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Phil Hawthorne

@philhawthorne.com

Web Application Developer, Home Automation Enthusiast. Co-host of the Home Assistant Podcast

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Josh Pollard@joshpollard.bsky.social · 2w ago

Packed episode today! We’re covering: Apple Music & Plex pricing, SiliconDust’s offline HDHomeRun upgrade, TV Time’s demise, and big shakeups at Xbox & PlayStation Stream it here: www.thedigitalmediazone.com/2026/07/22/e...

PlayStation Kills Discs, Apple Music Price Hike & HDHomeRun Offline - The Digital Media Zone

We break down Apple Music price hikes, Plex pass changes, TV Time updates, and HDHomeRun offline features, followed by big news from Xbox and PlayStation.

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · last mo.

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I unpack Home Assistant 2026.7, the biggest automation upgrade yet! Purpose-specific triggers/conditions, Matter.js, faster templates, improved dashboards, better debugging, plus mailbag comments and Rohan’s e-ink display progress.

Home Assistant 2026.7 Brings The Biggest Automation Upgrade Yet

Phil and Rohan unpack the massive 2026.7 release, including purpose-specific triggers and conditions graduating from Labs, the move to Matter.js, faster temp...

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · last mo.

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I talk to Neil Spiegel, who shares how he’s using AI + Home Assistant to build his ultimate smart home from automated blinds to a winter cottage. Watch:

Neil takes us through how he is using AI to build his ultimate smart home with Home Assistant

Neil walks us through how he has managed to leverage AI tools to create his dream smart home with Home Assistant. From automating blinds to automating a wint...

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · 2mo ago

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I chat with Steve from KiwiSmartTech about going from Tuya bulbs to Home Assistant, garage door wins, cross‑protocol sensors, mmWave presence, and why Apple Home is the daily driver.

From Tuya to Home Assistant: A Kiwi’s Smart Home Journey

Steve from New Zealand (@KiwiSmartTech ) shares his journey from Tuya bulbs to a powerful Home Assistant setup. We dig into garage door woes and wins, cross‑...

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · 2mo ago

New @home-assistant.io podcast! #HomeAssistant 2026.6, E‑Ink Displays, Yoto, and smarter automations. We dive into IR upgrades, purpose‑based triggers/conditions, KVMs, and starting from scratch in 2026. #smarthome

Home Assistant 2026.6, E‑Ink Unboxing, Yoto, and Smarter Automations

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2026.6 release, which features updates for Infrared, Purpose specific triggers and conditions. Plus we talk KVM’s, eInk ...

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · 2mo ago

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I are chatting with Imre Laszlo about MiciMike which aims to turn your Google Home Mini into a fully local Home Assistant voice satellite. Perfect for re-using some older hardware

MiciMike will turn your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant Voice Satellite

📚 Chapters00:00:00 - Welcome00:02:30 - Imi’s smart home origin00:05:00 - Lights first, then sensors00:07:30 - Heating logic in Node-RED00:10:00 - Room prese...

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · 3mo ago

New episode of the @homeassistant@fosstodon.org podcast is here! Rohan and I are chatting with Mark, who shares how he steadied a shaky SmartThings setup with rock-solid Home Assistant, and upgraded from clunky Zigbee to AI-powered cameras. Watch: youtu.be/FiBsJi80ecM

Mark's Home Assistant Setup: The Good, The Bad, The Exploded Server

Mark went from a rocky SmartThings world to a rock-solid Home Assistant install. He shares his tails of disaster and recovery, as well as his journey from Ta...

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Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · 6mo ago

These Aqara FP300's are back in stock, so I've picked up a couple to replace some of my FP1's. The FP1 mmWave sensors have been great for occupancy sensing, so excited to see what can be done with these

Hand holding up a new Aqara FP300 sensor
Phil Hawthorne@philhawthorne.com · 6mo ago

I've never seen this happen before with Z-wave 🤯 A Z-wave motion sensor unpaired itself from my Z-wave network. All entities in Home Assistant and ZwaveJS gone, the device back to factory pairing mode. I wasn't home, so it wasn't something I did