Happy Saturday everyone! I get asked all the time how to get all your smart home devices on one screen so here are 7 ways of doing it and all the pros and cons! If you wanna buy any of the products featured in today's video then there are some links below! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :) Fire Tablet: UK: amzn.to/39qtoug US: amzn.to/3t2zEA9 Raspberry Pi starter kit: UK: amzn.to/3a7vzlA US: amzn.to/3r0P6Le Hubitat: hubitat.com/products
You know you are home assistant addict - when you walk into a room without a movement sensor and load Home Assistant to see why the light did not come on!
I can't disagree. I'll be the first to admit that I have some "just because I can" automations, like the one that tells me whether the mail has been delivered yet.
I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....
its just so happens that my wife came and sat at the table to eat her breakfast as you got to the "Home Assistant will ruin your family life" part, she smiled and nodded, nuff said.
Funny thing about that. I was talking about automating things and my wife said, "Could you get the hose to shut off after two hours when I'm watering plants?" and "Could you get it so no matter which switch in the kitchen I switch on all the lights come on?" I did both (and a few other of her ideas). I won't say she never kids me about my hobby, but I'd venture to say it's a lot less than some get. I'll heartily agree with what Paul said in another video that you have to find a way that acts like the standard hardware because my wife also doesn't like "talking to the machine."
People on TH-cam are either funny, smart, informative, eccentric or sexy in order to capture viewers to their channel. You've nailed four of those qualities. The video production of your videos is always off the scale and it's a pleasure to watch. As soon as I get a notification this is the first channel I watch in the morning - keep up the good work, Paul. Network TV awaits you!
Super-helpful. We’re getting there. Maybe five years from now things will work seamlessly enough for a family member to use it without having to call me for support every couple months.
As another member of STA (Shiny Things Anonymous) I feel you missed one environment HomeKit. Personally, I use it as my every daily driver as a front end to the Home Assistant back end. This allows me to control all the devices even if they are not HomeKit certified. The native iOS app give me access to information not available in the Amazon or Google apps. And when you find limitations of the Home App you will discover other free commercially developed apps like the Eve App which greatly extends the core functionality.
Smart Home industry "how can we create a smart home that works completely via voice control, and doesn't need a dashboard." Consumers "how can we make dashboards, so we don't have have to speak to the stupid AI that misunderstands everything we say?"
It’s Saturday, it’s 10 o’clock and it’s “Hibbertime!” (heads to the kitchen for coffee and biscuits only pausing in the hallway to shout “CORPORATE GREED” to the Phillips Hue* box on the wall.) * Phillips Hue box (and bulbs (further corporate greed)) was purchased before finding your channel 2 years ago 😊
I am bit confused and thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have a door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will this work?
Hello Mr Hibbert, I personally think Samsung won't introduce a subsciption service. I could be wrong, so as a work arround connect your devices to Smartthing then install HA on a Rasperry Pi then add the Smartthing intergration to HA to import the devices from Smartthings, once imported then you can add the Remote Control and Voice assistants for free after watching a few videos on You Tube Love watch your videos every Saturday morning and so do the family Please keep safe, keep up with the great videos :-)
I am happy that you are still on TH-cam and haven't been swept up by the BBC or some other British TV channel. Although you deserve it. Love your work. Keep it up!
Lol I really like Google Home, it integrates fantastically with Home Assistant. All the routines are actually set up in home assistant and node red but yeah, I’m nerdy as hell hahaha
I am confused. I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
A minor point about Home Assistant, you were fair but I think I disadvantage is also a potential advantage. When something breaks after an update, and I agree it will, you will in almost all cases be able to fix it. This doesn't apply to the off the shelf solutions. If they decide to change something you are stuck.
Homey is a prime example of that! They broke one of my integrations days after receiving the device and their answer was that not enough people use the brand they broke so they have no intention of fixing it!
Great video as ever Paul. On the basis that us real English speakers must stick together, a word of advice from an old guy. Do NOT EVER get into 3D printing. Combine home assistant with TH-cam and 3D printing and you'll end up building your own devices (I know from recent experience). Then you'll really know what it's like not have a life :)
I have had my home assistant working nonstop for over 7 months now and it's not required any more tinkering since I set it up! (I must say though when I was working on it, it required a lot of effort but it pays off!)
I am bit confused and thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have a door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will this work?
Yep, saw the first 2 seconds in silent mode on my iphone and was already laughing....excellent stuff, and thank you for the informative entertainment. I think TH-cam needs a categorization for IE (Informative Entertainment)!
Great video! I just wanted to say that you are doing great things with your brand. I like knowing what to expect, your comedy is great, and I appreciate the effort you put into all of the costumeing and cut away characters. Nice work, keep it up! I always look forward to Saturday mornings, when I can get a new video from you.
I think your amazing in every possible way. Thank you so much for your advice. Your videos are not only very educational but funny and your voice is a pleasure to be heard! You rock I’m most definitely your newest fan.
