Two synthetic hosts, Wren and Ash, on the tracker's current state. The script was checked claim by claim against the tracker page and the cited sources below; every claim carries a verbatim quote.
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Wren Another monthly ESPHome release, but 2026.9.0 can break your setup.
Ash It adds new components and widens Modbus, LVGL, OTA, audio, networking and Zigbee support. And there are breaking changes.
Wren Monthly isn't news, though. What's new here is the list: Modbus, LVGL, OTA, audio, networking and Zigbee.
Ash Yeah, 2026.8.0 brought the LD6002B radar and a Modbus overhaul, and 2026.5.0 brought native Zigbee end device support.
Wren And the Zigbee docs only landed a week ago, so that's still fresh. Modbus, networking, OTA: read the breaking-change notes before you update.
Ash Full tracker's at DreamLab Research.
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