diff --git a/source/_posts/2022-10-05-release-202210.markdown b/source/_posts/2022-10-05-release-202210.markdown index 05b7b52665a..6eefbff67dc 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2022-10-05-release-202210.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2022-10-05-release-202210.markdown @@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ Enjoy the (beta) release! -- [Integrations v2](#integrations-v2) -- [Active connections for Bluetooth remote proxies](#active-connections-for-bluetooth-remote-proxies) +- [Marcel van der Veldt joins Nabu Casa](#marcel-van-der-veldt-joins-nabu-casa) +- [Active Bluetooth everywhere](#active-bluetooth-everywhere) +- [Finding the right integration](#finding-the-right-integration) - [Sub-views for dashboards](#sub-views-for-dashboards) - [Restyling of all dialogs](#restyling-of-all-dialogs) - [Viewing manual automations in the automation editor](#viewing-manual-automations-in-the-automation-editor) @@ -125,52 +126,36 @@ a simple ESP32 device. Oh! Bonus: the Bluetooth performance has been improved too! Especially local Bluetooth adapters should be quite a bit faster. 🚀 -## Extending adding integrations +## Finding the right integration +Recently we [introduced "Supported brands"](/blog/2022/08/03/release-20228/#finding-the-integration-supporting-your-device), +allowing you to find integrations available under different brandings. +Now, we are taking it a step further streamlining the experience of adding new +devices or services. -(Working title, need to be changed to something useful) +For some brands of devices, we have multiple integrations available. +For example, we have a lot of "Google" integrations. Some brands provide devices +that can work via Zigbee or their matching hub, meaning you'd have a choice +in integrating their hub or using it directly via Zigbee +(e.g., using [ZHA](/integrations/zha)). -{% details "TODO" %} +To make it more clear on the choices available, you can now categorize +integrations by brand. Home Assistant will show the options available +for that specific brand. For example, the "Google" brand: -- Needs a better title -- Improve story -- Screenshots -- Spelling/grammar -- https://github.com/home-assistant/frontend/pull/13887 - -{% enddetails %} - -Recently we introduced "Supported brands" in Home Assistant, this release -is taking that concept a step further to improve the experience in adding -new devices or services to Home Assistant. - -For some brands of devices, we have actually multiple integrations available. -For example, some devices can work via Zigbee (e.g, ZHA) but also via their -matching Hub (e.g., Hue bridge). Other might work locally via HomeKit or -Bluetooh, or by using their cloud using a different integration. - -To make it more clear on the choices available, you can now add integration -by brand. Home Assistant will show the options available for that specific -brand. +Screenshosts showing adding an integration by the Google brands. Once you select Google, you will be offererd all Google integrations
This way, you no longer have to "find out" how your device could be integrated. +We now show if an integration uses "the cloud" or not, so you are aware upfront. -## Active connections for Bluetooth remote proxies +We often get questions about YAML-only integrations that cannot be found in the +user interface. While we love them to be available via the UI, we can +understand not finding them at all can be confusing. -{% details "TODO" %} - -- Improve story -- Needs a better title -- Spelling/grammar - -{% enddetails %} - -Support for active Bluetooth connections via Bluetooth proxies in ESPHome -has been added. - -**At the time of reading this, we are in beta**, the ESPHome part is not yet -available. So this feature is coming, we are working on making all -parts available asap. +To help with that, we now show **all** integrations when adding a new +integration, including those only available via YAML. While they cannot be +set up via the user interface, we now do provide links to the documentation +with the instructions on how to set it up. ## Sub-views for dashboards diff --git a/source/images/blog/2022-10/add-integration.png b/source/images/blog/2022-10/add-integration.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..601c4bf30e6 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2022-10/add-integration.png differ