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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Effective_Run_4364 on 2025-05-15 08:31:35+00:00.

Newbie here. I’ve got my Home Assistant dashboard on an Android tablet running Fully Kiosk, and I want the tablet to announce some things for example, “Laundry is done!” when a sensor flips state.

Could someone spell out the basic logic for getting the tablet to talk and share how you’ve accomplished it? I’m not sure if there’s a direct integration path or if I need to combine a media_player, and automations in a certain way. Any real-world examples or pitfalls to avoid would be super helpful.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/ThrCyg on 2025-05-15 07:29:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/munkisquisher on 2025-05-15 00:51:16+00:00.

Had a SSD main drive die on on my NUC running HA this week. First up HA kept serving the dashboard and most sensors kept working. Got a huge string of errors about the recorder and "config.yaml not found" and other worrying errors. But the thing kept running without any filesystem! I tried to restart it and it said it couldn't restart due to the config being invalid.

So after replacing the drive, following the install instructions to image the drive and booting for the first time. I was presented with a "restore from nabu casa cloud" option! Last time I had to reinstall was when I moved from a Pi to the NUC and you had to install the whole OS, create an account, get it online, copy over the backup file somehow (I think I set up the google drive addon to pull down my latest) and then get into your settings to restore from that backup.

So Kudos to the HA team for making it so seamless! It's come a long way.

And if you are reading this, why didn't the network settings (static IP I had before) or my network shares get restored too? They are the only things I can see that are missing.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Top_Recognition_81 on 2025-05-14 22:01:46+00:00.

I wonder if the Matter integration is good enough or we should still rely on third part apps.

• How are your experiences with Matter?
• How is compared to the third party app?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/scharc on 2025-05-14 19:52:58+00:00.

Hey Home Assistant community!

I'd like to share a new Lovelace card I created with AI assistance that might be useful for many of you. The Entity Exporter Card is now available as a HACS custom repository.

Entify Exporter Card

What is Entity Exporter Card?

It's a simple but practical tool that lets you filter and export Home Assistant entities as JSON. I built it specifically to help provide context when asking AI systems for help with Home Assistant:

• When creating complex automations and scripts
• While troubleshooting configuration issues
• For understanding relationships between entities
• To get more accurate recommendations

Key Features:

• 🔍 Filter entities by domain (lights, switches, sensors, etc.)
• 🔄 Add multiple text filters with OR logic
• ⚡ Live filtering preview as you type
• 📋 Copy to clipboard (auto-detects if you're in HTTPS/secure context)
• 💾 Download as JSON file
• 🔢 Real-time entity counter showing filtered vs. total entities

Why I Built This:

I was tired of manually copying entity IDs when asking for help with automations. Now I can:

1. Filter to just the relevant entities
2. Export them as structured JSON
3. Share with ChatGPT/Claude/etc.
4. Ask for help creating an automation or script

The AI gets proper context about my entities, their states, and attributes - making their suggestions much more accurate and useful.

Development Approach:

I used a collaborative approach with Claude to help develop this card. The AI helped with structuring the filtering algorithm and working with Home Assistant's internal APIs. If you're interested in the process, I've documented it in the VIBE_CODING.md file.

Installation:

1. Add my repo as a custom repository in HACS:
   • URL: https://github.com/scharc/ha-entity-exporter-card
   • Category: Lovelace
2. Install "Entity Exporter Card"
3. Add to your dashboard with: type: entity-exporter-card

I hope this tool can be useful for others who use AI to help with their Home Assistant configurations. Let me know if you have any questions or feature requests!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/luchoelzurdo on 2025-05-14 17:49:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Tatts4Life on 2025-05-14 02:47:06+00:00.

After months or years of watching videos and reading posts I’ve finally decided to give HA a try. I’m going with a Beelink mini S12 N100 with 1TB of storage. I was able to get it from Amazon for $20 more than the 500GB version they were selling. I’m excited to try some ideas that will hopefully fix some issues we’ve had around the house

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/c0delama on 2025-05-14 09:22:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/YankeeLimaVictor on 2025-05-14 04:49:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/ddabhane on 2025-05-14 04:20:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Darkchamber292 on 2025-05-13 20:20:50+00:00.

