Home Assistant Version 2024.10 Overview

Introduction

• The lecture covers the new features in Home Assistant version 2024.10, based on its beta version.
• Final version release is on the first Wednesday of October.

New Features

Heading Cards

• New heading card feature allows the addition of titles and subtitles to dashboards.
  • Example: Title "Office" with subtitles for lights and climate.
  • Counter shows how many lights are on and becomes invisible when none are on.
  • Each section can display relevant status: e.g., media player status ("playing").
• Interaction can be set up, e.g., clicking the counter turns off all lights.
• Visibility settings allow displaying counters conditionally.

Long-Term Statistics Repairs

• Errors in long-term statistics due to unit changes are now reported in the Repairs option.
• Users can fix errors immediately or rebuild long-term statistics.

YAML Syntax Improvements

• YAML syntax updates:
  • key service changed to action.
  • trigger changed to triggers.
  • condition changed to conditions.
  • action changed to actions.
  • Trigger definition platform now labeled as trigger.
• Automations in the automation editor will auto-migrate to the new syntax.
• Blueprint creators should update their blueprints to adhere to the new YAML syntax.

Custom Integrations and Development of Matter

• Faster upgrades for custom integrations.
• New Matter features:
  • Added button entities, valve entities, operation states, smoke and CO sensors, and Matter 1.3 power energy sensors.

Code Indentation Features

• New vertical lines at each indentation level improve code readability and block distinction.

New Integrations

• New integrations added in this release, including Google Photos.
  • Limitation: Users can upload photos but cannot view existing Google Photos library.

Additional Changes

• New ability to add conditions to trigger-based templates, enhancing precision in triggers.
• Reminder to check compatibility changes in each release to avoid issues post-upgrade.

Conclusion

• Recap of the key features and changes in Home Assistant version 2024.10.
• Encouragement to support the channel and subscribe for more content.