Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update. Meanwhile SmartThings collaborates with Home Assistant to ensure their integration keeps working for Home Assistant users' Watch the full episode on YouTube https://hasspodcast.io/ha178 Chapters 00:00:16 Welcome and Introduction 00:00:59 Excitement for Speech-to-Phrase 00:03:15 Hive API Changes and Updates 00:05:01 Dashboard and UI Enhancements 00:07:43 Tile Card and UI Improvements 00:13:20 OpenAI and Streaming Capabilities 00:18:52 SmartThings Collaboration 00:22:52 Media Player and Music Assistant Updates 00:27:54 Discussion on Different Voice Assistants 00:29:07 Amazon Echo Feature Discussion 00:29:55 Internet and Upload Speed Talk 00:30:20 Amazon Echo's AI-Powered Version 00:34:39 Home Assistant and Voice Assistant 00:38:39 Home Assistant New Integrations 00:42:48 Backward Incompatible Changes Support the Podcast Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon. Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon 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. Hosts Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @rohank9 Buy Rohan a Coffee Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
