Highlights

• WTH bug: None is no longer appended to switch (and some other entity) names.
• climate entities now support swing_horizontal_mode where the device has independant vertical and horizontal swing control.
• area class is now supported for sensors and numbers
• duration class is now supported for numbers too
• 18 new devices, 23 other improvements to existing devices in addition the bulk addition of area and duration classes and swing_horizontal_mode above
• 24 duplicate configs eliminated

Breaking changes

• HA 2024.12 or later is now required #2513, #2596, #2648
• Config merges should be generally backward compatible, but there may be minor differences in the entities which may require manual updates to automations or hand crafted UIs.
• swing mode for some air conditioners/heat pumps has been split into vertical and horizontal on/off controls using the new swing_horizontal_mode. Automations that set or triggered on vertical, horizontal or both may need to be updated.

New Devices

• Lucci Connect fan #2586 by @daviddreher2
• Moes PTZ indoor security camera #2543
• EzaIoT R9 Lite thermostat #2631 by @janouskovec
• Sboard III mini Weigand I/F #2544
• Aygrochy inline ventilation #2555 by @Kenneth-Audenaert
• Qlima D812 dehumidifier #2477
• WL-RTCZ-05Z human presence sensor #2546
• LSC Smart Connect garden spotlights #2480
• Hauschen smart mirror #2681 by @xtaria
• Eberg Rico R12E2 dehumidifier #2634 by @nerodoxus
• Edge Theory cold plunge #2554 by @tompapajr
• Dr Heater DR008 thermostat #2612 by @ThinkDualBrain
• Xoca DAC2121C energy meter #2652 by @AlexK98
• ZPmeter water meter without valve control #2692 by @keskival
• Axen/Arrielli KW100W combo heat pump #2561
• Speaka TV mount #2568
• Aeratron AE3+ ceiling fan #2574
• BNETA F1-D pet feeder #1083

Improvements to existing device

• ZYM-100W presence sensor: use dp 1 for presence instead of dp 104 #2645
• Aubess 1-gang switch: add fault sensor for compatible T34 #2655 by @AlexK98
• HY combo heat pump: rename child lock to night mode #2510
• Zigbee door sensor: add optional tamper sensor #2659 by @PHeonix25
• EzaIoT thermostat smartplug: fix temperature range #2661 by @Steefph
• Andersson GSH: add compatible Devola Intelligent heater #2665 by @jaimbo
• Klarstein Dryfy Pro Connect: new product id added #2666 by @chris-garbas
• IPS Pro heatpump: new product id added #2666 by @chris-garbas
• Electriq CD20 Pro: deprecated fan entity to replace with select
• Eurom Wall Design Heat 2000: remove legacy type shadowed by separate config
• Kogan bladeless fan: map fresh preset to fresh instead of nature
• Royal air conditioner: use product id from original report #1016
• Akai dryer: make drying time adjustable #2667 by @YodaDaCoda
• Diivoo DWV010: use more sensors from the device #2678 by @jannisan
• SmartMCB SMT006 V2: add charge energy entity from compatible EARU EAMPDW-TY63 #2694
• Kolanky EV charger: fix charging time unit #2675
• Various air conditioners: separate swing into independent vertical and horizontal control #2648
• Avatto blinds: invert direction per usual Tuya behaviour, modify action logic to avoid getting stuck, add problem sensor and direction select #2699
• Zemismart SDM01: make connectivity optional, add class and translation to sensors #2556
• LSC Smart Connect RGB-CCT lightbulb: config renamed to make it available
• VTA Plus Axial fan heater: config renamed to make it available
• Eeese Carl, Otto: fix tank status bit index #2703 by @cnrd

Removed device configs

• Alecoair D12 Home: merged into Shinco 30D
• Alecoair D14: merged into Alecoair D16
• Alecoair D25 Traditio: merged into Greenmigo Alpha Q25 pro
• Avatto ME81: merged into Beok TGR81
• Beca BHT6000: merged into Beca BHT002
• Dcenta dual meter: merged into Matsee 2way meter
• Smartcurtain ACS WT: merged into Dooya curtain
• Eeese Emil: merged into Eeese Adam
• Klarstein Dryfy Pro: merged into Electriq CD20 Pro
• Feit RGB: merged into generic RGBWW lightbulb
• Feyree 3phase: merged into Goodcell EV charger
• Heatstorm HS1500: merged into Heatstorm HS6000GC
• Ironzon lock: merged into Ailrinni fingerprint lock
• Yueqing combo curtain: merged into Loonas curtain
• Momcozy white noise: merged into Loycco sound nightlight
• Thermoval TVT40: merged into Saswell C16 thermostat
• Reiga 52: merged into Ovlaim ceiling fan with light
• Zedar R600: merged into Kabum Smart700 v2023 vacuum
• Moes RFIR: merged into S11 RFIR remote
• Nedis mobile: merged into Goldair portable airconditioner
• Nince RGB: merged into generic RGB LED strip
• Rotenso RONI: merged with Royal air conditioner
• Tellur USB: merged with Woox R4028 power strip
• Peteme lighting: merged with generic Zigbee smart bulb

General improvements

• Use new UnitOfArea enum instead of old constant #2596
• Use new OptionsFlow API #2513
• Add new area class to vacuum "Cleaned area" sensors #2596
• Add duration class to timer number entities (unadvertised change in HA 2023.11 or so)
• Add translations for multiple switch, outlet, voltage, current and power entities. #1708
• climate: Add support for new swing_horizontal_mode #2648
• Entity naming: query underlying class for device class translation support #1856

Development improvements

• unit test added for string values mapped to integers #2586
• utils: common functionality refactored, flexible handling of config filenames given on command-line extended to all utils
• utils: filter same config matching itself from duplicate reports
• Update tests not to use deprecated STATE_CLASS constants due to be removed in HA 2025.1