Drop dead stub enum, gate get_modem_pins error ack on client 1.16, clarify ack comment

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/actions/restore-python/action.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runs:
       # detects the activated venv via ``VIRTUAL_ENV`` so the venv layout
       # downstream jobs rely on is preserved.
       if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
       with:
         enable-cache: true
         # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ runs:
         python -m venv venv
         source venv/bin/activate
         python --version
-        uv pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements_dev.txt -r requirements_test.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements_test.txt
         uv pip install -e .
     - name: Create Python virtual environment
       if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ runs:
         python -m venv venv
         source ./venv/Scripts/activate
         python --version
-        uv pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements_dev.txt -r requirements_test.txt
+        uv pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements_test.txt
         uv pip install -e .

.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/detectors.js

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ async function isStackedPr(github, context) {
 async function detectMergeBranch(github, context) {
   const labels = new Set();
   const baseRef = context.payload.pull_request.base.ref;
+  const defaultBranch = context.payload.repository.default_branch;
 
   if (baseRef === 'release') {
     labels.add('merging-to-release');
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ async function detectMergeBranch(github, context) {
   } else if (await isStackedPr(github, context)) {
     // GitHub manages the merge order for a stack, so these are not blocked.
     labels.add('stacked-pr');
-  } else if (baseRef !== 'dev') {
+  } else if (baseRef !== defaultBranch) {
     // A chain built by hand: it must not merge until its base branch does.
     labels.add('chained-pr');
   }

.github/scripts/auto-label-pr/tests/detectors.test.js

@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ const WITHOUT_SCHEMA = 'CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]';
 
 // Builds a fresh context for detectMergeBranch tests instead of mutating the
 // shared CONTEXT fixture above (which other describe blocks rely on).
-function makeMergeContext(baseRef, { stack } = {}) {
+function makeMergeContext(baseRef, { stack, defaultBranch = 'dev' } = {}) {
   const pull_request = { number: 1, base: { ref: baseRef } };
   if (stack !== undefined) {
     pull_request.stack = stack;
   }
   return {
     repo: { owner: 'esphome', repo: 'esphome' },
-    payload: { pull_request }
+    payload: { pull_request, repository: { default_branch: defaultBranch } }
   };
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +136,21 @@ describe('detectMergeBranch', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(Array.from(labels).sort(), ['chained-pr']);
     assert.equal(state.calls, 1);
   });
+
+  it('base ref matches default branch adds no labels', async () => {
+    const { github } = makeStackGithub({ stack: null });
+    const context = makeMergeContext('other', { defaultBranch: 'other' });
+    const labels = await detectMergeBranch(github, context);
+    assert.deepEqual(Array.from(labels).sort(), []);
+  });
+
+  it('base ref dev when the default branch is main adds chained-pr', async () => {
+    const { github } = makeStackGithub({ stack: null });
+    const context = makeMergeContext('dev', { defaultBranch: 'main' });
+    const labels = await detectMergeBranch(github, context);
+    assert.deepEqual(Array.from(labels).sort(), ['chained-pr']);
+  });
+
 });
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

.github/workflows/ci-api-proto.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up uv
         # ``--system`` (below) installs into the setup-python interpreter;
         # no venv is created or restored by this workflow.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull-request-only workflow: a save could never be shared and
@@ -41,32 +41,10 @@ jobs:
           version: "0.11.15"
 
       - name: Install apt dependencies
-        # PR-only workflow, so nothing on dev could seed a shared apt cache
-        # entry; the cached apt action would save one copy per PR. Plain apt
-        # with every call bounded: the apt.conf.d timeouts make a dead
-        # mirror fail over in seconds, and timeout runs under sudo so it can
-        # kill apt-get itself. Install without update first: image lists are
-        # fresh, and the index refresh is what a congested mirror makes slow.
-        timeout-minutes: 15
         run: |
-          sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99ci-acquire-timeouts >/dev/null <<'EOF'
-          Acquire::Retries "1";
-          Acquire::http::Timeout "15";
-          Acquire::https::Timeout "15";
-          EOF
-          # Common path: the image's package lists are fresh enough.
-          if sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive timeout -k 15 90 \
-              apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler; then
-            protoc --version
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          # Rescue path: refresh the lists once with a generous bound; the
-          # apt config already fails a stalled mirror over quickly.
-          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive timeout -k 10 30 \
-            dpkg --configure -a || true
-          sudo timeout -k 15 300 apt-get update
-          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive timeout -k 15 300 \
-            apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt-cache show protobuf-compiler
+          sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler
           protoc --version
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: uv pip install --system aioesphomeapi -c requirements.txt -r requirements_dev.txt

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         # detects the activated venv via ``VIRTUAL_ENV`` so downstream jobs
         # that ``. venv/bin/activate`` see an identical layout.
         if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can
@@ -68,22 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           uv pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements_dev.txt -r requirements_test.txt
           uv pip install -e .
 
