https://smarthome.zlio.com/Smart home news, deduplicated. Zlio is a free, non-commercial project.https://github.com/mbsintegrations/LG-TV-HA-Home-Launcher zlio-142Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:30:03 GMT New JavaScript project adds a configurable Home Assistant launcher to LG webOS TVs, with a local setup wizard and an optional no-root Home-button helper.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xerwsl/turned_the_xiaomi_smart_home_hub_2_into_a_zha zlio-153Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:34:38 GMT An open-source project, OpenHub2, reverse-engineers the Xiaomi Smart Home Hub 2 (ZNDMWG04LM / BHR6765GL) to work with any Zigbee brand in Home Assistant as a ZHA coordinator and ESPHome Bluetooth proxy, without Xiaomi cloud.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/local-cloud-free-blood-pressure-in-ha-with-the-a-d-ua-651ble-60-us-available-esphome-proxy/1030256 zlio-132Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:48:06 GMT A community project brings local, cloud-free blood pressure readings from the US-available A&D UA-651BLE monitor (~$60) into Home Assistant using an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/spotify-nfc-jukebox-with-smart-tracker/1030255 zlio-131Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:22:19 GMT A new Home Assistant blueprint turns NFC tags into a Spotify jukebox, resuming, pausing or switching playback based on which tag is scanned.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/pixldeck-turn-a-wall-tablet-into-a-photo-frame-that-opens-your-ha-dashboard-in-one-tap/1030249 zlio-119Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:49 GMT Community project PixlDeck makes an Android wall tablet show family photos most of the time and opens the Home Assistant dashboard in one tap.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xemnv4/my_litter_robot_3_esphome_firmware_is_now zlio-114Sat, 24 Oct 2026 23:12:04 GMT A custom ESPHome component adds local control for the Litter Robot 3 automatic litter box, freeing it from Whisker's app and cloud service.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xekiuw/i_made_a_custom_home_assistant_integration_for zlio-108Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:34:01 GMT A Home Assistant custom integration, ha-ikea-bilresa, enables smooth scroll-wheel dimming and GUI bindings for IKEA BILRESA Matter remotes.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xek729/how_to_repurpose_old_kindle_paperwhites_and_kobo zlio-106Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:19:40 GMT A community guide covers hardware power bypass, partial refresh loops and headless rendering to turn old Kindle Paperwhites and Kobo readers into zero-latency Home Assistant dashboard panels.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/aqara-h2-eu-dimmer-switch-kd-r01d/1030232 zlio-105Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:15:41 GMT A Home Assistant blueprint supports the Aqara H2 EU Dimmer Switch (KD-R01D) over Zigbee2MQTT, turning the dimmer to adjust a target light's brightness.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xeh3ew/lg_webos_change_backlight_from_home_assistant zlio-96Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:10:33 GMT A community post describes a Home Assistant script using settings/setSystemSettings instead of createAlert to control LG webOS TV backlight without the confirmation popup on an LG C4.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/ha-style-hub-customize-home-assistant-s-sidebar-theme-header-settings-pages-in-the-visual-editor/1030220 zlio-94Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:58:13 GMT HA Style Hub is a HACS-installable project to customize Home Assistant's sidebar, theme, header and settings pages through a visual editor, with documentation and GitHub repository.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/phicomm-tc1-m1-a1-and-daikin-community-firmware-local-web-ui-and-mqtt-discovery/1030219 zlio-95Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:56:08 GMT Community firmware adds local web UI and MQTT discovery to Phicomm TC1 power strip, M1 and A1 monitors, plus no-disassembly stock OTA flashing for DAIKIN BRY88AB151K air quality monitor with Home Assistant discovery.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xegic1/i_replaced_my_2018_samsung_tvs_home_screen_with_a zlio-92Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:46:59 GMT Haven is a small Tizen web app, no root needed, that replaces the Samsung 2018 TV home screen and opens a Home Assistant dashboard each time the TV turns on.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/philips-led-skylight-in-home-assistant-the-dumb-panel-as-a-smart-light-add-on-testers-wanted/1030218 zlio-91Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:32:50 GMT A Home Assistant add-on brings local Bluetooth control to the mains-powered Philips LED Skylight panel, which has no app, Wi-Fi or Hue support; testers wanted.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/1xeflfx/control_ha_entities_in_ar_with_a_quest_3 zlio-90Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:10:56 GMT HA goes Quest is a personal experiment placing virtual objects in a real room to control Home Assistant devices via its API on a Meta Quest 3 headset.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/hp-aruba-2530-integration-for-home-assistant-snmp-monitoring-dashboard/1030214 zlio-89Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:51:34 GMT HP Aruba 2530 for Home Assistant is a custom integration and Lovelace dashboard for SNMP-based monitoring of HP/Aruba 2530 network switches directly in Home Assistant.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/lifx-switch-backlight-set-lifx-switch-backlight-colors-haptic-feedback-from-home-assistant/1030212 zlio-88Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:50:45 GMT A custom Home Assistant integration adds control of LIFX Switch button backlight colors and haptic feedback, features the built-in LIFX integration doesn't expose; available on GitHub.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/custom-integration-aiwit-eken-video-doorbell-cloud-hacs/1030209 zlio-86Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:40:33 GMT A custom HACS integration connects Aiwit/EKEN video doorbells, the cloud service behind the Aiwit app, to Home Assistant.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/custom-integration-movistar-o2-askey-router-smart-wifi-7-rtf8316vw-smart-wifi-6-rtf8115vw-presence-easymesh-per-band-wi-fi-roaming-events/1030207 zlio-85Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:40:14 GMT ha-movistar-askey is a fully local-polling Home Assistant integration for Movistar/O2 Spain Askey routers, including Smart WiFi 7 RTF8316VW and WiFi 6 RTF8115VW, with presence and EasyMesh data.https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1xedyz5/somfy_zigbee_blinds_direct_pairing_to_home zlio-80Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:05:30 GMT A community guide covers pairing Somfy Sonesse2 Zigbee blinds directly to Home Assistant while retaining Ysia remote functionality, filling gaps in official documentation.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/kiosk-music-assistant-cards-lovelace-cards-for-music-assistant/1030194 zlio-70Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:06:34 GMT A HACS integration adds two touch-first Lovelace cards for Music Assistant, designed for wall tablets, Echo Show and Nest Hub style kiosks and phones.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/claude-code-and-codex-as-home-assistant-add-ons-plus-an-ai-agent-integration-for-assist/1030193 zlio-69Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:03:37 GMT Three open-source projects put coding agents inside Home Assistant: Claude Code and Codex add-ons plus an AI Agent integration for Assist, now seeking feedback.https://community.home-assistant.io/t/advanced-garage-widget-with-pin-protection-animations-central-config-piotras-smart-button/1030189 zlio-64Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:22:46 GMT A community-built garage door widget uses the piotras-smart-button card, adding PIN protection, animations and central configuration for Home Assistant dashboards.https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-echo-show-5-apple-carplay-lineageos-3727158 zlio-28Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:53:32 GMT A developer installed LineageOS on an Amazon Echo Show smart display and got Apple CarPlay running, giving the discontinued device a new use.