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ESPHome 2026.10.0 makes a native ESP8266 Arduino toolchain the default, roughly halving cold compiles in the project's own benchmarks. It also compresses OTA images by about a third on ESP32, RP2040, LibreTiny and host, adds 20 components and ships breaking changes worth reading before you update.
Read the story →Hat & Hammer's OpenMote, a programmable ESP32-S3 remote in a Wii Remote-style shell, had raised $202,165 from 1,502 backers on Crowd Supply as of Oct 20, 2026, at $99 assembled or $59 PCB-only, with an estimated ship date of Feb 28, 2027.
Version 5.0.0 of the Arduino core for Silicon Labs, released on 15 September, adds a Zigbee 3.0 library for the Nano Matter and three other MG24-based boards, with Router and End device roles, 14 examples and Home Assistant coordinator support.
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