.social, just saw your Universe keynote (online sadly), great job!
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
Usage - bleak-esphome 3.4.0 documentation
bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey @martin.social, just saw your Universe keynote (online sadly), great job!
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
We have extracted the bluetooth proxy code from Home Assistant into a standalone lib allowing you to use PyFluff/bleak with ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies without HA, check out: bleak-esphome.readthedocs.io/en/latest/us...
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Quick vlog time: Why I think Home Assistant should rename "add-ons" to "apps" 🔥
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
Renaming Home Assistant add-ons to apps (here's why)
I opened an architecture proposal to rename Home Assistant "add-ons" to "apps"; and it's sparked quite the discussion. In this vlog, I explain why this seemingly small change actually matters for newcomers, why "add-ons" creates confusion, and what's happening in the community debate. What do you think? Apps, add-ons, or something else? Let me know in the comments! Filmed on my way to GitHub Universe 2025 ✈️ Key points: - Why new users get confused between add-ons and integrations - How "apps" creates a clearer mental model - Zero functional changes, just better naming - Community alternatives being discussed 🔔 Enjoyed the video? Don’t forget to 👍, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more smart home content! 📰 Rather read the blog version? https://frenck.dev/renaming-home-assistant-add-ons-to-apps/ #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #addons #opensource 🔗 Learn More ============ 📎 GitHub Discussion: https://github.com/home-assistant/architecture/discussions/1287 (Jump in and share your thoughts!) 🔹 Follow me on GitHub: https://github.com/frenck 🔗...
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Quick vlog time: Why I think Home Assistant should rename "add-ons" to "apps" 🔥
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
The problem: newcomers see Add-ons and Integrations and have no idea which one to use. The names don't explain the difference.
Watch the full explanation (5 min)
youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas
#HomeAssistant @home-assistant.io
We don't just have more contributors than other smart home platforms, we are in the top 10 of projects with more contributors than ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
😯 We did it again - we made the @github.com Octoverse report as a top open source project on GitHub! 🥳
We can't understate it: it's because of the community that we accomplished this. Thousands of you contributed to this achievement - here's to you! #OpenSource🍻
We can't understate it: it's because of the community that we accomplished this. Thousands of you contributed to this achievement - here's to you! #OpenSource🍻
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We don't just have more contributors than other smart home platforms, we are in the top 10 of projects with more contributors than ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
Home Assistant is the most private and most powerful smart home you can get, and the one fastest growing and powering the most innovation.
@clomads.bsky.social good meeting you today ! Thanks for stopping by. I tried the battery and it didn't want to charge my android. Are there docs somewhere?
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@clomads.bsky.social good meeting you today ! Thanks for stopping by. I tried the battery and it didn't want to charge my android. Are there docs somewhere?
Local good. Cloud bad.
Neato cloud shutdown is the latest example of a failed company bricking smart products
Neato cloud shutdown is the latest example of a failed company bricking smart products
The Neato cloud server needed to keep the shuttered company’s robot vacuum cleaners running is being closed down three years earlier than promised, turning the smart devices into dumb ones.
The parent company had initially promised that the MyNeato app would continue working until 2028, but has now backtracked on this and is ceasing support before the end of this year. It’s a further reminder of the importance of sticking to smart products with either HomeKit or Matter support …
more…
9to5mac.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Local good. Cloud bad.
This is so messed up. Don't buy these devices people, you're the product!
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s how to opt out.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is so messed up. Don't buy these devices people, you're the product!
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
It's #InternationalArtistDay and we'd like to take today to highlight the one who creates all our beautiful designs - meet Clelia! 🥰
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's #InternationalArtistDay and we'd like to take today to highlight the one who creates all our beautiful designs - meet Clelia! 🥰
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
She's Team NO 🍍🍕 & loves 📚. Her creative mind is behind the art you see on our blogs, social, and the Open Home newsletter! 😍
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Eight Sleep smartbeds users had a bad night on Monday when a major outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused their beds to malfunction. Some were left with the bed’s heat blasting. One woman said her bed went haywire and she had to unplug it from the wall.
