Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home

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Exploring 2025.5: Changes and User Experiences

This chapter explores the 2025.5 release, focusing on broken changes and their effects on user experience. The speakers reflect on outdated automations and encourage audience engagement through sharing personal experiences with Home Assistant.

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

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Chapters

00:02:18 Open Home Foundation Transition

00:05:17 Leadership and Organizational Changes

00:06:52 Non-profit Status and Challenges

00:11:41 Commercial Partnerships and Growth

00:22:35 Community Survey Insights

00:26:43 Z-Wave Certification and Bug Fixing

00:27:07 Building Relationships with Big Brands

00:27:34 Home Assistant Certification and Reliability

00:28:25 Community Interaction and Automation

00:29:20 Device Database and AI Utilization

00:32:51 Importance of Open Standards

00:33:12 Matter and Local Device Integration

00:35:34 Benefits of Localized Smart Products

00:36:18 Community Day Announcement

00:37:19 Listener Feedback and Parenting Automation Tips

00:44:13 Home Assistant Backup and Update Features

00:47:32 New Text-to-Speech Variants

00:49:17 Entity Picker Overhaul

00:52:54 UI and YAML Integration

00:54:25 Direct YAML Pasting

00:55:45 Network Discovery Tools

00:57:31 Z-Wave Smart Start and Long Range

01:02:55 HomeKit and AI Features

01:05:57 New Integrations

01:07:35 Breaking Changes and Theming Updates

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