Episode Description
Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2026.1 release. We’re talking Home Dashboard improvements, a new multi-room audio protocol from Music Assistant, and of course some Zigbee quirks thrown into the mix
Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA216
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Chapters
00:00:00 - New Year, housekeeping, sponsors
00:03:00 - SendSpin: open sync audio arrives
00:10:00 - Cross‑ecosystem sync caveats
00:14:00 - Voice PE audio and DIY speakers
00:16:00 - Listener Q&A and AI log help
00:20:00 - 2026.1 mobile Home dashboard
00:24:00 - Purpose‑specific triggers expansion
00:27:00 - New integrations
00:31:00 - Labels/templates for presence
00:37:00 - Protocol hubs, Matter, graphs, devices
00:41:00 - Breaking changes, EcoWitt PSA, CES
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Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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