Great video! Personally I would love to see Homey solution in the list. This company has for sure many many flaws:) but still, at least in terms of control of many devices from one screen, would deserve to mention. However thanks for inspirations 👌
Thank you. Every time I think my 100+ I internet connected devices is excessive, ludicrous, a sign of obsession and addiction I remind myself that Paul Hibberts house is so much worse... so I must actually be normal. Yea, that's it. I'm normal.
I am confused. I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
I agree with many things that you are saying about home assistant, but if you use home assistant only for input (sensors, switches, etc) and output (lights, sockets, etc) and use Node-Red as the brains, everybody can change and maintain the rules of the system. Even my girlfriend understands node-red, and she doesn't understand technology.. But she loves the smart home devices even more than I am. But it can be a bit addictive, because once you get the hang of it, you constantly want to improve the scenes.. I'm a developer myself, so for me it was either OpenHab or Home Assistant as I want to be in control of everything. Everything should also keep working when there is no internet or the cloud service is offline (eWeLink). Controlling my lights remotely when I'm not home is not something that is high on my list.. So if the home assistent cloud goes down, I only loose the remote control part. In the house if have several wall mounted 7" tablets that allow me control the house. Doing a little research before you buy a 'smart' device will tell you whether the device is supported or not. If it has no native support, you might want to look for an alternative device and spent a few dollars extra to avoid spending a few days figuring out how to get it working..
Dude, your videos are flippin awesome. I admit to actual LOLs fairly frequently. Stumbled on your stuff recently as I start to consider anything smart home related, particularly lights. You’ve made me completely reconsider Hue as my plan. As a complete newcomer, starting from scratch, what would be your recommendation to jump into? Starting with in ceiling lights primarily? Maybe future video of if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, what would you do to streamline it all and keep it as simple and cost effective as possible? Keep up the vids!
"There is a simple test to find out if someone has Home Assistant. 1. Stand in the same room as them. 2. They'll tell you" Kind like the Yorkshireman test, huh?
I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app.
Hi Paul, thank you for the update. Your tag-line should be, "I do all the suffering so you don't have to!", because those of us who have seriously attempted home automation know you have suffered greatly, lol! Seriously though, thank you. When Samsung sort of abandoned the smart home market I freaked and froze. I'm almost on the cusp of pulling the plug and going back to a dumb house because I don't want to go through all the moving stuff over again to a new controller, figuring out routines, and what will or won't work. Currently I use the Smartthings hub to connect low bandwidth devices such as switches, lights and outlets with Zwave and Zigbee, and then run the app on Alexa to tie the Smartthing hub in. I avoid ANY type of Wifi outlets, switches or control devices if possible, because wifi is reserved for high bandwidth devices such as cameras, streaming boxes, computers, and one old thermostat that only supports Wifi so I was stuck putting it on that network. Lastly, I rarely use or have need for the the console screen since the whole purpose of a smart home is to be smart and automated, right? So I really don't understand why the emphasis on having "one screen to rule them all!" outside of troubleshooting and testing the setups.
I'm in this comments section so must mention home assistant 🤣 totally a hobby and I spend so much time on finding new ways to tinker with it! Loving the 20 pound lifx bulbs after connecting zigbee devices from Philips corporate greed direct via a conbee 2 stick - but finding a couple of rooms that aren't close enough to work reliably so lifx on wifi works great. Keep up the good work Paul!
@@paulhibbert looks like they only do screw in bulbs at the moment but there products look great 👍 let's hope the changes with brexit don't make there stuff to hard to get hold of.
Great content as always Mr H, Home assistant is a giant rabbit hole! i have mile long snag list to sort out but have been able to integrate all my tech down to milights which i thought were destined for the tech bin with there closed protocool. Anyone on the fence about it just do it you're never look back!
I use the apple home app, along with HOOBS (Homebridge) on an always on Mac for any non native HomeKit tech. It separates out all of the hubs into the settings area, has a favourites page for all most used items. Got rid of most of my Echo devices and replaced them with HomePods (Siri is not as clever for info, but actually works more consistently than Alexa for home control since iOS14).
@@paulhibbert they are great! Already had 3 HomePods in the main rooms, but added a couple of minis at launch and got rid of the majority of Alexa devices. Only the kids rooms have them now. I want to pick up some Nanoleaf bulbs to check out Thread support
Samsung have not left the smart things market. They have passed the hardware manufacture over to Aeotec under license and they are concentrating on the software and integration. Obviously they are involved in the new bigger standards coming down the line so I have no doubt they are looking at that as the future and then Smart things might die off but I would expect that to be a couple of years away at least and I can't imagine they won't create some sort of link to add ST into their new system even if its a cloud based link.
