About this episode

The episode discusses the new features and updates in Home Assistant 2026.4, including infrared capabilities and security patches.

Home Assistant 2026.4 is here! We break down Infrared as a first‑class feature with IR proxies, expanded purpose‑specific triggers, dashboard background colors, favorites for lights/covers, Matter lock credential management, and more. We also cover a critical HA OS/Supervisor security patch you should apply now. Watch this episode on YouTube Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA228 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, sponsors, housekeeping 00:02:30 2026.4 overview and event 00:05:00 Security alert and patch tips 00:07:30 New Works With partner: HeatIt 00:10:00 Feedback: Frigate and Litter‑Robot 00:12:30 Thread/Matter experiences and FP300 00:15:00 Local LLMs and home agents 00:17:30 Cat litter → RoboRock cleanup 00:20:00 Entity naming change delayed 00:23:00 Infrared…

Topics covered

• Home Assistant 2026.4
• Infrared features
• Security updates
• Home automation
• Matter integration
• Dashboard enhancements

Keywords

• Home Assistant
• Infrared
• IR proxies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Assistant, HeatIt, SmartThings, Jellyfin, Proxmox

Products: Home Assistant 2026.4, IR proxies, Matter, Frigate, Litter‑Robot, Local LLMs, RoboRock, Roborock Q10

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