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Stop using Home Assistant’s default settings (5 things to change immediately)

• automation
• Backup & Recovery
• Cybersecurity
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

Stop using Home Assistant’s default settings (5 things to change immediately)

Tim Brookes June 11, 2026

Time is running out.

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Your TV can now control your entire smart home—without sending data to Google or Amazon

• Android TV
• Google Play Store
• Homey Pro Mini
• Smart Home
• Technology

Your TV can now control your entire smart home—without sending data to Google or Amazon

Bertel King June 10, 2026

Your Android TV just became the smart home hub you never knew you needed

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This is why your smart home feels slow at night

• Cloud & Internet
• Home Assistant
• Homelab
• Smart Home
• Technology

This is why your smart home feels slow at night

Sydney Butler June 10, 2026

Is your smart home sluggish after dark? Learn why peak demand and crowded Wi-Fi channels could be...

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I thought this smart home sensor was a gimmick, but now it’s the most important device in my home

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

I thought this smart home sensor was a gimmick, but now it’s the most important device in my home

Adam Davidson June 10, 2026

Sensors don't have to be used to be useful.

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Get this Alexa+ premium feature for free in Home Assistant

• Alexa
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Smart Speaker
• Technology
• Voice Assistants

Get this Alexa+ premium feature for free in Home Assistant

Tim Brookes June 10, 2026

Don't pay $20 a month for this.

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I don’t use ZHA anymore—here’s why Zigbee2MQTT took its place

• automation
• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Technology

I don’t use ZHA anymore—here’s why Zigbee2MQTT took its place

Adam Davidson June 9, 2026

The Zigbee glow-up your smart home deserves.

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7 reasons I stopped using Alexa to run my smart home

• Alexa
• Amazon
• Amazon Alexa & Amazon Echo
• Smart Home
• Technology

7 reasons I stopped using Alexa to run my smart home

Adam Davidson June 9, 2026

Alexa, it's over.

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6 must-have Home Assistant apps (add-ons) I can’t live without

• Home Assistant
• Smart Home
• Smart Speaker
• Technology

6 must-have Home Assistant apps (add-ons) I can’t live without

Tim Brookes June 9, 2026

Back in my day they were called "add-ons."

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Google abandoned its best smart speaker 6 years ago (but it’s still worth buying today)

• Google
• Nest
• Smart Home
• Sonos
• Technology

Google abandoned its best smart speaker 6 years ago (but it’s still worth buying today)

Sydney Butler June 9, 2026

The $399 Google Home Max was left to gather dust in the Google graveyard, never to be...

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Smart toilets can be a beneficial upgrade to your smart home

• Smart Home
• Sponsored
• Technology

Smart toilets can be a beneficial upgrade to your smart home

Sponsored June 8, 2026

This article is sponsored by Uncle Brown

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