Advanced Smart Home Dashboards Made EASY

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thumbs up for Jimmy Hawkins for sharing his setup! Go follow him www.flowcode.com/page/automated_house

[@poisonplayer8297]

Hey 👋 I was wondering if you could review they wyze robot vacuum

[@megcourtis6530]

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[@vid345r8]

Hi Reed, Can u get the wallpanel app on apple iOS?

[@skyserf]

Does JH have a youtube channel?

[@AtizaJuanita]

Jimmy's setup was ugly af

[@vwdriver9683]

Jimmy’s sweet on Elaine; Jimmy LOVES the Velvet Fog!

[@erikvaliquette9773]

I just started down the Home Assistant road and im having sooooo much fun!

[@kossiscott1002]

Hey Erik, is it cost effective?

[@erikvaliquette9773]

@@kossiscott1002 Home Assistant is free! And fun to use if you have the patience

[@Weeem]

Tip: @05:15 I'd recommend connecting the charging station to a smart plug/socket. On a 15 minute automation check if the tablet >80-90% full and switch off the charger. Then (/15min) if the tablet is

[@Liliarthan]

Jeebus that sounds terrifying! Thanks for the tip. I was gonna plug in an old iPad 24/7. I will reevaluate.

[@jordanmanuelpillai2866]

Lipo batteries are best stored and last longer at 50% charge, so a smart plug that keeps it between 47-52% is ideal

[@dannywinget]

This is great. I am thinking about moving everything over to HomeKit so I can use that for iPad/wall installation.

[@Phelly2]

Always love your videos. Full of good information and dad humor. I like that you include your family in the fun & jokes. Good stuff as always.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Gary!

[@mikelytou]

Holy cow, that floorplan view at 7:33 is awesome (if it actually does what I think it does).

[@ShaneCreates]

Reed, great video, as always! Thanks so much for the shout out. Having a smart home dashboard is really cool. I love having that "birds eye" view of everything at a glance... especially late at night or early in the morning when I may not want to use smart speakers to control things. My kid has also used it. I have found my daughter using the wall-mounted iPad to make FaceTime calls to grandma in the past lol.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I appreciate it Shane! When I was researching for this video I came across your dashboard video again and I was like dang there is no way I can come close to your video with HomeKit. That’s a great use case for FaceTime calls as well!

[@gogators5762]

@@SmartHomeSolver I have Alexa echo shows but ai want the dashboard as well. Can I use a fire table or even mount the show into the wall?

[@inelonwetrust9169]

Great video. Yours is one of my fav channels. Also I like how you recommended Shane’s channel as well as my other favorite channel.

[@chilibean215]

It's always great fun when you interact with your family in these videos. :-)

[@pdmark311]

If Paul is going to complain about how much hue cost, he is going to love brilliant... 99% sure it's going to be my next smart home add-on.

[@chrisw5604]

The Sandlot!! Well played sir

[@RetroAdz]

You always seem to time your videos perfectly for me! About to move house and change my setup to HA. Thanks for the tips, especially editing the demo dashboards - didn't know that one!

[@btomek9126]

Dude, my wife just gave me that same look when I showed her the video...Lol. Great presentation!

[@smarthome2660]

Hey, I have been watching you for a while and just subbed because I want to see what you do with your new home. My home is 88 years old and has come a long way since I bought it. I plan to sell it as a smart home when I finish rehabbing it soon. Before this happens I want to add at least one dashboard. I can relate to the excitement you had when you got a function to show up on your dashboard and your wife was like "oh, how exciting". I recently added a smart switch on my furnace power so I can turn it off while I wash my filters without having to go in the basement. I love that I get notifications on my watch if the furnace has no power or heat tape on my water meter has not come on when the outside temperature dips below 33 degrees. The water meter is in an unheated space and to move it will cost hundreds of dollars so as of now it is automatically controlled and I don't have to worry if it will freeze and cost me more money to fix it. If I am curious about it when the outside temperature dips to 33 degrees, I just ask Alexa what the heat tape temperature is. Otherwise I get a push notification that the heat tape has come on right on my watch. People who are on the outside do not understand that it is not just convenience, but necessity to be able to control so much that not only makes it easy on you to have smart devices. It saves your time and money to have the most efficient home. When I first got my home it cost $800 per month in energy during winter & now I spend 20% of similar homes in my area on energy. The value has increased by five times what I paid for it & have invested in to it. The fact that it is full on smart, will help sell it too ( I hope).

