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Gladys 4.72: Faster AI, Rock-Solid HomeKit & Plenty of Fixes

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Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone!

Gladys Assistant 4.72.0 is available 🎉 — with a faster AI, a more stable HomeKit, and a long list of fixes.

✨ New features​

  • Zigbee: dual on/off support for the IKEA BILRESA button. The IKEA BILRESA button is now fully supported via Zigbee2mqtt.
  • AI: lower latency and cost. Camera images sent to the AI are now resized before sending, which reduces both the latency and the cost of API calls.
  • Integration list: tags added. Integrations are now tagged (local, cloud, Gladys Plus) to make their operating mode clearer.
  • ZwaveJS UI: out of alpha. The ZwaveJS UI integration is stable enough — the alpha warning banner has been removed.
  • MQTT: renamed to "MQTT Virtual Devices" to make the integration easier to understand for users coming from Home Assistant.
  • Node-RED: warning before container deletion. A message now warns that deleting the Node-RED container also deletes all associated data.

🐛 Bug fixes​

  • HomeKit: fixed high CPU usage related to mDNS. A bug caused abnormally high CPU usage. It's fixed by offering several mDNS options.
  • Nuki: fixed handling of Home Assistant discovery messages. The integration was listening too broadly, which caused performance issues when many Home Assistant-compatible devices shared the same broker.
  • CalDAV: configuration errors are now displayed directly in the interface.
  • Backup restoration: more robust. Security was hardened in the Gladys Plus backup restore function, notably by using execFile for OpenSSL commands.
  • User account creation: the text above the "email" field is now clearer.
  • Zigbee2mqtt: fixed an energy tracking bug where devices with energy features were always shown in the "Discovery" tab.
  • Energy monitoring: fixed a bug when deleting a meter in the Zigbee2mqtt integration.
  • Matter: fixed color handling by using a numeric bitmap for optionsMask in Matter color control.

Thanks to all the contributors for this release: @bertrandda, @cicoub13, and @David-Digitis.

To update, you can wait 24 hours or go to Settings → System → Update. Happy Easter weekend, everyone! 🏠

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