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post 0.56: Skybell, Google Assistant, Travis CI and Toon Support for Skybell, Toon, Travis CI and Google Assistant 2017-10-21 10:00:00 October 21, 2017 Fabian Affolter fabaff true Release-Notes /images/blog/2017-10-0.56/components.png

We reached another milestone aka number: 10000. GitHub is assigning numbers to pull requests and issues and the "10000" is a PR. Our ratio is around 1/3 issues and 2/3 pull requests. To be more precise: 64% pull requests and 36% issues.

If you haven't noticed, there is now a glossary that collects some Home Assistant relevant terms. Talking about the documentation: @DubhAd rewrote large parts of the Z-Wave section. More structure to get started and to find details during the setup and the configuration.

{% linkable_title Google Assistant / Google Home integration %}

This release includes a new component to integrate Home Assistant with Google Assistant by Phil Kates. We integrate via the Smart Home API, this means that you will be able to control your devices in Home Assistant via any device that has Google Assistant. Learn more in the documentation.

{% linkable_title Hacktoberfest %}

Hacktoberfest is still on and so far we have received a lot improvements. We can't make any promises to review everything by the end of October, but we are trying to make sure that you will get your t-shirt.

{% linkable_title Map %}

The map is now its own component. Similar to configuration (config:), it will not show up without adding it to your configuration.yaml file.

map:

{% linkable_title Travis CI %}

Why not observe your Travis CI jobs with Home Assistant? @tchellomello created a Travis CI sensor which allows one to check on the current state of Travis jobs. Now you can make sure that the coffee is ready when the build passed.

{% linkable_title New Platforms %}

{% linkable_title 0.56.1 - October 22 %}

{% linkable_title 0.56.2 - October 23 %}

{% linkable_title If you need help... %}

...don't hesitate to use our very active forums or join us for a little chat. The release notes have comments enabled but it's preferred if you use the former communication channels. Thanks.

{% linkable_title Reporting Issues %}

Experiencing issues introduced by this release? Please report them in our issue tracker. Make sure to fill in all fields of the issue template.

{% linkable_title Breaking Changes %}

{% linkable_title All changes %}