home-automation Using Tasker to Trigger Android Tasks from Home Assistant Tasker is the best automation app for Android devices. It can hook into practically any event and trigger whatever action you want. If you also install its companion app, AutoRemote, then you can trigger tasks on your phone from any web client, such as HomeAssistant. Here are some example automations
Guitar DIY Pedal Board Builds After 2 years of building my own pedal boards, I have finally finished one that I'm completely happy with. This post is to showcase the earlier iterations, leading up to a more in-depth look at my latest design. Disclaimer: I have no training in woodworking and a very limited set
home-automation Replacing Smart Hubs with Deconz Conbee II The primary reason I made the jump to Home Assistant was to break free from the unnecessary cloud services and spyware that sat between me and my smart devices. My first experience with smart devices was the first gen Wink Hub way back in 2014. My GE Link bulbs worked
home-automation Xiaomi Vacuum Custom Reminders Part 3 In parts 1 and 2 we set up custom booleans to track when it's time to run or service the vacuum. In this post I'll show how I set up my lovelace UI suited to my automation needs. Lovelace UI My goal was to keep the UI simple and focused
home-automation Xiaomi Vacuum Custom Reminders Part 2 In my last post we saw how to set up HA to track and remind us when to empty our vacuum's dust bin and clean the brush head. Now we want to add automation to remind us that it's time to run a cleanup. Part 2 - Cleanup Reminders Back-end
home-automation Xiaomi Vacuum Custom Reminders Part 1 The first automation we needed was reminders to empty the dust bin and clean the brush head. We want to see dismissible notifications in the HA front-end and we want to see push notifications on our phone when service is due.
