Home Assistant 2025.11: Improved target picker and energy pie charts

Headlines

• Shoutout to our new Patreon members oh-dis-eh-mus and Mike
  We’re trialing something new this episode by recording this and doing a livestream for our Patreon members, we’ll see how this one goes.
  
• Duck Duck Go pledges $50k to the open home foundation
  
• Home Assistant again one of the biggest Open Source projects on GitHub
  GitHub universe has just wrapped up, and Home Assistant was again one of the top projects on GitHub.
  
• ELTAKO Joins works with Home Assistant
  Eltako make Matter relays, and have been well known in Germany for over 75 years.
  
• Home Assistant Yellow is being retired
  
• LinknLink Devices (Phil)
  

New Features

• A new target Picker
  When selecting a device or entity, the target picker has had an overhaul to make it easier to understand what you’re selecting.
  
  For example when selecting an area, it will show you which entities in that area you’ll be selecting, and can give you a breakdown from which device they’re coming from.
  
• New way to add triggers, conditions and actions
  When you add one of these to your automations from the UI, you’ll now be presented with a better layout on how to select these items. There’s nothing new or removed here, just a cosmetic change of where to find everything to try to clean up the UI.
  
• Naming entities on dashboards
  You can now choose how names appear on your cards: show the entity, device, area, floor, or even combine them. For example, in a dedicated section for a specific device, you might choose to display only the entity name to avoid repeating the device name on every card.
  
• Energy Pie
  The Energy Usage chart can now be changed to a Pie Chart layout!
  
• Update Progress
  You can now easily see the progress of updates to Home Assistant Core and add-ons
  
• Smarter Home Dashboard
• Switchbot gets Garage Door Support
  
• Portainer Love
  Portainer now includes a bunch of switches and sensors into Home Assistant.
  
• UniFi
  LED Control is now available for supported UniFi network devices
  

New Integrations

• Firefly |||
  Integrate with the Firefly III project, a free open-source personal finance manager with full transaction management, budgets, categories, and reports
  
• Meteo.It
  The Meteo.lt integration uses meteorological data from the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service (LHMT) to provide regional weather forecasts for locations in Lithuania.
  
• Lunatone Gateway
  Integrate with Lunatone Gateway, enabling control and monitoring of DALI lighting systems through Lunatone’s DALI gateway interface.
  
• Nintendo Parental Controls
  The Nintendo Parental Controls integration connects with Nintendo’s parental management service, allowing you to monitor and manage device usage and restrictions.
  
• Actron Air
  The Actron Air integration allows you to control Actron Air Air Conditioning controllers into Home Assistant.
  
• OpenRGB
  The OpenRGB integration allows unified control of RGB lighting across various hardware brands and devices through the OpenRGB project.
  
• iNELS
  Integrate with the iNELS smart home system to manage lighting, heating, and automation components for enhanced home control.
  
• Fing
  The Fing integration provides network scanning, device detection, and presence monitoring capabilities using the Fing platform.
  
• DALI Center
  Integrate with DALI Center, a platform for managing and monitoring DALI-based lighting systems.
  

Breaking Changes

• IBM Watson IoT Platform
  The watson_iot integration has been removed due to lack of maintenance and usage.
  
• Motion Blinds
  The tilt direction for motion_blinds has been reversed to align with standard behavior. Adjust automations as necessary.
  
• Python 3.14 Support
  Home Assistant now supports Python 3.14. Custom integrations should be verified for compatibility.
  
• Neato
  The neato integration and related analytics have been removed from Home Assistant. (Cloud strikes again!)
  

Links

https://philhawthorne.com/testing-the-linknlink-emotion-max-and-pro-with-home-assistant/

https://karamandi.com