[@penelope-oe2vr]

I had seen one set up with a PI behind a bathroom 2 way mirror. It was super cool. I think I'd like this in my master bathroom so I can look at everyone's calendars and the weather and everything while getting ready. I'm definitely going to make one of these.

[@AngryOscar]

I too am building a new house and want to set up a smart home. Start off basic. Some lights, switches, cameras, doorbell, locks, garage door remote. I can't wait for new home tutorials. The part I struggle with, is knowing what to get. I currently have multiple Amazon Alexas and 1 Google mini, smart things mesh (but have never used it) I'd like to keep the number of apps limited and have most things integrated. Can you create an updated "all in one getting started video" Thanks!

[@Kris__dk]

Well, that’s just great 😩 Now I can’t live without that camera sense feature, geez thanks Reed 🤬🤣

[@paulajones4037]

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 14.6" I can't wait to see what you do with that tablet huge tablet. I think it's going to be an amazing home screen.

[@MarkSmithMCS]

I just got into HA as well. Unfortunately I installed some integrations that aren't letting it start properly anymore and I'm now kind of stumped on how to troubleshoot it. Thing is definitely a labor of love!!

[@catsheep86]

I've been waiting for this video for SOOO LONG!

[@gettingfitat5015]

I have an iPad (OR an old Kindle!) I'd LOVE to use for a home dashboard! I have a couple Google mini's in the house. The Echobee thermostat, which has Alexa. I have a couple Wyze cameras. I have some WEMO plugs, with lights plugged in. I have some Philips Hue smart bulbs/lights. Samsung smart TV. XBOX...THAT'S where everything stops for me. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO GET EVERYTHING WORKING TOGETHER!! 🤣😂🤪😜 Just stumbled across your video. So I plan on watching a LOT more!

[@myHomeKithome]

I do enjoy having my iPad as a control hub for all of my HomeKit accessories and scenes. She’s also got some pretty awesome content I have to admit!

[@michaelcross2563]

Did I miss the hone assistant setup video? I’d love to see how you got to where you can use the tablet to control your smart home products. I feel like this is my next adventure down the rabbit hole

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Looking excellent and really in depth my only concern that may be missing would be having the devices' child-friendly and safe (partially locked) to stop sticky fingers playing with your connected devices.

[@saulf]

We need a regular series Wife vs Smart home guy!

[@joegadget670]

Really like the status icons for door locks and garage doors. I rigged up a similar status report using night lights. This is a much more elegant solution.

[@sakis86s]

I'm using an iPort mount with buttons bezel with an iPad mini 4 on the wall. It's the most beautiful frame i found and it has 10 physical buttons you can program them as you wish. I use Roomie remote app for these buttons. The good thing is that you can create different Activities and you can use these 10 buttons for multiple purposes based the activity you have selected. The iPad mini 4 itself has Homekit as a dashboard which i think is beautiful, easy to use with all devices separated by rooms and it's very fast. All my smart devices are appearing to this dashboard after setting up the non compatible by using Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi. Remote access for all my accessories using an Apple Tv gen 4 as the main hub of homekit. Love from Greece.

[@TAKV_gaming]

I have been wanting to do a dashboard. Great vid! Love your content!

[@Renerator]

Great Stuff man! I hope to start up my home automation soon. Thanks!

[@MaxGoddur]

The reason I love out-of-the-box solutions is if one device should fail a few years later I know I can just replace it with a new one rather than remembering what I did to get the device working with HA. Case in point I set up a computer with cameras and one failed after a couple of years and I ordered a replacement and was off and running in few hours.

[@SmartHomeMakers]

Love that you are getting into home assistant:) going to get that fire tablet too!

[@suburbannerd5586]

Me: YES! Finally! Wife: what happened? Did we win the lottery? Me: I finally got Home Assistant working with- Wife:zzzzzzzz Or Me: SON OF A $%^&×! @#$%! Wife: are you OK? Are you bleeding?! Me: I got an error message when I tried to run an automation.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Haha so true! That’s happened to me way more times then I would like to admit.