Really enjoying working with Apple HomeKit at the moment. While I know it’s locked to Apple ecosystem it works really well and use homebridge to bring non-HomeKit compatible products into control
Using Raspberry Pi will just give you more issues since the SD card will be dead after a certain amount of write cycles. Suggest to use a virtual software on a regular computer instead. For wife acceptance factor, instal the shopping list app on the dashboard and have a tab in the kitchen and there will never be any nagging on why you spend time working on the server. :)
Set HA to back up online in regular intervals and replace the SD card once it starts to degrade. No point in running it on a pc when it can run on a dsvice on 5 w somewhere in a cupboard
@@CrypticConsole Why? Flash drives have the same cell degredation, you waste a usb port and the raspberry pi shares the same bus for usb and ethernet, limiting both when in use.
I have watched many of your good informative shows, thank you, but best of all you make me smile and laugh more than ANY comic show and I learn too! 🇬🇧😂👍🏻
My mrs just had me laughing when you were talking about home assistant haha She said Every couple of days I'm telling my bedroom lamp to turn on when it's actually called kitchen light two because for some reason Home assistants updates shuffles all of the damn orvibo sockets for fun.
It's amazing how things have changed in two months. Google has basically teamed up with SmartThings now. I know it's not the same, but the SmartThings integration into Android Auto is awesome. Aeotec have taken on the main hardware (and jacked the price up a lot), but Samsung are sticking to updating the software. So far, touch wood, no subscription. In fact, looks like Samsung are making a lot more of it local control.
I hadn’t picked up you had a drum kit Paul...please give us a demo in a future video ..I can see it being used to tell a cheesy joke or two - “ba bum...crash”! Another excellent video- I’m off to check out home assistant as lockdown is causing too much family time 😂😂 Cheers Paul keep up the fab work!
I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app.
Amazing Paul! Like always! Absolutely agree that Google.. is sleeping in the tree... I had all my bets on their platform but I move to the one that she don´t be named :D
Lol! When testing the integration of my Google home and Aquara lights I created a routine called "sexy time", which turned the night light red, brought down the blinds and put on jazz. looks like we think alike. :)
You’re right about Home Assistant Paul. The bulk of my devices are HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home compatible. Some older devices start to get flakier software updates over time. I’ve used Home Assistant to fill in support for devices that are generally unreliable from a vendor update perspective like Koogeek. I’ve used HA as a hub for hubless wifi devices like that. That being said, using HA to solve for manufacturer integration deficiencies requires a level of technical know-how and patience that is not for casual users, but workarounds are often possible with the platform.
Thanks for including Home Assistant. I know it's a trade off, giving you nearly complete customizability (is that a word?) at the cost of having to learn how to do some of the more obscure things. (Your kilometerage may vary, but I didn't "have" to flash any firmware, but I did spend a couple of days fooling around with the UI to get my buttons just the way I wanted.) The thing is, I've got the controls for all of my varied brand gadgets in incredibly customizable UI.
I am confused. I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
hahaha, 'home assistant home assistant' and hubitat have become my savior. I got tired of the separate apps/IFTTT/Samsung hub and changes out of my control that broke stuff. Gladly Im in IT so worked with the pythonizm HA incantations and now everything just works (switching off any auto updates). Love the HA graphs too. Keep up the videos, full of good info and very entertaining 👍🏻
I am bit confused and thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have a door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will this work?
@@ayres6727 i personally havent tried those devices but in HA i use tuya to access the wifi devices I was running in smartlife. I did find out that not all wifi devices are supported though so you will have to try it and see or google your devices and HA scripts. for example, i bought a device that i added to tuya in the phone app so i had 10 devices, but HA only recognizes 9 of them and im still working on a solution. good luck
@@ayres6727 google home may work, i just happened to settle on HA for my needs. Bottom line is whichever you choose will probably not recognize something you have, there needs to be a standard communication protocol and the companies need to accept this and stop trying to lock consumers into their devices. Good luck
Homeassistant can now be installed on qnap and synology NAS drives to there. Currently have home bridge running on my 8 year qnap drives and works a treat so I think I will homeassistant a try !
Excuse me Mr Hibbert, I do not have a problem if I do not see home assistant less than 23 hours a day and get the shakes and wondering if that animation worked that i spent hours on. Oh crap you are right ow where is the pub when you need it hahahahaha
Extremely useful, pragmatic content As always stimulating entertainment too. We should watch this video again for both the knowledge and fun. . Paul is a consummate creator.
Hi Paul, watched this video several times now, also looking at the comments. It leaves me both amused and content with my real life. I have the whole house full of Hue lights, exsensive - sure , but they actually tend to work, with scenes and animations, while leaving me some spare time to actually live my life. I use a separate app for the thermostat, yell the occasional command at Alexa and Google, may set up a routine if I am really bored - COVID sais hi! Spending a week to hook up this cheap switch to that cheap lamp, in order to save 10.- as well as 3 seconds by not having to actually have to stand up to flip a switch... no thanks! Keep up the good work, do not forget your actual life either...
Totally agree.. Not 1 manufactor does thing to satisfy all requirements. Would be nice to stick with one.. Was looking at Govee lights from one of your videos, where they have multi zone like lifx but there not wifi.... Ohh the goaty... Ohhh the goaty ;-). Great Channel
Great video this week. You're spot on with Homeassistant - it's the King slayer, but like a classic car, needs a bit of love and research along the way. It definitely becomes a bit of a hobby in it's own right, but really can do anything.
