What is new in the Home Assistant 2026.11 beta?
The 2026.11 beta release notes lead with the Marketplace (Settings > Marketplace), which folds HACS into core for community integrations, cards, themes and templates. Installs no longer need a restart, and existing HACS installs migrate automatically. Our Marketplace migration guide covers what to check by hand.
For automation builders, exclude targets let an automation or script skip specific entities, devices, areas, floors or labels within a wider target. Dashboard sections such as Common controls, Device and Entities now fill themselves as devices are added, and forms and blueprint inputs can show fields only when relevant.
Debugging gets a "Triggered by" activity filter, links between script traces, per-integration live logs, statistics deletion by time range and an Action history tab. Matter 1.5 cameras and a Labs preview of two-way audio for Matter and Reolink cameras arrive, plus LoRaWAN support (ChirpStack, The Things Network, SenseCAP) and Zigbee Green Power for batteryless switches. The LLM API can read system logs, and the MCP server can be limited to read-only tools.
Which new integrations arrive in 2026.11?
There are 38 new integrations, including Bosch Smart Camera, ChirpStack, Flic Button, HP Printer, LoRaWAN, Nature Remo, Philips Infrared, Seafile, SenseCAP, SilverCrest Infrared, The Things Network, Škoda, Spin EV Charger and Xiaomi Weather. Infrared and radio-frequency support also widens across Shelly, LG, Gree and Alpha Bidet. Bitcoin, Keyboard Remote, OpenWrt (ubus) and Sky Hub gain UI setup, and Flipr is cut back to a minimal stub because its company was liquidated. Quality-scale movers: 17 platinum, 2 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze.
For the full list of what each new integration does, see the notes; most are niche, and the Marketplace is the story for UK users.
Which breaking changes should you check before updating?
The entity naming change touches the most setups, so read it first, then scan the table for integrations you run.
| Integration | What changes and what to do |
|---|---|
| Entity names | Names combine entity and device, e.g. "Thermostat Temperature"; entity IDs are unchanged and old names remain voice aliases. Switch templates from friendly_name to entity_name(), device_name() or area_name(), and update custom cards. |
| Auth | Non-local logins fail with "Invalid client id" if the browser address differs from the scheme, host and port Home Assistant sees. Add your proxy to trusted proxies or use a domain name. |
| Calendar and Sun | YAML triggers without offset_type now treat a negative offset as before and positive as after. Flip signs where needed; UI triggers are unaffected. |
| Honeywell Evohome | evohome.reset_system, evohome.clear_zone_override and the Reset preset are removed. Use the Reset buttons, and include the controller's climate entity in set_system_mode. |
| Hive | Custom polling intervals are no longer supported and are ignored. |
| Philips Hue | The "None" effect is removed; change it to "off". |
| MQTT | Entities without a unique_id no longer create devices from their device config. Add a unique_id. |
| Matter | Concentration sensors use the device's unit (189 ppb now shows 0.189 ppm); climate.turn_on resumes the last non-off mode; tilt-only covers use cover.*_cover_tilt actions. |
| Tuya | Multi-channel devices move channel entities to child devices, changing names. Update templates and dashboards. |
| Z-Wave | Needs zwave-js-server 3.11.0+ (Z-Wave JS app 1.9.0+ or Z-Wave JS UI v11.24.2+); multi-endpoint devices gain child devices. |
| Zigbee Home Automation | Group entities move to their own group devices. Target the group entities or devices, and set areas on the new devices. |
| Telegram | Legacy notify platform removed. Use the Telegram bot notify entities or telegram_bot actions. |
| Ring | The siren switch is removed; use the siren entity. |
| Nanoleaf | Touch gesture device triggers removed; use the Touch gesture event entity with an event.received trigger. |
| Python dependencies | Core no longer installs packages into deps outside a virtual environment. Run Core in a virtual environment and delete deps. |
Smaller items: Control4 polls every 5 seconds regardless of settings, Electra Smart and Matter climate turn_on now resume the last mode, DoorBird events use the image entity as entity_id, and Xiaomi Home light, switch and fan actions need a target. Apple iCloud stops fetching completed reminders by default. See our template guide for rewriting name lookups.
Why does this matter for UK Home Assistant users?
The Marketplace and the naming change matter most. Anyone running HACS will be moved automatically, but YAML resources and AppDaemon need a manual check. UK heating setups should look at Hive and Evohome: Hive polling becomes fixed, and Evohome users must replace removed reset actions, as covered in our Evohome review. Z-Wave, Zigbee and MQTT owners have concrete migration steps; see the Z-Wave guide and MQTT guide. Matter users can read our Matter devices guide.
Should you install the 2026.11 beta or wait?
Wait for stable unless you run a spare test instance. The release notes warn that features may change before the final release, and the naming, Z-Wave and ZHA changes can rename or restructure devices. The notes invite readers to a release party livestream on 4 November 2026, which points to that date for the stable release. Take a full backup first with our backup and restore guide, and compare the table above with your integrations. The previous release is covered in our 2026.10 release guide.
