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@ -109,14 +109,45 @@ Examples:
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[Blueprint Docs](/docs/blueprint/)
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## Assign areas to entities
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## Assign areas to entities and Area IDs; making areas more useful
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TODO: Lets extract this into more of a topic, combined with the new area ID's...
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Making area's more useful
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Areas have been around for a bit already. But, not everything supports
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area's yet. And using it in, for example YAML-based automations, is not really
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an easy task to do.
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- You can now assign an area to entities, this is useful for entities that don't
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have a device, or when the entities of a device are in different areas.
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- The ID of a newly created area will now be based on the name of the area instead of a random string
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Today that changes, as this release works towards making areas more useful by
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making them more accessible and more universal.
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The first change: individual entities can now be assigned to areas.
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Previously this was limited to devices only. This also works for entities
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without a device (for example, entities provided by Helpers). Devices provide
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entities, and thus it is now possible to override the area a single entity for
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a device as well. For example, your in-wall mounted switch controls a light in
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another room.
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<p class='img'>
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<img src='/images/blog/2020-12-1.0/entity-areas.png' alt='Screenshot of disabling a device'>
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Screenshot of disabling a device.
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</p>
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Second improvement: The ID of a newly created area will now be based on the name
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of the area instead of a random string.
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Making it easier to use areas in service calls, as you can now use
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area identifiers that actually make sense for a human! In a YAML automation
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or script it will look like this:
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```yaml
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action:
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- service: light.turn_on
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target:
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area_id: living_room
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```
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To find the area ID for the area you want to target, go to the Configuration
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Panel, and edit the area you want to target. In area edit dialog, the ID is
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shown.
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## Temporarily disable devices
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@ -128,7 +159,10 @@ Thanks to [@emontnemery], you can now disable devices in Home Assistant. So,
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next year, when you unpack all decorations, enable them again and you're
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ready to go for another Holiday season!
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**TODO**: Insert screenshot of disabling a device
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<p class='img'>
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<img src='/images/blog/2020-12-1.0/disable-device.png' alt='Screenshot of disabling a device'>
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Screenshot of disabling a device.
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</p>
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Of course, besides seasonal things, it can also be helpful if you have a broken
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device or temporarily taking down any other device.
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@ -144,7 +178,7 @@ device or temporarily taking down any other device.
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now has support for (de)humidifiers.
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- [deCONZ][deCONZ docs] now supports tilt on covers, and preset and fan
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for climate devices, thanks [@Kane610]!
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- [@frenck] added support for setting the repeat more to the
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- [@frenck] added support for setting the repeat mode to the
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[Spotify][spotify docs] integration.
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- The [Nest integration][nest docs] now supports camera and doorbell events,
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thanks [@allenporter]!
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