diff --git a/source/_posts/2022-04-06-release-20224.markdown b/source/_posts/2022-04-06-release-20224.markdown index 4baac8dde55..c03756f4566 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2022-04-06-release-20224.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2022-04-06-release-20224.markdown @@ -109,35 +109,39 @@ still there and are still being recorded. However, they are no longer shown on auto-generated Dashboards; they are automatically hidden from HomeKit, Alexa & Google Assistant and aren't -called when a service calls target their area. +called when a service call targets their area. Hiding entities can be used to clean up your automatically generated Dashboard or hide those light entities that you have put into groups. About groups… ## Now available in the UI: Groups! -TODO: - - Improve story line - - Add graphics - A group lets you combine multiple entities into a single entity. Entities that -are members of a group can be controlled and monitored as a whole. This can be -useful for cases where you want to control, for example, -the multiple bulbs in a light fixture as a single light in Home Assistant. +are members of a group can be controlled and monitored as a whole. Useful for +cases where you want to control, for example, the multiple bulbs in a light +fixture as a single light in Home Assistant. -Using groups, is a very common use case, but, until now, an advanced use case -as groups were only available for YAML configuration. As of today, groups -have been added to the UI! +Using groups is a very common use case, but, until now, an advanced use case +as groups were only available for YAML configuration. As of today, groups are +available in the UI! 🎉 -You can group multiple binary sensors, covers, fans, lights, media players; and -added this release is support for lock and switch groups. +Screenshot showing adding groups from the UI -You know what is amazing? When you create a new group in the UI, you can -select to automatically hide all group members. Super helpful for hiding -those individual light entities of your light fixture. +Select the type of entities you want to group and select the group members +you want to add: Done! You can group multiple types of entities: binary sensors, +covers, fans, lights, and media players; also added in this release is +support for lock and switch groups. + +Remember the hide entities functionality described above? That is super helpful +for hiding those individual light entities of your light fixture. So, when you +create a new group in the UI, you can select to hide all group members +automatically! + +Screenshot showing how to hide group members Your groups can be found under {% my helpers title="Configuration > Automations & Scripts > Helpers" %}, -or click the my button below to add a new groups immediately: +or, if you have updated to this release already, click the my button below to +add a new group immediately: {% my config_flow_start badge domain="group" %} diff --git a/source/images/blog/2022-04/entity-hidden.png b/source/images/blog/2022-04/entity-hidden.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..44193748401 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2022-04/entity-hidden.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2022-04/group-hide-members.png b/source/images/blog/2022-04/group-hide-members.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d4d5d5c95a3 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2022-04/group-hide-members.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2022-04/groups.png b/source/images/blog/2022-04/groups.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..08fbcec1497 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2022-04/groups.png differ