🚀 T-minus one week to lift-off! The ESPHome Starter Kit launches next Wednesday, Aug 12 at 21:00 CEST. Join us as we celebrate with our commercial partner Apollo Automation, plus special guests Reed (Smart Home Solver), Simon (Simon Says Home Assistant), and Gavin (Hometech.fm). See you there! 🎉

In this stream, we'll be launching our first official ESPHome hardware product - The ESPHome Starter Kit. Join the team and special guests as they dive deep ...

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Say hello to the ESPHome Device Builder desktop app, available now for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It's a super easy way to deploy and manage your devices in a single download. You can read more about it in our blog 👇 esphome.io/blog/2026/08... #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation

🚨 New T-shirt Alert! 🚨 Fresh in store are our new Dark Mode t-shirts! Rep your favorite project with a minimal design. Available in our EU store now! 👇 store.openhomefoundation.org/shop/p/t-shi...

Find out how and why we’re implementing analytics on our websites: via open source software with no personal data collection or tracking. Read more 👇

Find out how and why we’re implementing analytics on our websites: via open source software with no personal data collection or tracking.

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The ESPHome Starter Kit is coming soon, and you're invited to our official launch party! Join us on Aug 12 to dive into the detail with our partners Apollo Automation and some other familiar faces as we celebrate lift-off 🚀 youtube.com/live/aK2HMY9... #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant

In this stream, we'll be launching our first official ESPHome hardware product - The ESPHome Starter Kit. Join the team and special guests as they dive deep ...

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You're invited to our "Cozy Sanctuary" at IFA Berlin! These shows can be exhausting. So stop by for a coffee and chat! You'll be able to rest, recharge, and get hands-on with products and merch 👕 in your smart home away from home 🏠 Read More 👇

IFA Berlin 2026: Save the date – Open Home Foundation

Mark your calendars! From September 4 to 8, 2026, the Open Home Foundation will be exhibiting at IFA Berlin – and you’re invited.

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Take a trip with us to one of the world's largest botanical gardens, where they're using Home Assistant to make tech more approachable 🌱, the new ESPHome Device builder, and preview our device database! newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/the-walled-g... #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Newsletter

ESPHome 2026.6.0 is here! 🛠️ Say hello to the new visual Device Builder, an interactive component catalog, integrated pin lists, and background multitasking to flash your whole fleet in parallel. Faster, leaner, and now beginner-friendly (YAML still welcome).

Discover a more approachable way to bring your smart home ideas to life: the new visual Device Builder in the latest ESPHome release.

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It's time for the June Newsletter! This month were breaking free from the disposable smart home, talking major Matter upgrades and ask for your input on the future of our newsletter. newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/breaking-fre... #Newsletter #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #Privacy

We recently added to the growing list of protocols supported by ESPHome, with RF, IR and serial proxy components. So now you can breathe new life into all those old devices lurking in your drawers! Find out how below. 👇

Discover how Open Home Foundation projects can help you give your beloved old devices a new lease of life for a more sustainable smart home.

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As part of our commitment to building in the open, we’re proud to publish the foundation’s very first Annual Report for 2025 🎉 From structural changes to big projects, it gives a detailed look into who we are and how we operate, along with our wins of 2025 and what’s next! Link below 🔗🧵

ESPHome devices with IR receivers can now become IR Listeners for your whole home with Home Assistant 2026.6!

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Home Assistant 2026.6! 🎉 A friendlier card picker 💡, infrared devices that now also listen 📡, live condition tests and target counts in the automation editor ✨, Z-Wave smart lock credential management 🔐, and 16 new integrations! www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06... #HomeAssistant

Let's hear it for our speakers! 🎤 The team covered how we're building in the open, what's next from our commercial partners, and a new roadmap that you can shape! Thank you for joining us at State of the Open Home 2026. 🎉 #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #MusicAssistant

The Open Home Foundation has an official blog now! 🎉 For our first post, we have the State of the Open Home recap blog. Thanks so much to everyone who joined us in person and watched us live - if you missed out on the live event, you can find the whole thing on our Youtube channel. #HomeAutomation

Building what's next: State of the Open Home 2026 – Open Home Foundation

From a new Community department to a public roadmap awaiting your input – and more. Catch up on the event highlights and help shape what we build next.

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That's a wrap on State of the Open Home 2026! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Utrecht and watching worldwide! We are so excited for the year ahead. Let's build in the open together!

Tickets on sale NOW! 🎟️ Your chance to join our live audience has arrived! Be part of the inspiring conversations, lively debate, and creative energy that flows when Open Home advocates get together! #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant

State of the Open Home - Open Home Foundation

Join us in Utrecht on April 8 for State of the Open Home 2026. Your chance to celebrate, connect, and discover what's next - visit our site to learn more!

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