You can (sort of) buy an off-the-shelf Home Assistant solution now. Home Assistant Blue! Not that there's any stock available 😂 Nice to see HA made it to the top of the list :) How much of your stuff at home is now integrated into HA?
😂😂😂😂😁😁😁You're hilarious but your on point. BTW, I use smartthings😁 I make my life easy. Like you said there's no perfect brand. You gotta mix and match your devices.
Manual workaround for devices you don't want to (or can't) control in Google Home App is to move them to a different location (not room). Sucks that you have to do it, but it works.
Apple HomeKit is getting good. Since Apple made it easier for companies to add HomeKit compatibility it has become a great all round system to use... Only if you like Apple though.
So true about Home assistant and the rabbit hole. I was like how dare you not support alexa and google alerts for my Unifi G4 doorbell. Queue 3 days of mucking around later and your damn right it now works haha :D
Paul, I'd never call you an idiot. ...but when you actually check to see if you are in fact holdng up two fingers (at 10:49) I have to remind myself that we are all human and have our quirks. LOL Keep up the good work!
Happy Saturday everyone! I get asked all the time how to get all your smart home devices on one screen so here are 7 ways of doing it and all the pros and cons! If you wanna buy any of the products featured in today's video then there are some links below!
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wow paul so far you dont have 1 dislike so far...
MEEEEEEE MEEEE! You missed out MEEE you idiot 😄😄😄
@@josephharkin we can soon change that, I just gave him an Australian thumbs down!! Oh wait...errrr 🤔
I like pie
Australia huh? I'm narrowing you down pal! 😂
You know you are home assistant addict - when you walk into a room without a movement sensor and load Home Assistant to see why the light did not come on!
Why do you have to hurt me like this?
Lmao!!
I can't disagree. I'll be the first to admit that I have some "just because I can" automations, like the one that tells me whether the mail has been delivered yet.
I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
@@ALaModePi sensor in the mailbox or scanning websites for your tracking numbers ?
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....
Best thing about the Alexa app. When away from the house..“Announcement, Wife pick up your phone!!! and add beer to the shopping list.”
Hahaha. Love it!
Done that so many times as she's usually forgot her phone is on silent lol
Not sure who's adding the beer. Wife or Alexa?
I use the make an announcement wife pick up your phone all the time.
@@SurajThapar wife, she is still operating a paper based system. I know, I know
its just so happens that my wife came and sat at the table to eat her breakfast as you got to the "Home Assistant will ruin your family life" part, she smiled and nodded, nuff said.
😂 Give her my condolences. Another home automation widow.
Hahaha. Just showed that bit to mine too.
Surely there’s a wife plug-in?
Wife approval factor is a pain to code... I made a tab for mine that is so simplified
Funny thing about that. I was talking about automating things and my wife said, "Could you get the hose to shut off after two hours when I'm watering plants?" and "Could you get it so no matter which switch in the kitchen I switch on all the lights come on?"
I did both (and a few other of her ideas). I won't say she never kids me about my hobby, but I'd venture to say it's a lot less than some get.
I'll heartily agree with what Paul said in another video that you have to find a way that acts like the standard hardware because my wife also doesn't like "talking to the machine."
People on TH-cam are either funny, smart, informative, eccentric or sexy in order to capture viewers to their channel.
You've nailed four of those qualities.
The video production of your videos is always off the scale and it's a pleasure to watch.
As soon as I get a notification this is the first channel I watch in the morning - keep up the good work, Paul.
Network TV awaits you!
That's really kind of you man. Thank you very much 😊❤️
Well I think he is funny ;) Far too good for TV!
@@paulhibbert Get the Mrs. to make more appearances and you'll have them all.
Home Assistant, Home Assistant!! Oooohhh, the Zigbee, Ooooohhhh the Zigbee !!!
Paul: If you choose the Home Assistant route, you’ll spend every waking moment faffing around with it.
My girlfriend: Hah, told you...
Super-helpful. We’re getting there. Maybe five years from now things will work seamlessly enough for a family member to use it without having to call me for support every couple months.
As soon as you said the rabbit hole of home assistant I felt attacked. True words my friend
"Remember that family you used to have?" LOL! I'm dead!
As another member of STA (Shiny Things Anonymous) I feel you missed one environment HomeKit.
Personally, I use it as my every daily driver as a front end to the Home Assistant back end. This allows me to control all the devices even if they are not HomeKit certified. The native iOS app give me access to information not available in the Amazon or Google apps. And when you find limitations of the Home App you will discover other free commercially developed apps like the Eve App which greatly extends the core functionality.
Home Assistaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant!!!!💪
Smart Home industry "how can we create a smart home that works completely via voice control, and doesn't need a dashboard."
Consumers "how can we make dashboards, so we don't have have to speak to the stupid AI that misunderstands everything we say?"
