# Home Assistant 2026.9.0b0

- Product: Home Assistant (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/home-assistant)
- Vendor: Open Home Foundation
- Date: 2026-08-26
- Version: 2026.9.0b0
- Original notes: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/releases/tag/2026.9.0b0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/home-assistant/releases/2026.9.0b0
- Labels: Pre-release

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Beta release notes can be found here: https://rc.home-assistant.io/latest-release-notes

Please note that these release notes are a work in progress. 👷‍♀️ We will be completing them over the next couple of days. Not all features might be final yet, and some features _**may not** make it into the final release_.

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**Want to help test the beta?** Awesome! ❤️ We have documented how you [can join our beta channel and install the beta here](https://www.home-assistant.io/common-tasks/os/#running-a-beta-version).

While running the beta, we highly recommend joining our _#beta_ channel on the [Home Assistant Discord chat](https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat)! 💬 Most developers and beta testers are in this channel during the beta period to share experiences, ideas, and iterate over new features, fine-tuning them before the final release. It's a really fun place to hang out. 😎

**Reporting issues**: As this is a beta test, you might encounter unexpected behavior or issues. 🐞 We use the GitHub issue tracker to track beta issues. You can find our issue trackers and the reported issues during beta here:

- [Report(ed) beta **dashboards/UI/frontend** issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/frontend/milestone/148)
- [Report(ed) beta **integrations/automations/backend/core** issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/milestone/830)
- [Report(ed) beta **documentation** issues](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant.io/milestone/154)

🙏 When reporting issues, **make sure to mention the exact beta version you are running** in the issue description. This will help us identify and track the issue correctly. Read more about [reporting issues here](https://www.home-assistant.io/help/reporting_issues/).