Home Assistant Podcast

Frenck joins us to see out 2023 and break down Home Assistant 2023.12

Dec 6, 2023

Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break down the final release of 2023 for Home Assistant. They discuss funding and sustained development, progress on the Todolist feature, integration issues with IKEA Idison desk and Roborock, updates on the REST API and SMTP integration, removal of MyQ integration, and favorite features of 2023.

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Quick takeaways

The release introduced sleek and user-friendly entity dialogues, enhancing the visual experience of interacting with entities in Home Assistant.

The calendar integration now supports multiple entities and provides more flexibility in displaying events, and the to-do list functionality received updates, enabling the addition of due dates and descriptions, along with integration with grocery apps like Picnic and Our Groceries.

The main wishes for the smart home industry include more focus on local devices and widespread adoption of the Matter standard, as well as the integration of local voice AI assistants for interactive and flexible voice control within the home.

Deep dives

Improved Entity Dialogues and Tile Cards

The release introduced sleek and user-friendly entity dialogues, enhancing the visual experience of interacting with entities in Home Assistant. Additionally, the Tile Cards feature was improved, allowing for more versatile and customizable dashboard layouts.

Introduction

2min

Funding and Sustained Development

18min

Progress on Todolist Feature

16min

Integration issues with IKEA Idison desk and Roborock

15min

Updates on the REST API, Exchange Rates, and SMTP Integration

2min

Removal of MyQ Integration and Favorite Features in Home Assistant 2023

21min

Wrap-up, Advertisement for HIV Treatment and Fitness Club

2min

The final release of 2023 is here, and Franck joins Rohan and Phil to break it down and ponder what 2024 will bring.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:54 Another "year of"

04:49 30 Employees at Nabu Casa

11:20 GitHub Security Audit

14:15 2023.12

01:00:12 2023 Wish List - Cameras

01:02:26 2024 Wish List

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