Home Assistant’s Android app ends an Assist conversation when someone leaves it, allowing the background wake-word listener to resume. Previously, pressing Home, switching apps or locking the screen could leave the conversation running in the background and prevent the listener from taking over.
A second change prepares a newly created wake-word engine before it receives microphone audio, addressing missed wake words just after the listener restarts. GustavoMorozi contributed both changes, beginning with their first contribution to the Android repository.