Home Assistant 2025.3 lands with more dashboard improvements

<p>Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update. Meanwhile SmartThings collaborates with Home Assistant to ensure their integration keeps working for Home Assistant users'</p><p><br></p><p><a href="youtu.be/xKPuTvS4UDk"; rel="nofollow">Watch the full episode on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="hasspodcast.io/ha178"; rel="nofollow">hasspodcast.io/ha178</a></p><p&… Welcome and Introduction </p><p>00:00:59 Excitement for Speech-to-Phrase </p><p>00:03:15 Hive API Changes and Updates </p><p>00:05:01 Dashboard and UI Enhancements </p><p>00:07:43 Tile Card and UI Improvements </p><p>00:13:20 OpenAI and Streaming Capabilities </p><p>00:18:52 SmartThings Collaboration </p><p>00:22:52 Media Player and Music Assistant Updates </p><p>00:27:54 Discussion on Different Voice Assistants </p><p>00:29:07 Amazon Echo Feature Discussion </p><p>00:29:55 Internet and Upload Speed Talk </p><p>00:30:20 Amazon Echo's AI-Powered Version </p><p>00:34:39 Home Assistant and Voice Assistant </p><p>00:38:39 Home Assistant New Integrations </p><p>00:42:48 Backward Incompatible Changes</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the Podcast</strong></p><p>Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.</p><p><a href="patreon.com/hkmedia"; rel="nofollow">Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon</a></p><p><br></p><p>This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors</p><p><a href="nabucasa.com/"; rel="nofollow">Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa</a></p><p>Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS, or YAML.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts</strong></p><p>Phil Hawthorne</p><p><a href="philhawthorne.com/"; rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><p><a href="kit.co/philhawthorne"; rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p><p>Twitter:<a href="twitter.com/philhawthorne"; rel="nofollow"> @philhawthorne</a></p><p><a href="buymeacoff.ee/philhawthorne"; rel="nofollow">Buy Phil a Coffee</a></p><p><br></p><p>Rohan Karamandi</p><p><a href="karamandi.com/"; rel="nofollow">Website</a></p><p><a href="kit.co/rkaramandi/"; rel="nofollow">Smart Home Products</a></p><p>Twitter:<a href="twitter.com/rohank9"; rel="nofollow"> @rohank9</a></p><p><a href="buymeacoff.ee/rkaramandi"; rel="nofollow">Buy Rohan a Coffee</a></p><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircl…;