Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Home Assistant 2026.1 is here, the January release of 2026, and this month we have changes to the automation editor, navigation improvements to the dashboard, better navigation of protocols and small but welcome change to the energy dashboard.

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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Automation editor
2:01 - Dashboard changes
4:06 - ESPHome changes
4:29 - Little things, new integrations and breaking changes