New month, new Home Assistant update! On the agenda: a brand new title card, which allows you to add titles or subtitles to your dashboards, make them clickable, and even add cute little entities to them! We also have some small changes to the YAML automation syntax, and many bug fixes.
A new card for smarter Titles
Update after update, the “Sections” mode of dashboards continues to become a powerful customization tool, and this month is no exception. Section titles are replaced by their own card, called a header card. Making them a card rather than an inline title gives you much more flexibility, allowing you to place them almost anywhere.
The header card can be used to create titles, but also subtitles, which are half the height and have smaller, clearer text. If you have a section that needs to be subdivided, this is now possible thanks to the subtitle!
Titles and subtitles can be clickable, displaying a chevron when you can interact with them. This can perform an action or navigate to a subpage, such as navigating an energy section title to the full energy dashboard.
Good news, if you have already added titles to your sections, they will be automatically migrated to the new card.
This new header card can also display multiple entity states to the right of the title or subtitle:
These entities can be displayed either in a subtle “no color” by default, or with a splash of color when the entity is in an active state. Other customization options for these entities include changing the icon, visibility, and what happens when you select them.
Fixing stats made easy
Long-term stats are great: they reduce sampling and store data from your sensors, allowing Home Assistant to store data indefinitely in a fraction of the space the original readings took up. Take a look at your energy usage from two years ago, or see if your living room is actually colder this year than last.
Previously, if a stat had a problem, it might remain invisible until you dug into the stats page. Now, Home Assistant will display a repair notification when it detects issues with a long-term stat and give you options to fix the problem.
Improved YAML syntax for automations
- Home Assistant continues its work on improving YAML syntax, this time focusing on automations: The top-level trigger key is now triggers
- (plural) The top-level condition key is now conditions
- (plural) The top-level action key is now actions
- (plural) The platform key of a trigger definition is now trigger
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The result of all this is that the YAML automation syntax now has triggers with multiple trigger definitions, conditions with multiple condition definitions, and actions with multiple action definitions.
Version 2024.9 on the left and version 2024.10 on the right.
As with other recent syntax changes, this is not a breaking change and will not be deprecated. The previous syntax will continue to work and there are no plans to remove it. The new syntax is recommended, and all documentation and examples have been updated. Automations managed by the Automation Editor will be automatically migrated to the new syntax when saving an automation.
New Integrations
- New integrations are coming to Home Assistant:Cambridge Audio
- : Control all receivers and streamers that support the StreamMagic app.Deako Smart Lighting
- : Control and automate your Deako devices.Duke Energy
- : Import your energy usage data from Duke Energy into the Home Assistant energy dashboard.Google Photos
- : Upload photos to your Google Photos library and use them as a media source. Note that only images uploaded through the integration can be viewed and used.Iskra
- : Monitor your energy and electricity usage from an Iskra energy meter.Lektrico Charging Station
- : Control your Lektrico EV charger from Home Assistant and optimize your energy consumption.Monarch Money
- : Monitor your account balance using the Monarch Money personal finance service.NYT Games
- : Track your New York Times games like Spelling Bee and Wordle.Sensoterra
- : Monitor your soil moisture and temperature using Sensoterra sensors.TRIGGERcmd
- : Run commands on your computer(s) using the TRIGGERcmd cloud service.Weheat
- : Manage and monitor your Weheat heat pump, keeping your home warm and comfortable.WMS WebControl pro
: Control your WAREMA sun protection completely locally.
Matter continues to develop
- Matter continues to develop at a rapid pace! This version includes some interesting new features and additions:
- Button entities: New button entities allow you to perform an action on a device. For example, to identify a device or reset the filter status.
- Valve entities: Support for water valves, which control the flow of fluids or gases.
- Support for operating states: Control and monitor the operating status of, for example, dishwashers and other household appliances.
- Support for smoke and CO sensors: Monitor the air quality in your home using smoke and CO detectors.
Support for Matter 1.3 power and energy sensors: Energy sensors are particularly interesting to use with the energy dashboard. The developers of Home Assistant have given us another very nice update! You can find thedetails of all the changes on the official website
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