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        2026.7 Beta: A betta title

          Franck Nijhof July 1, 2026
            * Core
            * Release-Notes

            Note

              Welcome to the beta release notes for Home Assistant 2026.7 🎉


              Please note that these release notes are a work in progress. 👷‍♀️ We will be completing them over the next couple of days. Not all features might be final yet, and some features may not make it into the final release.


              Want to help test the beta? Awesome! ❤️ We have documented how you can join our beta channel and install the beta here.


              While running the beta, we highly recommend joining our #beta channel on the Home Assistant Discord chat! 💬 Most developers and beta testers are in this channel during the beta period to share experiences, ideas, and iterate over new features, fine-tuning them before the final release. It’s a really fun place to hang out. 😎


              Reporting issues: As this is a beta test, you might encounter unexpected behavior or issues. 🐞 We use the GitHub issue tracker to track beta issues. You can find our issue trackers and the reported issues during beta here:


                * Report(ed) beta dashboards/UI/frontend issues
                * Report(ed) beta integrations/automations/backend/core issues
                * Report(ed) beta documentation issues

              🙏 When reporting issues, make sure to mention the exact beta version you are running in the issue description. This will help us identify and track the issue correctly. Read more about reporting issues here.


              Issues introduced in the beta are processed with priority. 🔝

            Tip

              Don’t forget to join our release party live stream on YouTube on July 1, 2026, at 20:00 GMT / 12:00 PT / 21:00 CET!

          Home Assistant 2026.7! 🎉

          Enjoy the (beta) release!

          ../Frenck

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        The Matter upgrade you’ve been waiting for

          Ingo Fischer June 23, 2026
            * Announcements

          It started as a passion project. Yet in a few years matter.js has grown beyond my wildest expectations, becoming the backbone of the open source Matter ecosystem, and powering everything from Homebridge to openHAB, and even some commercial products.

          Ten months ago, I joined forces with the Open Home Foundation to work full time as Lead Developer of Matter. Shortly after, I donated matter.js to the foundation – giving it a new home where it would be safeguarded for the future. Together we announced our plans to take Matter support in Home Assistant in a completely new direction: we set out to rebuild the Open Home Foundation Matter Server – the engine that powers Matter in Home Assistant – on matter.js.

          After four months of beta testing, with our community fixing bugs and contributing new features along the way, today we’re thrilled to present the newest version of Matter for Home Assistant! 🎉

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        Proxy all the things: no device left behind

          Paulus Schoutsen June 18, 2026
            * Technology
        This article is shared from the Open Home Foundation

          Every smart home has them: the older devices that still work perfectly well but no longer fit neatly into a modern setup. Instead of letting them gather dust in a drawer, the Open Home Foundation’s projects can help you bring them back into the fold. Here’s how a little proxying can give your beloved old gear a new lease of life, and keep your smart home that bit more sustainable.

          Read on Open Home Foundation →

        2026.6: Pick a card, any card

          Franck Nijhof June 3, 2026
            * Core
            * Release-Notes

          Home Assistant 2026.6! 🎉

          I’m going to put my hand up right away: ✋ I am not a dashboard person. Not because I don’t like them; I love seeing what you all build. But designing a beautiful one is a kind of visual creativity I just don’t have. That’s a big part of why I love the built-in Home dashboard so much, it does the designing for me. But when I do build a custom dashboard, I usually stare at that “add a card” dialog for way too long, picking cards almost at random just to see if they look good with the data I have.

          So you can imagine my excitement for my personal favorite of this release: the new card picker. Instead of asking “which card type do I want?”, it now asks “which thing in your home do you want to show?”, and then suggests cards that actually make sense for it, with live previews using your own data. For someone like me, that’s not just easier; it’s genuinely inspiring. It nudges me towards combinations I would not have thought of on my own. 💡

          This fits into a bigger direction I keep getting more excited about: Home Assistant getting better at starting from the thing you want to do, instead of asking you to first learn the building blocks. The same idea is what makes purpose-specific triggers and conditions in Home Assistant Labs feel so right, and this release brings them a big step closer to graduating out of Labs with brand new zone triggers and conditions. 📍

          A close second favorite for me this release is everything happening around that in the automation editor: live test indicators on your conditions, target counts on every device, area, floor, and label, and proper notes you can attach to any step. Individually they are small quality-of-life touches; together, they make building automations feel a whole lot more transparent. ✨

          And there is plenty more to love in this release: new tile card features, Z-Wave smart locks catching up with their Matter siblings, a friendlier Apps page, and another big batch of new integrations from our community. 🚀

          Enjoy the release!

          ../Frenck

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        Sensereo joins Works with Home Assistant

          Miranda Bishop May 28, 2026
            * Works-with-Home-Assistant

          We’re sensing a change in the air this month as we welcome Sensereo to the Works with Home Assistant program 🎉. Specialists in environmental sensing, Sensereo brings Matter smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms into the Home Assistant ecosystem – meaning more ways to keep your home open, safe, and sound.

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        zunzunbee joins Works with Home Assistant

          Miranda Bishop May 19, 2026
            * Works-with-Home-Assistant

          We are often asked if we prioritize “Big Tech” firms in the Works with program, but we’ve always been clear that newer companies are just as important to our certification as household names. Start-ups are innovators, and have their fingers on the pulse of community needs much more than brands that are only at the mercy of their investors.

