Naming things in Home Assistant, shaped by your feedback
Just before the 2026.4 release , we pulled a change to entity naming in Home Assistant.
Just before the 2026.4 release , we pulled a change to entity naming in Home Assistant.
The short version
- You’d tested it in beta, told us what you didn’t like, and we listened.
- It took a few extra months, but we believe it’s now in a better place.
- We’ve filled the gaps you found, including screens that didn’t show enough context.
What happened
We’ve also added child devices, which give each part of a device – like sockets on a power strip – its own name and area. Crucially, your entity IDs, automations, scripts, scenes, and dashboards will keep working.
Why it matters
What is changing from tomorrow’s 2026.11 release is that naming in Home Assistant will be simpler: you’ll name each device and entity for what it actually is, and Home Assistant will add the context around it.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Home Assistant Blog via the links above and below.