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Home Assistant Core 2026.10.0b5 beta released

Brief written by the FOSSWire AI editor from Home Assistant Smart Home Releases

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Key Takeaway

The latest Home Assistant beta includes various integration fixes for ESPHome, Philips Hue, and UniFi Protect.

Summary

Home Assistant has released the 2026.10.0b5 beta version of its core software. This update focuses on improving integration stability for several smart home protocols and hardware providers, including fixes for Zigbee MAC address handling in Hue and audio stream management in ESPHome.

Integration and stability updates

  • ESPHome: Improved audio stream handling to prevent termination on empty frames and added preset mode support for fans.
  • Philips Hue: Fixed setup failures occurring when devices share a Zigbee MAC and prevented the use of Zigbee MACs as network MACs.
  • UniFi Protect: Added error handling for streams during playback waits.
  • ZHA: Added conversion for Inovelli LED effects during actions.
  • Dependency updates: Bumped uiprotect (to 23.0.1), my-pv (to 0.0.12), and zinvolt (to 1.0.1).

Why it matters

As a beta release, this provides developers and power users a preview of upcoming stability improvements for diverse smart home ecosystems.

Original reference: github.com →