Home Assistant

Home Assistant

Open Source Home Automation

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505 reviews
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Background Location Access

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Control your entire smart home from one app, locally and privately. Automate devices, receive notifications, and manage your home's data securely. Integrates with thousands of smart devices and open standards.

✓Control entire home from one app
✓Discover and configure new devices
✓Automate device actions
✓Local data privacy
✓Connect to open standards (Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter)
✓Remote access via Home Assistant Cloud
✓Location-based automation
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What's New in Home Assistant

2026.9.3

September 30, 2026

New - Sensors can be enabled per server, on iPhone and Apple Watch. Existing servers keep their current selection; new servers start with none enabled. - Adding a second server asks which location and sensor data it should receive before registering. - Optional setting to show a notification's actions when it is tapped (Settings > Notifications, off by default). - Live Activities accept an optional relevance_score to influence Dynamic Island and Lock Screen ordering. - Apple Watch Assist uses the on-device speech-to-text and text-to-speech settings from the iPhone. - The Closest Server row shows whether it was chosen by Wi-Fi network or location. Improved - Works around dashboard lag on iOS 27 when a server is reached over plain HTTP. Can be turned off in Settings > General. - Device sensors such as battery, storage and connectivity are now listed under Diagnostic in Home Assistant. - Onboarding no longer stores the current Wi-Fi as a home network automatically. - App Shortcuts in Spotlight use a different icon per action. - Force closing the app clears the remembered page, so the next launch opens the default page, with also an opt-in setting to receive a push notification alerting that force closing the app causes location updates to be delayed. Fixed - Assist kept spinning when the pipeline failed to start; the error is now shown. - Actions from the Apple Watch could run late and be reported as failed. - Shortcuts synced via iCloud failed with "No server provided" on single-server setups. - Shortcut navigation paths starting with "/" opened the dashboard instead. - App icon shortcuts could show entity IDs instead of names. - Assist prompt edits that moved the item to another server were not saved.

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User reviews

Home Assistant is amazing but the macOS app isn’t

For some reason, the macOS app performs worse than the same UI open in any of my web browsers. Constantly reloads or navigates home on its own. Frigate cameras don’t work.

Rubbish application

Terrible app. Takes an excruciatingly long time to load up the app. Unable to view cameras outside of the house which defeats the purpose of this app. Notifications arrive late.

Loved this but please fix

Suddenly using tons of battery in background even if I didn’t open and explicitly exit the app. I love the HA community but Please fix this

A new life and freedom!

I had no idea this thing existed, completely changed my life and privacy, I have automations that I thought I could not never do with Alexa! Amazing, thanks for the hard work.

Needs fix

Worked great but since recent update, I now don’t see my dashboard I created when opening the app. It gives me some overview that I didn’t ask for. That’s why I created my own dash. Under my settings, my default is set to my dash but the app now ignores it. Seems to work on my android tablet.

FAQ

What does the Home Assistant app do?

The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to control and manage your entire smart home from your smartphone or tablet. It connects to your local Home Assistant instance, enabling you to monitor and automate thousands of smart devices and services, all while prioritizing your privacy.

What are the key features of Home Assistant?

Key features include a single app to control your whole home, automatic discovery and configuration of new devices, powerful automation capabilities to make devices work in harmony, local data storage for privacy, and support for open standards like Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Matter.

How much does Home Assistant cost?

The Home Assistant app itself is free to download and use. The core Home Assistant software runs locally on a device like a Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi, which requires an initial hardware purchase. Optional services like Home Assistant Cloud for secure remote access may have associated costs.

What devices and services are compatible with Home Assistant?

Home Assistant is compatible with thousands of smart devices and services from major brands like Philips Hue, Sonos, IKEA Tradfri, and many more. It supports open standards including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth, ensuring broad compatibility.

How can I use Home Assistant to automate my home?

You can automate your home by setting up rules and scripts within Home Assistant. For example, you can have lights dim when you start watching a movie, your heating turn off when you leave home, or your phone's alarm trigger your coffee machine. The app also allows for location-based automations and notifications.