Everything New In Home Assistant 2024.11!

[@danjones3956]

Now sections is stable, time for the long teased updated dashboard guide now please 😁

[@ant9387]

Adding "closlier" to my vocabulary as of today!

[@stepheninuk]

First time heard "Closelier" Thinking about what is that mean, and see your comment

[@LastZion]

yeah I had to listen to him closier to confirm what he was saying.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It's become a running joke now I have to keep it going 😂

[@LastZion]

@@EverythingSmartHome in more serious note. all of my nest cams are broken as it's wanting to use WebRTC. what would be the best solution for this? would it be best to use whatever it was using before? (not sure if it was RSTP). if it was RSTP, how can one force it to use RSTP for specific cameras?

[@frankverhoeven8027]

Hey, language update!

[@cragonaut]

I really want user based access control. I'm setting up a kitchen tablet dashboard and I'm amazed that HA has so little capacity for tailoring what's available on a per user basis.

[@kelvin1316]

Yeah I have the same issue doing the same! I also wish they would allow the removal of the header and side bars (which some plugins do provide) natively for such "public" devices. I really don't want someone being able to mess around with the display other than to interact with what I have setup.

[@cragonaut]

@kelvin1316 they keep fixating on such niche things yet this seems like such an obvious feature that still remains undeveloped. Bit frustrating.

[@kelvin1316]

@@cragonaut especially because I imagine some people have these with kids around and would probably like it a bit more locked down!

[@cosmicdot42]

This is the main reason why I currently have only a very basic setup. For me, RBAC is essential for anything other than a single user. Would love to see HA's official stance on this feature.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It's something that has been one of the most requested feature for years at this point, I think it's probably more complex than it appears on the surface. I'm sure they do want to tackle it at some point

[@joeylockie]

As some one from Quebec, love that were getting support!!!!

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Sections and drag and drop are super awesome!

[@kelvin1316]

I really wish they would reduce gap between the sections in section view. they are so huge and waste loads of space on a smaller screen. It is an annoying thing on just a fantastic feature!

[@KimmoJaskari]

Thanks. That Automower BLE looks like something I can use, I do have the Automower and only control it via Bluetooth. Guess I'll find out in the spring when I put the mower back out. 😀

[@mrtube1012]

new subsriber, and new fan to the channel. thank you so much for the info. keep up the good work.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Appreciate you 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Dane-ish]

The three monthly constants: An impressive Home Assistant release, an entertaining summary video from ESH, and Lewis being amazed at the passage of time. 😁

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hahaha your so right, ever since starting YT and the EP1, I'm always taken by surprise at how fast time feels now 😂

[@JaneTaubman]

I was pleased to see Sections making it to fully supported. I moved over most of my dashboard a while ago.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Great step in the right direction!

[@davidnestico]

I moved my dashboard to sections, same design and everything and somehow it seems to load instantly now, before used to take like 2 seconds (still short but just feels faster now somehow)

[@willrojas]

webrtc is added to 'generic camera' devices? or how I enable it

[@john_beardon]

Thanks Lewis. I was dreading converting my dashboards! Now it looks a whole bunch easier 🤞🤞

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Enjoy!

[@devedsmith]

I guess there's still no update to the Tuya integration issue/problems?

[@brisbanemartialarts4122]

It would be amazing if HA could implement a HomeyPro style automation creation process, ie drag and drop visual interface which still allows conditions etc. Super powerful but super easy to use without needing programming skills

[@joeparris]

Precision layout options allowed me to finally get rid of some very-annoying-to-get-working card-mod config. I can now easily have 3 cards in 1 row in a column. And I can make it so the first one takes up 50% and the last two take up 25% each. I spent probably an hour trying to figure out how to do it and the precision control took seconds. So that's my favorite new feature.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Awesome, sure unlocks a lot more customisability!

[@dorinic]

A convertor in .11, oh well. I pretty much moved everything over to sections dashboards last month. I did though use the opportunity to try and simplify and beautify each one

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Ah, that's just typical!! :D

[@pcb1962]

Need an up-to-date Sections video please, all the ones on KZbin are from March.

