I'll admit I didn't notice at first. My Matter devices kept working, my Home Assistant dashboard kept showing the right states, and nothing in my logs screamed for attention. But under the hood, Home ...

Home Assistant 2026.7 releases publicly on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — two days from now — and brings the most consequential set of changes to the platform's automation engine and Matter implementation ...

Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's covered everything from Apple to apps and crowdfunding and loves getting ...