Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home
A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share
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Chapters
00:02:18 Open Home Foundation Transition
00:05:17 Leadership and Organizational Changes
00:06:52 Non-profit Status and Challenges
00:11:41 Commercial Partnerships and Growth
00:22:35 Community Survey Insights
00:26:43 Z-Wave Certification and Bug Fixing
00:27:07 Building Relationships with Big Brands
00:27:34 Home Assistant Certification and Reliability
00:28:25 Community Interaction and Automation
00:29:20 Device Database and AI Utilization
00:32:51 Importance of Open Standards
00:33:12 Matter and Local Device Integration
00:35:34 Benefits of Localized Smart Products
00:36:18 Community Day Announcement
00:37:19 Listener Feedback and Parenting Automation Tips
00:44:13 Home Assistant Backup and Update Features
00:47:32 New Text-to-Speech Variants
00:49:17 Entity Picker Overhaul
00:52:54 UI and YAML Integration
00:54:25 Direct YAML Pasting
00:55:45 Network Discovery Tools
00:57:31 Z-Wave Smart Start and Long Range
01:02:55 HomeKit and AI Features
01:05:57 New Integrations
01:07:35 Breaking Changes and Theming Updates
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