[@ToniHinton]

@@SmartHomeSolver Yeah, I've had this same conversation with my husband more than once. Me: "Oh, $#!+!" Him: "What? Can I help?" Me: "Nah, it's just a smarthome thing. As usual, SmartThings isn't."

[@noext7001]

wow best video ever on that subjet, very thx sir

[@lussandro]

Hi friend, i´m a follower from Brasil, tanks for the tips and tricks, you help us a lot!

[@AndreViens]

k - I just got the notification for this video WHILE I was currently investigating exactly this stuff for my Hubitat. Smart Home Solver indeed...

[@wolefreeman]

I recently started doing my research on smart homes. And your videos are really interesting and engaging. Can't stop watching. I don't know if you can help with this. I live in an apartment and I want to make it smart without removing or modifying any original things that comes with the apartment. E.g. switch, blind, and lights. I've been doing research on sensors to make my switch smart. But I'm kinda in the loop. I use Alexa echo 4th gen.. I'll appreciate if you can give me a solution. Thanks

[@Jack-xc4ir]

That was really cool! I have been waiting for this video for a long time!

[@rubnm5]

I've started watching more and more of your videos now that I'm a homeowner. Great content!

[@mikemoore6909]

I'm still looking for an explanation on how to get started from the beginning, ie. What is the URL all about, and what else do you need to do to get up and going.

[@SixtoLuna_art]

What setup do you recommend for Airbnb rentals where you don't want anyone poking around the settings? I use Samsung smarthings and z-wave devices for sensors, etc. Also want to be able to have the video feed from my Dash to automatically display on the screen when someone rings the bell. Other functions to control lights, a Sonos player to play pre-defined music/playlists from Spotify, turn on z-wave devices around the home, etc. Thanks!

[@hectorirlas8144]

Not sure if you have a video or instructions of how Jimmy got Dakboard to switch to Sharptools when it senses motion. Great video by the way!

[@TheBradLloyd]

Excellent video, I wish I had thought about a wall mounted iPad when we built our house a couple of years ago. Luckily the basement is unfinished so we can access wiring. Love the end, Your daughter definitely wins! Lol

[@TheDogsfan4714]

I just recently switched my phone to a Samsung S10+ and I'm really wanting to get more into SmartThings, I wonder if this would be possible using a Samsung Tablet....... O and YOU'RE KILLING ME SMALLS!!!

[@heretamanui21]

Aloha! Great and awesome video. Very knowledgeable to what I want to do for my home light situation. Love the dashboard on the tablet but I’m wondering if you can give me advice to HOW to make my current normal home light switch to digital like on the tablet??? You showed only a tablet plugged into a outlet. How would I convert my light switch to digital like how it controlled on the tablet. Thank you in advance.

[@aliciarice9617]

Love the quote from the Sandlot!!!

[@ilavutub]

Hi you you are so smart and full of knowledge but dont you think you are talking so fast for other people that for first time they are listeni g to these su jects. Consider it in your next video . Thanks. This has been best video about home automation i have seen by FAR.

[@dolewhip4669]

TBH i wish you would of made video including home assistant a while back. I just recently found out about it a month ago and its 100x better than whatever is out there. BUT what does means is I can not wait until you make more videos about HA. Yes I think you channel is for more general consumers but trust me, you will find a niche for advance users

[@SmartHomeSolver]

HA has gotten much more user friendly recently so it’s become easier to use and recommend. I will mix in more advanced videos though.

[@PrydeWater901]

At first I was thinking, “Hmm, this dashboard business may be a bit more complicated than I care to tackle. This video just might be where I get off.” Then I thought about the price of Fire tablets and their Alexa integration. It might be worth a shot. STOP POSTING VIDEOS SO I CAN STOP SPENDING MONEY!!! -P.S. Next smart light bulb comparison video, can you include (or at least mention) the bulbs by Sunco? They have a strong presence on Amazon. ¡Thnx!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I know Amazon tablets are a great use for these because they aren’t expensive. Sure I can checkout Sunco bulbs, thanks for the recommendation!

