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Home Assistant 2025.12 is here — the last release of the year, and it brings a whole bunch of fun, useful, and long-awaited improvements! From the brand-new Labs section to the hilarious new Winter Mode, redesigned automation triggers, and updated Energy Dashboard, this update really ends 2025 on a high note.
In this video, I’ll walk you through everything that matters — fun stuff, important stuff, and the practical updates that most of us will actually use every day.
And yes, Winter Mode is enabled in the intro. ❄️😉
❄️ What’s in this video?
✔️ New LABS section explained
✔️ Hidden Winter Mode demo (enable/disable)
✔️ Redesigned automation triggers & conditions
✔️ Major Energy Dashboard water & power improvements
✔️ And yes… the snowflakes
🔧 Useful Links from the Video
Home Assistant Release Notes:
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https://rc.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/11/26/release-202512/Support the Channel ❤️
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00:00 - Intro + Snowflakes (!?)
00:44 - New Home Assistant LABS section
02:41 - Automation Triggers and Actions Redesign
05:16 - Sponsored: Surfshark VPN
06:51 - Energy Dashboard improvements
07:38 - New old Home Dashboard
08:27 - Final thoughts & outro
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