I'm using touch portal on an old Android tablet for my dashboard. Not ideal for everyone but is working well for me.
It’s Saturday, it’s 10 o’clock and it’s “Hibbertime!” (heads to the kitchen for coffee and biscuits only pausing in the hallway to shout “CORPORATE GREED” to the Phillips Hue* box on the wall.)
* Phillips Hue box (and bulbs (further corporate greed)) was purchased before finding your channel 2 years ago 😊
This made me genuinely LOL. I can imagine you doing it!
@@paulhibbert hell yes! And with all the pelvic thrusting 💪😂
What automation runs when you yell “CORPORATE GREED”?
What runs when you shout out “Hibbertime!”??
@@JB-fh1bb now that’s an idea 👍
I am bit confused and thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have a door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will this work?
Hello Mr Hibbert, I personally think Samsung won't introduce a subsciption service. I could be wrong, so as a work arround connect your devices to Smartthing then install HA on a Rasperry Pi then add the Smartthing intergration to HA to import the devices from Smartthings, once imported then you can add the Remote Control and Voice assistants for free after
watching a few videos on You Tube
Love watch your videos every Saturday morning and so do the family
Please keep safe, keep up with the great videos :-)
Thanks dude! 😊
Im 1 minute into the video and I can already tell I like this guy. The vibes are unmatced
The opening is awesomely lol i like the response from the group lol so funny
I am happy that you are still on TH-cam and haven't been swept up by the BBC or some other British TV channel. Although you deserve it. Love your work. Keep it up!
Honestly the funniest (and most helpful/informative smart home) videos on youtube - make me lol every time 😂
Lol I really like Google Home, it integrates fantastically with Home Assistant. All the routines are actually set up in home assistant and node red but yeah, I’m nerdy as hell hahaha
I am confused. I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
A minor point about Home Assistant, you were fair but I think I disadvantage is also a potential advantage. When something breaks after an update, and I agree it will, you will in almost all cases be able to fix it. This doesn't apply to the off the shelf solutions. If they decide to change something you are stuck.
Homey is a prime example of that! They broke one of my integrations days after receiving the device and their answer was that not enough people use the brand they broke so they have no intention of fixing it!
Great video as ever Paul. On the basis that us real English speakers must stick together, a word of advice from an old guy. Do NOT EVER get into 3D printing. Combine home assistant with TH-cam and 3D printing and you'll end up building your own devices (I know from recent experience). Then you'll really know what it's like not have a life :)
I have had my home assistant working nonstop for over 7 months now and it's not required any more tinkering since I set it up! (I must say though when I was working on it, it required a lot of effort but it pays off!)
The instance I am showing in this video is already dead even though it hasn't been touched since that time 😂
I am bit confused and thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have a door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will this work?
Yep, saw the first 2 seconds in silent mode on my iphone and was already laughing....excellent stuff, and thank you for the informative entertainment. I think TH-cam needs a categorization for IE (Informative Entertainment)!
Great video! I just wanted to say that you are doing great things with your brand. I like knowing what to expect, your comedy is great, and I appreciate the effort you put into all of the costumeing and cut away characters. Nice work, keep it up! I always look forward to Saturday mornings, when I can get a new video from you.
I think your amazing in every possible way. Thank you so much for your advice. Your videos are not only very educational but funny and your voice is a pleasure to be heard! You rock I’m most definitely your newest fan.
I love your content. Very calming and relaxing funnily enough.
It's all the screaming and yelling! 😂
Great video! Personally I would love to see Homey solution in the list. This company has for sure many many flaws:) but still, at least in terms of control of many devices from one screen, would deserve to mention. However thanks for inspirations 👌
Thank you. Every time I think my 100+ I internet connected devices is excessive, ludicrous, a sign of obsession and addiction I remind myself that Paul Hibberts house is so much worse... so I must actually be normal. Yea, that's it. I'm normal.
I am confused. I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
Hi, I’m the Yorkshire Hillbilly and I’m a Technomaniac. It’s been 9 days since my last purchase.
Welcome Yorkshire Hillbilly. 😂
9 days!! That's not much of an accomplishment for a Yorkshire man..... 🤔
I'm not your typical/traditional tight ass Yorkshireman, I've gone Hillbilly 😁
@@YorkshireHillbilly good to hear, Now go buy some of my stuff, I need to buy peanuts for my staff!🐒🐒
Thank you for proving my post 😉😂🤣
I agree with many things that you are saying about home assistant, but if you use home assistant only for input (sensors, switches, etc) and output (lights, sockets, etc) and use Node-Red as the brains, everybody can change and maintain the rules of the system. Even my girlfriend understands node-red, and she doesn't understand technology.. But she loves the smart home devices even more than I am. But it can be a bit addictive, because once you get the hang of it, you constantly want to improve the scenes.. I'm a developer myself, so for me it was either OpenHab or Home Assistant as I want to be in control of everything. Everything should also keep working when there is no internet or the cloud service is offline (eWeLink). Controlling my lights remotely when I'm not home is not something that is high on my list.. So if the home assistent cloud goes down, I only loose the remote control part. In the house if have several wall mounted 7" tablets that allow me control the house.
