diff --git a/source/_posts/2024-01-03-release-20241.markdown b/source/_posts/2024-01-03-release-20241.markdown index efe8d1a6d77..7e7285166bb 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2024-01-03-release-20241.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2024-01-03-release-20241.markdown @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Enjoy the release! - [Building blocks](#building-blocks) - [Improved trigger, condition \& action buttons](#improved-trigger-condition--action-buttons) - [Unified actions](#unified-actions) -- [Description \& due support for to-do list items](#description--due-support-for-to-do-list-items) +- [Description \& due date support for to-do list items](#description--due-date-support-for-to-do-list-items) - [New entity type: Valve](#new-entity-type-valve) - [Swappable current/target on thermostat \& humidifier cards](#swappable-currenttarget-on-thermostat--humidifier-cards) - [New card features](#new-card-features) @@ -164,20 +164,20 @@ All others are neatly grouped by integration in the **Other actions** section. Screenshot showing the new add action dialog that neatly groups all other actions that integrations provide. -## Description & due support for to-do list items +## Description & due date support for to-do list items The to-do list integration keeps getting better and better. This release adds support for descriptions and due dates! If the integration you are using supports it, you can now add descriptions to -each task on your list.It fully supports the Markdown markup to add links, +each task on your list. It fully supports the Markdown markup to add links, bold text, etc. If due dates (or due date + time) are supported, you can set these. Screenshot showing the new to-do item dialog, where you now can set a description and an URL. As shown in the screenshot above, there is a whole new dialog to adjust -your to-do item. But this is not the only change. The list itself has beenz +your to-do item. But this is not the only change. The list itself has been improved as well. Screenshot showing the improve to-do dashboard, showing descriptions and highlighting overdue items. @@ -190,16 +190,22 @@ date is overdue, it will be highlighted. A brand new entity type has been added to Home Assistant: Valve! -This entity type can be used by integrations to expose valves, like for example -a valve on a radiator, pool or sprinkler system. +Integrations can use this entity type to expose valves, such as a valve on +a radiator, pool, sprinkler systems, and main house gas or water lines. -_TODO: Add screenshot_ +Screenshot showing an the value entity in the Home Assistant UI. -Currently, the Shelly integration supports it and now provides an `valve` entity +Currently, the [Shelly integration] supports it and now provides a `valve` entity for the Valve addon for Shelly Gas. Additionally, support for it has been -added to MQTT, and the valve entities also work with Amazon Alexa +added to [MQTT], and the valve entities also work with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. +Tip: Do you have a switch entity that controls a valve? You can now change the +entity type to valve in the entity settings. + +[Shelly integration]: /integrations/shelly +[MQTT]: integrations/valve.mqtt + ## Swappable current/target on thermostat & humidifier cards By popular demand, the thermostat and humidifier cards now support setting diff --git a/source/images/blog/2024-01/valve-entity-type.png b/source/images/blog/2024-01/valve-entity-type.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e239576591b Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2024-01/valve-entity-type.png differ