Home Assistant 2023.11: Exploring Matter 1.2 and To-Do Lists

Join Rohan and Phil as they unpack Home Assistant's 2023.11 release. They discuss new features like Matter 1.2 support, to-do lists, and other significant updates, along with fresh integrations.</p><br /></p><h3>Chapters</h3>01:04 New Subscribers</p>04:18 Year of the voice Chapter 4</p>05:28 2023.11</p>28:40 New Integrations</p>33:05 Mazda's Takedown</p>38:00 Phil's Zigbee Issues</p>42:22 Rohan's Yellow</p>47:21 New Website</p>48:31 Smoke Alarms</p>57:44 Amazon to charge to use the Echo Show</p><br /></p>For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at</p><a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha143" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha143</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/XZOsOfohZYg" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p><br /></p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor</p><a href="https://nabucasa.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p><br /></p><u>Hosts</u></p>Phil Hawthorne</p><a href="https://philhawthorne.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><br /></p>Rohan Karamandi</p><a href="https://karamandi.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:00:46

Automating Independence: Petter's Smart Home Journey with Home Assistant

Life was going great for Petter, until a tragic accident on his mountain bike changed his life forever. With the need of a wheelchair, Petter uses Home Assistant everyday in his home to make things we take for granted everyday easier.</p><br /></p><h3>Chapters</h3>00:00 Intro</p>00:45 Getting in to Home Automation</p>07:13 The day that changed Petters life</p>11:57 Getting serious about the smart home</p>21:22 Device naming conventions</p>25:43 Changing batteries</p>28:20 Changing blinds, motion sensor batteries</p>31:11 A calibration helper?</p>33:27 Automating temperature</p>34:57 Most Useful Automation</p>38:08 Link to automators podcast</p>39:32 The cat box</p>40:10 Lawn Mowing</p>47:34 Design Principals</p>53:45 Vacuums</p>54:59 Voice Assistants</p>59:25 If you could design from scratch today?</p><br /></p>For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at</p><a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha142" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha142</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/Kiz-JunzFgE" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p><br /></p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor</p><a href="https://nabucasa.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p><br /></p><u>Hosts</u></p>Phil Hawthorne</p><a href="https://philhawthorne.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><br /></p>Rohan Karamandi</p><a href="https://karamandi.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:03:28

Private Bluetooth Device tracking with Home Assistant 2023.10 + Philips Hue forces the cloud

If you’ve got an iPhone or Apple Watch, you’ll know how frustrating it is when they change their MAC address. 2023.10 fixes that, meanwhile Philips Hue starts requiring a connection to their cloud to use their hubs</p>For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at</p><a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha141" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha141</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/Ji7QNGzkUf4" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p><br /></p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor</p><a href="https://nabucasa.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p><br /></p><u>Hosts</u></p>Phil Hawthorne</p><a href="https://philhawthorne.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><br /></p>Rohan Karamandi</p><a href="https://karamandi.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

00:58:32

Buying 1,000 lightbulbs with Brian

Brian is a patent attorney by day, with a love of ESPHome and hardware. </p>For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at</p><a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha140" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha140</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/Ji7QNGzkUf4" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p><br /></p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor</p><a href="https://nabucasa.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p><br /></p><u>Hosts</u></p>Phil Hawthorne</p><a href="https://philhawthorne.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><br /></p>Rohan Karamandi</p><a href="https://karamandi.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:02:55

Mowing the lawn with Home Assistant 2023.9

Rohan and Phil break down the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant turns 10, and Phil has an update on his Zigbee devices going offline</p>For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at</p><a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha139" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha139</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/UV-IaOejvzE" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p><br /></p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor</p><a href="https://nabucasa.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p><br /></p><u>Hosts</u></p>Phil Hawthorne</p><a href="https://philhawthorne.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><br /></p>Rohan Karamandi</p><a href="https://karamandi.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

00:39:38

How John made a Saturn V Rocket Launch Pad with ESPHome

From automating the sprinklers to creating an ESPHome Saturn V model, John shares his stories of his smart home journey with Rohan and Phil</p>For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at</p><a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha138" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha138/</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/artMjBI36FA" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor</p><a href="https://nabucasa.com/" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p>Special thanks to todays guest</p>John Vassiliou</p><br /></p><strong><u>Hosts</u></strong></p><strong>Phil Hawthorne</strong></p><a href="https://philhawthorne.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><br /></p><strong>Rohan Karamandi</strong></p><a href="https://karamandi.com/" rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9</a></p><a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:19:48

Making an automated heated bed for the cat with Christian Kilvington

Christian joins Rohan and Phil to talk about his smart home journey. From object detection with cameras, to a smart heated bed for his new cat</p> For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at<br /> <a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha136/" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha136/</a></p> <a href="https://youtu.be/Z7SrX6cQKt8" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p> <a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p> This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor<br /> <a href="https://nabucasa.com" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a><br /> Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p> Special thanks to todays guest<br /> Christian Kilvington</p> -----<br /> Hosts<br /> -----</p> Phil Hawthorne<br /> <a href="https://philhawthorne.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p> Rohan Karamandi<br /> <a href="https://karamandi.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p> <br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:02:19

Translating what’s new in Home Assistant 2023.8

Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit Home Assistant</p> For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at<br /> <a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha137/" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha137/</a></p> <a href="https://youtu.be/u2twKs5KFSY" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p> <a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p> This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor<br /> <a href="https://nabucasa.com" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a><br /> Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p> -----<br /> Hosts<br /> -----</p> Phil Hawthorne<br /> <a href="https://philhawthorne.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p> Rohan Karamandi<br /> <a href="https://karamandi.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p> <br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

00:37:47

Michael Hansen on the year of the voice 2023 and what’s next

With 2023 the year of the voice, Rohan and Phil talk with Mike Hansen about what’s being worked on, and what the future may hold</p> For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at<br /> <a href="https://hasspodcast.io/sp009/" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/sp009/</a></p> <a href="https://youtu.be/vZgf-LXexEw" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p> <a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p> This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor<br /> <a href="https://nabucasa.com" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a><br /> Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p> Special thanks to todays guest<br /> Michael Hansen<br /> Website: <a href="https://synesthesiam.com" rel="nofollow">https://synesthesiam.com</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rhasspy" rel="nofollow">@rhasspy</a></p> -----<br /> Hosts<br /> -----</p> Phil Hawthorne<br /> <a href="https://philhawthorne.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p> Rohan Karamandi<br /> <a href="https://karamandi.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p> <br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:10:53

2023.7 – Home Assistant…Returns? Responds back?

2023.7 brings in the biggest change to Home Assistant in 10 years. Rohan and Phil break it down along with all the other goodies</p> For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at<br /> <a href="https://hasspodcast.io/ha135/" rel="nofollow">https://hasspodcast.io/ha135/</a></p> <a href="https://youtu.be/2-dq3uVDmjI" rel="nofollow">Watch this episode on YouTube</a></p> <a href="https://patreon.com/hkmedia" rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p> This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor<br /> <a href="https://nabucasa.com" rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a><br /> Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.</p> -----<br /> Hosts<br /> -----</p> Phil Hawthorne<br /> <a href="https://philhawthorne.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne" rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p> Rohan Karamandi<br /> <a href="https://karamandi.com" rel="nofollow">Website</a><br /> <a href="https://kit.co/rkaramandi/" rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rohank9" rel="nofollow">@rohank9<br /> <a href="https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi" rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p> <br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

01:01:08