Private Bluetooth Device tracking with Home Assistant 2023.10 + Philips Hue forces the cloud
If you’ve got an iPhone or Apple Watch, you’ll know how frustrating it is when they change their MAC address. 2023.10 fixes that, meanwhile Philips Hue starts requiring a connection to their cloud to use their hubs For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha141 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BNZBVzzkij0 Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon: https://patreon.com/hkmedia This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa https://nabucasa.com/ Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML. Hosts Phil Hawthorne Website: https://philhawthorne.com Smart Home Products: https://kit.co/philhawthorne Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee: https://buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne Rohan Karamandi Website: https://karamandi.com Smart Home Products: https://kit.co/rkaramandi/ Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee: https://buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy