Home Assistant made me love automation flows in real life
Not to sound cheesy, but sometimes you just need to ask yourself "what if…?" . Believe me, it can change your life. I never thought about automation as something tangible — as something for real life. So I started asking. What if I could open the garage door directly from my car screen? Check. What if, when I arrived home, the house already knew, and a pop-up on my phone asked me which building…
In 2026, writer found themselves asking "what if" about automation, leading to a newfound appreciation for the technology. With Home Assistant, they began automating their life, starting with just opening the garage door remotely. This led to 99 automations that changed their daily life, including gates, heating, dishwasher, washing machine, car, air quality, leak and smoke detectors, batteries, and more.
These automations not only made life easier but also performed maintenance tasks they would have otherwise forgotten. The writer realized that the appliances learned to communicate with each other, performing tasks and alerting them when needed, without requiring any input from them.
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