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
When Amazon Web Services went offline, people lost control of their cloud-connected smart beds, getting stuck in reclined positions or roasting with the heat turned all the way up.
www.404media.co
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Eight Sleep smartbeds users had a bad night on Monday when a major outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused their beds to malfunction. Some were left with the bed’s heat blasting. One woman said her bed went haywire and she had to unplug it from the wall.
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
🔗 www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
“Future is Local” spotted at Prague Airport ✈️
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Future is Local” spotted at Prague Airport ✈️
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
Absolutely. Your smart home, your data, your control. All local. This is the way. 🏠
#HomeAssistant #LocalControl #FutureIsLocal
I'll be at the San Diego one, while @frenck.social is coming to the one north. Don't miss our rare visits to the West Coast!
California, we're hosting meetups in your state - yes, plural! 🙌🏻 Join some of us next Monday, Oct 27, in both San Francisco & San Diego. A rare double party! 🥳
SF details: luma.com/29h4hx3b
SD details: luma.com/j533g5a9
Register asap - space is limited! 👀
SF details: luma.com/29h4hx3b
SD details: luma.com/j533g5a9
Register asap - space is limited! 👀
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'll be at the San Diego one, while @frenck.social is coming to the one north. Don't miss our rare visits to the West Coast!
Got Cory's new book. It is excellent 👌
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Got Cory's new book. It is excellent 👌
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
I rebuilt my whole house in Home Assistant and holy shit this is so good. I’m losing my mind over all the possibilities!
October 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I rebuilt my whole house in Home Assistant and holy shit this is so good. I’m losing my mind over all the possibilities!
From surveillance capitalism to building the surveillance state
Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
The partnership allows police agencies who use Flock software to request footage from Ring users in the Neighbors app.
buff.ly
October 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
From surveillance capitalism to building the surveillance state
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Hello 👋
I’m behind the “Ai Tasks Materclass” we recently published.
youtu.be/hflu0bw7SFY
You seem to like the format.
Long form / deep-dive tutorials that you can follow along.
What do you want to see next?
I’m behind the “Ai Tasks Materclass” we recently published.
youtu.be/hflu0bw7SFY
You seem to like the format.
Long form / deep-dive tutorials that you can follow along.
What do you want to see next?
Current state of AI Tasks: A Deep Dive
YouTube video by Home Assistant
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hello 👋
I’m behind the “Ai Tasks Materclass” we recently published.
youtu.be/hflu0bw7SFY
You seem to like the format.
Long form / deep-dive tutorials that you can follow along.
What do you want to see next?
I’m behind the “Ai Tasks Materclass” we recently published.
youtu.be/hflu0bw7SFY
You seem to like the format.
Long form / deep-dive tutorials that you can follow along.
What do you want to see next?
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
This week on the @home-assistant.io podcast, I sat down with Achim Haug of AirGradient to explore how a personal mission during Thailand’s burning season turned into a global open-source air quality solution 🌍🛠️
Full episode: https://youtu.be/q1skkqMJcX0
Full episode: https://youtu.be/q1skkqMJcX0
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This week on the @home-assistant.io podcast, I sat down with Achim Haug of AirGradient to explore how a personal mission during Thailand’s burning season turned into a global open-source air quality solution 🌍🛠️
Full episode: https://youtu.be/q1skkqMJcX0
Full episode: https://youtu.be/q1skkqMJcX0
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
One of the great things about working at an open source organization is that everyone here likes to experiment and build cool stuff on top of our products.
Case in point? Connect ZWA-2 was launched just 2 months ago… and now there’s a new experiment for you:
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
Case in point? Connect ZWA-2 was launched just 2 months ago… and now there’s a new experiment for you:
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
Connect ZWA-2 anywhere: Use Z-Wave over Wi-Fi or PoE
Introducing Portable Z-Wave, an experimental firmware that lets you use Z-Wave over the built-in Wi-Fi or even add PoE.
www.home-assistant.io
October 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
One of the great things about working at an open source organization is that everyone here likes to experiment and build cool stuff on top of our products.
