Matthias de Baat
@matthiasdebaat.com
Product designer of @home-assistant.io at Open Home Foundation
The @openhomefoundation.org was at the CSA member meeting in Barcelona. Great to meet like-minded people building the best smart home. With privacy, choice and sustainability in mind. Exciting things ahead with @home-assistant.io!
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The @openhomefoundation.org was at the CSA member meeting in Barcelona. Great to meet like-minded people building the best smart home. With privacy, choice and sustainability in mind. Exciting things ahead with @home-assistant.io!
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SO PROUD OF THIS! DuckDuckGo has continued their support of the Open Home Foundation this year and donated $50.000 to support our work ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks DDG! spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...
2025 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations
DuckDuckGo is donating $1.1 million in 2025 to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online.
spreadprivacy.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
SO PROUD OF THIS! DuckDuckGo has continued their support of the Open Home Foundation this year and donated $50.000 to support our work ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks DDG! spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...
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This single-step Apple Shortcut is a GAME CHANGER. No more going to Settings -> Apps -> and then finding the app.
Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you're automatically redirected!
Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you're automatically redirected!
September 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This single-step Apple Shortcut is a GAME CHANGER. No more going to Settings -> Apps -> and then finding the app.
Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you're automatically redirected!
Just swipe from Control Center, run the shortcut, and you're automatically redirected!
Home Assistant community at its best. 😂
Q: “Can I check @home-assistant.io installs in my hometown?”
A: “Sure… just declare independence first.”
www.reddit.com/r/homeassist...
Q: “Can I check @home-assistant.io installs in my hometown?”
A: “Sure… just declare independence first.”
www.reddit.com/r/homeassist...
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Home Assistant community at its best. 😂
Q: “Can I check @home-assistant.io installs in my hometown?”
A: “Sure… just declare independence first.”
www.reddit.com/r/homeassist...
Q: “Can I check @home-assistant.io installs in my hometown?”
A: “Sure… just declare independence first.”
www.reddit.com/r/homeassist...
One of @home-assistant.io's greatest strengths is our community. We’re building things together, and your input will shape where it goes next.
September 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
One of @home-assistant.io's greatest strengths is our community. We’re building things together, and your input will shape where it goes next.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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🎉 Home Assistant 2025.9 is here... and it's MASSIVE!
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/09...
A sidebar for the automation editor 🤖, tons of new tile card features 📈, a brand new Home dashboard ✨, analog clocks 🕘, storage insights 💾, and much more!
#HomeAssistant
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/09...
A sidebar for the automation editor 🤖, tons of new tile card features 📈, a brand new Home dashboard ✨, analog clocks 🕘, storage insights 💾, and much more!
#HomeAssistant
September 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🎉 Home Assistant 2025.9 is here... and it's MASSIVE!
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/09...
A sidebar for the automation editor 🤖, tons of new tile card features 📈, a brand new Home dashboard ✨, analog clocks 🕘, storage insights 💾, and much more!
#HomeAssistant
www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/09...
A sidebar for the automation editor 🤖, tons of new tile card features 📈, a brand new Home dashboard ✨, analog clocks 🕘, storage insights 💾, and much more!
#HomeAssistant
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Are there too many smart home standards out there? In this month's newsletter, we peek into why there isn't one standard that fits all.
Check out the pros and cons of the biggest standards, and why we built our latest Z-Wave hardware, along with much more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome
Check out the pros and cons of the biggest standards, and why we built our latest Z-Wave hardware, along with much more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome
Why isn't there one standard?
We explore why supporting multiple open smart home standards is better than having just one, highlighting the launch of the new Connect ZWA-2.
newsletter.openhomefoundation.org
August 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Are there too many smart home standards out there? In this month's newsletter, we peek into why there isn't one standard that fits all.
Check out the pros and cons of the biggest standards, and why we built our latest Z-Wave hardware, along with much more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome
Check out the pros and cons of the biggest standards, and why we built our latest Z-Wave hardware, along with much more 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome
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📣 We've created a survey to learn more about your current hardware setup & its challenges regarding Home Assistant. 👀
We'd greatly appreciate it if you took 15-30 minutes to help us understand the devices you run Home Assistant on and other services you use in your home. 🙏🏻
#SmartHome #UserResearch
We'd greatly appreciate it if you took 15-30 minutes to help us understand the devices you run Home Assistant on and other services you use in your home. 🙏🏻
#SmartHome #UserResearch
Home Assistant, add-ons, other services, and Hardware
Hi! We’re interested in learning about the hardware people in the Home Assistant community use to run Home Assistant, Home Assistant add-ons and services in the home next to Home Assistant. Your feedback will help us understand current setups, challenges, and future needs, to guide improvements.
