Home Assistant 2025.7 is here, with a much-requested feature, the ability for Voice PE to ask you questions. Rohan and Phil discuss the possibilities and break down some other new features that have been packed into this release
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:08 Home Assistant Voice Chapter 10
00:04:25 Community Feedback
00:05:56 Smoke Detector Options
00:11:21 Home Assistant 2025.7 Updates
00:21:29 Integration Subentities
00:25:35 UI Improvements and Features
00:29:01 Home Assistant Configuration
00:30:20 AI and OpenAI Discussions
00:32:08 API Integrations and Experiments
00:34:08 Samsung and Smart Home Integrations
00:38:24 New Integrations and Features
00:41:03 Breaking Changes
00:42:03 Plex Media Server Discussion
00:46:33 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes
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