From 20d88f7cdc70238dec98f3900be8f5e2c5c313c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 15:58:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 2025.3: Iteration --- .../_posts/2025-03-05-release-20253.markdown | 281 ++++++++++-------- source/images/blog/2025-03/graph-legend.gif | Bin 0 -> 617655 bytes .../blog/2025-03/map-marker-clustering.gif | Bin 0 -> 871740 bytes .../images/blog/2025-03/temp-graph-legend.png | Bin 261119 -> 0 bytes .../blog/2025-03/temp-marker-clustering.png | Bin 687996 -> 0 bytes 5 files changed, 153 insertions(+), 128 deletions(-) create mode 100644 source/images/blog/2025-03/graph-legend.gif create mode 100644 source/images/blog/2025-03/map-marker-clustering.gif delete mode 100644 source/images/blog/2025-03/temp-graph-legend.png delete mode 100644 source/images/blog/2025-03/temp-marker-clustering.png diff --git a/source/_posts/2025-03-05-release-20253.markdown b/source/_posts/2025-03-05-release-20253.markdown index 249bc0347bd..06c1b49bf44 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2025-03-05-release-20253.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2025-03-05-release-20253.markdown @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- layout: post -title: "2025.3 Beta: View those headers!" +title: "2025.3: View those headers!" description: "Beta release notes for Home Assistant 2025.3" -date: 2025-02-26 00:00:00 +date: 2025-03-05 00:01:00 date_formatted: "March 5, 2025" author: Franck Nijhof author_twitter: frenck @@ -15,61 +15,36 @@ og_image: /images/blog/2025-03/social.jpg -{% note %} - -**Welcome to the beta release notes for Home Assistant 2025.3** 🎉 - -
- -Please note that these release notes are a work in progress. 👷‍♀️ We will be -completing them over the next couple of days. Not all features might be final -yet, and some features _**may not** make it into the final release_. - -
- -**Want to help test the beta?** Awesome! ❤️ We have documented how you -[can join our beta channel and install the beta here](/common-tasks/os/#running-a-beta-version). - -
- -While running the beta, we highly recommend joining our _#beta_ channel on -the [Home Assistant Discord chat](/join-chat)! 💬 Most developers and beta -testers are in this channel during the beta period to share experiences, ideas, -and iterate over new features, fine-tuning them before the final release. -It's a really fun place to hang out. 😎 - -
- -**Reporting issues**: As this is a beta test, you might encounter unexpected -behavior or issues. 🐞 We use the GitHub issue tracker to track beta issues. -You can find our issue trackers and the reported issues during beta here: - -
- -- [Report(ed) beta **dashboards/UI/frontend** issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/frontend/milestone/129) -- [Report(ed) beta **integrations/automations/backend/core** issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/milestone/726) -- [Report(ed) beta **documentation** issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant.io/milestone/136) - -🙏 When reporting issues, **make sure to mention the exact beta version you are -running** in the issue description. This will help us identify and track the -issue correctly. Read more about [reporting issues here](/help/reporting_issues/). - -
- -Issues introduced in the beta are processed with priority. 🔝 - -{% endnote %} - -{% tip %} - -Don't forget to [join our release party live stream on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNpNsZyGFw) -5 March 2025, at 20:00 GMT / 12:00 PT / 21:00 CET! - -{% endtip %} - Home Assistant 2025.3! 🎉 -Enjoy the (beta) release! +But! Before I dive into the release, let me quickly catch you up on things you +might have missed. There is a lot of cool stuff happening lately! + +We have a live stream about Assist: [**Voice chapter 9**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6VvzDSI8RU)! +Here we announced [**Speech-to-Phrase**](/blog/2025/02/13/voice-chapter-9-speech-to-phrase/#voice-for-the-masses), +a voice recognition technology that is blazing fast and super accurate, even +on a Raspberry Pi! 🚀 + +I'm also super stoked [about the announcement](/blog/2025/02/27/apollo-joins-wwha/) +that [**Apollo Automation**](https://apolloautomation.com/) has joined the +[**Works with Home Assistant**](https://partner.home-assistant.io) program 🥰 + +And our friends at [**Music Assistant**](https://www.music-assistant.io/) have +[**shipped their next big hit**](/blog/2025/03/05/music-assistants-next-big-hit/)! +With awesome new features like Spotify Connect, Assist optimization, +an equalizer, and podcast & audiobook support. 🎶 + +Great stuff, right? But this release today is also packed with amazing things! + +After a few releases [focussing on backups](/blog/2025/02/05/release-20252/), +we are back with a release **packed** with new features and improvements, +mostly **focussing on dashboards**! 🤩 + +The new abilities, the tile card's fine-tuning, and the dashboard view's new +headers are really cool; I can’t wait to see screenshots of your dashboards +with these new features! 📸 + +Enjoy the release! ../Frenck @@ -88,65 +63,84 @@ Enjoy the (beta) release! - [Integrations](#integrations) - [New integrations](#new-integrations) - [Noteworthy improvements to existing integrations](#noteworthy-improvements-to-existing-integrations) + - [SmartThings](#smartthings) - [Other noteworthy changes](#other-noteworthy-changes) - [Iterating on the legends of graphs](#iterating-on-the-legends-of-graphs) -- [Grouping / clustering of trackables on the maps](#grouping--clustering-of-trackables-on-the-maps) +- [Grouping/clustering of trackables on the maps](#groupingclustering-of-trackables-on-the-maps) - [Need help? Join the community!](#need-help-join-the-community) - [Backward-incompatible changes](#backward-incompatible-changes) - [All changes](#all-changes) ## Dashboard view headers -This release brings a whole new look with the ability to add headers to your dashboards. This allows you to add