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Home Assistant 2026.10 is in beta with new settings for supported Matter leak sensors and smart locks, plus additional electrical measurements. The update also changes the Map dashboard and makes multi-trigger automations easier to configure; features may change before the stable release expected Oct. 7.
Home Assistant 2026.10 is now in beta, adding separate audible- and visual-alarm settings for supported Matter leak sensors, a one-touch locking option for compatible Matter locks, and new electrical measurements. The release also reorganizes the Map dashboard and simplifies how users build automations with multiple triggers, though the features could change before the stable version arrives. These details are drawn from the Home Assistant 2026.10 beta release notes and the source report.
According to the 2026.10 beta release notes, supported Matter leak sensors can expose independent switches for audible and visual alarms. The source report identifies IKEA KLIPPBOK and Shelly Flood as examples of smart home leak sensors. Changing one setting does not change the other. These controls set how the sensor behaves; they are not buttons that manually sound its alarm. The available settings depend on what each device supports.
The beta release notes also say compatible Matter smart locks gain a one-touch locking setting, allowing users to decide whether one keypad touch can lock the door; homes with connected climate controls may also use smart thermostats with remote sensors. Devices that expose the relevant measurements can also report frequency and power factor. For WAGO Home Blind Control models 2757-1105 (Wi-Fi) and 2757-1106 (Thread), the notes describe settings for upward and downward travel time and slat rotation time. The devices can update travel timings after a full movement between end positions, with the changed values reflected in Home Assistant.
The release notes describe other Matter changes addressing commissioning and device information. Bluetooth commissioning now processes the newest cached advertisement first. The release also removes a cache that could leave Google Assistant without Matter identifiers until Home Assistant restarted, or preserve outdated information after recommissioning. Additional safeguards address out-of-spec device values. The source report does not quantify how often the previous issues occurred.
More Matter Settings in Home Assistant
The practical change, as presented in the beta release notes, is that users may be able to adjust more device behavior from Home Assistant itself, rather than relying on controls that its Matter integration did not previously expose. Separate leak-alarm settings can help households choose how a supported sensor alerts them, while the lock option changes the behavior of a compatible keypad. These settings do not make every Matter device compatible: the device must expose the relevant feature, and support can vary by model.
The release notes also describe changes beyond device controls. A simpler trigger-selection interface could make it easier to keep several related responses in one automation—for example, separate leak and all-clear triggers with different action branches. The redesigned map gives users another way to see people, devices and zones alongside location information. Together, the beta’s changes concern both device-level configuration and the tools used to manage a smart home, but their final scope remains subject to beta testing.
Matter leak sensor with audible and visual alarms
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Maps, Zones and Automation Changes
According to the Home Assistant beta release notes, the Map dashboard update adds a People, Devices and Zones overview beside the map on desktop and in a pull-up sheet on phones. Selecting a person shows recent activity; selecting a zone shows who is there. People use photo markers, while zones have their own icons and colors. People in the same zone share a bubble, and overlapping bubbles merge as users zoom out. The vector map keeps labels sharp, with a classic-map fallback for older devices.
The redesign builds on the Map tiles integration introduced in Home Assistant 2026.9. The source report says Home Assistant retrieves OpenStreetMap Foundation tiles and caches recently used tiles, which can help during brief internet interruptions. That cache is not a complete offline map. The zone editor under Settings > Areas, labels & zones adopts the same map styling; zones are alphabetized, with Home pinned first.
The beta notes say the automation interface change updates the existing “Triggered by” condition. Previously, users had to expose a trigger ID, assign an identifier and select that identifier in the condition. The new interface lets users select triggers directly, while Home Assistant manages IDs. The editor warns about missing trigger references and can fix shared IDs by updating affected trigger conditions. Users who refer to trigger.id directly in templates or action data still need to manage those references themselves.
Compatibility and Beta Limits
Device-by-device support remains a key limit: the beta release notes describe these controls as available for supported or compatible devices, not all Matter sensors and locks. The source report names IKEA KLIPPBOK and Shelly Flood as examples for leak-alarm controls but does not provide a complete compatibility list. It also does not identify which devices expose frequency and power factor.
The release is still in beta, so features may change or be removed before the stable version. The source report does not give a final list of supported devices, report beta-wide reliability results, or say whether every listed change will ship unchanged. The map’s tile cache also should not be mistaken for full offline access, and direct template or action-data references to trigger IDs remain a manual consideration.
Stable Release Expected Oct. 7
The stable release is expected Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to the source report. Until then, beta testing may identify changes to device support, interface behavior or other release details. Home Assistant OS users can join the beta through Settings > System > Updates, open the three-dot menu, choose “Join beta” and install the offered update. Because it is a test release and may change, users should check the release information before installing and avoid treating beta behavior as a final compatibility guarantee.
The source report says testers can discuss the release in Home Assistant’s official community forum. The stable release and its final notes will clarify which beta features remain, as well as any changes to compatibility or setup. Until those details are published, users should verify that their own Matter device exposes the setting they want rather than assuming the feature applies across a product category.
Key Questions
When will Home Assistant 2026.10 be released?
The release is in beta, with the stable version expected Oct. 7, 2026, according to the source report. Features may change or be removed before then.
Which Matter leak sensors get the new alarm settings?
The source report names IKEA KLIPPBOK and Shelly Flood as examples. The controls appear according to the alarm modes a supported device exposes; the report does not give a complete compatibility list.
Can the new leak-sensor controls trigger an alarm manually?
No. The beta release notes describe separate switches that configure whether the device uses its audible and visual alarms; they are not controls for sounding an alarm on demand.
What changes for Matter smart locks?
The beta release notes describe a one-touch locking setting for compatible locks, so users can choose whether a single keypad touch locks the door. The option is not described as applying to every Matter lock.
Does the updated Home Assistant map work offline?
Not as a complete offline map. The source report says Home Assistant caches recently used map tiles, which may help during brief internet interruptions, but does not provide full offline access.
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