Doing a little research before you buy a 'smart' device will tell you whether the device is supported or not. If it has no native support, you might want to look for an alternative device and spent a few dollars extra to avoid spending a few days figuring out how to get it working..
This Shiny things anonymous, where do they meet? Asking for a friend :-P
I set us a safe place up
facebook.com/groups/1142670569540159/?ref=share
@@DansManCaveUK and then you put your safe space on Facebook.
Oof..
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There is a special place for people like you on 4chan!
;)
Ahhh saturday (hibbertday)😂😂 another great video
Thanks dude!
Paul, as usual, an awesome video! You are simply the most informative, thorough and entertaining guy on TH-cam. Love each and every video!
AHA YES, Good old Red Dwarf playing in the background :)
I feel like a weirdo saying i love when u put up new content. Funny as hell and my kinda humor. Love you for all u do for us Paul
I just subbed because you have a hover board behind you… now I’m going to watch your content!
Dude, your videos are flippin awesome. I admit to actual LOLs fairly frequently. Stumbled on your stuff recently as I start to consider anything smart home related, particularly lights. You’ve made me completely reconsider Hue as my plan. As a complete newcomer, starting from scratch, what would be your recommendation to jump into? Starting with in ceiling lights primarily? Maybe future video of if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, what would you do to streamline it all and keep it as simple and cost effective as possible? Keep up the vids!
"There is a simple test to find out if someone has Home Assistant. 1. Stand in the same room as them. 2. They'll tell you"
Kind like the Yorkshireman test, huh?
I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app.
Honestly. Give openhab a try too. Similar to home assistant but the new 3.0 main UI is amazing and makes home assistant look like old school DOS
I like shiny things anonymous, we should have more shiny things.
Everything in my world is shiny! Gold, yachts,toilets... even my gold yachts toilets 👍👍
Hi Paul, thank you for the update. Your tag-line should be, "I do all the suffering so you don't have to!", because those of us who have seriously attempted home automation know you have suffered greatly, lol! Seriously though, thank you. When Samsung sort of abandoned the smart home market I freaked and froze. I'm almost on the cusp of pulling the plug and going back to a dumb house because I don't want to go through all the moving stuff over again to a new controller, figuring out routines, and what will or won't work.
Currently I use the Smartthings hub to connect low bandwidth devices such as switches, lights and outlets with Zwave and Zigbee, and then run the app on Alexa to tie the Smartthing hub in. I avoid ANY type of Wifi outlets, switches or control devices if possible, because wifi is reserved for high bandwidth devices such as cameras, streaming boxes, computers, and one old thermostat that only supports Wifi so I was stuck putting it on that network. Lastly, I rarely use or have need for the the console screen since the whole purpose of a smart home is to be smart and automated, right? So I really don't understand why the emphasis on having "one screen to rule them all!" outside of troubleshooting and testing the setups.
I'm in this comments section so must mention home assistant 🤣 totally a hobby and I spend so much time on finding new ways to tinker with it! Loving the 20 pound lifx bulbs after connecting zigbee devices from Philips corporate greed direct via a conbee 2 stick - but finding a couple of rooms that aren't close enough to work reliably so lifx on wifi works great. Keep up the good work Paul!
Check out shelly bulbs if you haven't already. Easily my favourite product at the minute.
@@paulhibbert looks like they only do screw in bulbs at the moment but there products look great 👍 let's hope the changes with brexit don't make there stuff to hard to get hold of.
Great content as always Mr H, Home assistant is a giant rabbit hole! i have mile long snag list to sort out but have been able to integrate all my tech down to milights which i thought were destined for the tech bin with there closed protocool. Anyone on the fence about it just do it you're never look back!
I use the apple home app, along with HOOBS (Homebridge) on an always on Mac for any non native HomeKit tech. It separates out all of the hubs into the settings area, has a favourites page for all most used items.
Got rid of most of my Echo devices and replaced them with HomePods (Siri is not as clever for info, but actually works more consistently than Alexa for home control since iOS14).
My homepod mini arrived last week! I'm checking out soon!
@@paulhibbert brilliant, I think HomeKit has come on a long way and I really can’t wait to see more HomeKit stuff on here.
@@paulhibbert they are great! Already had 3 HomePods in the main rooms, but added a couple of minis at launch and got rid of the majority of Alexa devices. Only the kids rooms have them now. I want to pick up some Nanoleaf bulbs to check out Thread support
Homebridge!!! In love with it.
Do you use it as a standalone smart home controller?
Samsung have not left the smart things market. They have passed the hardware manufacture over to Aeotec under license and they are concentrating on the software and integration. Obviously they are involved in the new bigger standards coming down the line so I have no doubt they are looking at that as the future and then Smart things might die off but I would expect that to be a couple of years away at least and I can't imagine they won't create some sort of link to add ST into their new system even if its a cloud based link.
