diff --git a/source/_posts/2023-07-05-release-20237.markdown b/source/_posts/2023-07-05-release-20237.markdown index 52a941c14b8..a591e718556 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2023-07-05-release-20237.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2023-07-05-release-20237.markdown @@ -293,31 +293,29 @@ You can find new script Blueprints for you to use in the [@karwosts]: https://github.com/karwosts - ## Lightning fast Bluetooth proxies -{% details "TODO" %} +A great way to extend the range of Bluetooth for your Home Assistant set up, +is by using [Bluetooth proxies](https://esphome.github.io/bluetooth-proxies/). +These Bluetooth proxies are now even faster! Like... really fast! 🚀 -- Improve/extend story -- Proof read/spelling/grammar -- Replace screenshot +You can expect to see an 40-80% decrease in network traffic between +Home Assistant and the proxy device. It now bundles and sends multiple +Bluetooth advertisements in bulk, instead of sending them one by one. -- Add support for ESPHome raw bluetooth advertisements ([@bdraco] - [#94138]) ([esphome docs]) (noteworthy) -- Bump bluetooth-data-tools to 1.2.0 ([@bdraco] - [#94696]) ([esphome docs]) ([bluetooth docs]) ([led_ble docs]) ([ld2410_ble docs]) (dependency) (noteworthy) +Another large contributor to the speed increase is that the processing of the +advertisements is now done in Home Assistant instead of on the proxy device. +A win-win; it is faster this way and contributes to making the ESP device more +stable and reliable. -{% enddetails %} - -Bluetooth proxies are now even faster! Like... really fast! -When using the latest ESPHome and this release of Home Assistant, it will -be so much faster that we should actually recommend using over an native -Bluetooth stick. +For this to work, you need [ESPHome 2023.6.0](https://esphome.io) or later. ## Matter updates Quite a few significant changes have been made to the Matter integration. The biggest change can be found in the way subscriptions are handled. Especially -on larger (thread) networks, this will result in a much faster and more reliable +on larger (Thread) networks, this will result in a much faster and more reliable experience. This also affects startup time, which is now blazing fast (from minutes to seconds). @@ -334,8 +332,8 @@ A Nest Thermostat connected as a Matter climate device.

This means if you have a [Nest Thermostat](https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9246551?sjid=11501903403631214779-EU) -with the latest firmware, you can now use it directly with Home Assistant, -entirely local without clouds! +(not the E or learning ones) with the latest firmware, you can now use it +directly with Home Assistant, entirely local without clouds! ## Reducing the risk of running into breaking changes diff --git a/source/images/blog/2023-07/cut-and-paste-card.png b/source/images/blog/2023-07/cut-and-paste-card.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a7b1f36bee8 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2023-07/cut-and-paste-card.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2023-07/dashboard-teleport.gif b/source/images/blog/2023-07/dashboard-teleport.gif new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..abd973e9d87 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2023-07/dashboard-teleport.gif differ