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Home Assistant
A broad credential check protects logs shared for troubleshooting while retaining the details needed to fix a setting.
Reviewed by chemelli74, erwindouna, gjohansson-ST
Home Assistant stops configuration errors from echoing passwords, API keys, access tokens and authentication PINs into logs. A rejected credential is replaced with a redaction marker while the setting’s location and the reason it failed remain visible.
Home Assistant
A device checklist connects advertised audio, Bluetooth and radio capabilities to the setup they need.
Reviewed by wendevlin
Home Assistant gives compatible ESPHome devices a setup checklist after they are added. A banner leads to the capabilities advertised by the firmware, so a device that can play audio or connect other equipment has a visible next step instead of leaving its owner to find the relevant integration.
devices
Device Builder and ESPHome Web gain a USB serial route for BK72xx boards, with browser-based logs.
ESPHome extends browser-based firmware installation to Beken BK72xx boards through a USB serial adapter. Device Builder compiles the configuration and sends it to the chip, while ESPHome Web accepts the resulting firmware file. The installer checks that the image matches the connected chip before erasing anything.
Home Assistant
A community proof of concept turns candle and air-conditioner commands into ordinary controls, with broader hardware verification still ahead.
David of DAB-LABS reports a working route from capturing an infrared remote to generating a standalone Home Assistant integration. Two proof-of-concept integrations cover Sanmli TH-05 candles and a Daikin FTXS50KVM air conditioner, extending the foundation’s effort to make brand-specific infrared support easier to create.
Home Assistant
An administrator can attach tools for project information, message history and live bus access.
Reviewed by balloob, farmio, Laufmaschine
Home Assistant gives configured AI assistants tools for inspecting a KNX building-automation installation and interacting with its control network. The tools reach stored device messages, information from the installation’s ETS project and live KNX access, beyond ordinary Home Assistant entities.
devices
Makers can expose ESP32 switch components over Zigbee, extending the earlier sensor reporting.
Reviewed by swoboda1337
ESPHome adds Zigbee control of switch components on compatible ESP32 devices. A maker can expose a switch through the standard on-and-off format or a generic binary output, allowing commands from Zigbee to change the component’s state.
Music Assistant
An experimental connection brings personal fnOS music collections into Music Assistant without a protocol bridge.
Reviewed by OzGav
Music Assistant adds a direct connection to FeiNiu Music, the personal music-library service for fnOS. A regular FeiNiu account and password provide access to tracks, albums, artists and playlists, alongside search, artwork, lyrics and playback.
Music Assistant
The current show joins the station’s schedule as a playable item, with seeking back toward live radio.
Reviewed by MarvinSchenkel
Music Assistant lets BBC Sounds listeners start the programme currently on air from its beginning. The station’s Today schedule lists that show as playable, using the station’s available rewind window.
Home Assistant
Temperature and priority heating join a clearer account of what the heat pump is doing.
Reviewed by chemelli74, c0ffeeca7
MELCloud Home air-to-water systems gain Home Assistant controls for their hot-water tanks. Owners can set a target temperature and choose normal heat-pump operation or forced hot water, which gives the tank priority over the heating zones.
Music Assistant
Music Assistant releases an idle stream when another player needs the same service.
Reviewed by OzGav
Music Assistant lets a new player take over a streaming service’s single available stream from a paused player. A voice request that pauses music in the living room and starts it in the kitchen no longer has to wait for the old player’s timeout.
devices
A corrected flash-size setting prevents failed wireless updates on affected custom layouts.
Reviewed by swoboda1337
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A six-month transition warns owners before a stricter command execution rule takes effect.
Reviewed by edenhaus, emontnemery, frenck, c0ffeeca7
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Automations can reuse the controller’s saved zones and run times.
Reviewed by allenporter, joostlek, MartinHjelmare
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Automatic setup requires more memory and processor capacity; manual setup keeps its existing minimum.
Reviewed by marcelveldt
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