About QuickBars

I'm a huge fan of Home Assistant and the power it gives you to create a truly smart home. But I noticed a challenge: my dad, who has difficulty with near vision, found it hard to use phone apps to control the house. The biggest, most visible screen in our home is the TV, yet there was no simple way for him to use it as a central remote.

I wanted to build a solution that was not just functional, but accessible, quick, and intuitive for someone who needed large, clear controls. This is where the idea for QuickBars was born—out of a desire to make our smart home accessible to everyone in it.

While the initial goal was accessibility, I quickly realized that the convenience of QuickBars is something every Home Assistant user can appreciate. Why pause your movie, pick up your phone, and navigate through an app just to dim the lights? With QuickBars, you can do it instantly with a remote key press, without ever leaving what you're watching. It's the seamless control that a smart home deserves.

QuickBars is a native Android TV application built with modern tools to be fast, reliable, and responsive. It connects directly to your Home Assistant instance using the efficient WebSocket API for real-time updates and control.