[@saugustineosabi]

Good day, How do you add google nest devices into home assistant? Thanks

[@segarsockalingam8526]

Hi after this update cant view recording from frigate card and media frigate the record clips are there but can't view it loading for ever . Any configuration files to update, if go back to previous version everything works fine .Cheers

[@grzestel]

nice ;) I think it's already cold in the UK

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Certainly is 🥶

[@richardharvey586]

I love the dashboard upgrade but hate the fact I have to do it view by view rather than the entire dashboard.

[@TreyRuiz]

drag and drop for picture elements PLEASE!

[@borrachomejor6767]

I love the new workshop, shout out to the Ikea Alex drawers. I'm very interested in your equipment, what soldering iron do you use and where can I find that awesome mini vise?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks, it's coming along nicely but still a work in progress! Soldering iron is a Pace ADS200+ and mini vise was just a random one on Amazon - very handy though!

[@DheerajSinghal02]

Is there any possibility to break anything if I update at every release ?

[@codycyr3536]

Anyone find the sections view bugs out their dashboards and slows them down?

[@wagnerfontes2]

Wow! Great time travel video! 202025😂

[@blitzar8443]

Old dashboard was such a pain this is huge!

[@amd8365]

If you think that was a pain you should try action tiles....

[@UnwalledGarden]

No mention of LG ThinQ integration? Thats a big deal!

[@DaHaiZhu]

You grew a new finger just for this release!

[@joostlekkerkerker9182]

ELEVEN FINGERS LET'S GOOO How do we call the extra finger?

[@TheCreatureCorporation]

Lmao someone else who noticed, I’ve been waiting all year wanting to know what he was gonna do with the thumbnail when it went over 10

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Apparently there is a word already according to another comment "Polydactyly" - who knows what 12 will be though? 👀

[@joostlekkerkerker9182]

@@EverythingSmartHome do you have access to AB tests for thumbnails? Maybe we can research what amount of fingers is the most likely viewers will click on

[@jpam2000]

Nice halo.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

😇

[@TheRiehlThing42]

Wish Home Assistant did flows like Homey Pro 2019 does. Would consider going back if they did. Currently, have a couple devices that need Home Assistant, and just have it connecting those to Homey Pro.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

What are those? A visual automation editor?

[@TheRiehlThing42]

@@EverythingSmartHome Basically, a visual layout for automations, a flowchart look. Instead of it being a list, for automations. It is in, "When," "And," and "Then" format. You have flowchart bubble for "When", then you connect it to a "And" bubble, and finish it to a "Then" bubble. So the automations flow along the way. Example of a "When" would be zone becomes active or inactive, a button press, all sorts of things, basically triggers. For "and", would be like time constraints. There are three exits from "and" and "then" bubbles. First is affirmation, like, the time is between 7am and 4pm, if it is true, it follows the blue line to activate the "then" on the affirmed area. If it is outside that time, it follows the yellow path, to a different "then." There is also a red path, for failure. So if something fails along the way, you can have it notify you. It has just been easier for me to visualize automations, via a flowchart "flow" system.

[@TheRiehlThing42]

@@EverythingSmartHome kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ6sgp1ohKtrbtk

[@TheRiehlThing42]

@@EverythingSmartHome It is, built for programming like a flowchart. My ideal, would be the flowchart automations from Homey Pro, with the dashboard configurations of Home Assistant.

[@juha-tapioteno2984]

The WebRTC cameras are blazing fast. Is there any way to open a camera live stream when open motion is detected? I tried out the bubble cards pop-up feature but found it to be buggy..

[@bexem]

Hi! If your camera has a motion sensor (usually shows up as a binary sensor in HA), you can actually use the new sections dashboard feature to do exactly what you want. You can set up different cards with conditional visibility - like showing your regular stuff (calendar, weather, etc.) when there's no motion, and automatically switching to show the camera feed when motion is detected. It's way more reliable than pop-ups and super smooth! Just use the motion sensor as the visibility condition for your cards. That's how I have my tablet dashboard set to.

[@FroMan753]

​@@bexemdoes that bring up the camera full screen though?

