Smart home platforms and software ecosystems
Heatit Joins Works with Home Assistant — Z-Wave Heating and Safety Devices Get Official Certification If you’ve been looking for a serious, locally-controlled heating solution for Home Assistant, the Works with Home Assistant program just got a very compelling new member. Heatit — specialists in smart climate and heating control based in Norway — have … Read more
Home Assistant Backups Get a Major Cryptography Overhaul — And an Independent Audit to Back It Up Backups are one of those features you set up and hope you never truly need — but when you do need them, nothing else matters more. Starting with the Home Assistant 2026.4 release on April 1, 2026, your … Read more
Home Assistant 2026.3: Community-Powered Polish With Some Genuinely Exciting New Tricks After the headline-grabbing 2026.2 release, this month’s update takes a different — and arguably just as satisfying — approach. Home Assistant 2026.3 is a clean sweep: a release dedicated to reviewing and merging community contributions, squashing bugs, and pushing integrations up the quality scale. … Read more
