Home Automation News
Amazon’s Alexa About to Get a Genius Boost
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Unlock HomeKit’s Full Potential with This
If you’ve ever tried creating HomeKit automations using Apple’s Home app, you’ve probably run into its limitations. While the Home app is great for basic automation, it doesn’t offer the flexibility and power that more advanced users need. Maybe you’ve wanted a notification when a window has been left open for 30 minutes, or you’ve […]...
Protect Your Home Like a Pro with These Gadgets
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iOS 18 Makes HomeKit Even Smarter
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Google Gemini is Smarter Than You Think
Smart homes are becoming more advanced every day, and Google is leading the charge with its AI-powered assistant, Google Gemini. The tech giant has taken a significant step in making your home smarter by integrating Gemini with Google Home, giving you more natural and effortless control over your smart devices. This new integration means you […]...
Next-Level Smart Home Gadgets from CES 2025
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Apple Is About to Dominate Smart Homes
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Homey, Home Assistant and AI in your Smart Home
I had the pleasure of catching up with smart home expert David Webster a few days ago and we talked about a bunch of interesting things. If you happen to watch the video (below) or listen to the podcast episode, my apologies for the out-of-sync audio. It sounds like I’m constantly talking over the top […]...
Smart Devices that Need 2.4Ghz Wifi
A couple of months ago, I did something pretty silly. I split up my home wifi into separate 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz networks so that I could connect a couple of smart cameras. That move was the beginning of a very stressful and frustrating couple of weeks where I had to go through all of the […]...
Why Can’t I Re-Trigger Flows in Homey?
I’ve been a bit frustrated with some Homey flows (automation) recently because I’m not able to re-trigger them before the first automation has run its course. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I mean. One flow that we have goes something like this: However, if vibration is detected anytime after triggering […]...
Smart Home Wifi Chaos Recovery
I managed to get almost everything back online and functioning again after the chaos that ensued after my last update. In fact, for several devices, they’re actually working better than before because I was forced to dive in and take a closer look at them. For instance, I didn’t even know that Sonos had their […]...
Change Wifi name, break everything?!
I recently realized that I needed to split out my home wifi network into two networks, a 2.4GHz network and a 5GHz network. The reason for that is that previously I only had one network that was 5GHz, but I came to realize that a bunch of smart home devices require 2.4GHz. This was news […]...
My vibration sensor automation didn’t work out
I recently bought an Aqara vibration sensor with the plan of affixing it to our dining room table for the purpose of setting up a flow in Homey such that if it’s nighttime and the table is bumped or tapped anywhere, the light would turn ON and stay on for 10 minutes. It didn’t really […]...
I got my first Homey flows going
I’m excited to report that I managed to get my first few flows live in Homey. I connected the Aqara T1 LED bulb to both Alexa and Homey and have a couple of flows running using that device. I also got the Aqara water leak sensor connected to Homey and am totally thrilled with it […]...
Why my Meross door sensor doesn’t work with Homey
Learn more about Automated Home here. Sorry for not sharing updates for a while. It turns out people aren’t exaggerating when they tell you having a baby is an incredibly busy and sleep-deprived time. I really need to buy some new smart home devices and start connecting them to either my Homey hub (preferably), or […]...
Sonos CEO Issues an Apology
Nearly 3 months after launching their botched app update, Patrick Spence has finally issued an apology for what happened and shared a timeline for getting the remaining issues resolved. Firstly, let me say that I know a lot of people have been negatively affected by the Sonos app update. If that’s you, I’m sorry and […]...