Home Assistant Podcast4 Mars 2025

Home Assistant 2025.3 lands with more dashboard improvements

Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update. Meanwhile SmartThings collaborates with Home Assistant to ensure their integration keeps working for Home Assistant users'

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Chapters

00:00:16 Welcome and Introduction

00:00:59 Excitement for Speech-to-Phrase

00:03:15 Hive API Changes and Updates

00:05:01 Dashboard and UI Enhancements

00:07:43 Tile Card and UI Improvements

00:13:20 OpenAI and Streaming Capabilities

00:18:52 SmartThings Collaboration

00:22:52 Media Player and Music Assistant Updates

00:27:54 Discussion on Different Voice Assistants

00:29:07 Amazon Echo Feature Discussion

00:29:55 Internet and Upload Speed Talk

00:30:20 Amazon Echo's AI-Powered Version

00:34:39 Home Assistant and Voice Assistant

00:38:39 Home Assistant New Integrations

00:42:48 Backward Incompatible Changes

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