-  seed-apt-cache:
-    name: Seed apt package cache
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    # PR-branch cache saves are invisible to other PRs, so dev/beta/release
-    # pushes seed the one shared entry PR jobs restore. The key is derived
-    # only from the package list and version; keep both identical in every
-    # step that restores it. In ci-status needs so a broken seed fails dev.
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-      - name: Install apt packages (cached)
-        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@553a35bb8ebd9fcabcb1c9451aa4c98e1b4ca8a9 # v1.6.3
-        with:
-          packages: libsdl2-dev ccache
-          version: 1.1
-
   determine-jobs:
     name: Determine which jobs to run
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -339,8 +323,7 @@ jobs:
 
   integration-tests:
     name: Run integration tests (${{ matrix.bucket.name }})
-    # Must match seed-apt-cache's image: the apt cache key has no OS in it.
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - common
       - determine-jobs
@@ -352,16 +335,24 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
-      - name: Install apt packages (cached)
-        # ccache speeds up the host compiles. A cache hit never touches apt
-        # (mirror outages cannot hang the job); the timeout bounds the cold
-        # path. Packages and version must match seed-apt-cache exactly;
-        # libsdl2-dev is unused here and carried only for cache-key parity.
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@553a35bb8ebd9fcabcb1c9451aa4c98e1b4ca8a9 # v1.6.3
+      - name: Install ccache
+        # Speeds up the host compiles: tests in a bucket compile overlapping
+        # component sets, so later tests reuse earlier tests' objects.
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ccache
+      - name: Restore ccache (restore-only)
+        # esphome stores the PlatformIO ccache under the machine-global cache
+        # dir (see _ccache_env() in esphome/platformio/toolchain.py). The
+        # bucket-name prefix prefers a same-bucket seed; the bare prefix falls
+        # back to any seed when the bucket layout differs from dev.
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
-          packages: libsdl2-dev ccache
-          version: 1.1
+          path: ~/.cache/esphome/platformio-ccache
+          key: integration-ccache-${{ matrix.bucket.name }}-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            integration-ccache-${{ matrix.bucket.name }}-
+            integration-ccache-
       - name: Set up Python 3.13
         id: python
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
@@ -376,7 +367,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up uv
         # Only needed on cache miss to populate the venv.
         if: steps.cache-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can
@@ -410,6 +401,14 @@ jobs:
         # esphome stores the PlatformIO ccache under the machine-global cache
         # dir (see _ccache_env() in esphome/platformio/toolchain.py).
         run: CCACHE_DIR="$HOME/.cache/esphome/platformio-ccache" ccache -s
+      - name: Save ccache
+        # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can reuse;
+        # dev pushes seed the shared copy instead.
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/esphome/platformio-ccache
+          key: integration-ccache-${{ matrix.bucket.name }}-${{ github.sha }}
 
   import-time:
     name: Check import esphome.__main__ time
@@ -442,13 +441,16 @@ jobs:
   benchmarks:
     name: Run CodSpeed benchmarks
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     needs:
       - common
       - determine-jobs
     if: >-
-      (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'dev') ||
-      (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.benchmarks == 'true')
+      github.repository == 'esphome/esphome' && (
+        (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'dev') ||
+        (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.determine-jobs.outputs.benchmarks == 'true')
+      )
+    # CodSpeed benchmarks require a CodSpeed account linked to the repository to run
+    # (https://codspeed.io) -- disabled on forks that aren't esphome/esphome itself.
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
@@ -462,58 +464,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build benchmarks
         id: build
         run: |
-          # pipefail: without it a failed build is masked by the grep/cut
-          # pipeline below, leaving BINARY empty and silently dropping every
-          # C++ benchmark from the run while the job still reports success.
-          set -o pipefail
           . venv/bin/activate
-          BENCHMARK_LIB_CONFIG=$(python script/setup_codspeed_lib.py)
-          export BENCHMARK_LIB_CONFIG
-          # --build-only prints BUILD_BINARY=<path> to stdout; the grep is
-          # non-fatal so a missing marker reaches the check below instead of
-          # tripping errexit at this assignment
-          BINARY=$(script/cpp_benchmark.py --all --build-only | { grep '^BUILD_BINARY=' || true; } | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2-)
-          if [ -z "$BINARY" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Benchmark build did not report a binary path"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          export BENCHMARK_LIB_CONFIG=$(python script/setup_codspeed_lib.py)
+          # --build-only prints BUILD_BINARY=<path> to stdout
+          BINARY=$(script/cpp_benchmark.py --all --build-only | grep '^BUILD_BINARY=' | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2-)
           echo "binary=$BINARY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Bound apt fetches and pre-install libc6-dbg
-        # The CodSpeed runner installs valgrind + libc6-dbg via its own
-        # unbounded apt-get update; per-invocation apt options cannot reach
-        # it. The apt.conf.d timeouts below bound every later apt call in
-        # this job, the runner's included. Pre-installing libc6-dbg lets the
-        # runner skip apt once its valgrind cache is restored (it checks
-        # ``dpkg -s libc6-dbg``, so the cache action's unregistered restores
-        # would not count). Install without update first: image lists are
-        # fresh, and the index refresh is what a congested mirror makes
-        # slow. Best effort; the job timeout is the last backstop.
-        timeout-minutes: 15
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99ci-acquire-timeouts >/dev/null <<'EOF'
-          Acquire::Retries "1";
-          Acquire::http::Timeout "15";
-          Acquire::https::Timeout "15";
-          EOF
-          if dpkg -s libc6-dbg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "libc6-dbg already installed"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          # Common path: the image's package lists are fresh enough.
-          if sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive timeout -k 15 90 \
-              apt-get install -y libc6-dbg; then
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          # Rescue path: refresh the lists once with a generous bound; the
-          # apt config already fails a stalled mirror over quickly.
-          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive timeout -k 10 30 \
-            dpkg --configure -a || true
-          sudo timeout -k 15 300 apt-get update
-          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive timeout -k 15 300 \
-            apt-get install -y libc6-dbg
-
       - name: Run CodSpeed benchmarks
         uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@4296e51e7041e24dadb86d1d6e8b9320d223dbe8 # v5.0.3
         with:
@@ -598,29 +554,24 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
       - name: Restore Python
-        id: restore-python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
           cache-key: ${{ needs.common.outputs.cache-key }}
 
