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Home Assistant on Windows Pc

Developed By: Home Assistant

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 8.859 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2024.9.4-full
Size 77 MB
Release Date November 14, 24
Category House & Home Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (22)]

What's New:
Full release change log: https://github.com/home-assistant/android/releases/latest [see more]

Description from Developer:
The official app for Home Assistant. Home Assistant for Android lets you control all your devices in your Home Assistant instance.

Home Assistant is an open-source home automatio... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Home Assistant and install on Windows PC. Home Assistant is free House & Home app, developed by Home Assistant. Latest version of Home Assistant is 2024.9.4-full, was released on 2024-11-14 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of Home Assistant is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 8,859 users, 1,147 users had rated it 5*, 6,189 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Home Assistant on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Home Assistant on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Home Assistant on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Home Assistant using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Home Assistant" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Home Assistant on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Home Assistant" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2024.9.4-full , 2024.6.1-full.

Download Home Assistant 2024.9.4-full on Windows PC – 77 MB

Download Home Assistant 2024.6.1-full on Windows PC – 27.3 MB

The official app for Home Assistant. Home Assistant for Android lets you control all your devices in your Home Assistant instance.

Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that focuses on privacy and local control.

Home Assistant for Android requires that you have access to a Home Assistant instance.

With the Companion app you are able to integrate Home Assistant with many of Androids features such as:

- Device Controls
- Notifications
- Quick Setting Tiles
- Shortcuts
- Sensors
- Widgets

For documentation around the application please see https://companion.home-assistant.io/

There is a Wear OS app with features such as:

- Notifications
- Sensors
- Tiles
- Watchface Complications

Android Auto support has also been added with features such as:

- See and control devices
- Navigate to any user or location
Full release change log: https://github.com/home-assistant/android/releases/latest
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.