Author: neil
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Dashboard Web View – an Android app for fullscreen dashboards
Home Assistant has an awesome Android app, but at the time of writing this post, it’s not possible to remove certain screen elements like the title bar. While Kiosk Mode does a great job at allowing customisation of elements on a user by user level, it’s largely ignored by the native Home Assistant app. This…
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Adding Greener Days sensors to Home Assistant
Using Intelligent Octopus from Octopus Energy tends to charge your Electic Vehicle at times when it’s “greenest” for the grid, which as well as saving you money is excellent for balancing the usage of energy across high demand appliances like your EV. The problem is that currently there’s no real ability for Intelligent Octopus users…