Home Automation News

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......

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......

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,......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

LG acquires a controlling stake in Athom

News is breaking that Korean LG (stock XKRX) has acquired 80% of Dutch Athom B.V. According to the Korea Times, financial details of the deal......

Samsung 8K TV with Sonos Arc and Sub (DIY Home AV Setup)

I recently bought a Samsung 8K TV, a Sonos Arc soundbar and a Sonos Sub Gen 3. It wasn’t cheap, but after slumming it on......

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