Home Assistant
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Firmware & Software
ESPHome 2026.10.0 Makes Native ESP8266 Builds the Default and Compresses OTA Uploads on ESP32, RP2040, LibreTiny and Host
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.
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Firmware & Software
Arduino Nano Matter gains Zigbee 3.0 support in Silicon Labs Arduino core 5.0.0
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.