Home Assistant has released its 2025.9 update, which includes several changes for users who manage their smart homes with this popular open-source platform. This release is described as a large update, with new features for dashboards and automation tools, as well as updates to tile cards. The update also follows the company’s recent launch of the Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2, a device for connecting Z-Wave products to Home Assistant, and the addition of new partners to its Works with Home Assistant program.
The update brings several changes to the automation editor. The most noticeable is a new sidebar that appears when editing an automation. This change helps users keep an overview of their automation on one side while adjusting settings on the other. The sidebar approach is meant to make the interface easier to use, especially for those creating or editing complex automations. On mobile devices, instead of a sidebar, a sheet appears from the bottom of the screen and can be resized, making it easier to work with automations on smaller screens. Smaller layout and design changes have also been made to improve readability, such as adding lines and borders to better separate different parts of an automation. There is now drag-and-drop support for mobile users as well.
Tile cards, which are used on dashboards to control devices and see information, have received several new features in this update. One of the most noticeable is the trend chart, which adds a small graph to a tile card. This graph shows the history of a selected entity over a 24-hour period, making it easier to spot changes or patterns at a glance. Tile cards now also support more controls, such as media player controls, bar gauges, fan direction and oscillation controls, and buttons. There are also controls for valve open/close settings and position, as well as options for setting the date. These changes are aimed at giving users more ways to interact with their devices directly from the dashboard.
A significant change in this release is the introduction of an experimental Home dashboard. This new dashboard is designed to make it easier for users to access important information and control their devices. It gives a quick way to see summaries for lights, climate systems, security, and media devices. Users can also browse by areas, so they have a clear view of devices and services in each part of their home. The dashboard includes a feature called Favorites, which lets users pin frequently used entities like lights or people to the top for easy access. Other features include weather and energy cards. For now, the Home dashboard has limited configuration options and is considered experimental, so users need to add it manually if they want to try it.
The release also has improvements to integrations. This includes new integrations, updates to existing ones, and achievements related to an integration quality scale. Some integrations are now easier to set up from the user interface. The update also says goodbye to some older integrations that are no longer supported. Other small updates include the addition of an analog clock and better storage insights, which can help users monitor their device storage more closely.
Users who want to try the new Home dashboard or take advantage of the updated automation editor and tile card features can update to Home Assistant 2025.9. Feedback from the community is encouraged, as Home Assistant continues to rely on input from users to decide what changes to make in the future. The release notes suggest that this is the first step in a series of planned improvements, especially to the automation editor and dashboard features, and that more changes are expected in future updates.
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