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Please note that this is experimental, meaning it is subject to change and may
not always work as intended. We would love your feedback if you notice some
aspects we can improve. It are the communitys dashboards shared over the
years that helped us shape this design, and we would love to see how it works
aspects we can improve. The communitys dashboards, shared over the years,
have helped shape this design, and we would love to see how it works
with a wide variety of your homes. Even if you already have the perfect
dashboard built for your home, try it!
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## Voice
The year of the voice is long gone, but we are still working on improving
the voice experience in Home Assistant. This release has a few improvements
to the voice experience in Home Assistant!
The _**["year of the voice"](/blog/2022/12/20/year-of-voice/)**_ might be behind
us, but we keep improving the voice experience in Home Assistant! This release
brings several enhancements to make interacting with your smart home even better.
### Improved Voice Wizard
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During [Voice chapter 9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6VvzDSI8RU&t=4750s),
we added the ability for Home Assistant [to call analog phones to start a
conversation](/blog/2025/02/13/voice-chapter-9-speech-to-phrase/#home-assistant-phones-home-analog-phones-are-back).
conversation](/blog/2025/02/13/voice-chapter-9-speech-to-phrase/#home-assistant-phones-home-analog-phones-are-back). As of this release, this
feature is now available for ESPHome-based voice assistants,
like the [Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition][pve]!
As of this release, this feature is now available for ESPHome based voice
assistant, like the [Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition][pve]!
This is an amazing feature, as it allows you to build your own automations that
This is a fantastic feature, as it allows you to build your own automations that
can send out voice prompts from your voice assistant and listen for a response,
instead of you having to trigger the conversation by saying the wake word.
_**TODO:**_ Add a demo video here.
Imagine, for example, you have left the garage door open, and a few minutes
later, your assistant says: "Hey, I noticed you left the garage door open,
do you want me to close it for you?" And you can just say "yes" or "no" to
the assistant, and it will close the door for you... 🤯
later, your assistant says:
Or maybe you come home from a long day at work, and your assistant says:
"Welcome home Frenck! Hope you had a great day! Want to hear the news? Or
maybe you are in the mood for some music?" and answering that?
> "Hey, I noticed you left the garage door open, do you want me to close it for you?"
This is unbelievably powerful, and opens up a whole new world of possibilities
for your voice assistant. This power is currently only available when using
LLMs, but we are working on making this available in other places it would
be useful.
You simply reply “yes” or “no,” and it handles the rest… 🤯
Or perhaps after a long day at work, you return home, and your assistant greets
you warmly:
> “Welcome home, Frenck! Hope you had a great day. Want to hear the news or maybe enjoy some music?”
JLo made a great demo video of this one, involving his oven and the assistant
asking if he wants to set a timer:
<lite-youtube videoid="dq7--T_pVNA" videotitle="Starting a conversation from the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition"></lite-youtube>
This opens up a whole new world of possibilities for voice-driven automations.
Currently, this capability is only available when using LLM integrations,
but were exploring more use cases where it would be helpful.
If you listen closely to the demo above, youll notice a brief pre-announce
sound just before the conversation starts. This little notification prevents
your assistant from startling anyone by suddenly speaking out of nowhere and
preventing a jump scare! 🫣
You could even use custom sounds based on the scenario—like a doorbell chime
for visitors or a train station-style jingle when your morning commute gets
delayed, giving you extra time to grab that coffee before heading out. ☕
[pve]: /voice-pe/
### Pre-announce sound
Having your assistant start a conversation is great, but having it start talking
out of nowhere might be a bit scary for some people 🫣. To help with that, it is
possible to add a pre-announce sound when starting a conversation or making an
announcement.
Using this, you can play a little sound before the assistant starts talking,
preventing the "jump scare" effect.
_**TODO:**_ Add a demo video here.
Hmmm… this might be cool for different sound effects, depending on the
situation. Like a doorbell chime when the doorbell rings, or a train
station-style announcement jingle when your morning commute is
delayed (so you have a little more time to grab your coffee before you leave ☕).
## Onboarding with a Home Assistant Cloud backup
If you are a user of [Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa][cloud], it means
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{% enddetails %}
{% details "Hue" %}
The effect `None` for hue lights has been changed to `off`.
If you rely on this value in your automation or script, you will need to
adapt them to this change.
([@joostlek] - [#138990]) ([documentation](/integrations/hue))
[@joostlek]: https://github.com/joostlek
[#138990]: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/138990
{% enddetails %}
{% details "Persistent notifications" %}
Persistent notifications with `notification_id` `config_entry_reconfigure` are