Here is my blog post on Actionable Notifications!

https://automateit.lol/actionable-notifications-in-home-assistant/

Here is the breakdown:

• Create automation trigger to track whatever you need tracked.
• Set your conditions to prevent false triggers
• Create your Action to send notification to your phone/tablets etc
• Create buttons in your notifications and tie them to an automation, script etc.

Introduction:

Hello I just posted my third post on my new blog site. I am really passionate about Home Assistant and wanted to start something I could throw my thoughts and Ideas at on a regular basis. I would humbled and grateful for anyone that checks out my blog!

I plan on posting something new everyday for the next week or 2 and then I will slow down to 2-3 times a week.

I don't plan to focus solely on Home Assistant. I plan to focus on Self-hosted content as well but for now I hope you enjoy the HA content!

Some content ideas I plan on posting this week/next week

• Location-Aware Automations
• Blueprints - How they work and How to use them
• Scenes - In Depth Guide and Templates.

I am brand new at blogging so please go easy and any advice, suggestions, etc are welcome!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/reddit_give_me_virus on 2025-05-13 18:10:56+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/nutteloost on 2025-05-13 18:41:23+00:00.

Hi everyone ✌️

I’m excited to share Simple Swipe Card, a new custom card I developed. This card lets you add multiple cards in a container and swipe between them - perfect for saving dashboard space!

Why I Made This Card 🧐

I previously used swipe card, but kept running into the infamous “t.setconfig is not a function” error. It was frustrating enough that I decided to build my own swipe card from scratch.

My version doesn’t use the Swiper library and has fewer bells and whistles, but it’s reliable and does exactly what I need it to.

Features ⭐️

• Swipe between multiple cards
• Pagination dots for visual reference
• Configurable card spacing
• Full visual editor support
• Mobile-friendly touch and mouse navigation

Example

Configuration Example 🗒️

You can configure the card using the visual editor or with YAML:

type: custom:simple-swipe-card
cards:
  - type: weather-forecast
    entity: weather.home
  - type: entities
    entities:
      - sensor.temperature
      - sensor.humidity
show_pagination: true
card_spacing: 15

Visual Editor 🛠️

The card also includes a visual editor with a card picker for easy configuration from the dashboard without the need to edit any yaml

https://preview.redd.it/0n6wbzpjfl0f1.png?width=2008&format=png&auto=webp&s=ad95ef04e085fbe5487ebb0809abaeadc6ec9347

Installation & More Information ℹ️

All installation instructions, configuration details, and customization options are in the GitHub repository:

GitHub - nutteloost/simple-swipe-card: A swipeable container for multiple cards with touch and mouse gesture support 👈

Looking forward to seeing how you use this card in your dashboards! If you have any feedback or run into issues, please let me know.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/slboat on 2025-05-13 12:47:33+00:00.

With the new tariff status, we are able to restore a reasonable price level and continue to share those of our DIY sensors including Millimeter Wave Sensors 2A, F2, 1U, 1MS, L13, TOF Ranging Sensor DS1, Temperature & Humidity Sensor THS-1, Carbon Dioxide Sensor SCO2-2, Non-Contact Multi-Point Water Level Sensor WS2, Bluetooth Gateway BP1.

We enjoyed making them, welcome to keep trying our DIY sensors.

We especially recommend the recent L13 millimeter wave sensors, they have good static performance and large range.

https://www.ebay.com/str/screekworkshop

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/dudzio1222 on 2025-05-13 08:19:35+00:00.

Hello,

I'm looking for an alarm keypad with fingerprint sensor. Optionally, it could be rfid reader, but is it possible to use phone's NFC to grant access?

I'm testing alarmo and I would like to have a physcial panel just behind front door to disarm alarmo.

