Fixed an issue introduced in HA 2024.3 that caused MQTT-related errors on startup. Fixed deprecated bind_hass decorator (thanks @andrew-codechimp!) Updated French and English translations (thanks @Alkorin!) Add new feature to replace entity id of existing sensors Fix layout issues in boxes […]
06
Mar
Mar
Home Assistant Core 2024.3! 🎉 Yes, you read the title right! I’m super stoked about this one. It has been talked about for ages… I promise it is real: Drag ’n drop for dashboards is finally here! 🎉 A first experimental version of the section dashboard that supports drag ’n drop. A tremendous step forward […]
05
Mar
Mar
Wow! At long last!! The stars have aligned, and our experimental drag-and-drop feature for dashboards is finally here! 🥲 Home Assistant strives to be the best smart home platform, and a smart home allows its residents to automate, control, observe, and anticipate the comfort, security, and various conveniences of their home. Besides voice assistants, dashboards […]
02
Mar
Mar
Notes This release adds support for a new experimental Ember driver that can be used as a replacement for the existing EZSP adapter driver. In case you are currently having problems with your EZSP adapter (e.g. Dongle-E/SkyConnect), please give it a try. Instructions on how to use it can be found here. Big thanks to @Nerivec for implementing this! Improvements #21459 […]
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Feb
Feb
TL;DR: Home Assistant OS 12 adds support for Raspberry Pi 5 and ODROID-M1S boards, with the Linux kernel updated to 6.6. Additionally, backups have become faster and plugins can now indicate when they should not update automatically. Raspberry Pi 5 With the release of Home Assistant OS 12, we announce […]
22
Feb
Feb
Who is Grace? Grace Hopper was a computer scientist, mathematician, and US Navy admiral who had made significant contributions to the field of programming and computer technology, from her pioneering work and contributions to the Harvard Mark I computer, COBOL, and UNIVAC I. Why is she important […]
21
Feb
Feb
The Year of Voice 2023 laid a solid foundation to allow users to control Home Assistant by speaking in their own language. We continue with improvements to Assist, including: Oh, and one more thing”: Open source on-device wake word detection in ESPHome! 🥳🥳🥳 Watch this video of the new system […]
16
Feb
Feb
Even though our Year of the Voice is over, that doesn't mean development of our voice assistant has stopped! We're excited to show you what we've been working on since Chapter 5 last year during our Chapter 6 livestream on Wednesday, February 21 at 21:00 CET / […]
15
Feb
Feb
TL;DR: We have joined the Z-Wave Alliance, thanks to revenue from Home Assistant Cloud subscribers, and will begin the certification process for Z-Wave JS. Z-Wave is a local smart home standard that has been around since 1999. Because it operates on sub-Ghz frequencies, it is capable of creating a reliable mesh network […]
07
Feb
Feb
Home Assistant Core 2024.2! 🥰 Undoubtedly, you’ve heard about last year’s “The Year of the Voice”. 2023 might be over, but we are definitely not done with voice yet! This release contains some very cool new features for voice. Not just that, we’ve also launched a voice assistant contest that you could join, and I’m […]