Home Assistant 2026.4 beta is out! 🏠
The biggest new feature: native infrared support. One cheap IR blaster lets you control legacy TVs, ACs, and soundbars from Home Assistant — no hardware replacement needed.
Also new: area-based automation triggers, dashboard background colors, Matter lock user management, light color favorites, Dropbox backup, and a ton of new integrations.

Full walkthrough: https://youtu.be/GiYTT6v6Apg

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https://youtu.be/GiYTT6v6Apg

We’re bringing your Home Assistant backups fully up to date. 🔐

Rolling out with release 2026.4, SecureTar v3 has independently audited, best-in-class encryption.

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Read on for more details. 👇
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/26/modernizing-encryption-of-home-assistant-backups/

I came across this blog discussing “calm home automation”. I realised my home automations so far have indeed been making my life calmer and more relaxed. I am now inspired to specifically focus on #calmAutomation.

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https://www.calmhome.tech/blog/8-examples-of-calm-smart-home-technology