Case in point? Connect ZWA-2 was launched just 2 months ago… and now there’s a new experiment for you:
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
Case in point? Connect ZWA-2 was launched just 2 months ago… and now there’s a new experiment for you:
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
𝙷̶𝚘̶𝚠̶ ̶𝚏̶𝚊̶𝚛̶ ̶𝚌̶𝚊̶𝚗̶ ̶𝚠̶𝚎̶ ̶𝚙̶𝚞̶𝚜̶𝚑̶ ̶𝚉̶-̶𝚆̶𝚊̶𝚟̶𝚎̶?̶
How far can we move Z-Wave!
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐙-𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
Place your ZWA-2 antenna anywhere you want and connect it back to Home Assistant using Wi-Fi or PoE.
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
How far can we move Z-Wave!
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐙-𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
Place your ZWA-2 antenna anywhere you want and connect it back to Home Assistant using Wi-Fi or PoE.
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
October 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
𝙷̶𝚘̶𝚠̶ ̶𝚏̶𝚊̶𝚛̶ ̶𝚌̶𝚊̶𝚗̶ ̶𝚠̶𝚎̶ ̶𝚙̶𝚞̶𝚜̶𝚑̶ ̶𝚉̶-̶𝚆̶𝚊̶𝚟̶𝚎̶?̶
How far can we move Z-Wave!
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐙-𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
Place your ZWA-2 antenna anywhere you want and connect it back to Home Assistant using Wi-Fi or PoE.
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
How far can we move Z-Wave!
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐙-𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
Place your ZWA-2 antenna anywhere you want and connect it back to Home Assistant using Wi-Fi or PoE.
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/10...
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Bose is yanking key features from its SoundTouch speakers
Bose is yanking key features from its SoundTouch speakers
It’s discontinuing support for SoundTouch features and the app.
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Bose is yanking key features from its SoundTouch speakers
Excellent showcase of how integrating AI into your smart home automations looks like. Learn from the master @jlpouffier.fr 🚀
We asked if @jlpouffier.fr could make a quick tutorial about AI Tasks like his recent video on the state of conversational AI, and he created a master class-length one by mistake. Oops! 😅
Follow along 👇🏼 as he walks you through data and image generation with AI Tasks. 😎💥
#SmartHome #HomeAutomation
Follow along 👇🏼 as he walks you through data and image generation with AI Tasks. 😎💥
#SmartHome #HomeAutomation
Current state of AI Tasks: A Deep Dive
Follow along with JLo, Product & Design Lead @ the Open Home Foundation, as he deep dives into the current state of AI Tasks. Generate data and images through automations like magic with your choice of AI agent. More ways to follow us: Newsletter: https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/#/portal/signup Blog: https://home-assistant.io/blog/ Discord (chat): https://home-assistant.io/join-chat/ Forums: https://community.home-assistant.io Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/homeassistant/ Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/home_assistant
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Excellent showcase of how integrating AI into your smart home automations looks like. Learn from the master @jlpouffier.fr 🚀
Reposted by Paulus Schoutsen
Smart device updates are essential for cybersecurity. Consumer Reports wants to ensure that smart device companies have to tell consumers how long they plan to make these updates available. Because today that information isn't always available.
advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...
advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...
October 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Smart device updates are essential for cybersecurity. Consumer Reports wants to ensure that smart device companies have to tell consumers how long they plan to make these updates available. Because today that information isn't always available.
advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...
advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...
See you soon!
We just shipped the 10th @home-assistant.io release of the year!
I'll be joining the Home Assistant team to talk about what we did!
It's in one hour, and it's here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T23...
I'll be joining the Home Assistant team to talk about what we did!
It's in one hour, and it's here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T23...
Home Assistant 2025.10 Release Party
YouTube video by Home Assistant
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
See you soon!
SO PROUD OF THIS! DuckDuckGo has continued their support of the Open Home Foundation this year and donated $50.000 to support our work ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks DDG! spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...
2025 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations
DuckDuckGo is donating $1.1 million in 2025 to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online.
spreadprivacy.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
SO PROUD OF THIS! DuckDuckGo has continued their support of the Open Home Foundation this year and donated $50.000 to support our work ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks DDG! spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...