Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.10 release, which includes bilingual support for assistants. Meanwhile Sonos finds a new partner, and we answer some listener questions Watch this episode on YouTube https://hasspodcast.io/ha204 Support the Podcast Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon. Support Rohan and Phil on 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 Introduction 00:00:59 Discussion on 2025.10 Release 00:01:25 Automation Editor Updates 00:03:51 AI Image Generation Service 00:06:05 Dashboard Entity Suggestions 00:11:39 Voice Assistant Updates 00:12:05 AccuWeather and Reolink Features 00:22:51 Media Player Panel Update 00:24:31 Matter and Logbook Updates 00:25:28 Philips Hue Motion Updates 00:27:14 LG ThinQ and Litter Robot Enhancements 00:29:39 Lutron Caseta Multi-tap Actions 00:33:24 Shelly and SwitchBot Updates 00:57:20 Notification Customization 00:57:42 Using Emojis for Alerts 00:58:35 Testing LLM Vision for Driveway Gates 00:59:22 Memory Feature in LLM Vision 01:00:10 Discussion on Breaking Changes 01:00:38 Shoutout to Home Assistant Cards 01:01:11 Philips Hue and Sonos Partnership 01:02:33 Conclusion 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 thesmartesthouse.com 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
