Home Assistant 2026.6, E‑Ink Unboxing, Yoto, and Smarter Automations

About this episode

Rohan and Phil discuss the features of the Home Assistant 2026.6 release, including updates on infrared and eInk displays.

Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2026.6 release, which features updates for Infrared, Purpose specific triggers and conditions. Plus we talk KVM’s, eInk displays and starting from scratch in 2026. Watch this episode on YouTube Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA236 Support the Podcast Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon. https://homeassistant.fm/patreon Share your story We wouldn't be able to do this podcast without community members and home automation enthusiasts sharing their stories. To register your interest to come share your home automation journey, head over to homeassistant.fm and click share your story . Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:30 - New Works With HA gear 00:06:30 - Open Display collab, e‑ink 00:12:00 - E‑ink uses and costs 00:16:30 - OHF privacy paper 00:18:30 - RF and plugs 00:26:00 - JetKVM and PiKVM talk 00:29:30 - 2026.6: IR receivers 00:34:30 - Dashboards and Matter BLE 00:36:32 - Cards and automations 00:42:30 - Z‑Wave, Sonos, Reolink, Tuya 00:47:30 - New integrations roundup 00:54:30 - Breaking changes 00:56:30 - Fresh HA vs restore 01:00:00 - UniFi hiccup resilience 01:02:00…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rohan, Phil

Topics covered

• Home Assistant updates
• eInk technology
• automation
• KVMs
• smart home integrations

Keywords

• Home Assistant
• 2026.6
• eInk
• KVM
• automation
• smart home
• integrations

Sponsors

Nabu Casa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Assistant

Products: Google, Amazon, JetKVM, PiKVM, Z-Wave, Sonos, Reolink, Tuya, eInk

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