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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/generalambivalence on 2026-03-27 12:55:08+00:00.

Still going to happen in some way at some point in the future, but not in 2026.4.

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/2026-4-beta-week/998865/59

Complete comment:

Hey everyone 

During this 2026.4 beta period, we shipped changes to how entity naming works, making the friendly_name attribute consistently include the device name, regardless of whether the name was set by an integration or by you.

We knew this would be a sensitive change, and we expected some friction. Your feedback during the beta has been incredibly valuable. It surfaced a few real-world cases and edge cases that we want to handle better before shipping this to everyone; even though we know we can’t make this change flawless for everyone. We can’t do that justice in the few days before the final release, so I’ve decided to pull these changes from 2026.4.

To be clear: this is not a cancellation. The direction hasn’t changed. Entity naming has been a long-running effort since 2022, and we still believe consistent naming is the right path forward. What has changed is the timeline. We want to take the time to process the feedback properly and deliver something we’re all more confident in.

Thank you to everyone who tested, reported issues, and shared their concerns. That’s exactly what the beta period is for, and you came through. We hear you.

We’ll share more when we have an updated plan.

…/Frenck

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Legitimate-Slide-911 on 2026-03-26 20:57:27+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/RazVanTheMan on 2026-03-26 19:24:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/unammusic on 2026-03-26 19:31:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Vinterbird on 2026-03-26 11:57:08+00:00.

I really wanna love MA, but I can't figure out if I'm missing something or my specific needs just aren't within the range of what MA offers. The latest update really solidified it as a great product, and I wanna use it so badly in day to day life.

Problem 1

My dream is a tablet in the kitchen displaying MA and acting as a jukebox. Every member of the family should have their own profile, and should be able to change between them fairly easy.

So far I can't see an easy "change user" button in MA, do you need to log out and then log in again? That seems like the only option I've found so far.

Problem 2

My kid has a Nest Hub in their room, my hope is to have a button behind it that when pressed starts an HA-automation that casts the MA dashboard and logs in with that specific user account.

I can get it to cast the login screen of MA, but getting stumped from there (the Nest Hub doesn't have an on screen keyboard, so it's impossible to login). Has anyone figured out how to make this possible? Or is the solution using something different like an Android-tablet or a ESP32 screen?

Problem 3

I don't know if this is a limitation of how things work or me not flipping the correct switches, but is there a way to have it so, that when I open the Tidal app on my phone and start casting music to a speaker using Chromecast, I would then be able to see that reflected in MA, and then let MA take over from there (grouping, changing track or album and so on)

Are there any solutions to any of these, or should I just wait and see what the future will bring?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/missyquarry on 2026-03-26 14:24:25+00:00.

We’re bringing your Home Assistant backups fully up to date. 🔐

Rolling out with release 2026.4 next week, SecureTar v3 has been independently audited, and offers best-in-class encryption.

Click the link to read more about this modernization. 😌

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/souverainiste on 2026-03-26 14:28:25+00:00.

TL;DR: The OmniBreeze DC2313R tower fan from Costco uses a proprietary Wi-Fi module that doesn't work with any existing smart home tools. After a full day of reverse engineering, I got complete local control through ESPHome + Home Assistant using a $5 ESP32-S3 and a single 1KΩ resistor. GitHub repo with full instructions : https://github.com/phdindota/Omnibreeze-esphome

The Problem

The newer OmniBreeze fans from Costco (Item #4333021) don't use the Tuya/Smart Life app anymore. They ship with a uHome+ app by Shenzhen Uascent Technology — a tiny Chinese IoT platform with under 8,000 app downloads. This means:

• ❌ Tuya-Local doesn't work
• ❌ LocalTuya doesn't work
• ❌ CloudCutter doesn't work
• ❌ No community documentation exists anywhere

The Wi-Fi module inside (labeled UAM086) is a custom board with a Beken BK7238 chip — not a standard Tuya CB3S/WB3S module. Nobody has ever documented hacking these.

The Discovery

After hours of UART sniffing, protocol analysis, and multiple dead ends, the breakthrough was discovering three things:

1. The UART is inverted (idle LOW instead of standard HIGH). What looked like a proprietary XOR-encoded protocol was actually just standard Tuya MCU protocol (55 AA framing) read with the wrong polarity.
2. The data line is half-duplex bidirectional — the MCU sends status AND receives commands on a single wire (ZO).
3. A second pin (RF) needs active UART traffic to tell the MCU "a Wi-Fi module is present." Without this, the MCU stays silent.

What Works

Everything. Full bidirectional control:

• ✅ Power ON/OFF
• ✅ Fan Speed 1–5
• ✅ Oscillation
• ✅ Mode (Normal, Natural, Sleep, Auto)
• ✅ Timer (1–12 hours)
• ✅ Beep ON/OFF
• ✅ Display ON/OFF
• ✅ Room temperature sensor
• ✅ Real-time status feedback

The ESPHome config is dead simple since it's standard Tuya MCU under the hood!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/DiggingForDinos on 2026-03-26 14:12:54+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/DeepCoreSystem on 2026-03-26 11:30:51+00:00.

I must be really thick... But the upcoming change in 2026.4 about device and entity naming throws me on a tangent...

