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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Zero_Fux on 2025-07-13 17:57:39+00:00.

I’ve been a homekit guy for 5+ years. I figured it’s apple, it’s secure, and it’s good enough. It has been. i felt like there’s nothing i “needed” and that everything was working as intended. It was a great little system.

On a whim i decided to give HA a go and i’m floored by how amazing it’s been (i’m 3 days in) and by how useful chatgpt has been in guiding me through it all.

I even have my meater probe automated now. I can speak text on my homepod mini, i can have it send notifications, i can blink lights when my chicken is done smoking, i can even control the smoker with a smart plug and shut it off automatically when the meater temperature rises to the desired temp. And all this is just the damn meater probe.

Again, i’m floored at the limitless possibilities and can’t wait to dig into the next thing.