a title and welcoming text to your dashboards, using Markdown and even templates. Additionally, this gives you a lot of space for badges next to the header. +This release brings a whole new look with the ability to add headers to your +dashboards. This allows you to add a title and welcoming text to your dashboards +using Markdown and even templates. Additionally, this gives you a lot of space +for badges next to the header. -As always, we’ve baked in a lot of customization, with the ability to align the header in multiple different ways. It comes with a responsive layout by default, but you can also set it to always be left-aligned or center-aligned. +As always, we’ve baked in a lot of customization, with the ability to align the +header in multiple different ways. It comes with a responsive layout by default, +but you can also set it to always be left-aligned or center-aligned. TODO: Replace. -The badges can also be positioned below the text (default) or above the text. A great visual menu makes it easy to choose how you want to organize your header. +The badges can also be positioned below the text (default) or above the text. A +great visual menu makes it easy to choose how you want to organize your header. ## Tile cards -A lot of improvements and fine touches have been made to the tile card this release. The tile card is one of the most versatile cards in Home Assistant, and we have made it even better! +This release has made many improvements and fine touches to the tile card. It +is one of the most versatile cards in Home Assistant, +and we have made it even better! ### Knowing which tile card can be controlled -There is no doubt the tile card can do a lot, but ever since its creation, it has had a little flaw that you might have run into yourself… +There is no doubt the tile card can do a lot, but ever since its creation, +it has had a little flaw that you might have run into yourself… -How would you know if tapping a tile card would trigger an action or whether it would just display more information about a sensor? We have addressed this with some subtle visual language in this release! +How would you know if tapping a tile card would trigger an action or whether it +would just display more information about a sensor? We have addressed this +with some subtle visual language in this release! TODO: Replace. -When there is no action (or only a “more info” tap behavior), we don’t show the circle around the icon. When it does have an action, it will show the circle, meaning you can tap that little button. +When there is no action (or only a “more info” tap behavior), we don’t show the +circle around the icon. When it does have an action, it will show the circle, +meaning you can tap that little button. ### Position tile card features -Ever since we added support for resizing cards, we gained the ability to make -very wide tile cards. These cards would have a lot of empty space surrounding -them, which, well, at times could be helpful, I guess. +Since [we added support for resizing cards](/blog/2024/07/03/release-20247/#resize-the-cards-on-your-dashboard), +we gained the ability to make very wide tile cards. These cards have a lot of +empty space surrounding them, which can be helpful at times. But what if you could do something useful with that space? Now you can! -All features of a tile card can now be positioned in-line in the tile card! +All features of a tile card can now be positioned inline in the tile card! TODO: Replace. -This brings a completely new look and feel which we are sure you are going to love! From the settings you can add a feature, like a brightness slider, and position it either below (bottom) or to the right side of the icon (inline). +This brings a completely new look and feel, which we are sure you will love! +From the settings, you can add a feature, like a brightness slider, and position +it either below (bottom) or to the right side of the icon (inline). TODO: Replace. -Note that only the first feature can be positioned inline; the rest will be positioned below the icon in the tile card. +{% note %} +Only the first feature can be positioned inline; the rest will be placed below +the icon in the tile card. +{% endnote %} ### New tile card features This release also ships with two new tile card features that can be -added to your entities to provide new controls. These have been contributed by -[@jpbede], so a big shout out to him! +added to your entities to provide new controls. [@jpbede] contributed these, +so a big shout out to him! [@jpbede]: https://github.com/jpbede #### Switch toggle -The first addition is one that is just surprising we didn't have it before. +The first addition is one that is just surprising we didn't have it before: A switch toggle! This allows you to toggle a switch entity directly from the tile card. @@ -160,19 +154,19 @@ The second addition is a counter toggle. This allows you to add a button to incr ### Tiny interaction improvements -More tweaks to the tile card have been made to improve the interaction -experience with them. For example, we now have nice tiny little animations when you hover over -the tile card, making it clearer that it is interactive; but also when -you tap the tile card, it will now show a little animation to indicate that -the tap was registered. +More tweaks to the tile card have been made to improve their interaction +experience. For example, we now have nice little animations when you hover over +the tile card, making it more apparent that it is interactive. Still, when you +tap the tile card, it will show a little animation to indicate that the +tap was registered. -Another nice addition is that the tile card can now be interacted with -by using your keyboard as well! Tab and shift-tab your way across the screen like the keyboard warrior you are. +Another nice addition is that the tile card can now interact with your keyboard! +Tab and shift-tab your way across the screen like the keyboard warrior you are.