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Home Assistant 2026.8.1 – safe to update?
1 problem report and 1 positive report found on Reddit (plus 8 other mentions). Out for 71 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 2026.8.3 (2026-08-21). 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
- Fixes 173399 Seerr webhook registration ([@shtefko] - [177201]) ([overseerr docs]) - Debounce Matter cover state writes to coalesce split attribute updates ([@agners] - [177540]) ([matter docs]) - Bump pydaikin to 2.18.4 ([@fredrike] - [178001]) ([daikin docs]) - Adapt vicare to set via_device_id in DeviceInfo ([@em…
Source: GitHub releases (home-assistant/core)
CVEs fixed
No CVEs mapped to this release.
Community reports
- Problem
It finally happened... · Reddit · 2026-08-08
I've lived dangerously, taking updates as soon as they drop - no major issues 3 or 4 years doing it. Not this time, unfortunately. After the latest updates (2026.8.1 etc), logging in is now a lottery. First, a warning about http block moving out of config. I managed to whitelist…
- Fine
Tablet dashboard changed after update. · Reddit · 2026-08-10
Today, I updated HA core to 2026.8.1, and my tablet dashboard changed from 3 sections to 2. The first screenshot is the same dashboard viewed on a laptop. The second screenshot is from my tablet. I have tried to mess with the zoom in fullykiosk and have had noluck. Anyone have r…
- Mention
Matter Over Thread on a Synology NAS not possible due to Synology's OS and kernel? · Reddit · 2026-09-13
I've been scratching my head trying to get this to work cleanly and instantly but I don't think it's possible. These remotes are my first Matter over Thread devices and the first time I've run into problems. Software : Home Assistant Container / 2026.8.1 python-matter-server/ st…
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:Unable to connect to Home Assistant" when connecting with remote path · Reddit · 2026-08-14
Hi there! I've been dabbling with HA for a few months now, and setup a Cloudflare tunnel to access HA remotely. My tunnel "home.mywebsite.com" points to the local address. The local address works perfectly, but the remote access always gives me the "Unable to connect to Home Ass…
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Forgive a noob · Reddit · 2026-08-13
I installed the SA with my new solar system. Easy peasy. I was excited to get my HA and I've been trying to set it up. I've been following the faq to the letter but I can't get the local address to log in to complete the setup. I did set a new password in SA and I checked it usi…
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My wife can't control devices via Google Home (manual google_assistant, not Nabu Casa) · Reddit · 2026-08-11
I'm looking for some advice on how to make my current situation bearable while I prepare to switch completely away from Google, as it's not going to be a quick process. So please don't just tell me to not use Google Home as the solution. Here's the situation: I have Home Assista…
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Help needed setting up OpenThread Border Router · Reddit · 2026-08-11
I have been trying for about 2 weeks to setup matter over thread but I have not had any success. I have a Home assistant Blue running HA 2026.8.1, a ZBT-1 and a Sonoff Dongle Lite MG21(EFR32MG21),both flashed with the thread firmware. I have followed the various setup videos and…
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Matter Server 9.1.1 crashes immediately on start · Reddit · 2026-08-10
– /usr/local/bin/node exits with code 1 (Raspberry Pi 5 + HAOS 18.2) Description: Matter Server 9.1.1 fails to start on Raspberry Pi 5 running Home Assistant OS 18.2. The service exits immediately with code 1 right after detecting the network interface. What I already tried: • F…
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Questioning Home Assistant's Design Direction · Reddit · 2026-08-09
I should start by saying that I am a huge Home Assistant advocate, and proudly support their work as a Nabu Casa subscriber. My concerns come from a place of wanting the best for Home Assistant and their entire community, and certainly not trying to gatekeep this wonderful softw…
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Shelly US gen4 Energy kWh in HA is way off vs the device web UI · Reddit · 2026-08-08
Is there a known bug with the home assistant Shelly integration that would cause the energy reading to be way off? For example, if I log into the device itself, it's showing me an active energy of around 363 Wh. Yet when I look in my home assistant for the same sensor, it's show…
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