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Home Assistant 2026.5.2 – safe to update?
1 problem report and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 1 other mention). Out for 155 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.
Newer release in this line: Home Assistant 2026.5.4 (2026-05-22). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
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What's in this release
- Fix ValueError for non-numeric value in LG ThinQ ([@LG-ThinQ-Integration] - [166300]) ([lg_thinq docs]) - Only use SmartThings switch for light if it should ([@r2xj] - [166424]) ([smartthings docs]) - Fix non unique_id for Comelit ([@chemelli74] - [169756]) ([comelit docs]) - Migrate ZBT-1 and ZBT-2 to use serial nu…
Source: GitHub releases (home-assistant/core)
CVEs fixed
No CVEs mapped to this release.
Community reports
- Problem
Error when logging in to Renault Integration · Reddit · 2026-05-19
Since updating Home Assistant Core to version 2026.5.2 from 2026.3.1, the Renault integration has stopped working. I always get the error “Ungültige Authentifizierung” (“Invalid authentication”) when trying to log in. Logging into the My Renault app and the My Renault web portal…
- Mention
ZHA map shows working mains-powered devices as disconnected islands — why? · Reddit · 2026-05-16
I am trying to understand one specific thing about the ZHA visualization in Home Assistant: Why does the ZHA network map show some (mains-powered) devices as disconnected islands even though they work correctly? My setup: Home Assistant: 2026.5.2 Home Assistant OS: 17.3 Zigbee s…
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