What r/smarthome is talking about this week

Vibecoded an almost perfect replica of Homeviews UI and put it on an old iPad. I also tested on a iPad 7th Gen and it worked great. I’m looking for people to test it out the webapp on their own...

We live in an apartment building with a shared analog intercom (Elvox). I never used the handset, so I ripped it out and replaced it with something useful. The intercom still works normally for...

Finally got my last cloud device patched to local only via MQTT. Amazing work from unfr0zen and fledge. Can now turn on/off lamps, get CCTV snapshots and of course control my heating all from this...

I saw a video of a drone using a pressure washer to clean high rise windows. They’ve got equipment for everything now, even window cleaning. That kind of setup seems better suited to professional...

40M, just moved into our first place with my partner. Pretty excited to finally set things up how we want. So far we've got the lights and thermostat tied to whether we're home or away, but that's...

Just got a window cleaning robot and tried it out today. My cat was already sniffing it while I was still figuring out the instructions. Once the robot started moving on the glass, she sat there...

I wanted to share something that's made a pretty big difference in my everyday life, and that's Home Assistant. For those who don't know me, I have spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, and I use a...

I'm slowly adding more smart devices around the house, but I'm starting to wonder if it's better to stick with one brand or mix different brands.

The HOA letter about my "excessive nighttime illumination" arrived, so my current approach of motion floods on all four corners is apparently over. What I'd actually like: something at the front...

Hello all, I'm developing a product that is in a alpha phase of testing on firmware 1.0.0. Soon I will release the 1.1.0-rc.1 for alpha testers and wish to get some feedback on it and the...