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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You no longer need ESPHome to integrate Airthings with Home Assistant

Nov 17, 2022

The Airthings Wave, Wave Plus, and Wave Mini can now be integrated with Home Assistant using Bluetooth Low Energy.

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Your Oral-B toothbrush now integrates with Home Assistant

Nov 17, 2022

Home Assistant now integrates with Bluetooth enabled toothbrushes from the American brand Oral-B.

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Home Assistant officially supports the Xiaomi Smart Purifier 4 Lite

Nov 16, 2022

An update to Home Assistant finally adds support for the cheaper Xiaomi Smart Purifier 4 Lite.

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Home Assistant brings back Bluetooth support with a bang

Aug 1, 2022

Using Bluetooth Monitoring and Discovery you will be able to integrate sensors from Xiaomi, Govee, Inkbird, Moat, and SensorPush with Home Assistant.

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Home Assistant now lets you see the map

Jul 29, 2022

The map in Home Assistant Core 2022.8 makes use of colours and contrast that work not just with a light theme, but also in dark mode.

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Music Assistant adds YouTube Music and global search

Jul 26, 2022

A new Music Assistant adds a much-needed feature in global search, and a new music provider in YouTube Music.

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Home Assistant Core 2022.7 adds native support for the Aqara FP1

Jul 3, 2022

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Home Assistant Core 2022.7 is (almost) all about performance

Jul 3, 2022

Home Assistant Core 2022.7 focuses on under-the-changes. YAML and JSON are snappier, and Python receives a major update.

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You can now back up your complete Zigbee2MQTT configuration

Jul 3, 2022

You can now create, and download, a complete backup of your Zigbee2MQTT configuration. This can be done using the frontend or via MQTT.

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Mushroom for Home Assistant v2.0.0 is now broadly available

Jun 30, 2022

Mushroom v2.0.0 allows you to create an even distincter Home Assistant Dashboard. There are new options for icons, primary, and secondary information.

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