The following write-up is my try to wrap my head around the concept of devices and entities.

According to (home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/entities_domains/) an entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant.

So a smart plug used to measure the power usage or the energy consumption of a do-hickey is a device, right ? Then the thingy that represents the power measure is an entity, right?

Alrighty, then the smart plug for a TV would have smart_plug_tv as device name, wouldn't it? So I would have an entity called smart_plug_tv_power_consumptionin the sensor domain. Full name would besensor.smart_plug_tv_power_consumption

Now, how about having more TVs around the house? smart_plug_tv_living_room, smart_plug_tv_master_bedroom, smart_plug_tv_kitchen ... ? or tv_living_room, tv_master_bedroom, tv_kitchen ?

With the variant where I strip the part of smart_plug I expect to run in some future problems, like implementing the IR integration...

In the Beta release notes, it is written: "In 2025.5, we updated the entity pickers to show device and area context, gradually eliminating the need to include location information in entity names."

But I need to include the location information in the device name, right ?

I AM LOST ...

To me the problem lies in the fact that our language isn't precise enough about naming these objects ofdevice name,entity nameandfriendly name. And then throw inentity ID\

Please help me to not die dumb ...

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/draxula16 on 2026-03-25 23:06:34+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Visible_Platform7460 on 2026-03-26 03:26:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Clarkkent435 on 2026-03-26 00:45:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/turniplouder on 2026-03-25 16:38:56+00:00.

Newborn incoming soon. I'm setting up a button next to the rocking chair to flash the lights in the rest of the house so my wife and I can quietly ask for each other's help without disturbing a sleeping baby. Any other baby automations?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/repoortmrots77 on 2026-03-25 19:42:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Hto005 on 2026-03-25 19:32:22+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Strange_Albatross_27 on 2026-03-25 07:58:23+00:00.

Okay so I've been going down a rabbit hole trying to find a decent PoE wall tablet for my HA setup. Everything I find is either way too industrial looking, runs ancient Android, or needs a CS degree to set up properly.

What I actually want: 10" panel, PoE, white, WallPanel pre-configured, just plug in and done. Maybe a smaller 5" version for individual rooms.

Does something like this even exist for a reasonable price (~150€ for the 10", ~80€ for the small one)? Or are you all just DIY-ing everything and I should stop being lazy?

Also — white or black? Does anyone actually care?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/kelvin1302 on 2026-03-25 15:26:05+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Collision_NL on 2026-03-25 12:53:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/BrekkieSunrise on 2026-03-25 04:09:34+00:00.

Title in subject. Are there any YouTubers that make good HA content, or that you like watching, whether it is for set up & tutorials or for dashboards and other HA inspiration?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Money-Atmosphere-650 on 2026-03-25 03:32:06+00:00.

I've been working on something I'm really excited about, and I'd love to share it with you all.

What is Home Assistant Cowork?Home Assistant Coworkis a new AI assistant interface for your smart home, but with a unique twist. Instead of just returning text, Cowork dynamically renders native Home Assistant UI components (Lovelace cards, graphs, control entities) directly within the chat stream.

Main Highlights:

• Natural Language Control: Interact with your home using plain English.
• Dynamic Artifacts: Inline rendering of native HA controls (toggles, sliders, tiles) for immediate action.
• Historical Data Visualization: Generate history-graph and statistics-graph cards on the fly.
• Intelligent Configuration Management: Ask the AI to inspect and propose changes to your configuration.yaml.
• Automation Debugging & Editing: Get explanations for complex automations and modify their logic through conversation.

⚠️ Early Experimental Phase ⚠️

Please note that this project is in its very early stages of development. Expect bugs, breaking changes, and incomplete features. It is not yet recommended for production environments.

I've put together a combined collage illustrating these core functionalities:

Show entity controls

Graph History

Edit YAML

Manage Automations

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/theloneranger08 on 2026-03-24 18:45:04+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Khaaaaannnn on 2026-03-24 19:35:41+00:00.

So it started when we first started dating. My living room lights would turn off on her. I was so confused as they work great for me. Won’t turn off for all the hours I’m in there. Fast forward to now. I have her a home assistant sever stood up and we’ve been using it for months. She even makes her own automations lol. I have a new FP300 in the bathroom to turn the Shelly relays on. Works great for me. I can do my business as long as I need and no lights go off on me. Here on the other had, they keep going off due to no presence detected. I caught it this morning. She’s in there they go off, I have her move around, do a little dance and nothing… the moment I walk in, Boom it picks me up and the lights turn on. This “MMwave” immunity she’s acquired has persisted with multiple MMwave sensor models. Am I dating a vampire? Is she just a figment of my imagination and isn’t really there? Has anyone else delt with this?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/missyquarry on 2026-03-24 19:13:35+00:00.

We’re thrilled to extend a very warm (ahem) Works with Home Assistant welcome to Heatit!

Heatit are about keeping you warm 🌡️. We've certified 5 of their Z-Wave devices, from smart climate and heating controls to smoke detectors!

Click the blog link for more details. 😌

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Fir3 on 2026-03-24 18:42:32+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/snaxsyss on 2026-03-24 15:09:46+00:00.