-      # Key on the exact Python version as well: LibreTiny creates a venv under
-      # ~/.platformio/penv whose interpreter is a symlink into the runner's
-      # hosted toolcache, so a cache saved on an older runner image breaks once
-      # a new image ships a newer patch release and drops the old interpreter.
       - name: Cache platformio
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' && matrix.pio_cache_key
         uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ~/.platformio
-          key: platformio-${{ matrix.pio_cache_key }}-${{ steps.restore-python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('platformio.ini') }}
+          key: platformio-${{ matrix.pio_cache_key }}-${{ hashFiles('platformio.ini') }}
 
       - name: Cache platformio
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && matrix.pio_cache_key
         uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ~/.platformio
-          key: platformio-${{ matrix.pio_cache_key }}-${{ steps.restore-python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('platformio.ini') }}
+          key: platformio-${{ matrix.pio_cache_key }}-${{ hashFiles('platformio.ini') }}
 
       - name: Cache ESP-IDF install
         if: matrix.cache_idf
@@ -937,17 +888,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: List components
         run: echo ${{ matrix.batch.components }}
 
-      - name: Install apt packages (cached)
-        # A cache hit (seeded on dev by seed-apt-cache) never touches apt,
-        # so mirror outages cannot hang this PR-only job; the timeout bounds
-        # the cold path. Packages and version must match seed-apt-cache
-        # exactly. The action has no --no-install-recommends; same package
-        # set this job used before #17463.
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@553a35bb8ebd9fcabcb1c9451aa4c98e1b4ca8a9 # v1.6.3
-        with:
-          packages: libsdl2-dev ccache
-          version: 1.1
+      - name: Install apt packages
+        # Not cached: this job is pull-request-only, so a cache save could
+        # never be shared and would only consume quota.
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libsdl2-dev ccache
 
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
@@ -1149,7 +1095,7 @@ jobs:
         # install step (order-of-magnitude faster on cold boots,
         # with its own wheel cache). actions/setup-python still
         # provides the interpreter.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pull request saves land in per-PR scopes nothing else can
@@ -1482,7 +1428,6 @@ jobs:
     # this check.
     needs:
       - common
-      - seed-apt-cache
       - determine-jobs
       - ci-custom
       - pylint

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4.37.6
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4.37.7
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4.37.6
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4.37.7
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/lock.yml

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write         # issues.lock on closed issues
       pull-requests: write  # issues.lock on closed pull requests
-    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/lock.yml@9f6577fd37b5cf773ab1b9be929714a0dcd15661  # 2026.7.0
+    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/lock.yml@0fdd5e311b7e744069166696072a1a9cbc5fbeb6  # 2026.8.1

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     # No GITHUB_TOKEN permissions: the reusable workflow mints an ESPHome
     # GitHub App token so the labels, comments and closures come from
     # esphome[bot] instead of github-actions[bot].
-    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/stale.yml@61fd37a044cad4e9aa4303027b2a61b6a34da855  # main
+    uses: esphome/workflows/.github/workflows/stale.yml@a1c1485ab46ef41a84a6a9d8abd7fa4b7628fd70  # main
     secrets:
       ESPHOME_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.ESPHOME_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     with:

.github/workflows/sync-device-classes.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         # setup-python interpreter so subsequent ``prek`` /
         # ``script/run-in-env.py`` steps find the deps without a
         # ``uv run`` prefix.
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@20cfd1bf945f4377ade1205e4dbc17946fc9a30d # v10.0.1
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           # Pin uv version so the action does not have to fetch the

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ci:
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     # Ruff version.
-    rev: v0.16.0
+    rev: v0.16.3
     hooks:
       # Run the linter.
       - id: ruff

Doxyfile

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ESPHome
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.8.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.9.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN \
     -r /requirements.txt
 
 # Install the ESPHome Device Builder dashboard.
-RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir esphome-device-builder==1.12.4
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir esphome-device-builder==1.11.0
 
 RUN \
     platformio settings set enable_telemetry No \

esphome/__main__.py

@@ -762,11 +762,9 @@ def _wrap_to_code(name, comp, yaml_util):
     async def wrapped(conf):
         cg.add(cg.LineComment(f"{name}:"))
         if comp.config_schema is not None:
-            # sort_keys: voluptuous fills defaults in set order, so an
-            # unsorted dump would churn main.cpp and relink every run
-            conf_str = yaml_util.dump(conf, sort_keys=True)
+            conf_str = yaml_util.dump(conf)
             conf_str = conf_str.replace("//", "")
-            # remove trailing \ to avoid multi-line comment warning
+            # remove tailing \ to avoid multi-line comment warning
             conf_str = conf_str.replace("\\\n", "\n")
             cg.add(cg.LineComment(indent(conf_str)))
         await coro(conf)
@@ -2734,7 +2732,8 @@ def run_esphome(argv):
                 conf_path.name,
             )
 
-    if config is None:
+    cache_missed = config is None
+    if cache_missed:
         from esphome.config import read_config
 
         config = read_config(
@@ -2743,26 +2742,25 @@ def run_esphome(argv):
             # Snapshot only needed by `esphome config --no-defaults`.
             snapshot_user_config=getattr(args, "no_defaults", False),
         )
-        # Refresh the cache so the next upload/logs hits the fast path
-        # instead of re-running read_config. Skip when the storage
-        # sidecar is absent (no compile has run): the cache would
-        # never be loaded back, so writing secrets to disk is wasted.
-        if cache_eligible and config is not None:
-            from esphome.compiled_config import save_compiled_config
-            from esphome.storage_json import ext_storage_path
-
-            if ext_storage_path(conf_path.name).exists():
-                save_compiled_config(config)
-    if config is None:
-        return 2
+        if config is None:
+            return 2
     CORE.config = config
 