[@bexem]

@@FroMan753 No, it will bring up whichever card you have. If not with the popup cards as it was mentioned, the browser mod plugin might help with that but I’m not sure, never really tried.

[@triplerinse]

Thanks for the update. Forget to comment on these videos

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Appreciate the comment and support, thanks for watching!

[@cubicle7535]

Can I convert yaml cards (such as your welcome card) to edit mode?

[@terminator1762]

I love that thumbnail, or rather: pinkynail.

[@junkins]

Thanks Lewis! Awesome video. I haven't messed with any of the new dashboard stuff yet, so i will be giving it a try now. 😎

[@BenHoughton]

Will we be seeing you over on bluesky any time soon?

[@gerryf7015]

Lewis Dashboard update coming soon?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yes I think this definitely helps now it's generally available, on it!

[@4aty1]

@@EverythingSmartHome Been looking forward to this. I'm not very creative when it comes to dashboards. Your mobile dashboard video showcasing all the mushroom UI components was a lifesaver for me! As always, good stuff :)

[@kelvin1316]

@@EverythingSmartHome please cover if it is possible to reduce the gap between sections 🫶 even if it is a hacky way!! Those huge gaps are so space inefficient when on very small screens.

[@DonParlor]

I might help for Assist for Canadian French. Who should I contact?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Hit up JLo on the HA Discord!

[@DonParlor]

@@EverythingSmartHome Hit up JLo ?? Not sure what you mean (Update). I found the aforementioned user you pointed to. I'll go talk with him.

[@benbuddy7933]

Will you be making a new video about the best devices for HA ahead of Black Friday?

[@EdwardWang-r7b]

Anyone noticed the six fingers on the cover?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

👀

[@Quentame74]

Not a work about the new LG ThinQ integration ? 😢

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Sorry it wasn't one that really jumped out to me personally, what are you looking forward to with that one?

[@mikosoft]

Honestly template sensors are one thing I go to YAML to configure. The UI for that is very clunky. Until the template box gets a proper editor it's borderline unusable.

[@robertopatrizi3029]

Wonderful channel... Just a suggestion, I am used to Watch It on my phone, screen captures showed are Just too small to be seen... Reduce dpi when acquiring screen, use bigger fonts, capture just a window... Make It easier to Watch on small screens! Thank you, good job!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks! It's a pretty tricky balance as my stats actually have a large percentage of users that watch on big screens primarily

[@TheNenaghman]

I am having big trouble trying to set up account on home assistant, i can not get pass the home assistant URL PAGE any idea please

[@VovanEkb]

I think it's already possible for ha developers to finally show the grafana interface)

[@chrisc_1012]

Do these monthly updates receive a patch during the month, before the following month's update is out, just in case any integrations get broken? Or, whats the safest way to update HA while always ensuring maximum compatibility?

[@lindhe]

Yes they do, usually 4-5 patches per month. 😊

[@Oneofthegeeks]

I upgraded to this new version and can't convert dashboards. Sections is not default and still says experimental. Anyone else notice that or did I miss something?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Try clearing browser cache

[@Oneofthegeeks]

Rebooted again and worked. Thanks for the update on the release.

[@KriegAdler09]

If that’s how you refer to something being girthy… 🤨

[@chaosfenix]

I would like for them to flush out their docker install a bit more. Specifically add-ons don't work in the docker install. I get that you run into a nesting doll situation if you try to run add-ons, which are just docker containers, inside of a docker HA install but I do wish it were possible to seamlessly integrate with other docker containers even if HA wasn't the one actually deploying the containers. I was trying to setup voice commands but they basically require add-on support. If I could deploy the requisite containers myself using my own docker manager and then simply connect them to HA that would be just fine.

[@lindhe]

Docker-in-Docker is a thing, so I didn't see why it couldn't happen. I fully agree, it would be fantastic if they did.

