Home Assistant Podcast
2024.3 - Features we wanted, and some we didn’t know we needed
Mar 5, 2024
Exciting updates in Home Assistant 2024.3 with new features for everyone. Tips on using vinegar in robot vacuums to eliminate odors. Template translation helper and remote UI customization discussed. Updates on integrations like Tesla and Real Air Player, and clever solutions for maintaining EV charger functionality.
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- New features in Home Assistant include session layout type Grace for dashboard creation and energy graph visualization.
- The Template Translation Helper simplifies binary sensor value translation, Juice Pass offers EV charging control, and the State of the Open Home webcast reveals future plans.
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Exciting New Features in Home Assistant 2024 Release
The latest Home Assistant release introduces a range of exciting features. User inputs for scripts allow variables such as entity targets and text inputs. A new session layout type called Grace offers a fresh approach to dashboard creation with drag and drop functionality. A new energy graph now visualizes device energy consumption over time. Media players gain new features like volume control and playback commands via assist integration.
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