Changelog - Version 1.19.0 - 16th June 2021

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Changelog - Version 1.19.0 - 16th June 2021

Improv
Improv
SM2135
SM2135
XPT2046
XPT2046
SDM Meter
SDM Meter
CS5460A
CS5460A
Wow. Ok, so this release may not look big, but there are a number of new features that are not new components.

Improv Copy link to header

Improv Wi-Fi is a new standard that stands for Improved Provisioning of Wi-Fi Credentials. What it does is allow you to provision Wi-Fi credentials to the device by using Bluetooth LE. Check out the website for more details at improv-wifi.comExternal link.

Home Assistant Sensor Attributes Copy link to header

For a long time now one of the top requested features was to be able to read attributes from Home Assistant entities into a local sensor in ESPHome. For example the brightness of a light, or the current temperature of a climate device. @frenck decided to take a stab and as long as you are running at least ESPHome 1.19.0 and Home Assistant 2021.6 then you can do this. Thanks Frenck!

# Example configuration entry
sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: current_temperature
    entity_id: climate.living_room
    attribute: current_temperature

For the Creators Copy link to header

There have been a few additions to the ESPHome codebase that make it easier for creators to make projects in ESPHome and distribute them pre-installed and ready to use. See the new page here.

The Web Experience Copy link to header

We have been working hard on some new tooling to make it easier for everyone to install ESPHome and other DIY firmwares onto their ESP-based devices. To do this we have created the ESP Web ToolsExternal link. Big shoutout to @balloob on most of that work!

Because of these new tools, the ESPHome dashboard has gotten a slight makeover when you choose to install to a device. You are now given the option to install directly via WebSerial to the ESP from the browser. No more plugging into the server/VM running ESPHome and restarting container etc. It just works. (Provided you are using Chrome or Edge).

Command Line Interface Copy link to header

Thanks to @oxan for making some change to the ESPHome CLI. Instead of esphome config.yaml run we now have esphome run config.yaml. The old format is still accepted and will be removed in a future release, but there is a breaking change with this release which is the arguments --upload-port and --serial-port have been combined and changed to --device.

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Changelog - Version 1.19.0 - 16th June 2021

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