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@bdraco bdraco commented Oct 14, 2025

  • Retitled Arduino section from "Breaking Change" to "Major Architectural Change"
  • Completely rewrote Arduino as IDF Component section with conversational explanation of bloat problem
  • Added 20-30KB RAM savings and 8KB web server savings for Arduino builds
  • Added development benefits: faster fixes, ESP-IDF 5.4 access, reduced maintenance
  • Added build time trade-off section: Arduino slower, ESP-IDF 2-3x faster
  • Added "Should You Migrate to ESP-IDF?" recommendation section
  • Changed "Custom component developers" to "External component developers"
  • Expanded Security Enhancements intro with security audit results (no privilege escalation, hardening opportunities)
  • Rewrote SHA256 OTA section with transition timeline and MD5 rejection date (2026.1.0)
  • Added OTA handshake timeout improvement for poor WiFi
  • Rewrote API Password Deprecation section with clear migration timeline
  • Added Dashboard Improvements section with WebSocket updates and instant logs
  • Created comprehensive Device Onboarding Improvements section
  • Added Captive Portal for ESP-IDF subsection with DNS server details
  • Added Improv BLE performance improvements (26x faster, 1KB flash savings, passive scanning)
  • Connected Device Onboarding to Made for ESPHome program requirements
  • Rewrote Memory & Performance Optimizations intro explaining ~3KB RAM savings context
  • Added USB Host FreeRTOS task improvement for high-frequency transfers
  • Created "For Contributors" section with CI improvements (large PRs 1h→20min, releases 12h+→1h40m)
  • Added Z-Wave proxy link to Home Assistant ZWA-2 adapter with note it could support other hardware

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@bdraco bdraco marked this pull request as ready for review October 14, 2025 17:42
@jesserockz jesserockz merged commit 3b8281d into beta Oct 14, 2025
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