Agreed on all points.
Love the fact you wore your super shiny glasses to shiny things anonymous, excellent attention to detail 👍🏻
😂 They should have been Alexa enabled glasses for ultimate authenticity!
Really enjoying working with Apple HomeKit at the moment. While I know it’s locked to Apple ecosystem it works really well and use homebridge to bring non-HomeKit compatible products into control
Paul should make a video about homekit
Using Raspberry Pi will just give you more issues since the SD card will be dead after a certain amount of write cycles. Suggest to use a virtual software on a regular computer instead.
For wife acceptance factor, instal the shopping list app on the dashboard and have a tab in the kitchen and there will never be any nagging on why you spend time working on the server. :)
Or just use usb boot.
Set HA to back up online in regular intervals and replace the SD card once it starts to degrade. No point in running it on a pc when it can run on a dsvice on 5 w somewhere in a cupboard
@@Sheepy007 or use usb boot
@@CrypticConsole Why? Flash drives have the same cell degredation, you waste a usb port and the raspberry pi shares the same bus for usb and ethernet, limiting both when in use.
@@Sheepy007 but that bus is greater than 1 gigabit and you could use a HDD over usb
My Go-To Channel when I am sad or bored. Always ,akes ma laugh :-D
I have watched many of your good informative shows, thank you, but best of all you make me smile and laugh more than ANY comic show and I learn too! 🇬🇧😂👍🏻
Love the video- just set up Nest on home assistant- can't remember what my kids look like
My mrs just had me laughing when you were talking about home assistant haha
She said Every couple of days I'm telling my bedroom lamp to turn on when it's actually called kitchen light two because for some reason
Home assistants updates shuffles all of the damn orvibo sockets for fun.
😂😂😂
It's amazing how things have changed in two months. Google has basically teamed up with SmartThings now. I know it's not the same, but the SmartThings integration into Android Auto is awesome. Aeotec have taken on the main hardware (and jacked the price up a lot), but Samsung are sticking to updating the software. So far, touch wood, no subscription. In fact, looks like Samsung are making a lot more of it local control.
Class video dude, good idea with the widgets.
I dare you to make a broadlink home assistant vid.
I don't have the bollocks to add it to mine yet.
I hadn’t picked up you had a drum kit Paul...please give us a demo in a future video ..I can see it being used to tell a cheesy joke or two - “ba bum...crash”! Another excellent video- I’m off to check out home assistant as lockdown is causing too much family time 😂😂 Cheers Paul keep up the fab work!
These videos are a highlight of my Saturday morning! Also, the Shiny Things Anonymous had be ROLLING! Hahahaha! Thanks Paul!
Such a shame Amazon don’t do customised dashboards because everything works so well in the app
I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app.
:D Thumbnails! such a simple solution!- Can't believe I've overlooked them all this time- sure i'm not the only one. Thanks- love these videos!
Amazing Paul! Like always! Absolutely agree that Google.. is sleeping in the tree... I had all my bets on their platform but I move to the one that she don´t be named :D
Side splitting as usual, Paul 😂 Your channel has a style all it's own, and I do actually mean that as a compliment 😉 Very happy to support you
Thanks man, means a lot!!
Lol! When testing the integration of my Google home and Aquara lights I created a routine called "sexy time", which turned the night light red, brought down the blinds and put on jazz. looks like we think alike. :)
You’re right about Home Assistant Paul. The bulk of my devices are HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home compatible. Some older devices start to get flakier software updates over time. I’ve used Home Assistant to fill in support for devices that are generally unreliable from a vendor update perspective like Koogeek. I’ve used HA as a hub for hubless wifi devices like that. That being said, using HA to solve for manufacturer integration deficiencies requires a level of technical know-how and patience that is not for casual users, but workarounds are often possible with the platform.
Thanks for including Home Assistant. I know it's a trade off, giving you nearly complete customizability (is that a word?) at the cost of having to learn how to do some of the more obscure things. (Your kilometerage may vary, but I didn't "have" to flash any firmware, but I did spend a couple of days fooling around with the UI to get my buttons just the way I wanted.)
The thing is, I've got the controls for all of my varied brand gadgets in incredibly customizable UI.
sorry chief but I am already knees deep in the eternal trap of Home assistant.
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I am confused. I am thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will it work?
I love your humor. Thanks for your great content!
Why did I get so exited when it said your from the east midlands, its not like I'm ever going to leave my house again
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I love the fact you have to check every time that you are holding up the right amount of fingers lol 🤣
hahaha, 'home assistant home assistant' and hubitat have become my savior. I got tired of the separate apps/IFTTT/Samsung hub and changes out of my control that broke stuff. Gladly Im in IT so worked with the pythonizm HA incantations and now everything just works (switching off any auto updates). Love the HA graphs too. Keep up the videos, full of good info and very entertaining 👍🏻
I am bit confused and thinking to buy Mibao, Kamep, GEREE cctv camera from Amazon and to connect it with SmartLife app, because I have a door sensor installed on SmartLife app. It will be hand to have everything in one app. Will this work?
