Home Assistant

Home Assistant

4.10
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500K+

App Information

Version VARY
Content Rating Everyone
Android Required Varies with device
Updated Apr 23, 2026
Developer Home Assistant
Price Free
Category House & Home

Description

The purpose of Home Assistant is to make household organization and home-related tasks simpler to access from a handheld mobile device. It should feel most relevant to users managing everyday activities around the home, although the first screen can be explored without changing anything until the user knows what is helpful. The confirmed store text is the basis for the option discussion below; anything not described there is left out. Reminder support may help users return at a chosen time instead of relying on memory alone. New users do not need to configure every option immediately; the main workflow is the best place to start. A short real-world trial of Home Assistant should show whether household organization and home-related tasks fits the user’s habits and expectations. The applicationeal is practical: enter it with a purpose, finish a helpful action, and come back only when it is needed again.

Key Features

This is not a case where more menus automatically mean more value; the better tools are the ones people can find again without thinking. Users will want to be able to return to household organization and home-related tasks without relearning the interface every time the app itself opens. The supporting options matter most when they save time on repeat visits rather than asking users to configure the app itself before they understand it.
  • Audio is central to at least one advertised function, covering listening, playback, recording, or sound-based interaction.
  • Geographic material is part of the advertised overall use, which can support activity away from home.
  • The overall use can fit a quick check or a longer session, depending on the user’s goal.
  • A mobile-first route into household organization and home-related tasks, without requiring a desktop setup.
  • Navigation that can be learned gradually instead of demanding every setting at once.

Pros & Cons

The attraction is immediacy: the app itself puts household organization and home-related tasks within reach, while asking the user to accept the usual limits of a smaller mobile overall use. Recent feedback is still helpful, but the most honest test is whether the current release behaves well on the mobile device that will actually run it.
  • Pros: A first session does not need to include every option; you can explore the interface in manageable steps.
  • Pros: The portable format lets users return to household organization and home-related tasks whenever a short opportunity appears.
  • Pros: The central purpose is easy to describe, which helps users decide without much delay whether the app itself is relevant.
  • Pros: Version pages provide a place to review updates, compatibility, and recent feedback.
  • Cons: Loading time and stability may depend on the mobile device and the quality of the connection.
  • Cons: The interface can change between versions, so older instructions may no longer match the current screen.
  • Cons: Some options may depend on an account, internet connection, subscription, advertising, or an in-app purchase.

Functions

Instead of touring every menu, you can follow the same path they would take on a busy day: enter, pick, act, and double-check. Within Home Assistant, those steps are centered on household organization and home-related tasks. Permissions are simpler to judge in context: camera access makes sense while scanning or taking a picture, while an unrelated request deserves a second look.
  • Set the reminder schedule and test one alert before depending on it for an essential event.
  • Use the location control while the option is active, then review background-access settings afterward.
  • Bring up the audio area, pick the intended item, and adjust volume or playback controls before listening for a long session.
  • Use the opening screen to identify the shortest route to the task you want to complete.
  • Decide on the control that clearly connects to household organization and home-related tasks, then read any instructions shown on the next screen.

How to Use

Use the verified Google Play listing provided for the Android release. The guide covers download, installation, and the opening screen without guessing what comes next. Store and permission wording may differ, but the mobile device will display the relevant action.
  • Step 1: Bring up the recorded Google Play listing for Home Assistant on the Android mobile device where it will be installed.
  • Step 2: Confirm that the app itself name and icon match Home Assistant. Because the developer is not recorded in the current data, do not guess it; use the listing itself to verify who publishes the app itself. Also read the operating-system requirement and make sure the mobile device is supported.
  • Step 3: Read the description, update notes, price, and privacy details shown by the store. Leave anything missing in the unknown column.
  • Step 4: Tap the store’s Install or Get control and wait until the verified store finishes downloading and installing Home Assistant.
  • Step 5: Bring up Home Assistant from the mobile device’s app list or home screen. Do not rush through the opening view; understand it before registering or adjusting preferences.
  • Step 6: Treat permission prompts one by one, accepting only those that make sense for the task in progress.
  • Step 7: Get started with one option described in the store listing and follow the labels presented inside the app itself. Complete a small test before using essential files, payments, or private data.
  • Step 8: Return to the same verified store for updates. Look over any new permission request before accepting it, especially after a major update.

User Reviews

4.10
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Rui Cunha
Apr 26, 2026

Simply the best!

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Ricky Milne
Apr 25, 2026

For some reason, won't connect unless I force close and clear cache after not using for a while

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Raine Pretorius
Apr 27, 2026

Home Assistant Companion App has become unusable since around June 2025. Happens across multiple Samsung phones in our house, not just mine. Constant “connection lost/reconnecting”, UI freezes after actions, icons don’t load, frequent crashes, and it gets slower every update. Meanwhile the exact same setup works perfectly in Chrome on the same device and network. This is not a network issue, it’s the app. Right now it’s unreliable and frustrating to use. Needs serious fixes ASAP.

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Nick Ainslie
Apr 27, 2026

Probably the best free smart home system. Only issue is it is more difficult to use and less user friendly. but once set up it is amazing.

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Nick
Apr 24, 2026

I installed the server on my raspberry. It works flawlessly with my ZigBee hub and ZigBee bulbs

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Manuel Uribe
Apr 21, 2026

Paired with Zigbee2MQTT it makes a super-stable and granular automation platform

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Lucian Mihăilescu
Apr 27, 2026

I'm using HA for more than half a year now and didn't encounter any issue yet. Everything working great!

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John Eric von Rosen
Apr 19, 2026

Best Software in the world. Everything about Home Assistant is so exciting and awesome! If you're not obsessed with it yet you will be soon.

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Jack Hayden
Apr 22, 2026

The app has this cute mini-game where every time your server updates or the app updates it breaks the connection and you have to figure out which random troubleshooting step online will work this time. Especially like the recommendation to constantly uninstall and reinstall it

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Curt Olinger (CKOPIX)
Apr 19, 2026

fantastic diy system for smart home and security if you have some technical skills and like to automate and tinker.