     # Fallback for platforms whose validators didn't set the toolchain
     # (only the esp32 component reads esp32.framework.toolchain). All
-    # other platforms only support PlatformIO today.
+    # other platforms only support PlatformIO today. Must run before the
+    # cache refresh below so its sidecar records the same toolchain a
+    # compile would.
     if CORE.toolchain is None:
         CORE.toolchain = Toolchain.PLATFORMIO
 
+    # Refresh the cache so the next upload/logs hits the fast path
+    # instead of re-running read_config.
+    if cache_eligible and cache_missed:
+        from esphome.compiled_config import save_compiled_config_and_sidecar
+
+        save_compiled_config_and_sidecar(config)
+
     if args.command not in POST_CONFIG_ACTIONS:
         safe_print(f"Unknown command {args.command}")
         return 1

esphome/compiled_config.py

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 from esphome.const import __version__ as ESPHOME_VERSION
-from esphome.core import CORE, Lambda
+from esphome.core import CORE, EsphomeError, Lambda
 from esphome.helpers import write_file
-from esphome.storage_json import StorageJSON, ext_storage_path
+from esphome.storage_json import StorageJSON, ext_storage_path, storage_path
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -65,7 +65,71 @@ def save_compiled_config(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         # non-basic dict key), so every upload/logs pays the slow path.
         _LOGGER.warning("Cannot cache the validated config: %s", err)
     except Exception as err:  # noqa: BLE001  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-        _LOGGER.debug("Skipping compiled config cache write: %s", err)
+        # Likely persistent (permissions, full disk): every upload/logs
+        # pays the slow path until it clears, so surface it.
+        _LOGGER.warning("Skipping compiled config cache write: %s", err)
+
+
+def save_compiled_config_and_sidecar(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """Refresh the cache from the upload/logs fallback (CORE.config must be set).
+
+    The cache is only written when a complete sidecar is on disk:
+    load_compiled_config can't use it otherwise, and it holds resolved
+    secrets.
+    """
+    if _refresh_sidecar():
+        save_compiled_config(config)
+
+
+def _refresh_sidecar() -> bool:
+    """Ensure a complete sidecar is on disk; True when one is.
+
+    Writes one (without claiming a build) when missing or wizard-only.
+    Failures are non-fatal; the next upload/logs pays the slow path again.
+    """
+    try:
+        path = storage_path()
+        try:
+            old = StorageJSON.load_strict(path)
+        except Exception as err:  # noqa: BLE001  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            # Present but unreadable: it may hold a real build's metadata,
+            # and a fresh rewrite would also stop the next compile from
+            # cleaning a possibly incoherent build tree.
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "Not caching: storage sidecar %s is unreadable (%s)", path, err
+            )
+            return False
+        if old is not None and old.can_apply_to_core():
+            # Compile-written; nothing to refresh.
+            return True
+        if CORE.build_path is not None and CORE.build_path.exists():
+            # An unvalidated build tree: its absent or mismatched sidecar
+            # is what makes the next compile wipe it, so don't vouch for
+            # a build this run never saw.
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "Not caching: build tree %s has no matching sidecar; "
+                "'esphome compile' will settle it",
+                CORE.build_path,
+            )
+            return False
+        new = StorageJSON.from_esphome_core(CORE, old, claim_build=False)
+        if not new.can_apply_to_core():
+            _LOGGER.warning("Not caching: rebuilt storage sidecar is still incomplete")
+            return False
+        new.save(path)
+        return True
+    except (OSError, EsphomeError) as err:
+        # write_file wraps OSError into EsphomeError. Persistent
+        # (unwritable storage dir), so surface that every upload/logs
+        # pays the slow path.
+        _LOGGER.warning("Could not refresh the storage sidecar: %s", err)
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        # A structural bug; keep the traceback so it isn't mistaken
+        # for the I/O failure above.
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "Unexpected error refreshing the storage sidecar", exc_info=True
+        )
+    return False
 
 
 def load_compiled_config(conf_path: Path) -> ConfigType | None:
@@ -98,11 +162,8 @@ def load_compiled_config(conf_path: Path) -> ConfigType | None:
         return None
 
     storage = StorageJSON.load(ext_storage_path(conf_path.name))
-    if storage is None:
-        return None
-    # apply_to_core assumes a real compile wrote the sidecar; wizard-only
-    # sidecars leave both of these unset and can't drive upload/logs.
-    if not storage.core_platform and not storage.target_platform:
+    if storage is None or not storage.can_apply_to_core():
+        _LOGGER.debug("Ignoring compiled config cache: sidecar missing or incomplete")
         return None
     storage.apply_to_core()
     return config

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_common.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.common";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 const LogString *sampling_mode_to_str(SamplingMode mode) {
   switch (mode) {

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_esp32.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.esp32";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 adc_oneshot_unit_handle_t ADCSensor::shared_adc_handles[2] = {nullptr, nullptr};
 

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_esp8266.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ADC_MODE(ADC_VCC)
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.esp8266";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
 #ifndef USE_ADC_SENSOR_VCC

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_libretiny.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.libretiny";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
 #ifndef USE_ADC_SENSOR_VCC

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_rp2.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 // The on-die temperature sensor sits on the last ADC channel: input 4 on RP2040
 // and RP2350A, but input 8 on RP2350B, which has eight external channels rather

esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor_zephyr.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::adc {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "adc.zephyr";
+static const char *const TAG = "adc";
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
   if (!adc_is_ready_dt(this->channel_)) {

esphome/components/api/__init__.py

@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             # and plaintext disabled. Only a factory reset can remove it.
             cg.add_define("USE_API_PLAINTEXT")
         cg.add_define("USE_API_NOISE")
-        cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.21")
+        cg.add_library("esphome/noise-c", "0.1.18")
         # Enable optimized memzero/memcmp in libsodium instead of volatile byte loops
         cg.add_build_flag("-DHAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS=1")
         cg.add_build_flag("-DHAVE_INLINE_ASM=1")

esphome/components/api/api.proto

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ enum SerialProxyPortType {
 message SerialProxyInfo {
   string name = 1;                    // Human-readable port name
   SerialProxyPortType port_type = 2;  // Port type (RS232, RS485)
+  uint32 configured_line_states = 3;  // Bitmask of SerialProxyLineStateFlags this instance can drive
 }
 
