What has changed: which integrations are new in 2026.11?
Home Assistant's 2026.11 release notes list 38 new integrations, the largest batch in recent releases (2026.10 added 15). Five launched with an official Integration Quality Scale rating: OKOK Scale at Platinum, and ENGIE Belgium, HAVEN IAQ, KACO RS485 and SteamVR Base Station at Silver. Unrated simply means newer or less audited. For the rest of the release, including the Marketplace, exclude targets and the entity-naming change, see our Home Assistant 2026.11 release guide.
| Group | New integrations | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| LoRaWAN | LoRaWAN, ChirpStack, The Things Network, SenseCAP | Your own network server or TTN |
| Energy and solar | BLUETTI Modbus, KACO RS485, Solyx Energy Cloud, Nature Remo, ecosmart, ENGIE Belgium, Hydro-Québec Peak Events | Mostly local; Solyx, Nature Remo, ecosmart and ENGIE need an account or public data |
| Heating and ventilation | aerosmart, Helty Flow Cloud, Hase iQ | aerosmart and Hase iQ local; Helty cloud |
| Air quality and plants | HAVEN IAQ, SmartyPlants | HAVEN IAQ local |
| Infrared control | Alpha Bidet Infrared, Philips Infrared, SilverCrest Infrared | Local, via an IR emitter you already run |
| Bluetooth devices | Flic, OKOK Scale, Spin EV Charger, SteamVR Base Station | Local Bluetooth |
| Cars and EV | Škoda, A Better Routeplanner | Cloud, read-only |
| Cameras and access | Bosch Smart Camera, Grandstream Home | Bosch cloud account; Grandstream local |
| AV and network | Marantz RS-232, LibreSync, HP Printer, Seafile | Local |
| Everything else | AnyList, Foreca, Xiaomi Weather, Mijn Farmad Apotheek, RainbowMiner, Debug console, Marketplace | Mixed |
Does Home Assistant 2026.11 support LoRaWAN sensors?
Yes, through a two-layer design. A network-server integration brings your gateway's data in, and a device integration turns it into entities. ChirpStack connects your own ChirpStack LoRaWAN network server, where you pick a tenant and its applications. The Things Network connects TTN or a self-hosted The Things Stack using an application API key, while the older integration remains as The Things Network (Cloud Storage). The umbrella LoRaWAN integration joins them to device integrations, and the first is SenseCAP, which exposes Seeed Studio sensors with temperature, humidity, illuminance, CO2, soil and weather readings plus battery level, depending on the model. LoRaWAN suits long-range, low-power outdoor sensors, but you still need a gateway and a network server.
Which energy and solar integrations are new?
The local ones are the most useful. BLUETTI Modbus reads a BLUETTI power station over its built-in Modbus TCP interface with no account or cloud, so readings continue if your internet drops. KACO RS485 reads Powador xi solar inverters over a serial bus (they have no network port) and feeds the Energy dashboard; it launched at Silver. Solyx Energy Cloud monitors and controls the Nymo, which heats an electric boiler with surplus solar power, but it goes through the vendor cloud. Nature Remo reports room temperature and humidity, and a Remo E adds grid import and export. The price integrations (ecosmart for New Zealand, ENGIE Belgium, Hydro-Québec) are region-specific. UK readers should start with our solar monitoring guide and energy monitoring guide.
What can the infrared and Bluetooth integrations control?
Three infrared integrations control kit that has no network connection through an IR emitter already set up in Home Assistant: Alpha Bidet Infrared (washing, dryer, water pressure), Philips Infrared (power, volume and channels on a Philips TV) and SilverCrest Infrared (fans and air coolers). Infrared is one-way, so none can confirm the device's real state. If you need an emitter, see our best IR blasters for Home Assistant. Four integrations talk Bluetooth directly: Flic pairs Flic 2, Duo and Twist buttons without an account and reports each press as an event, OKOK Scale reads Bluetooth scales (Platinum), Spin EV Charger connects an Exicom charger, and SteamVR Base Station switches Valve Index base stations on and off. Range matters, so a Bluetooth proxy usually helps.
Are there new cloud-only integrations to watch?
Yes. Helty Flow Cloud (newer ventilation panels), Nature Remo, Solyx Energy Cloud, A Better Routeplanner and Škoda all rely on a vendor account, and Bosch Smart Camera currently only sets up the account connection, with the cameras following in a later release. The two vehicle integrations are read-only: Škoda shows mileage, charge or fuel level and range, and ABRP shows state of charge, battery temperature and charging state. By contrast HP Printer reads status, ink or toner levels and page counts locally, and Hase iQ and aerosmart monitor a wood stove and a ventilation and heat-pump installation locally without a vendor app.
Which of the 38 are not for UK homes?
Several target other regions: ecosmart (New Zealand), ENGIE Belgium, Hydro-Québec Peak Events, Mijn Farmad Apotheek (Flemish pharmacies) and Xiaomi Weather (mainland China). The Debug console is for developers and must be enabled in configuration.yaml, and the Marketplace is the built-in successor to HACS; our Marketplace explainer covers it.
Should you update for these integrations?
Only if you own the hardware, or you want LoRaWAN. Since this is a large release with a backward-incompatible entity-naming change, take a backup before updating and read the breaking changes first; our backup and restore guide explains how. A newly added integration is not a reason to rush on its own.
