Home Assistant Podcast 2025.1 - Backups, Voice and What The Heck?!
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Jan 3, 2025 The hosts dive into the exciting new cloud-ready backup solution, emphasizing its security and innovative features. They discuss the significance of user feedback in shaping voice assistant tech, especially in relation to upcoming CES developments. The conversation shifts to recent enhancements in Home Assistant, like improved automation usability and new integrations in the SwitchBot and Unify ecosystems. Additionally, they explore advancements in smart home security with new camera features and the evolving landscape of Tesla integrations.
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Community Survey
- Complete the Home Assistant community survey before January 20th.
- Provide feedback to help shape the product's future and improve the smart home experience.
Pet-Focused Features
- The survey asks about pet ownership to gauge interest in pet-related features.
- A potential outcome could be a Home Assistant pet tag integrating with Bluetooth proxy.
CES Attendance
- Rohan and Phil will attend CES for the first time in person.
- They plan to create Home Assistant-focused content, with early access for Patreon supporters.