The Theme is Updates
with Gavin Campbell, TJ Huddleston, Seth Johnson
Google Home voice upgrades, UniFi Protect gets a big update, and what new devices will Apple release next week?
Show Notes
On this week's show: Apple’s smart home plans keep leaking from every direction, with LG-branded locks, doorbells, thermostats, and cameras rumored alongside Apple selling Aqara’s new thermostat; Google Home gets better at hearing you over the chaos; Amazon quietly takes away Alexa aux voice control; UniFi Protect 7.3 squeezes more history out of your storage; Inovelli’s roadmap starts moving again; Home Assistant renames Cloud to Link because, well, “cloud” has baggage; a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
- Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat
- Apple’s Smart Home Push Could Include Doorbell, Thermostat and Cameras | iPhone in Canada
- Apple now sells Aqara’s new Adaptive Temperature thermostat and more accessories
- HomeTech Headlines
- Google Home speakers can now hear you better
- Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymore
- Introducing Protect 7.3
- Inovelli 2026: Q3 Update!
- Z-Wave 800 Series Button Controller + Dimmer Switch | Project Walt
- Home Assistant renames Home Assistant Cloud to Link
- Big Tech ruined the cloud, so we’re renaming ours
- A Code of Conduct for AI in the Home
- Emporia Vue 3 Home Energy Monitor
- RoomSync for Home Assistant App - App Store
Pick of the Week
Sweet Spot – Speaker Balance Card for Home Assistant
A Home Assistant community member, T0N1, has posted a custom dashboard card called Sweet Spot for balancing multi-speaker audio in a room.