Can the rest of my household use Home Assistant?
Yes. Home Assistant is designed to be used by an entire household, not just the person who set it up.
You can add a user account for everyone in your home. Each user has their own login, their own settings, and can be marked as an administrator or a regular user. Regular users can control the home but cannot change settings, which keeps things safe for kids and visitors.
A few things help make Home Assistant feel friendly for everyone, not just the person who built it:
- The Home Assistant Companion app for Android and iOS lets each family member control the home from their own phone, with their own dashboards and notifications.
- Dashboards can be customized per user, so each person sees a layout that makes sense to them. A simple “everything in one place” view for partners and children, and a more detailed one for whoever likes to dive into the details.
- Voice control through the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, Apple Home, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa lets anyone in the home control devices by speaking, no app needed.
- AutomationsAutomations in Home Assistant allow you to automatically respond to things that happen in and around your home. [Learn more] run for the whole household automatically, so most day-to-day comfort and convenience just happens in the background without anyone having to think about Home Assistant at all.
A common piece of advice from long-time users is to optimize for the person in your household who is least interested in smart home technology. If the lights, the heating, and the front door just work, the rest of the family will love Home Assistant as much as you do.
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