[@nikolaypetkov4510]

Video is amazing. I really like smart home dashboards but I think they are for people with lots of devices and if you a beginner it is not the best option. But this is only my opinion. I love you content.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Nikolay! Yeah if you only had a few smart devices a dashboard may not be necessary but they make controlling smart lights really convenient. So even if you had a few smart lights, a calendar, to do list...etc it might be worth it.

[@markpunsheon3508]

I don't know where to start 🤣 Thinking the new Fire Tablet? Mainly want to control Alexa Rountines, use Sonos system, use Hue lights and be able to see time, date, weather etc. Any advice? Kind of a newbie lol.

[@TheSticlizard]

You have an impressive system. I too am building a new home. I and the wife are getting everything we want for our home a little automation and security. I could use use your help with how to set it up. We are not computer savvy people but know enough to really FU any system just trying to set it up ourselves. What we have so far is.... 1 HP Envy X360 Laptop 1 Surface Pro X (this has got to go) 1 Samsung Galaxy S9 1 Echo Show 10 1 Alexa 6 Echo Dots 8 Dual Alexa Enabled Smart Plugs 6 Schlage Wifi Alexa Deadbolts 1 Ring Doorbell Pro 2 6 Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro LG Wifi enabled Washer and Dryer LG Wifi Fridge. Generac 21kw Wifi enabled standby generator Any recommendations as to dashboards to use and how to integrate/setup? Any help is much appreciated.

[@dingodave9160]

Awesome setup! Btw Reed, give that sweet baby her ipad back... lol. 😃

[@kennvillarubia3260]

oh man, crestron does it all.

[@omrigabriel862]

Great video man, got some really good ideas.

[@vinhennessy3885]

Sounds nice, Reed. I’m interested in something that doesn’t have to go out to the internet. Something like a Intranet. Any ideas?

[@rileymcvicker1120]

Hey, love the vids! I’m a smart life user, is there any dashboards that would work? Or even better is there a way that I can get smart life on to homekit? I’ve done a bit of research and I’ve been able to get some smart life devices onto HomeKit and it works amazing but it requires a computer to run 24/7 and not all devices are supported?

[@jester3708]

The sandlot awesome movie knew instantly haha

[@fadysedik]

Question please, what is the best Dashboard to work with Home assistant?

[@vid345r8]

Hi Reed, Can u get the wallpanel app on apple iOS?

[@threeoh3]

Yea, that scene at the very end is way too familiar for me. What a sense of defeat after all that hard work lol

[@zunfren]

It doesn't take those kids long to figure out does it. The first thing my kids did with the nest hub max was find cocomelon.

[@baidanand]

Hey, very informative, left me with no moe questions! Can you do review of Hogar Controls and their Cerebro Pro controller.

[@blak238]

So is home assistant an app you download or a website? How do you begin for a first timer. After buying all my smart bulbs lights and everything, what do I need to get home assistant

[@jd31068]

Great timing for me, I've been considering something like this for a few months. I'll be keenly interested in what you set up in your new home. Also, if I may, congrats on your successful win in geek to hot wife ratio. You definitely, killed it there.

[@techpchouse]

Great ideas 👌🏽 will implement in my ecos

[@mlubli]

Exactly what my son's do, he figures out how to watch youtube on any smart screen/tablet 😂.

[@pieterbezuidenhout2311]

Domoticz is another dashboard. If you combine dashtics with domoticz then you get even more customization

[@jaygreentree4394]

If you use chrome you can make a simple plugin for kiosk mode. Its only a couple of files.

[@soumynonareverse7807]

I wonder, do you know a way to only see the thermostat temp and use that as a sort of ambient mode/AOD? I don't have a tablet or anything yet, so feel free to recommend anything.

[@FiuzzHafiz]

so much fun. need to do this ASAP

[@shineworldinnovations6693]

Great!!! How about adding a Soulaca bathroom TV into this system?

[@bradleythorburn]

I love your comedy cut aways 🤣🤣

[@tom6363]

Brilliant out-of-the-box dashboard, cannot find any product reference or website???

[@AlexM-mt5iw]

GREAT VID !! Does it matter if the pad is 32G vs 64G ?

