Home Assistant 2026.8 says goodbye to 8123, while SmartThings goes behind a paywall

Home Assistant 2026.8 is here, we unpack the biggest changes. From port 8123 to port 80 for new Home Assistant OS installs, customizable entity ID formats, moon and vibration automation triggers, and the device-registry separation that may affect merged devices.

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:47 - Perth meetup and SmartThings API

00:07:47 - Battery charging and leak sensors

00:14:52 - Port 80 and HTTP settings

00:18:03 - UI wording and entity IDs

00:22:49 - Moon and vibration automations

00:24:23 - Device registry separation

00:30:00 - Template editor

00:32:21 - Dashboards and integration updates

00:36:37 - New Home Assistant integrations

00:44:48 - Breaking changes and upgrade advice

00:46:34 - Rohan's house move

00:48:14 - Proxmox migration and Zigbee

00:51:02 - Z-Wave migration and lock codes

00:55:31 - AI agent automations

00:57:36 - Network troubleshooting with Hermes

00:59:48 - Picture frame project and closing

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