home assistant core

WiFi sensor into device tracker

1 minute read

Something that makes for a great home/away tracker is the Android and iOS app’s connected WiFi sensor, or at least it would if it was a device tracker.

Presence detection - here we go again?

15 minute read

The music won’t be as good, but here we go again. I’ve made a number of updates to this logic since I last wrote about it.

YAML in automations and scripts

6 minute read

I see many people struggle with the formatting for automations (and scripts) because the official docs are structured in a manner that assumes you’re going t...

Moving from Wink to Home Assistant?

3 minute read

I suspect a number of people are looking at leaving Wink right now, in light of the recent announcement. Some of you will be looking at Home Assistant and wo...

Presence detection, one last time?

16 minute read

Well, it’s been a while, but I think that, finally, I’ve stopped changing things. It’s been a while since I needed to account for another edge case, so here ...

Which Home Assistant install is right for me?

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There are many, many ways of installing Home Assistant, and the choice can be confusing. Here’s my very short take on what you’d want to use, and why: