20 Must-Try Smart Home Automations for a Smarter Living 🏡

These home automation ideas are useful AND fun!

*Links in chronological order*
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3D Printed cube info: https://youtu.be/ZTOtFVZXL8Q?si=R9UfDOHy9M7e7J4M
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition: https://ameridroid.com/products/home-assistant-voice-preview-edition?ref=jpvafmyq
Desk tablet: https://amzn.to/48fid6p
Desk tablet mount: https://amzn.to/46AJdvS
Ring MQTT integration info: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/ring-alarm-integration-almost-working-see-cams-and-motion-but-not-door-sensors/217691/11
Kitchen dashboard: https://amzn.to/3HVETOz
Kid's smart buttons: https://amzn.to/4n3DmoR
Aqara FP1E Zigbee mmWave: https://amzn.to/4pmNMBu
Aqara T1 light strips: https://amzn.to/46dCyrD
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How I set up these automations: https://smarthomesolver.com/reviews/20-creative-home-automation-ideas-for-2025/

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0:00 Intro
0:10 Laundry pressure sensor
0:55 Phone charging light
1:40 Comment your ideas!
2:06 Night cool down
2:58 Forced chores
3:58 Find Aly's phone
4:59 Skip automations
5:45 Dashboard calendar
6:19 Xbox auto reply
7:09 Bluetooth going home
7:50 Backyard lights
8:17 Air running alert
8:50 Vitamin reminder
9:45 Automatic alarm
10:38 Auto camera alerts
11:18 No doom scrolling
11:58 Spouse reinforcements
12:35 Snapshot scene
13:21 Kid bedtime lights
14:11 Server rack mmWave
14:52 Internet down alert
15:25 Automation misuse

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MUSIC
Digifunk by DivKid

All of the music throughout is by Nihilore.
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LVYQYkdLFkkpJiGdkzX9K

Ending song is The End by EVA.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5b0zSXztIW5GHkCTkK