ESPHome

Intelligently manage all your ESP8266/ESP32 devices

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Version2026.4.5

CategoryHome & Automation

Source codePublic

Developed byESPHome 1 app

Submitted byShonP40 1 app

Compatible withumbrelOS 0.5 or later

ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

What's new

Version 2026.4.5+today

This is a patch release with bug fixes and improvements across multiple components:

Added an opt-in toggle for the new ESPHome Device Builder in the Home Assistant add-on
Fixed bundled project exports so quoted !secret keys include secrets.yaml
Fixed sibling references inside dict-valued substitutions
Fixed Wi-Fi connection behavior in safe mode
Fixed Nextion text sensor state updates from string responses

Full release notes can be found at https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.4.5/

Version 2026.4.4+3 days ago

This is a patch release with bug fixes across multiple components:

Fixed codegen type for component resume update interval
Rejected unsupported interrupt pin options in MCP23xxx
Fixed PlatformIO subprocess path handling on Windows
Replaced stack buffer in ESP32 printf wraps for improved stability
Fixed LVGL meter line indicator value clamping
Fixed API service array argument ownership after delays
Improved API log output safety and fixed bytes representation fallback

Full release notes can be found at https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.4.4/

Version 2026.4.3+last week

This is a patch release with bug fixes across multiple components:

Fixed LVGL triggers on tabview tabs
Fixed Windows EINVAL error when validating POSIX timezone strings
Fixed deep sleep duration code generation type
Fixed stale WiFi connected state after state transitions
Fixed templatable integer field types in rotary encoder and AT581x components
Fixed bootloop and WiFi connection issues when NVS partition is missing or has a non-default label
Fixed RGB565+alpha rendering for multi-frame animations
Unified Nextion TFT upload acknowledgement timeout to 5000ms
Added watchdog timer feeding in ESP32 touch component

Full release notes can be found at https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.4.3/

Version 2026.4.2+2 weeks ago

This is a patch release with bug fixes focused on LVGL, image handling, and core stability:

Fixed multiple LVGL issues including hello world page formatting, image style overloads, and textarea/keyboard attachment
Fixed rodata bloat for multi-frame RGB565+alpha animations
Fixed Pvariable placement new losing subclass identity
Fixed null dereference in ld2412 set_basic_config when entities are unconfigured
Fixed interrupt-driven IO expanders to self-heal when INT stays asserted across a read
Added Secure Boot V1 ECDSA signing scheme support for pre-rev-3.0 ESP32 devices
Improved USB UART TX output chunk count derived from buffer_size config

Full release notes can be found at https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.4.2/

Version 2026.4.1+2 weeks ago

This is a patch release with bug fixes across multiple components:

Fixed app state status bits being clobbered for non-looping components
Fixed swapped offset width and height in st7789v display model presets
Fixed frequency precision loss in sx126x and sx127x radio components
Fixed RTC validity check incorrectly rejecting valid times
Fixed substitutions include file regression
Fixed LVGL crashes including snow effect on rotated displays and arc angle rendering
Fixed image byte order handling and RGB order in runtime images
Fixed display buffer null pointer crash when memory allocation fails
Fixed DelayAction compile error with non-const reference arguments
Fixed watchdog timer not being fed in empty configurations, preventing panics
Fixed Ethernet SPI3 host default breaking compilation on some ESP32 variants
Improved error messages for package includes with full include stack traces
Added runtime stats tracking for main loop active time and overhead reporting

Full release notes can be found at https://esphome.io/changelog/2026.4.1/

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