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/therealswil 18d ago

I appreciate that a lot of people want AI stuff, and for those of us who don't, it doesn't have to be there. Unlike every other tech product in 2025 that rams it down your gullet.

(Though I'd love to see some more non-AI things in releases like ahem RBAC)

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u/imjerry 18d ago

Yeah, initially pretty disappointed, but you are right and I appreciate this approach. Looking forward to 2025.9!

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u/Zweetkonijn 18d ago

Just curious, I had to look up what RBAC stands for. Why would you want Role-Based Access Control?

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u/therealswil 18d ago

Ever wanted to give some access to your Home Assistant to kids or guests or extended family without giving them access to everything?

RBAC would do that (securely, instead of relying on hacks and hoping they don't dig around too much)

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u/JamesTiberiusCrunk 10d ago

Yeah this is exactly what I want. I need a good way to limit access for kid accounts. Kids are curious, they have lots of free time, they have grown up with a lot of tech, and they're not afraid of breaking things.

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u/1aranzant 16d ago

You currently can’t give someone a guest account without them being able to control everything… the different accounts/users feature is a gimmick at the moment.