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Music Assistant
Favourite and library edits stay in the listener’s connected accounts; the app’s heart indicators remain shared.
Reviewed by marcelveldt
Music Assistant stops one household member’s favourite and library changes from being copied into other people’s music-service accounts. A shared library item could carry links to several accounts, so starring a track or removing it from the library affected them all.
ESPHome
Tag handling fixes stop missed scans, repeated events and false success messages across three reader families.
Reviewed by bdraco
ESPHome corrects failures that could stop PN7150 and PN7160 NFC readers detecting tags or make a tag left in place repeatedly appear to arrive and leave. PN532 readers also stop reporting failed tag writes as successful, and avoid restarting midway through formatting an NTAG215 tag.
Home Assistant
Separate search and playback tools replace a shortcut that always played the first match.
Reviewed by allenporter
Home Assistant gives AI assistants a choice of media search results before starting playback. The previous combined tool automatically played the first match; separate tools let the assistant inspect the results and choose one that fits the request.
Music Assistant
Result menus and a remembered search keep tracks within reach while a playlist takes shape.
Music Assistant lets listeners add tracks to playlists directly from search results instead of repeatedly closing the search, adding an item and searching again. The result menu also offers playback, favourites and library actions, with a right-click on desktop or a press and hold on touchscreens.
ESPHome
Weight readings come from both models, with heart rate and impedance readings from the S400.
Reviewed by bdraco
ESPHome adds local readings from Xiaomi Smart Scale S200 and Body Composition Scale S400 devices. Both supply weight and the scale’s user-profile number; the S400 also supplies heart rate, two electrical-impedance readings and an indication that a measurement is complete.
Home Assistant
Compatible Gen2 and newer Shelly devices can act as gateways with firmware 2.1.
Reviewed by chemelli74, thecode
Home Assistant broadens its support for Shelly BLU TRV radiator valves connected through compatible Shelly Gen2 and newer devices, instead of requiring the dedicated BLU Gateway. Those alternative gateways need Shelly firmware 2.1.
Home Assistant
A sensitive webhook identifier is replaced with the ordinary entity name when pending sensor updates are logged.
Reviewed by silamon
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New server setups automatically include later toolsets, while existing setups retain their chosen selection.
Reviewed by allenporter
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Players without native announcement support stop skipping ahead when the message ends.
Reviewed by fmunkes
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A configuration switch chooses whether a keypad touch can lock the door without a PIN.
Reviewed by lboue
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Dedicated problem readings distinguish paper, door and ink or toner faults on supported printers.
Reviewed by erwindouna
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Climate controls work by name, room or floor, while a cleaning request targets the requested area.
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