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Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home

Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home

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A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share


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https://hasspodcast.io/ha184


Chapters

00:02:18 Open Home Foundation Transition

00:05:17 Leadership and Organizational Changes

00:06:52 Non-profit Status and Challenges

00:11:41 Commercial Partnerships and Growth

00:22:35 Community Survey Insights

00:26:43 Z-Wave Certification and Bug Fixing

00:27:07 Building Relationships with Big Brands

00:27:34 Home Assistant Certification and Reliability

00:28:25 Community Interaction and Automation

00:29:20 Device Database and AI Utilization

00:32:51 Importance of Open Standards

00:33:12 Matter and Local Device Integration

00:35:34 Benefits of Localized Smart Products

00:36:18 Community Day Announcement

00:37:19 Listener Feedback and Parenting Automation Tips

00:44:13 Home Assistant Backup and Update Features

00:47:32 New Text-to-Speech Variants

00:49:17 Entity Picker Overhaul

00:52:54 UI and YAML Integration

00:54:25 Direct YAML Pasting

00:55:45 Network Discovery Tools

00:57:31 Z-Wave Smart Start and Long Range

01:02:55 HomeKit and AI Features

01:05:57 New Integrations

01:07:35 Breaking Changes and Theming Updates


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