# Home Assistant (open-source smart home app)

> Home Assistant is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Control all your devices in your Home Assistant instance. It has 3,954 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to access your Home Assistant instance on the go. Home Assistant is the smart home solution focused on privacy, choice, and sustainability. It runs locally in your home via a device like the Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi. This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant, - One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services. - Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Google Cast, Sonos, IKEA Tradfri and Apple Homekit compatible devices.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/home-assistant/android |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 3,954 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/io.homeassistant.companion.android.minimal/ (package io.homeassistant.companion.android.minimal) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.homeassistant.companion.android |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://companion.home-assistant.io/ |
| Official | yes (published by the organization behind the product) |
| Category | Smart home & IoT |
| Latest release | 2026.8.4 (Aug 31, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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