Episode 592 - The Theme is Updates

On this week's show: Apple’s smart home plans keep leaking from every direction, with LG-branded locks, doorbells, thermostats, and cameras rumored alongside Apple selling Aqara’s new thermostat; Google Home gets better at hearing you over the chaos; Amazon quietly takes away Alexa aux voice control; UniFi Protect 7.3 squeezes more history out of your storage; Inovelli’s roadmap starts moving again; Home Assistant renames Cloud to Link because, well, “cloud” has baggage; a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!
• Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat (theverge.com/news/1006238/apple-lg-homekit-rum…)
• Apple’s Smart Home Push Could Include Doorbell, Thermostat and Cameras | iPhone in Canada (iphoneincanada.ca/2026/10/06/apples-smart-home…)
• Apple now sells Aqara’s new Adaptive Temperature thermostat and more accessories (the-ambient.com/news/apple-now-sells-aqaras-ne…)
• HomeTech Headlines• Google Home speakers can now hear you better (the-ambient.com/news/google-home-speakers-can-…)
• Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymore (theverge.com/tech/1006103/amazon-alexa-aux-voi…)
• Introducing Protect 7.3 (blog.ui.com/article/introducing-protect-7-3)
• Inovelli 2026: Q3 Update! (community.inovelli.com/t/inovelli-2026-q3-upda…)
• Z-Wave 800 Series Button Controller + Dimmer Switch | Project Walt (community.inovelli.com/t/z-wave-800-series-but…)
• Home Assistant renames Home Assistant Cloud to Link (theverge.com/tech/1003936/home-assistant-says-…)
• Big Tech ruined the cloud, so we’re renaming ours (home-assistant.io/blog/2026/10/02/big-tech-rui…)
• A Code of Conduct for AI in the Home (josh.ai/ai)

• Emporia Vue 3 Home Energy Monitor (shop.emporiaenergy.com/products/emporia-vue-3?…)
• RoomSync for Home Assistant App - App Store (apps.apple.com/app/id6809884994)