Download Home Assistant 0.56.2

Home Assistant is an open source home automation platform that runs under Python 3. It runs via Hassbian on a Raspberry Pi 3 or a Linux, macOS or Windows computer. It supports detecting devices such as Nest thermostats, Philips Hue, Belkin WeMo switches, Mr. Coffee makers and the mqtt protocol. In addition, where possible, it can control these devices and apply automation. For more information, please refer to this page and our forum. The developers have released version 0.56.2 with the following announcement:

Version 0.56.2

• Fix gateway illumination sensor value
• Fix device update/entity_id with names
• Remove warning component / Update event trigger for UI created

Version 0.56.1

• Fix device update / entity_id with names
• fix temperature/humidity sensors valid values

0.56: Skybell, Google Assistant, Travis CI and Toon

We reached another milestone aka number: 10000. GitHub is assigning numbers to pull requests and issues and the “10000” is a PR. Our ratio is around 1/3 issues and 2/3 pull requests. To be more precise: 64% pull requests and 36% issues.

If you haven’t noticed, there is now a glossary that collects some Home Assistant relevant terms. Talking about the documentation: @DubhAd rewrote large parts of the Z-Wave section. More structure to get started and to find details during the setup and the configuration.

Google Assistant / Google Home integration
This release includes a new component to integrate Home Assistant with Google Assistant by Phil Kates. We integrate via the Smart Home API, this means that you will be able to control your devices in Home Assistant via any device that has Google Assistant. Learn more in the documentation.

Hacktoberfest
Hacktoberfest is still on and so far we have received a lot of improvements. We can’t make any promises to review everything by the end of October, but we are trying to make sure that you will get your t-shirt.

folder
The map is now its own component. Similar to configuration (config:), it will not show up without adding it to your configuration.yaml file.

Travis CI
Why not observe your Travis CI jobs with Home Assistant? @tchellomello created a Travis CI sensor which allows one to check on the current state of Travis jobs. Now you can make sure that the coffee is ready when the build passed.

New Platforms

• Add Arlo alarm control panel component
• Abode Temp, Humidity, and Light Sensor
• Introducing support to Travis-CI
• skybell
• Xiaomi Smart WiFi Socket and Smart Power Strip integration
• Add notification platform for Rocket.Chat
• Tesla bug fixes.
• Split map panel out into its own component
• Support for Yi cameras
• Add namecheap DNS component
• Sensor uptime
• Cloud connection via aiohttp
• Google Actions for Assistant
• A new platform for controlling Monoprice 6-Zone amplifier
• Add serial sensor
• Add Show support