          That’s just one reason we’re thrilled to welcome zunzunbee to the program! They really stood out from the crowd at CES 2026 this January with their new product, the Slate Switch. This battery-powered smart scene controller simply snaps over existing switches – ideal if you rent your home, or don’t fancy working with wiring. We’re always on the lookout for devices that make setting up your smart home easier, so we’re delighted to have zunzunbee on board!

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        2026.5: We're on the same frequency now 📡

          Franck Nijhof May 6, 2026
            * Core
            * Release-Notes

          Home Assistant 2026.5! 🎉

          What a few weeks it has been! Earlier this month, we hosted State of the Open Home 2026 live in Utrecht, the Netherlands. A big chunk of that day was dedicated to something we deeply care about: building in the open, and how we’re going to take that even further from here on out. 💙

          Building in the open isn’t just about source code on GitHub. It’s about doing the planning, the decision-making, and the prioritizing out where everyone can see it, follow along, and join in. And “joining in” doesn’t mean you have to write a single line of code or even consider yourself technical. Sharing how you use Home Assistant, telling us what frustrates you, what you wish existed, voting on ideas, helping a fellow user on the forums or Discord, translating, writing documentation, or simply leaving a thoughtful comment on a roadmap item: it all counts, and it all shapes where this project goes next. 🤝

          A great first step in that direction also went live this month: our roadmap is now public. You can go browse it, see what we’re working on, what’s next, and (most importantly) comment on it, share your thoughts, and help shape it. We talked about all of this, and a lot more, on stage. So if you weren’t able to join us live, please go watch the recording. It is genuinely worth your time, and it’s the best invitation I can give you to come build the Open Home with us. 🗺️

          Now, on to this release. My personal favorite this month is maybe a bit unexpected, considering it sits all the way at the end of this post: the completely reworked templating documentation. I know, I know, “documentation” doesn’t exactly scream headline feature. But hear me out: making Home Assistant more approachable is one of our biggest missions this year, and darn good documentation is a big part of that. We’ve expanded our documentation team and are investing heavily in this, and the new templating docs are the very first taste of what’s to come. I’m really proud of where this is heading. 📚

          That said, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t also super stoked about radio frequency (RF) support landing this release. Just like last month’s infrared (IR) release, this brings a massive category of devices into Home Assistant natively: blinds, garage doors, ceiling fans, RF outlets, doorbells… you name it. Sure, there have always been clever workarounds and custom integrations to bridge some of these, but having it built right into the platform changes the game completely. There is so much cool stuff going on around this, and we’re only getting started. 📡

          And there’s plenty more: a new Maintenance dashboard for your batteries, serial ports proxied over the network with ESPHome, new tile card features for media players, durations for purpose-specific automation triggers and conditions, redesigned more-info dialogs for vacuums and lawn mowers, autocomplete in the code editors, and 12 new integrations! 🚀

          Enjoy the release!

          ../Frenck

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        BEGA joins Works with Home Assistant

          Miranda Bishop May 5, 2026
            * Works-with-Home-Assistant

          How do you more or less double the number of Works with Home Assistant-certified devices available to our community? Have BEGA join the program! This German firm has spent more than 75 years designing a wide range of architectural lighting that sets the industry standard: and now they’re bringing that expertise to your smart home.

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        ubisys joins Works with Home Assistant

          Miranda Bishop April 23, 2026
            * Works-with-Home-Assistant

          We’re thrilled to welcome ubisys to Works with Home Assistant! This German company has been dedicated to smart home automation for more than 20 years, and offers a range of Zigbee devices designed to help you retrofit your home. If retrofitting is conjuring up images of avocado bathrooms 🥑 and artexed ceilings, fear not – it just means upgrading what you already have, rather than ripping it out and starting again. Better for your home, and the planet 🌍.

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        2026.4: Infrared never left the chat

          Franck Nijhof April 1, 2026
            * Core
            * Release-Notes

          Home Assistant 2026.4! 🎉

          I’ll be honest: when I first heard the pitch for infrared support in Home Assistant, I wasn’t exactly jumping out of my chair. Infrared? That’s old tech! But that’s exactly the point. Think about how many TVs, air conditioners, and other appliances sitting in your home right now have an infrared receiver but no smart features whatsoever. With this release, all of those devices can get a smart future, showing up as actual, controllable devices in Home Assistant. Turns out, old tech can learn some very new tricks. 📡

          Our purpose-specific automation triggers and conditions are back with a whole metric ton of new triggers and conditions! This effort, currently available through Home Assistant Labs, is now almost feature complete. If you haven’t tried it yet, please give it a shot; I’m really looking forward to your feedback. 🧠

          There’s also plenty of fun stuff: background colors for dashboard sections, favorites on your dashboard cards, full Matter lock management with PIN codes, and you can now see what your AI-powered Assist is thinking while it processes your requests. Plus 14 new integrations! 🚀

          Oh! And don’t forget: State of the Open Home 2026 is happening on April 8 in Utrecht, the Netherlands! Come celebrate everything we’ve built together in person. Tickets are limited, so grab yours while you can! 🎟️

          Enjoy the release!

          ../Frenck

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