Home Assistant Daily: Weekly Recap - New Integrations and Matter Enhancements

This week brought 50 merged pull requests and 96 additional commits, featuring four new integrations and significant improvements to Matter device support and existing platforms.

Duration: PT2M32S

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This episode is a short developer briefing from Home Assistant Daily.

It explains recent repository work in plain language.

  • Show: Home Assistant Daily
  • Published: 2026-03-15T10:40:19Z
  • Audio duration: PT2M32S

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Welcome to Home Assistant Daily for the week of March 8th through 15th, 2026.

We processed 50 merged pull requests and 96 additional commits this week.

**New Integrations**

Four new integrations joined the platform. The Autoskope integration adds vehicle tracking device support. TRMNL brings e-paper screen connectivity with sensor and switch platforms. UniFi Access enables door control through Ubiquiti's access systems with button controls and emergency switches. The Prana integration…

**Matter and Device Support**

Matter functionality expanded significantly. New power-on behavior controls allow users to set device startup states. SmartThings integration received extensive Matter fixture updates and now includes Zigbee addressing for better device identification. The platform also gained Aeotec hub discovery capabilities.

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