The survey covers:
Details about the hardware you run Home Assistant on
Your satisfaction with the hardware you run Home Assistant on
Home Assistant add-ons and services you use next to Home Assistant in your home
The survey will take approximately 15–30 minutes to complete.
We know some of the open-text questions invite longer answers. We really appreciate any time you’re willing to give - even partial responses are valuable, so feel free to submit your answers at any point if you can’t finish.
You’ll have the option to share your contact information. We’d really appreciate it if you do, as we’d like to connect with a few people to hear more about their experiences, wishes, and challenges.
forms.gle
August 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📣 We've created a survey to learn more about your current hardware setup & its challenges regarding Home Assistant. 👀
We'd greatly appreciate it if you took 15-30 minutes to help us understand the devices you run Home Assistant on and other services you use in your home. 🙏🏻
#SmartHome #UserResearch
We'd greatly appreciate it if you took 15-30 minutes to help us understand the devices you run Home Assistant on and other services you use in your home. 🙏🏻
#SmartHome #UserResearch
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wow someone finally did it. the first good ad
August 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
wow someone finally did it. the first good ad
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This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems
This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems
Pole position
buff.ly
August 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems
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📢 INTRODUCING THE HOME ASSISTANT CONNECT ZWA-2 🎉
We're excited to finally reveal the latest device in the Connect series, designed by the same team driving forward Home Assistant - the ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices in your home. 👇🏼
We're excited to finally reveal the latest device in the Connect series, designed by the same team driving forward Home Assistant - the ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices in your home. 👇🏼
YouTube
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August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
📢 INTRODUCING THE HOME ASSISTANT CONNECT ZWA-2 🎉
We're excited to finally reveal the latest device in the Connect series, designed by the same team driving forward Home Assistant - the ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices in your home. 👇🏼
We're excited to finally reveal the latest device in the Connect series, designed by the same team driving forward Home Assistant - the ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices in your home. 👇🏼
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In deze quicktest bekijken we de nieuwe Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave-controller. Het apparaat is veel groter dan gebruikelijk en heeft een enorme antenne. Is dat beter? #Tweakers
Quicktest - Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 - Ongegeneerd groot, onovertroffen bereik
In deze quicktest bekijken we de nieuwe Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave-controller. Het apparaat is veel groter dan gebruikelijk en heeft een enorme antenne. Is dat beter?
tweakers.net
August 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In deze quicktest bekijken we de nieuwe Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave-controller. Het apparaat is veel groter dan gebruikelijk en heeft een enorme antenne. Is dat beter? #Tweakers
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‼️ WE'RE LIVE IN TWO HOURS ‼️
We're thrilled to share the next device in the Home Assistant Connect series. Join us 👇🏼 to see how we're making waves. 🌊
We're thrilled to share the next device in the Home Assistant Connect series. Join us 👇🏼 to see how we're making waves. 🌊
‼️ ONLY 48 HOURS left before we show you why Z-Wave isn't dead 🌊
Join us on YouTube, August 13th @ 12:00PM Pacific / 3:00PM Eastern / 20:00 CEST, as we reveal the next device in the Connect series making waves. Click that ~Notify Me~ 🔔 so you don't miss it!
Join us on YouTube, August 13th @ 12:00PM Pacific / 3:00PM Eastern / 20:00 CEST, as we reveal the next device in the Connect series making waves. Click that ~Notify Me~ 🔔 so you don't miss it!
PRODUCT LAUNCH 🌊 Z-Wave is not dead
Home Assistant
youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
‼️ WE'RE LIVE IN TWO HOURS ‼️
We're thrilled to share the next device in the Home Assistant Connect series. Join us 👇🏼 to see how we're making waves. 🌊
We're thrilled to share the next device in the Home Assistant Connect series. Join us 👇🏼 to see how we're making waves. 🌊
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A while back I talked about the @home-assistant.io missile switch I made, but I never showed it. So here we go… this exists only because I wanted to have this ridiculous, over the top, oldschool switch in my home. It controls nothing, but I just enjoy seeing the state change 😅
August 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A while back I talked about the @home-assistant.io missile switch I made, but I never showed it. So here we go… this exists only because I wanted to have this ridiculous, over the top, oldschool switch in my home. It controls nothing, but I just enjoy seeing the state change 😅
Are you as excited as I am? Because… we’re hiring! 🤙
At the Product & Design team, we’re currently looking for:
🧠 2x Senior UX Designers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
🚀 2x Senior Product Managers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
At the Product & Design team, we’re currently looking for:
🧠 2x Senior UX Designers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
🚀 2x Senior Product Managers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
August 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Are you as excited as I am? Because… we’re hiring! 🤙
At the Product & Design team, we’re currently looking for:
🧠 2x Senior UX Designers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
🚀 2x Senior Product Managers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
At the Product & Design team, we’re currently looking for:
🧠 2x Senior UX Designers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
🚀 2x Senior Product Managers jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...
