We’re closing out the final Home Assistant release for 2025 with Frenck and a massive Home Assistant 2025.12. Home Assistant Labs, purpose‑specific triggers and conditions, a smarter automation UI, real‑time power flows in Energy, Android Auto/Widgets improvements, tons of new integrations, and more. Plus hardware talk: ZBT2, Zigbee 4, and Matter.js joining the Open Home Foundation. Watch this episode on YouTube https://homeassistant.fm/HA213 Support the Podcast Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon. https://homeassistant.fm/patreon Share your story We wouldn't be able to do this podcast without community members and home automation enthusiasts sharing their stories. To register your interest to come share your home automation journey, head over to homeassistant.fm and click share your story . Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome 00:03:30 Frenck’s streaming cadence and creator burnout 00:06:45 Moving houses: keep or strip the smart home? 00:10:46 EV charger dilemma & e‑waste perspective 00:12:50 2025 recap: guests, sponsors, community 00:15:50 Home Assistant ZBT-2 launch, Zigbee 4 headlines, migrations 00:19:10 Open Home Foundation structure & focus areas 00:22:59 Matter.js joins OHF and why it matters 00:24:59 Arduino policy changes & the ESPHome angle 00:25:34 2025.12 overview and Labs introduction 00:26:44 Home Assistant Labs: opt‑in previews, backups, feedback 00:31:55 Purpose‑specific triggers & conditions explained 00:40:50 New automation UI: target‑first and context‑aware 01:03:17 Home dashboard upgrades & the new For You sidebar 01:13:21 Energy dashboard: live power flows and water devices 01:19:40 Android: Add to Widgets & Android Auto favorites 01:23:13 ESPHome entity IDs standardized for new devices 01:24:17 Pet tech: Tuya litter boxes and assorted updates 01:25:10 OpenAI model update, SQL templates, UI card tweaks 01:27:49 New integrations roundup (Hue BLE, Victron BLE, more) 01:32:18 Template helper deprecation, repairs, migration path 01:35:38 Integration removals: Domino’s & Hive alarm changes 01:36:54 32‑bit/supervised deprecation & migration guidance 01:40:25 CES plans, upcoming episodes This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS, or YAML. Zooz If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers. For the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to https://thesmartesthouse.com Products Discussed Home Assistant ZBT2 (Zigbee radio): https://amzn.to/4pLxykT Lutron Caseta light switches: https://amzn.to/48rNmSN Hosts Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Bluesky: @philhawthorne.com Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee This podcast contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on one of them and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