 // DeviceInfoResponse max_data_length values:
@@ -2622,6 +2623,22 @@ message ZWaveProxyRequest {
   bytes data = 2;
 }
 
+enum ZWaveProxyStatus {
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK = 0;             // Request completed successfully
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE = 1;         // Denied: another client is already subscribed
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 2;  // Request type not supported
+}
+
+// Acknowledges a ZWaveProxyRequest (subscribe/unsubscribe). Sent since API 1.16.
+message ZWaveProxyRequestResponse {
+  option (id) = 151;
+  option (source) = SOURCE_SERVER;
+  option (ifdef) = "USE_ZWAVE_PROXY";
+
+  ZWaveProxyRequestType type = 1;  // Which request type this responds to
+  ZWaveProxyStatus status = 2;     // Result status
+}
+
 // ==================== INFRARED ====================
 // Note: Feature and capability flag enums are defined in
 // esphome/components/infrared/infrared.h
@@ -2765,12 +2782,18 @@ message SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse {
 
   uint32 instance = 1;          // Instance index (0-based)
   uint32 line_states = 2;       // Bitmask of SerialProxyLineStateFlags
+  SerialProxyStatus status = 3; // INVALID_ARGUMENT if the instance index is out of range (since API 1.16)
 }
 
 enum SerialProxyRequestType {
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE = 0;   // Subscribe to receive data from this serial proxy instance
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE = 1; // Unsubscribe from this serial proxy instance
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH = 2;       // Flush the serial port (block until all TX data is sent)
+  // Values below are only valid in SerialProxyRequestResponse.type, identifying which
+  // operation is being acknowledged. Sending them in SerialProxyRequest.type is an
+  // error the device answers with INVALID_ARGUMENT.
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE = 3;      // Acknowledges a SerialProxyConfigureRequest
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS = 4; // Acknowledges a SerialProxySetModemPinsRequest
 }
 
 enum SerialProxyStatus {
@@ -2779,6 +2802,8 @@ enum SerialProxyStatus {
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR = 2;           // Driver or hardware error
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT = 3;         // Timed out before TX completed
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 4;   // Request type not supported by this instance
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE = 5;     // Denied: another client holds the port
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 6; // Invalid instance index or parameter value
 }
 
 // Generic request message for simple serial proxy operations
@@ -2791,7 +2816,9 @@ message SerialProxyRequest {
   SerialProxyRequestType type = 2;      // Request type
 }
 
-// Response to a SerialProxyRequest (e.g. flush completion or failure)
+// Acknowledges a serial proxy operation; the type field identifies which
+// operation is being acknowledged. Flush has been acknowledged since the
+// message was introduced; all other acknowledgements are sent since API 1.16.
 message SerialProxyRequestResponse {
   option (id) = 147;
   option (source) = SOURCE_SERVER;

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ APIConnection::APIConnection(std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> sock, APIServer *pa
 #else
 #error "No frame helper defined"
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_CAMERA
-  if (camera::Camera::instance() != nullptr) {
-    this->image_reader_ = std::unique_ptr<camera::CameraImageReader>{camera::Camera::instance()->create_image_reader()};
-  }
-#endif
 }
 
 void APIConnection::start() {
@@ -417,15 +412,15 @@ void APIConnection::finalize_iterator_sync_() {
 }
 
 void APIConnection::process_iterator_batch_(ComponentIterator &iterator) {
-  // Budget by remaining batch capacity so a pass cannot overfill the batch;
-  // stops early on a refused send and resumes next loop pass
-  size_t batch_size = this->deferred_batch_.size();
-  if (batch_size < MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE)
-    iterator.try_advance(MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE - batch_size);
+  size_t initial_size = this->deferred_batch_.size();
+  size_t max_batch = MAX_INITIAL_PER_BATCH;
+  while (!iterator.completed() && (this->deferred_batch_.size() - initial_size) < max_batch) {
+    iterator.advance();
+  }
 
-  // Flush immediately once enough is queued (not guaranteed every pass);
-  // partial batches go out via the batch timer or finalize_iterator_sync_()
-  if (this->deferred_batch_.size() >= MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE) {
+  // If the batch is full, process it immediately
+  // Note: iterator.advance() already calls schedule_batch_() via schedule_message_()
+  if (this->deferred_batch_.size() >= max_batch) {
     this->process_batch_();
   }
 }
@@ -1140,6 +1135,7 @@ void APIConnection::try_send_camera_image_() {
   if (!this->image_reader_)
     return;
 
+  const auto *cam = camera::Camera::instance();
   // Send as many chunks as possible without blocking
   while (this->image_reader_->available()) {
     if (!this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking())
@@ -1149,11 +1145,11 @@ void APIConnection::try_send_camera_image_() {
     bool done = this->image_reader_->available() == to_send;
 
