Home Assistant gets better support for Android with 'Device Controls'

To give Android users more control over their smart home devices, Home Assistant is getting support for Device Control. This Android feature is now available in the panel view of the Home Assistant app, from here users can access all their devices when necessary. Users will begin to notice changes to their app after they install the latest update, and this will give them more control over their home appliances.

With this improvement to the Home Assistant app, users no longer need to rely on just the built-in controls. They can now rely on the app’s dashboard to control devices around their smart home. Only Android 14 users will have access to this dashboard, while users still running older Android versions will have to stick to the built-in controls.

Home Assistant says that the built-in controls and the dashboard have their usage benefits. However, with Device Control on Android 14 devices, users can customize controls to suit their needs. If you use the Home Assistant app (on your Android 14 device) for your smart devices, then here’s all you need to know.

Here is everything you can achieve with the new Home Assistant Device Control feature

The Home Assistant app is a great option for controlling smart devices around the house. With the roll-out of Android 14 to devices, the Home Assistant app is getting some impressive tools for usage on this update. This improvement will work just like the Google Home Panel available on some Android 14 devices.

While the Home Panel is a great way to control your smart devices on Android 14, it is only available on some devices. For now, only Pixel and Samsung devices that are running Android 14 have access to this feature. Android users who own smart home appliances can opt to use the new Home Assistant Device Control feature.

With this new Home Assistant feature for Android 14, users can perform a ton of controls from their smartphone. From controlling lights down to adjusting the thermostat, users can perform a lot of customizable actions. For easy access, this new feature organizes smart home devices into a dashboard, from where users can perform or customize controls.

Users are also able to set up controls for usage even when their device is locked. Those wanting to perform more than one control at the same time can benefit from the side-by-side server controls on the dashboard. More Android 14 users are getting access to this new feature on their devices for better smart home device controls.