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Home Assistant 2025.11

This release brings a brand new target picker with full device context, redesigned dialog for adding triggers/conditions/actions, flexible entity naming on dashboards, pie charts for energy, update progress tracking, and many improvements to existing integrations.

Main Features​

Brand New Target Picker​

  • Full context - See which area and device an entity belongs to
  • Entity count - When selecting an area/floor, see how many entities you'll affect
  • Expandable details - Can expand and see exactly which entities are included
  • Better overview - No more confusion about "which ceiling light is this?"
  • Smart automations - Targeting areas automatically includes new devices
  • Much more intuitive target selection for automations

New Dialog for Adding to Automations​

  • Larger dialog - Better readability of descriptions
  • Two-pane layout - Navigation and selection side by side
  • Building blocks on second tab - Repeat, If-then, Choose, etc.
  • Single entry point - One unified button instead of two
  • Cleaner UI - Fewer buttons in complex automations
  • Foundation for future improvements

Flexible Entity Naming on Dashboards​

  • Display options - Entity, device, area, floor, or combinations
  • Automatic synchronization - Renaming automatically propagates
  • Custom names - Still possible to set custom text
  • Contextual names - In device section, entity name is enough
  • No manual edits - Everything updates automatically
  • Full control over dashboard appearance

Energy Pie Chart​

  • Pie charts - New visualization for device energy
  • Layout toggle - Icon in top-right corner
  • Total energy - Displayed in corner of all energy cards
  • Quick overview - Share of individual appliances
  • Better visualization of energy data

Update Progress​

  • Progress reporting - Track HA and add-on update progress
  • Download and unpack - See phases of downloading and unpacking
  • Real estimate - Depends on internet speed and CPU
  • Know how far the update has progressed

New Integrations​

The following new integrations were added in this release:

Noteworthy 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 noteworthy changes in this release:

SwitchBot​

  • Garage door openers - Garage door support
  • Expanded SwitchBot ecosystem

Habitica​

  • Notifications - Notification support
  • Better integration with task gamification

VegeHub​

  • Switch support - Actuator control
  • Extension for garden automation

Portainer​

  • Switches, buttons, sensors - Full container control
  • Comprehensive Docker container management from HA

Volvo​

  • Location tracking - Vehicle location tracking
  • Control buttons - Control buttons
  • Advanced Volvo vehicle integration

ElevenLabs​

  • Speech-to-text - Speech to text conversion
  • Expanded AI voice capabilities

UniFi​

  • LED control - Device LED control
  • Better visual status indication

Yardian​

  • Binary sensors - Irrigation sensors
  • Expanded smart garden capabilities

OctoPrint​

  • Temperature control - Nozzle and bed temperature control
  • Advanced 3D print control

Niko Home Control​

  • Scenes - Import scenes to HA
  • Better Niko system integration

Control4​

  • Climate devices - Thermostat support
  • Expanded Control4 integration

Growatt​

  • MIN/TLX inverters - Inverter control
  • Grid charge - Enable grid charging
  • Better solar system management

Telegram​

  • Event entities - Entities for received messages
  • Easier automation based on Telegram messages

Xbox​

  • Images - Game images, avatars, Gamerpics
  • Friends info - Friend information
  • Richer visual integration

Victron Remote Monitoring​

  • Solar production forecast - Solar production forecasting
  • Energy dashboard integration

Shelly​

  • Climate entities - Air conditioning support
  • Valve entities - Valve support
  • Further Shelly integration expansion
  • Bicycle detection - Bicycle detection
  • Person type - Gender recognition of persons
  • Vehicle/animal types - Vehicle and animal types
  • Advanced object detection

Quality Scale Achievements​

  • Platinum: APC UPS Daemon, IMGW-PIB, LG WebOS TV, Mealie, NextDNS, ntfy, Volvo
  • Silver: 1-wire, Ubiquiti airOS, LetPot, Switcher

Other Noteworthy Changes​

Improved Logging (Home Assistant OS)​

  • No duplication - Logs no longer stored twice
  • Disk savings - Less writing to storage
  • Longer lifespan - Especially important for SD cards
  • CLI access - ha core logs --help
  • More efficient log management

Home Dashboard Improvements​

  • Merged sections - Suggested and favorites in one section
  • Areas by floor - Better organization
  • Dedicated dashboards - Lights, Climate, Security
  • Devices without area - No entities get lost
  • Smarter adaptation

Groups​

  • Valve groups - Ability to group valves
  • Expanded group capabilities

Data Tables​

  • Cross-column search - Much better search
  • Faster table navigation

Energy Graphs​

  • Total value - In corner of all energy cards
  • Quick consumption/production overview

Dashboard Backgrounds​

  • Images from integrations - Use images from any integration
  • More flexible dashboard customization

Assumed State​

  • Group assumed state - If at least one child entity has assumed state
  • Applies to: switch, fan, light, cover
  • More accurate group state

Valve Group Support​

  • Groups for valves - Ability to group multiple valves
  • Better irrigation and heating control

London Underground in UI​

  • UI setup - Set up directly in user interface
  • No longer requires YAML configuration

Release Party Video​

More Information​

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