     CameraImageResponse msg;
-    msg.key = camera::Camera::instance()->get_object_id_hash();
+    msg.key = cam->get_object_id_hash();
     msg.set_data(this->image_reader_->peek_data_buffer(), to_send);
     msg.done = done;
 #ifdef USE_DEVICES
-    msg.device_id = camera::Camera::instance()->get_device_id();
+    msg.device_id = cam->get_device_id();
 #endif
 
     if (!this->send_message(msg)) {
@@ -1169,15 +1165,19 @@ void APIConnection::try_send_camera_image_() {
 void APIConnection::set_camera_state(std::shared_ptr<camera::CameraImage> image) {
   if (!this->flags_.state_subscription)
     return;
-  if (!this->image_reader_)
+  if (this->image_reader_ && this->image_reader_->available())
     return;
-  if (this->image_reader_->available())
+  if (!image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::API_REQUESTER) && !image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::IDLE))
     return;
-  if (image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::API_REQUESTER) || image->was_requested_by(esphome::camera::IDLE)) {
-    this->image_reader_->set_image(std::move(image));
-    // Try to send immediately to reduce latency
-    this->try_send_camera_image_();
+  if (!this->image_reader_) {
+    // Created on the first image this connection will send, so connections
+    // that never receive one never pay for a reader. Only a registered
+    // camera's listener can reach this, so instance() is non-null here.
+    this->image_reader_ = std::unique_ptr<camera::CameraImageReader>{camera::Camera::instance()->create_image_reader()};
   }
+  this->image_reader_->set_image(std::move(image));
+  // Try to send immediately to reduce latency
+  this->try_send_camera_image_();
 }
 uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_camera_info(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *conn, uint32_t remaining_size) {
   auto *camera = static_cast<camera::Camera *>(entity);
@@ -1384,7 +1384,12 @@ void APIConnection::on_z_wave_proxy_frame(const ZWaveProxyFrame &msg) {
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_z_wave_proxy_request(const ZWaveProxyRequest &msg) {
-  zwave_proxy::global_zwave_proxy->zwave_proxy_request(this, msg.type);
+  ZWaveProxyRequestResponse resp{};
+  resp.type = msg.type;
+  resp.status = zwave_proxy::global_zwave_proxy->zwave_proxy_request(this, msg.type);
+  if (!this->send_message(resp)) {
+    API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Z-Wave proxy response");
+  }
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1553,15 +1558,50 @@ void APIConnection::send_infrared_rf_receive_event(const InfraredRFReceiveEvent
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
+static enums::SerialProxyStatus serial_proxy_result_to_status(serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult result) {
+  switch (result) {
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_OK:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_OK;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_ASSUMED_SUCCESS:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ASSUMED_SUCCESS;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_PORT_IN_USE:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_TIMEOUT:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+    case serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult::SERIAL_PROXY_RESULT_ERROR:
+      return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR;
+  }
+  return enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR;  // Unreachable; all enum values handled above
+}
+
+static void send_serial_proxy_ack(APIConnection *conn, uint32_t instance, enums::SerialProxyRequestType type,
+                                  enums::SerialProxyStatus status) {
+  SerialProxyRequestResponse resp{};
+  resp.instance = instance;
+  resp.type = type;
+  resp.status = status;
+  if (!conn->send_message(resp)) {
+    API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Serial proxy response");
+  }
+}
+
 void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_configure_request(const SerialProxyConfigureRequest &msg) {
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
   if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range (max %" PRIu32 ")", msg.instance,
              static_cast<uint32_t>(proxies.size()));
+    send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE,
+                          enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
     return;
   }
-  proxies[msg.instance]->configure(this, msg.baudrate, msg.flow_control, static_cast<uint8_t>(msg.parity),
-                                   msg.stop_bits, msg.data_size);
+  serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult result = proxies[msg.instance]->configure(
+      this, msg.baudrate, msg.flow_control, static_cast<uint8_t>(msg.parity), msg.stop_bits, msg.data_size);
+  send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE,
+                        serial_proxy_result_to_status(result));
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_write_request(const SerialProxyWriteRequest &msg) {
@@ -1577,20 +1617,30 @@ void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_set_modem_pins_request(const SerialProxySetM
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
   if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
+    send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS,
+                          enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
     return;
   }
-  proxies[msg.instance]->set_modem_pins(this, msg.line_states);
+  serial_proxy::SerialProxyResult result = proxies[msg.instance]->set_modem_pins(this, msg.line_states);
+  send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS,
+                        serial_proxy_result_to_status(result));
 }
 
 void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_get_modem_pins_request(const SerialProxyGetModemPinsRequest &msg) {
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
-  if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
-    return;
-  }
   SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse resp{};
   resp.instance = msg.instance;
-  resp.line_states = proxies[msg.instance]->get_modem_pins();
+  if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
+    // Pre-1.16 clients do not read the status field and would take this error
+    // for a successful "both pins deasserted" answer; let them time out as before
+    if (!this->client_supports_api_version(1, 16)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+  } else {
+    resp.line_states = proxies[msg.instance]->get_modem_pins();
+  }
   if (!this->send_message(resp)) {
     API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Serial proxy response");
   }
@@ -1600,40 +1650,31 @@ void APIConnection::on_serial_proxy_request(const SerialProxyRequest &msg) {
   auto &proxies = App.get_serial_proxies();
   if (msg.instance >= proxies.size()) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Serial proxy instance %" PRIu32 " out of range", msg.instance);
+    send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, msg.type, enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
     return;
   }
+  auto *proxy = proxies[msg.instance];
+  enums::SerialProxyStatus status;
   switch (msg.type) {
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE:
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE:
-      proxies[msg.instance]->serial_proxy_request(this, msg.type);
+      status = serial_proxy_result_to_status(proxy->serial_proxy_request(this, msg.type));
       break;
-    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH: {
-      SerialProxyRequestResponse resp{};
-      resp.instance = msg.instance;
-      resp.type = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH;
-      switch (proxies[msg.instance]->flush_port()) {
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_SUCCESS:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_OK;
-          break;
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_ASSUMED_SUCCESS:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ASSUMED_SUCCESS;
-          break;
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_TIMEOUT:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
-          break;
-        case uart::UARTFlushResult::UART_FLUSH_RESULT_FAILED:
-          resp.status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR;
-          break;
-      }
-      if (!this->send_message(resp)) {
-        API_LOG_MSG_DROPPED(TAG, "Serial proxy response");
-      }
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH:
+      status = serial_proxy_result_to_status(proxy->flush_port(this));
+      break;
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE:
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS:
+      // Response-only discriminators; never valid in a request
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Response-only serial proxy request type: %" PRIu32, static_cast<uint32_t>(msg.type));
+      status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
       break;
-    }
     default:
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Unknown serial proxy request type: %" PRIu32, static_cast<uint32_t>(msg.type));
+      status = enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
       break;
   }
+  send_serial_proxy_ack(this, msg.instance, msg.type, status);
 }
 
