Home Assistant Podcast

2025.4 - A new areas dashboard and some big announcements (for us!)


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A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share


Watch the full episode on YouTube

https://hasspodcast.io/ha180


Chapters

00:00:58 Upcoming State of the Open Home

00:02:49 Matter Certification and Open Home Innovations

00:06:06 Motion Blinds and Community Day

00:07:22 Podcast Updates and New Sponsor

00:10:23 SwitchBot Integration Update

00:11:56 Home Assistant 2025.4 Release Highlights

00:12:18 Voice Support Enhancements

00:19:10 New Areas Dashboard

00:24:51 Backup Sensors and UI Breadcrumbs

00:27:39 Home Assistant Features

00:29:48 SmartThings and Home Assistant

00:32:00 Home Connect Integration

00:32:24 Roborock and Reolink Updates

00:40:10 Breaking Changes & Updates

00:43:59 Additional Episodes & Patreon


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Hosts

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Rohan Karamandi

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