Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home

<p>A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share</p><p><br></p><p><a href="youtu.be/4BIt8TObtKI"; rel="nofollow">Watch the full episode on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="hasspodcast.io/ha184"; rel="nofollow">hasspodcast.io/ha184</a></p><p&… Open Home Foundation Transition </p><p>00:05:17 Leadership and Organizational Changes </p><p>00:06:52 Non-profit Status and Challenges </p><p>00:11:41 Commercial Partnerships and Growth </p><p>00:22:35 Community Survey Insights </p><p>00:26:43 Z-Wave Certification and Bug Fixing </p><p>00:27:07 Building Relationships with Big Brands </p><p>00:27:34 Home Assistant Certification and Reliability </p><p>00:28:25 Community Interaction and Automation </p><p>00:29:20 Device Database and AI Utilization </p><p>00:32:51 Importance of Open Standards </p><p>00:33:12 Matter and Local Device Integration </p><p>00:35:34 Benefits of Localized Smart Products </p><p>00:36:18 Community Day Announcement </p><p>00:37:19 Listener Feedback and Parenting Automation Tips</p><p>00:44:13 Home Assistant Backup and Update Features</p><p>00:47:32 New Text-to-Speech Variants</p><p>00:49:17 Entity Picker Overhaul</p><p>00:52:54 UI and YAML Integration</p><p>00:54:25 Direct YAML Pasting</p><p>00:55:45 Network Discovery Tools</p><p>00:57:31 Z-Wave Smart Start and Long Range</p><p>01:02:55 HomeKit and AI Features</p><p>01:05:57 New Integrations</p><p>01:07:35 Breaking Changes and Theming Updates</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><a href="getzooz.com/"; rel="nofollow">Zooz</a></p><p>If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.</p><p>So for the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to <a href="thesmartesthouse.com/collections/zooz"; rel="nofollow">thesmartesthouse.com</a></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>Bluesky: <a href="bsky.app/profile/philhawthorne.com"; rel="nofollow">@philhawthorne.com</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…;