 void APIConnection::send_serial_proxy_data(const SerialProxyDataReceived &msg) {
@@ -1760,7 +1801,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_hello_response_(const HelloRequest &msg) {
 
   HelloResponse resp;
   resp.api_version_major = 1;
-  resp.api_version_minor = 15;
+  resp.api_version_minor = 16;
   // Send only the version string - the client only logs this for debugging and doesn't use it otherwise
   resp.server_info = ESPHOME_VERSION_REF;
   resp.name = StringRef(App.get_name());
@@ -1894,6 +1935,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_device_info_response_() {
     auto &info = resp.serial_proxies[serial_proxy_index++];
     info.name = StringRef(proxy->get_name());
     info.port_type = proxy->get_port_type();
+    info.configured_line_states = proxy->get_configured_modem_pins();
   }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_API_NOISE
@@ -1954,6 +1996,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_device_capabilities_response_() {
     auto &info = resp.serial_proxies[serial_proxy_index++];
     info.name = StringRef(proxy->get_name());
     info.port_type = proxy->get_port_type();
+    info.configured_line_states = proxy->get_configured_modem_pins();
   }
 #endif
   return this->send_message(resp);

esphome/components/api/api_connection.h

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ void log_dropped_message(const char *tag, int line, const LogString *what);
 
 // Keepalive timeout in milliseconds
 static constexpr uint32_t KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS = 60000;
-// Deferred batch size cap during initial state/info sync
-static constexpr size_t MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE = 34;
+// Maximum number of entities to process in a single batch during initial state/info sending
+static constexpr size_t MAX_INITIAL_PER_BATCH = 34;
 // Verify MAX_MESSAGES_PER_BATCH (defined in api_frame_helper.h) can hold the initial batch
-static_assert(MAX_MESSAGES_PER_BATCH >= MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE,
-              "MAX_MESSAGES_PER_BATCH must be >= MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE");
+static_assert(MAX_MESSAGES_PER_BATCH >= MAX_INITIAL_PER_BATCH,
+              "MAX_MESSAGES_PER_BATCH must be >= MAX_INITIAL_PER_BATCH");
 
 #ifdef USE_BENCHMARK
 class APIConnection;

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static constexpr uint16_t MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE = 32768;  // 32 KiB for ESP32 and oth
 static constexpr uint16_t RX_BUF_NULL_TERMINATOR = 1;
 
 // Maximum number of messages to batch in a single write operation
-// Must be >= MAX_INITIAL_BATCH_SIZE in api_connection.h (enforced by static_assert there)
+// Must be >= MAX_INITIAL_PER_BATCH in api_connection.h (enforced by static_assert there)
 static constexpr size_t MAX_MESSAGES_PER_BATCH = 34;
 
 // Max client name length (e.g., "Home Assistant 2026.1.0.dev0" = 28 chars)

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.cpp

@@ -591,18 +591,21 @@ APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::write_frame_(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t len) {
  */
 APIError APINoiseFrameHelper::init_handshake_() {
   int err;
-  memset(&nid_, 0, sizeof(nid_));
-  // const char *proto = "Noise_NNpsk0_25519_ChaChaPoly_SHA256";
-  // err = noise_protocol_name_to_id(&nid_, proto, strlen(proto));
-  nid_.pattern_id = NOISE_PATTERN_NN;
-  nid_.cipher_id = NOISE_CIPHER_CHACHAPOLY;
-  nid_.dh_id = NOISE_DH_CURVE25519;
-  nid_.prefix_id = NOISE_PREFIX_STANDARD;
-  nid_.hybrid_id = NOISE_DH_NONE;
-  nid_.hash_id = NOISE_HASH_SHA256;
-  nid_.modifier_ids[0] = NOISE_MODIFIER_PSK0;
+  // Noise_NNpsk0_25519_ChaChaPoly_SHA256, built on the stack:
+  // noise_handshakestate_new_by_id copies it, so a member would waste
+  // 104 bytes per connection, and a static const would sit in RAM on
+  // ESP8266 (.rodata is DRAM there).
+  const NoiseProtocolId nid = {
+      .prefix_id = NOISE_PREFIX_STANDARD,
+      .pattern_id = NOISE_PATTERN_NN,
+      .modifier_ids = {NOISE_MODIFIER_PSK0},
+      .dh_id = NOISE_DH_CURVE25519,
+      .cipher_id = NOISE_CIPHER_CHACHAPOLY,
+      .hash_id = NOISE_HASH_SHA256,
+      .hybrid_id = NOISE_DH_NONE,
+  };
 
-  err = noise_handshakestate_new_by_id(&handshake_, &nid_, NOISE_ROLE_RESPONDER);
+  err = noise_handshakestate_new_by_id(&handshake_, &nid, NOISE_ROLE_RESPONDER);
   APIError aerr =
       handle_noise_error_(err, LOG_STR("noise_handshakestate_new_by_id"), APIError::HANDSHAKESTATE_SETUP_FAILED);
   if (aerr != APIError::OK)

