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While the Home Assistant core team are off to Dublin for the Open Home Foundation summit, Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.6 release that will ship a week later. Meanwhile we discuss some self-hosted apps we love, and the IKEA and Sonos breakup.

Watch the full episode on YouTube

https://hasspodcast.io/ha188

Chapters

00:00:04 Introduction

00:01:00 Open Home Summit 2025

00:01:56 Community Day Recap

00:03:07 Mailbag

00:05:07 Podcast Feedback

00:06:15 Sonos and IKEA Collaboration Ends

00:10:11 Home Assistant Installation Updates

00:14:18 Bluetooth and ZigBee Updates

00:17:44 Ikea Desk and Automation Discussion

00:22:25 Home Assistant 2025.6 Updates

00:23:53 Customization and Sidebar Features

00:25:59 Sonos Multizone Playback

00:26:29 ESPHome

00:28:49 Improved Shelly Devices

00:29:13 Smart Things & Integration Updates

00:32:42 Amazon Device Integration

00:36:23 Image App Integration

00:45:21 Breaking Changes Changes

00:46:38 2025.6 Release Recap

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Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS, or YAML.

Zooz

If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.

So for the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to thesmartesthouse.com

Hosts

Phil Hawthorne

Website

Smart Home Products

Twitter: @philhawthorne

Bluesky: @philhawthorne.com

Buy Phil a Coffee

Rohan Karamandi

Website

Smart Home Products

Twitter: @rohank9

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While the Home Assistant core team are off to Dublin for the Open Home Foundation summit, Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.6 release that will ship a week later. Meanwhile we discuss some self-hosted apps we love, and the IKEA and Sonos breakup.

Watch the full episode on YouTube

https://hasspodcast.io/ha188

Chapters

00:00:04 Introduction

00:01:00 Open Home Summit 2025

00:01:56 Community Day Recap

00:03:07 Mailbag

00:05:07 Podcast Feedback

00:06:15 Sonos and IKEA Collaboration Ends

00:10:11 Home Assistant Installation Updates

00:14:18 Bluetooth and ZigBee Updates

00:17:44 Ikea Desk and Automation Discussion

00:22:25 Home Assistant 2025.6 Updates

00:23:53 Customization and Sidebar Features

00:25:59 Sonos Multizone Playback

00:26:29 ESPHome

00:28:49 Improved Shelly Devices

00:29:13 Smart Things & Integration Updates

00:32:42 Amazon Device Integration

00:36:23 Image App Integration

00:45:21 Breaking Changes Changes

00:46:38 2025.6 Release Recap

Support the Podcast

Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.

Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon

This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors

Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS, or YAML.

Zooz

If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.

So for the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to thesmartesthouse.com

Hosts

Phil Hawthorne

Website

Smart Home Products

Twitter: @philhawthorne

Bluesky: @philhawthorne.com

Buy Phil a Coffee

Rohan Karamandi

Website

Smart Home Products

Twitter: @rohank9

Buy Rohan a Coffee


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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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