News and updates from the Open Home Foundation
October 06, 2026 · 5 minute read
What our community volunteers learned from five days with the Open Home Foundation at IFA Berlin – and why events like these are better with you in the room.
October 02, 2026
We’ve renamed Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link. Here’s why the old name never did fit, and why this one finally does.
September 15, 2026 · 5 minute read
Our first booth at IFA Berlin was no ordinary trade stand: but we’re no ordinary foundation. Here’s how we brought our principles to the people.
September 10, 2026 · 6 minute read
Community Day 2026 is coming up fast, so here’s all you need to know – including how to host an event, and the support we can give you to make it a success!
August 26, 2026 · 11 minute read
We surveyed 8,616 Home Assistant users about their smart homes – see the anonymized results, what we learned, and how you can explore the data yourself.
August 13, 2026 · 3 minute read
Community Day returns on Saturday, November 7, 2026! We learned a lot from last year’s debut event, and have exciting plans to make this one even better.
August 12, 2026
ESPHome’s first official product has arrived. The Starter Kit is the easiest, no-soldering way to start building your own local smart home devices.
July 31, 2026 · 9 minute read
Google gatekept key Android features, and the European Commission asked what we thought about it. Now Alphabet must open 11 Android features to all.
July 29, 2026 · 4 minute read
Find out how and why we’re implementing analytics on our websites: via open source software with no personal data collection or tracking.
July 23, 2026 · 3 minute read
Explore the preview edition of our community-powered smart home device database. We need your input to make this tool as accessible and useful as possible.
June 30, 2026 · 2 minute read
Mark your calendars! From September 4 to 8, 2026, the Open Home Foundation will be exhibiting at IFA Berlin – and you’re invited.
June 18, 2026 · 4 minute read
Discover how Open Home Foundation projects can help you give your beloved old devices a new lease of life for a more sustainable smart home.
