Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Self-Hosted Software Changelogs

Home Assistant is constantly changing and evolving. One day, you might be editing your automations and scripts using YAML, the next you might be using a fancy and user-friendly interface. The same goes for ESPHome and many other self-hosted home automation software commonly used. The following articles will let you stay on top of everything that is new to your favourite applications.

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Home Assistant ushers in robotic lawn mowers

Aug 31, 2023

Home Assistant 2023.9 introduces the overdue robotic lawn mower entity with three essential commands: start, pause, return to dock.

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The Home Assistant Tile Card Finally Rivals the Mushroom Cards

Aug 31, 2023

Home Assistant's Tile Card is about to get a slew of new features. Be the first to experience them!

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Rethinking events in Home Assistant

Aug 1, 2023

Discover the game-changing event entity in Home Assistant Core 2023.8, simplifying event tracking for gadgets like Aqara Cube T1 Pro. Say goodbye to complex wrangling with easy event history insights.

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Native Roborock Integration Now Available in Home Assistant

Jul 1, 2023

Home Assistant now natively integrates Roborock robot vacuums, facilitating a seamless set up process for top-of-the-line cleaning. Bid farewell to app restrictions!

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Home Assistant OS Now Supports the Versatile ODROID-M1

May 11, 2023

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Home Assistant Core 2023.4: Enhanced Control Panels for Alarms, Covers, and Fans

Mar 30, 2023

The alarm control panels, covers, and fans are all receiving an elegant upgrade in the Home Assistant Dashboard.

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The Person Sensor (SEN21231) by Useful Sensors: A clever addition to ESPHome

Mar 18, 2023

Discover the Person Sensor (SEN21231) magic with ESPHome – awaken displays, mute microphones, and adjust fans based on presence.

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Home Assistant integrates with TP-Link Omada

Mar 1, 2023

TP-Link Omada's Home Assistant integration potentially makes it a competitor to Ubiquiti UniFi. Although still in an early state, the future looks promising.

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New Z-Stack Firmware Significantly Improves Performance for Large Zigbee Networks

Feb 2, 2023

A new firmware for CC2652/CC1352 Zigbee adapters improves the performance of large mesh networks.

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Enhanced Reolink Integration in Home Assistant Core 2023.2

Jan 26, 2023

Home Assistant Core 2023.2 introduces new features to the Reolink integration that will make it infinitely more usable.

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