It’s going to be huge!
📢 AUGUST 13TH - SAVE THE DATE ‼️
We have a BIG announcement to share with you all! Join us on YouTube, August 13th @ 12:00PM Pacific / 3:00PM Eastern / 21:00 CEST, to see why Z-Wave isn't dead. 😌
#ProductLaunch #HomeAssistant #SmartHome
We have a BIG announcement to share with you all! Join us on YouTube, August 13th @ 12:00PM Pacific / 3:00PM Eastern / 21:00 CEST, to see why Z-Wave isn't dead. 😌
#ProductLaunch #HomeAssistant #SmartHome
PRODUCT LAUNCH 🌊 Z-Wave is not dead
Home Assistant
youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It’s going to be huge!
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NIEUW: Het gebruik van Signal is in Nederland fors gegroeid sinds het aantreden van president Trump. Het aantal nieuwe maandelijkse registraties is nu meer dan 25 keer hoger dan begin januari. Nederland staat met ruim 2 mln gebruikers zelfs in de top-5 wereldwijd:
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/g...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/g...
Gebruik Signal in Nederland explodeert: nu 25 keer hoger dan voor aantreden Trump
Het gebruik van de versleutelde communicatiedienst Signal is in Nederland fors gegroeid sinds het aantreden van president Trump in januari. Het aantal nieuwe maandelijkse registraties bij Signal ligt ...
www.volkskrant.nl
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
NIEUW: Het gebruik van Signal is in Nederland fors gegroeid sinds het aantreden van president Trump. Het aantal nieuwe maandelijkse registraties is nu meer dan 25 keer hoger dan begin januari. Nederland staat met ruim 2 mln gebruikers zelfs in de top-5 wereldwijd:
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/g...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/g...
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I have the one and only 24k gold Home Assistant Voice PE @home-assistant.io
July 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I have the one and only 24k gold Home Assistant Voice PE @home-assistant.io
This morning at 07:00, I was shocked to see it was already 27°C outside. Turns out, my neighbors placed an AC outdoor unit right next to my weather station. 😅
Looks like I accidentally have a @home-assistant.io sensor now that detects when my neighbor turns on their AC.
Looks like I accidentally have a @home-assistant.io sensor now that detects when my neighbor turns on their AC.
July 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This morning at 07:00, I was shocked to see it was already 27°C outside. Turns out, my neighbors placed an AC outdoor unit right next to my weather station. 😅
Looks like I accidentally have a @home-assistant.io sensor now that detects when my neighbor turns on their AC.
Looks like I accidentally have a @home-assistant.io sensor now that detects when my neighbor turns on their AC.
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We have several new job openings! 🥳 Do any of these sound like a fit? We'd love to hear from you - apply today! 👇🏼
🔹 Node.js Engineer
🔹 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
🔹 E-Commerce Operations Manager
🔹 Digital Marketing Manager
🔹 Market Researcher
🔹 Node.js Engineer
🔹 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
🔹 E-Commerce Operations Manager
🔹 Digital Marketing Manager
🔹 Market Researcher
Open Home Foundation Jobs
Open Home Foundation Jobs
jobs.ashbyhq.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have several new job openings! 🥳 Do any of these sound like a fit? We'd love to hear from you - apply today! 👇🏼
🔹 Node.js Engineer
🔹 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
🔹 E-Commerce Operations Manager
🔹 Digital Marketing Manager
🔹 Market Researcher
🔹 Node.js Engineer
🔹 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
🔹 E-Commerce Operations Manager
🔹 Digital Marketing Manager
🔹 Market Researcher
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Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3
Apple be like: "I fixed Apple Intelligence, by hiding the text."
June 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Apple be like: "I fixed Apple Intelligence, by hiding the text."
It’s a good thing Apple made Siri able to read your texts out loud, since reading seems to be out of the question
June 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It’s a good thing Apple made Siri able to read your texts out loud, since reading seems to be out of the question