diff --git a/source/_posts/2024-08-07-release-20248.markdown b/source/_posts/2024-08-07-release-20248.markdown index 69f9b980791..435f92f49da 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2024-08-07-release-20248.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2024-08-07-release-20248.markdown @@ -538,6 +538,9 @@ noteworthy changes this release: - [Timer support] using [Assist] for mobile devices. This means you can now control timers from your mobile device or tablet. Thanks [@balloob]! - You can now ask [Assist] for the current time and date, thanks [@synesthesiam]! +- [@synesthesiam] also switched our voice activity detection to [microVAD]! + Using this we are able to detect the end of a speech command much better + in noisy environments, even with music in the background. Cool! - The [picture elements card] can now be fully managed in the UI using a brand-new visual editor. Fantastic work there [@karwosts]! - Home Assistant will now raise a repair issue if a script can't be set up @@ -572,6 +575,7 @@ noteworthy changes this release: [History stats]: /integrations/history_stats [Hygrostat]: /integrations/generic_hygrostat [image]: /integrations/image +[microVAD]: https://github.com/rhasspy/pymicro-vad [notify]: /integrations/notify [Open Home Foundation]: https://openhomefoundation.org/ [picture elements card]: /dashboards/picture-elements/