Home Assistant 2025.6
This release brings a complete redesign of all selection dialogs (pickers), new Bluetooth visualization with connection graph, another iteration of the experimental Areas dashboard, and significant expansion of SmartThings, Shelly, and Miele device support.
Main Features
All Pickers Improved
- Unified design - Entity, area, device, floor, label, user pickers
- Better search - Faster and more consistent across all pickers
- Device picker - New look with manufacturer logos
- Area and integration display - Show context for devices
- Consistent user experience
Bluetooth Visualization and Management
- Connection graph - Visualize Bluetooth device connections
- Proxy display - See Bluetooth proxies in map
- In-range devices - Show unknown nearby devices
- Consistent UI - Updated Zigbee visualization too
- Better Bluetooth management
Areas Dashboard Iterations
- Actions section - Scripts, automations, and scenes
- Extended entities - Number, button, counters, timer helpers
- Renamed section - "Entertainment" → "Media players"
- Better organization of automations and scenes in context
Deprecation Announcement
- Core and Supervised - End of support for these installation methods
- 32-bit architectures - End of support for i386, armhf, armv7
- 6 months transition - Support until December 2025
- Repair notification - Alert on update
- Time to plan migration
New Integrations
The following new integrations are added in this release:
- Alexa Devices - Control Amazon devices (Echo, Fire TV)
- Immich - Self-hosted photo and video backups
- Paperless-ngx - Digital document management
- Probe Plus - Bluetooth meat thermometers
- Zimi Cloud Connect - Control Zimi smart home devices
Virtual Integrations
- Kaiser Nienhaus - Motionblinds
Notable Improvements to Existing Integrations
It's not just new integrations that have been added; existing integrations are also constantly being improved. Here are some of the other notable changes in this release:
ESPHome
- Deep sleep updates - Update devices in deep sleep mode
- Sub-devices - Support for device hierarchy
- Better device management
Homee
- Fans and alarm panels - Support for new device types
- Extended compatibility
Teslemetry
- Hazard lights - Binary sensor
- Valet mode - Switch entity
- Credit balance - Sensor
- Enhanced Tesla monitoring
Shelly
- Sub-devices - For multi-channel devices
- Better organization - Complex setups easier to manage
- Improved structure
SmartThings
Massive expansion:
- Cooktops, hobs, water heaters
- Hood fan speeds, Steam closet modes
- Freezer and cooler temperatures
- Washer spin and soil levels
- Valve positions
- Heat pump zone climates
- Atmospheric pressure sensors
Miele
- Vacuum support - Robot vacuum cleaners
- Drying step sensors - Dryer progress
- Washer-dryer phases - Program phases
- Hob plate sensors - Cooktop sensors
- Energy and water forecasts - Consumption predictions
- Comprehensive appliance monitoring
Airthings Cloud
- Lux sensor - Light level measurement
- Extended sensor support
Squeezebox
- Update entities - Update status for services
- Better maintenance
Whois
- Status sensor - Domain status tracking
- Monitor domains
SwitchBot
- Vacuums - K10 Plus support
- Lock Ultra and Lite - New lock models
- Growing device support
Sonos
- Playlists - Under favorites
- Better music management
Kostal Plenticore
- Installer login - Installer-level access
- Advanced configuration
Anthropic
- Claude 4 - Support for latest model
- Enhanced AI capabilities
Comelit
- Preset modes - For climate control
- Better climate integration
Quality Scale Achievements
- Gold: SwitchBot
- Silver: Shelly
Other Notable Changes
Sidebar Improvements
- New dialog - Clean and clear editing dialog
- Drag & drop - Reorder by dragging
- Hide items - Eye icon to hide
- Synchronization - Settings saved to profile
- Mobile apps - Works across devices
- Enhanced customization
Media Player Group Control
- Join/unjoin from UI - Directly from media player card
- Dynamic groups - Control from dashboard
- Supported players only - Compatible media players
- Better group management
Reset/Restore Entity ID
- Reset button - Return ID to original value
- Bulk reset - "Recreate entity IDs" for entire device
- Entity configuration dialog - Available in settings
- Fix entity ID issues
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