diff --git a/source/_posts/2024-12-04-release-202412.markdown b/source/_posts/2024-12-04-release-202412.markdown index 32b61c08fa5..a303d94d459 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2024-12-04-release-202412.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2024-12-04-release-202412.markdown @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Happy holidays! And for the last time in 2024: Enjoy the release! ## Improved scene editor experience {% term Scenes %} are a great way to set the mood in your home. They allow you -to capture the state of your devices at a specific moment and restore them +to capture the state of your devices at a specific moment and restore it later, using a button on your dashboard, an automation, or even a voice command. One of the common frustrations with editing scenes in Home Assistant is that it @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ waking up everyone. šŸ˜… [@karwosts] & [@marcinbauer85] to the rescue! šŸ¦øā€ā™‚ļø As of this release, the scene editor has two modes. A **review mode** and an **edit mode**. -The improved scene editor now as a preview mode, which is shown in this screenshot. +The improved scene editor now has a preview mode, which is shown in this screenshot. The ā€œreview modeā€ is how your scene will open, and it will show you the scene as it is currently set up, but it will not apply it. You can then switch to the @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ reduction in the number of possible combinations! The results speak for themselves: - + ## Revised Integration Quality Scale @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ We welcome the following new integrations in this release: - **[Nord Pool]**, added by [@gjohansson-ST] Pulls in latest energy prices from the Nord Pool energy market as sensors. - **[Sky Remote]**, added by [@dunnmj] - Control your [Sky] box using automations on from your Home Assistant + Control your [Sky] box using automations or from your Home Assistant dashboards. [@dunnmj]: https://github.com/dunnmj @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ changes to existing integrations: PTZ cameras has been added. Thanks! - [@fwestenberg] updated the [Stookwijzer integration], with some new sensors, right on time for the winter season. Nice! -- The [Habitica integration] now provides action for quest handling, scoring +- The [Habitica integration] now provides actions for quest handling, scoring habits, and rewards. It also adds calendars for your to-do and daily reminders. Nice, [@tr4nt0r]! - The [eQ-3 Bluetooth Smart integration] now provides several helpful switches @@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ higher to continue using the integration. {% details "History Stats" %} After this change,Ā `history_stats`Ā in `time`Ā orĀ `ratio`Ā mode will only count -definitively known time-based on recorded data. +definitively known time-based recorded data. Prior to this change, if the start of the time window was earlier than the oldest datapoint in the recorder, `history_stats` would count time using the assumption that an entity was in the first state it found since the beginning of time. This could lead to wild overcalculations when a switch was turned on -after a long period of inactivity, and `history_stats` would assume it has +after a long period of inactivity, and `history_stats` would assume it had _always_ been on and calculate a huge value based on that. ([@karwosts] - [#126271]) ([documentation](/integrations/history_stats)) @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ starting on 27 November. {% details "Statistics" %} -Previously the attributes were only provided when they had a non `None` value. +Previously the attributes of the entity states of the Statistics integration were only provided when they had a non `None` value. This has now changed so the attributes are always provided even with `None` values. You might need to modify your automations or scripts depending on whether these attributes are present or not.