Ideally I want it to be zigbee device, but anything (except 433mhz) would work actually.

I'm also considering Ring Alarm Keypad, which is z-wave and that's my alternative if I won't find anything good with fingerprint reader.

Thanks :)

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/TruthOf42 on 2025-05-13 01:30:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/macbag on 2025-05-13 10:01:39+00:00.

Just got the Bosch outdoor siren delivered and it paired smoothly via Z2M. But now I checked the manual and it says to place it on the sunny/south-facing side… Problem is, I need it above the entrance - that’s northeast + under soffits. It should get a few hours of morning sun, but definitely not full exposure.

Anyone else using this setup? Do you think it’ll get enough charge? It does have a battery, and I assume the siren won’t go off every day, so maybe the drain is minimal… or am I missing something?

Would love to hear from others who have it installed in less-than-ideal spots.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/justhueyy on 2025-05-13 05:22:29+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/MyButtholeIsTight on 2025-05-12 21:00:51+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/ruuutherford on 2025-05-13 06:35:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/chimph on 2025-05-13 03:38:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/DisasterousLamps on 2025-05-12 23:20:43+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/skotman01 on 2025-05-12 17:38:51+00:00.

So my mom, who lives alone and is afraid of her own shadow is worried she’s gonna kick the bucket and no one will find her for days. We talked through a few options but settled on one where we put the companion app on her phone, and I write automation that looks for last updated as a sensor.

It’s on my HA server about 100 miles away, but this allows me to alert people (myself included) if my server hasn’t seen her phone move in say 12 hours. It also lets me add in some automations when she’s at my house and I’m not.

This sure beats the “hey I’m still alive” texts I kept getting, creating alert fatigue.

Anyway, maybe this idea will help someone else.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/IntenseLamb on 2025-05-12 14:52:21+00:00.

Mostly sharing this to vent to a community that will laugh with me. Making fun of me is fully on the table here.

I am a complete beginner to Home Assistant. Like, ALL of this is new to me. I understood what an ethernet cable and power cord are but otherwise? Raspberry Pi? Downloading… repos? From GitHub? GPIO pinouts? What?

So I turned to ChatGPT to walk me through everything. I wanted a single device powered with Home Assistant OS that could function exactly like my current Alexa set up, but entirely localized (like the aurora borealis, entirely in my kitchen).

ChatGPT says great! You’ll want a computer, microphone, speaker, and screen display to show the time. Let’s get a Raspberry Pi 4b, a ReSpeaker 2-mic hat, and an e-ink display. Here are exact product links that will work for you!

I start looking into these things and discover I’ll probably need a fan too, right? Oh yeah, it says, right. Let’s get a fan hat. And make sure you get a hat for e-ink display. SO now we’re talking GPIO pinouts and jumper wires?

I ordered everything and started trying to design my e-ink clock display. First problem: ChatGPT says oh wait, you want it to display the time… every minute? Nah, it can show you a picture of a clockface but it shouldn’t be refreshed every minute. Just program it to LOOK like a clock!

Next problem: I say, okay, that’s uh a pretty important distinction but whatever, I’ll find a new screen. Let’s configure the local LLM so I can ask it for more complex stuff like Alexa, like the weather and news and my schedule and such. Cause you said I’d need that.

What? Oh no you definitely can’t do that on a Raspberry Pi 4b you already bought, you’ll need an x86 computer at least.

NEXT problem: OKAY CHATGPT. Let’s at least try to figure out this respeaker for now.

What? That respeaker you bought? At the link I suggested? Oh yeah nah that only works on Raspberry Pi OS. You can’t use it on the SAME Raspberry Pi as Home Assistant. You’ll want another one for that.

So… every single thing I bought is almost what I need and will not work for the project.

Watch YouTube videos. Google. Read wikis. Don’t fucking trust ChatGPT.

Anyway. Bout to go drop another couple hundred into this. Any tips or disagreements with my ole pal ChatGPT are very welcome.