r/homeassistant • u/frenck_nl Home Assistant Lead @ OHF • 18d ago

Release 2025.8: The summer of AI ☀️

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/08/06/release-20258/
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u/FalconSteve89 18d ago

This is neat, I just hope it makes HA better, Google Home has gotten worse

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u/Butthurtz23 18d ago

Google had done a great job with enshittification with their own search engine, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they did the same for Google Home just to cater to their shareholders and advertisers over end users.

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u/the_deserted_island 18d ago

Those of us that invested early into Google were bombarded by ads on nest speakers and lights that wouldn't turn on. At one point, Google botched an update to their early Wi-Fi devices so hard that you had to have physical access to the device to reset it, which was great for those of us that administered out of state systems for family. Google is past enschittification and hasn't been prioritizing the needs of end users forever now. Don't be fooled!