@@ayres6727 i personally havent tried those devices but in HA i use tuya to access the wifi devices I was running in smartlife. I did find out that not all wifi devices are supported though so you will have to try it and see or google your devices and HA scripts. for example, i bought a device that i added to tuya in the phone app so i had 10 devices, but HA only recognizes 9 of them and im still working on a solution. good luck
@@ddacombe4752 why not try Google home? I think it recognises all the devices
@@ddacombe4752 how about google app? don't they do all like Home Assistant?
@@ayres6727 google home may work, i just happened to settle on HA for my needs. Bottom line is whichever you choose will probably not recognize something you have, there needs to be a standard communication protocol and the companies need to accept this and stop trying to lock consumers into their devices. Good luck
The pelvic thrusts are golden
The Home Assistant faff-life is real 😁
Good stuff here as usual.
Now, where's that family I had once....?
Homeassistant can now be installed on qnap and synology NAS drives to there. Currently have home bridge running on my 8 year qnap drives and works a treat so I think I will homeassistant a try !
No idea you had your own tech channel Paul!?! Officially subscribed thus forth, keep up the good work 👏 👍
Love the channel Paul! Great information and super entertaining - total toss up on which aspect keeps me coming back each week! 👍👍
Excuse me Mr Hibbert, I do not have a problem if I do not see home assistant less than 23 hours a day and get the shakes and wondering if that animation worked that i spent hours on. Oh crap you are right ow where is the pub when you need it hahahahaha
😂 Welcome to shiny things anonymous!
Extremely useful, pragmatic content As always stimulating entertainment too. We should watch this video again for both the knowledge and fun. . Paul is a consummate creator.
I was about to buy my first pack of smart light bulb.... after watching video I changed my mind :D
Just love your vids......never fail to laugh at all those comedic inserts 😂😂😂
That 'shopped picture of Dennis Nedry running VS Code..... lolololol
Really enjoyed this despite not understanding much of it. Have a great day!
Thanks mate! You too 😊
Hi Paul, watched this video several times now, also looking at the comments. It leaves me both amused and content with my real life. I have the whole house full of Hue lights, exsensive - sure , but they actually tend to work, with scenes and animations, while leaving me some spare time to actually live my life. I use a separate app for the thermostat, yell the occasional command at Alexa and Google, may set up a routine if I am really bored - COVID sais hi!
Spending a week to hook up this cheap switch to that cheap lamp, in order to save 10.- as well as 3 seconds by not having to actually have to stand up to flip a switch... no thanks!
Keep up the good work, do not forget your actual life either...
That was an AWESOME review!! I learned a lot and laughed a lot!! thank you Paul!!
Totally agree.. Not 1 manufactor does thing to satisfy all requirements. Would be nice to stick with one.. Was looking at Govee lights from one of your videos, where they have multi zone like lifx but there not wifi....
Ohh the goaty... Ohhh the goaty ;-).
Great Channel
Using Broadlink & Google home at the moment which is working fine for me... Hubitat looks pretty cool though, might have to check that out...
Great video this week. You're spot on with Homeassistant - it's the King slayer, but like a classic car, needs a bit of love and research along the way. It definitely becomes a bit of a hobby in it's own right, but really can do anything.
I plan to do more home assistant stuff soon 😊
You can (sort of) buy an off-the-shelf Home Assistant solution now. Home Assistant Blue!
Not that there's any stock available 😂
Nice to see HA made it to the top of the list :)
How much of your stuff at home is now integrated into HA?
Should've mentioned that you can add widgets directly from google home routines to your tablet's home screen, I think that is an amazing feature
😂😂😂😂😁😁😁You're hilarious but your on point. BTW, I use smartthings😁 I make my life easy. Like you said there's no perfect brand. You gotta mix and match your devices.
Great video as always Paul :) think I’m heading towards Home Assistant. My family barely know me anyway :)
Manual workaround for devices you don't want to (or can't) control in Google Home App is to move them to a different location (not room). Sucks that you have to do it, but it works.
Apple HomeKit is getting good. Since Apple made it easier for companies to add HomeKit compatibility it has become a great all round system to use... Only if you like Apple though.
My homepod mini arrived last week 😊
@@paulhibbert enjoy. They are really good.
So true about Home assistant and the rabbit hole. I was like how dare you not support alexa and google alerts for my Unifi G4 doorbell. Queue 3 days of mucking around later and your damn right it now works haha :D
I’ve never been so entertained!
I have Nest Hub and it's working good. Change assistant sensitivity on your hub and they this will pick up your voice
Paul, I'd never call you an idiot. ...but when you actually check to see if you are in fact holdng up two fingers (at 10:49) I have to remind myself that we are all human and have our quirks. LOL Keep up the good work!
5:00 Oh my god. I'm dying 🤣
The Home Remote is the best dashboard app I have found - SmartThings, Tuya, Sonoff, Phillips, Amazon, Google, etc into one app.