[@mheeniac]

You should be able to do exactly that, run the required docker containers yourself. The integration doesn’t really care where it’s running as long as it can access it

[@TuMbl4]

I'm trying into voice commands too. Look for official `amd64-addon-` (or another CPU architecture) HA docker containers of whisper/piper and - if USB mic will be used - assist_microphone (which is wyoming_satellite actually). All of them are connected via Wyoming protocol on TCP level, so you can even spread them on multiple devices and access to them via network. Though there is lack of guides - I'm stuck on getting all the things work. :(

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Yep you should be able to install any "add-on" as just a regular docker container (as that's all they are). I'd argue that if you made the decision to go with a docker install, then you should be fine to install any add-on as a container yourself without HA doing this for you, as if your advanced enough to manage HA as a container, then you have the skills to install any add-on as a container

[@mheeniac]

Networkchuck just did a video on fully local voice assist pipeline which he runs on a dedicated AI inference server. Might be useful to check that out

[@amd8365]

Sections is terrible because resizing the cards does NOT resize the entire section. It's useless. Why would anyone want to make a card smaller and keep the section taking up space??

[@youtou252]

is everything alright ?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I'm great thanks for asking, hope you are too!

[@tommythebiker3081]

Home Assistant 2024.11 aka Polydactyly Edition

[@handcoding]

Am I having a stroke or is the text at 3:36 shuddering?

[@raging666]

Maybe both but I see it too so... twinsies? Looks like smooth scrolling fighting with something else in the browser or not implemented well.

[@jessevado]

I unfortunately now get this error for my camera: Failed to start WebRTC stream: Unknown command. Anyone any idea's?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Likely a cache, try force refresh it helped mine!

[@jessevado]

@EverythingSmartHome thanks!

[@ronsissons8994]

It doesn't let me convert. You can not change your view to use the 'sections' view type because migration is not supported yet. Start from scratch with a new view if you want to experiment with the 'sections' view. Hmmm

[@ronsissons8994]

Never mind. 2024.10.4. I don't have the new version yet.

[@AndreasGalistel]

I just had to link this one after hearing the pronunciation of Husqvarna :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bl67l4ptfM5ja7c

[@Traci_S_Aaron]

I updated to nov and it says migration isnt supported yet Way to go HA

[@CalzorSuzay]

AI Generated fingers huh? 😁

[@zyghom]

blueprint is the worst ever part of HA - probably used by 1% of the users - that shows how f...d it is

[@TechySpeaking]

Skill issue

[@speedycars]

Breaking changes: - Spotcast not loading anymore - Remote Home-Assistant not loading anymore :(

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Both of those seem to be community made integrations? If so, those aren't breaking changes and would need an update from the maker of the integrations

[@wildekek]

I see you joined No Effort November

[@EverythingSmartHome]

What's that?

[@RonFarberNewman]

@@EverythingSmartHome It's where KZbinr's just release videos in November without putting as much polish on them as they normally do; this video wasn't any "less effort" than your normal HA update videos, so I assume they're talking about the fact that you're not in your normal filming space and just filming in your 3D printing area with slightly harsh lighting. Love these update videos regardless of where you film your on-screen portions though! ❤

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Oh, why specifically in November would people intentionally do that? 🤔 We are moving house, and renovating so I don't have a permanent filming location at the moment, so just getting it done where there is space and it's quiet 😅 didn't realise the background was such a big deal to some and meant it was "low effort" but guess I learn something new every day! Appreciate the support!

[@k4sr7iir]

​@@EverythingSmartHome maybe just share a few about the moving process and make things more personal and warm. In my opinion, this helps avoid giving off a news channel vibe and aligns better with the personal and close communication style often found on KZbin. I really enjoy your videos and I’ve learned a lot from them, but lately I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the repetitive information. Sharing is caring, and we really appreciate you as a person/communicator, not just as an information source.

[@C-141B_FE]

My home assistant is much better. It's called Wife 2.0.

[@zyghom]

oh, very bad background today

[@Chronus8888]

Bro just shut up

[@DaveSomething]

oh HELL, I had to move mine over manually... LAST WEEK! and that room is whiter than our supreme leader! **gag**

[@Hoist2Crew]

"Canadian French", speaks volumes that it is not compatible with the rest of the world's French.

[@RonFarberNewman]

Language is constantly evolving. 🤷‍♂

[@joeylockie]

Our French in Quebec is in fact closer to the way French use to be spoken then most other French in the world which has evolved over the years given how were kind of an island surrounded by English.