[@xe4]

Is there any way you could make a video on how to use the Phillips Hugh motion detector to turn on and off the wall mounted iPad display. Thank you so much

[@wbthisisprivatethanks2140]

New to this smart system i am overwelmed i gotta do this step by step is there a a good place to learn about this ?

[@Jack-xc4ir]

You should try out the lutron ra2 system. That way you can have physical buttons that trigger scenes.

[@joaotelles9909]

Hello! What’s the table lamp you have behind you? (With the Phillips Hue (I guess) lamp)

[@nmummau]

I can relate to the interaction with your wife about your exciting dashboard! 😂

[@diegowlp]

haha, i love all the non-expected fun stuff 4:00

[@BakedPwntatoes]

Damn that outro was too real...

[@TheKnives777]

seriously!

[@richardhall206]

Thanks! Panels demystified in under 10 minutes. Good job.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Glad it helped!

[@frankgarofalo9335]

Do you have a link for the simple black lamp you have in the corner of your desk?

[@bronxtwo]

any thoughts on the brilliant smart home control? is it worth the price?

[@turboflush]

I would love to see a review from you comparing the kid version tablets available.. Incl the apple. The couple i have seen have to many desktops within desktops, cant enable apps, have to be online or require subscription. Apple (grummble grummble) seems to be the best.

[@fabiocannonz2]

Lol i LOVE your videos your kid won 😂 do you have tutorial for home assistant? It works with android? Greetings from Colombia south América

[@jn6119]

Hi R, do you have any ideas for a smart bathroom ( esp in rental) ?

[@Iceflkn]

Is there a delay before the screen saver on the Fire tablet switches? If not, how can you ever read the weather info?

[@johnjoshuagala7857]

Really curious on your diy batman signal light. What lamp is it? Or is there a vid on how you made your diy lamp?

[@SmartHomeSolver]

It’s an IKEA ps 2017 table lamp that has been recently discontinued unfortunately. I put a LIFX light inside and cut out a bat signal.

[@alcopop2006]

I've tried setting up Action Tiles on a Kindle Fire several times but found that I didn't use it all that often and that it was very buggy. The best feature I found was importing IP camera feeds from Blue Iris... However the problem with Blue Iris is that you need to leave a PC running the software 24/7 and the laptop I was using died on me and I haven't bothered setting it up again since. Might give it all a go again once I've got a bit more free time 🤔

[@LadyRenira]

Having a reliable Blue Iris server is probably the most expensive part of the setup. If you have ip cameras, I've heard tinycam is a good alternative to pipe streams into dashboards and view your cameras via mobile.

[@alcopop2006]

@@LadyRenira yeah, I'll probably have another go at it. I find that home automation is more of a hobby than being helpful but it still is cool some of the things you can do. I'm thinking of giving Home Assistant another try and use their dashboard... The main issue I've found is the Kindle screensaver being buggy

[@iSPEZZ]

is it possible to use an echoshow to do this???

[@connbyrn]

What’s your opinion on power over Ethernet for lighting

[@TheRealSweedie]

Is there any way to get the Google Nest hub dashboard onto a regular tablet somehow (as in, not having to buy an actual nest hub)?

[@matthewcosta9274]

What smart temperature sensors are you using? I am trying to do this dashboard and put some of those sensors around my house please and thank you

[@kraddoomsters]

Just found out of Home Assistant Cast, where you can cast a dashboard to your Nest Hub. Not sure how well it works though yet

[@jeffrey3205]

Hey Reed, is this setup workable.? Honeywell lyric security system, lorex cameras, hubitat elevation hub and mostly z wave devices.

[@rstme]

Hi Mate, Love all your videos. I am currently looking for a dashboard solution for my parents as trying to use the Alexa app or google home app is confusing to them. I am currently using Sonoff smart home products and need some guidance on setting up a dash board for that. It uses the ewelink app. I have both google home and Alexa. Thanks

[@sorenweisshartmann]

Really informative video. Thanks

[@josephcimino4203]

Can I use an Alexa ready Insignia TV as a dashboard with inhome visual intercom function?

[@manjeetsg]

Is smartthings working with Nest products??