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper_noise.h

@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class APINoiseFrameHelper final : public APIFrameHelper {
   // Buffer for noise handshake prologue (released after handshake)
   APIBuffer prologue_;
 
-  // NoiseProtocolId (size depends on implementation)
-  NoiseProtocolId nid_;
-
   // Group small types together
   // Fixed-size header buffer for noise protocol:
   // 1 byte for indicator + 2 bytes for message size (16-bit value, not varint)

esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp

@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@ uint8_t *SerialProxyInfo::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PAR
   uint8_t *__restrict__ pos = buffer.get_pos();
   ProtoEncode::encode_string(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 1, this->name);
   ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 2, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->port_type));
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 3, this->configured_line_states);
   return pos;
 }
 uint32_t SerialProxyInfo::calculate_size() const {
   uint32_t size = 0;
   size += ProtoSize::calc_length(1, this->name.size());
   size += this->port_type ? 2 : 0;
+  size += ProtoSize::calc_uint32(1, this->configured_line_states);
   return size;
 }
 #endif
@@ -3945,6 +3947,18 @@ uint32_t ZWaveProxyRequest::calculate_size() const {
   size += ProtoSize::calc_length(1, this->data_len);
   return size;
 }
+uint8_t *ZWaveProxyRequestResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const {
+  uint8_t *__restrict__ pos = buffer.get_pos();
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 1, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->type));
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 2, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->status));
+  return pos;
+}
+uint32_t ZWaveProxyRequestResponse::calculate_size() const {
+  uint32_t size = 0;
+  size += this->type ? 2 : 0;
+  size += this->status ? 2 : 0;
+  return size;
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
 uint8_t *ListEntitiesInfraredResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const {
@@ -4187,12 +4201,14 @@ uint8_t *SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_
   uint8_t *__restrict__ pos = buffer.get_pos();
   ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 1, this->instance);
   ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 2, this->line_states);
+  ProtoEncode::encode_uint32(pos PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_ARG, 3, static_cast<uint32_t>(this->status));
   return pos;
 }
 uint32_t SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse::calculate_size() const {
   uint32_t size = 0;
   size += ProtoSize::calc_uint32(1, this->instance);
   size += ProtoSize::calc_uint32(1, this->line_states);
+  size += this->status ? 2 : 0;
   return size;
 }
 bool SerialProxyRequest::decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, proto_varint_value_t value) {

esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h

@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ enum ZWaveProxyRequestType : uint32_t {
   ZWAVE_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE = 1,
   ZWAVE_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_HOME_ID_CHANGE = 2,
 };
+enum ZWaveProxyStatus : uint32_t {
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK = 0,
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE = 1,
+  ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 2,
+};
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
 enum SerialProxyParity : uint32_t {
@@ -345,6 +350,8 @@ enum SerialProxyRequestType : uint32_t {
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE = 0,
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE = 1,
   SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH = 2,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE = 3,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS = 4,
 };
 enum SerialProxyStatus : uint32_t {
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_OK = 0,
@@ -352,6 +359,8 @@ enum SerialProxyStatus : uint32_t {
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_ERROR = 2,
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT = 3,
   SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 4,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE = 5,
+  SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 6,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -523,6 +532,7 @@ class SerialProxyInfo final : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   StringRef name{};
   enums::SerialProxyPortType port_type{};
+  uint32_t configured_line_states{0};
   uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
   uint32_t calculate_size() const;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
@@ -3130,6 +3140,23 @@ class ZWaveProxyRequest final : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
   bool decode_length(uint32_t field_id, ProtoLengthDelimited value) override;
   bool decode_varint(uint32_t field_id, proto_varint_value_t value) override;
 };
+class ZWaveProxyRequestResponse final : public ProtoMessage {
+ public:
+  static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 151;
+  static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 4;
+#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
+  const LogString *message_name() const override { return LOG_STR("z_wave_proxy_request_response"); }
+#endif
+  enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType type{};
+  enums::ZWaveProxyStatus status{};
+  uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
+  uint32_t calculate_size() const;
+#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
+  const char *dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const override;
+#endif
+
+ protected:
+};
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
 class ListEntitiesInfraredResponse final : public InfoResponseProtoMessage {
@@ -3314,12 +3341,13 @@ class SerialProxyGetModemPinsRequest final : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 class SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse final : public ProtoMessage {
  public:
   static constexpr uint8_t MESSAGE_TYPE = 143;
-  static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 8;
+  static constexpr uint8_t ESTIMATED_SIZE = 10;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
   const LogString *message_name() const override { return LOG_STR("serial_proxy_get_modem_pins_response"); }
 #endif
   uint32_t instance{0};
   uint32_t line_states{0};
+  enums::SerialProxyStatus status{};
   uint8_t *encode(ProtoWriteBuffer &buffer PROTO_ENCODE_DEBUG_PARAM) const;
   uint32_t calculate_size() const;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP

esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp

@@ -816,6 +816,18 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType>(enums:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
   }
 }
+template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::ZWaveProxyStatus>(enums::ZWaveProxyStatus value) {
+  switch (value) {
+    case enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_OK");
+    case enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_IN_USE");
+    case enums::ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWAVE_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED");
+    default:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
+  }
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_SERIAL_PROXY
 template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SerialProxyParity>(enums::SerialProxyParity value) {
@@ -838,6 +850,10 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SerialProxyRequestType>(enums
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_UNSUBSCRIBE");
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_FLUSH");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_CONFIGURE");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_REQUEST_TYPE_SET_MODEM_PINS");
     default:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
   }
@@ -854,6 +870,10 @@ template<> const char *proto_enum_to_string<enums::SerialProxyStatus>(enums::Ser
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_TIMEOUT");
     case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_PORT_IN_USE");
+    case enums::SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT:
+      return ESPHOME_PSTR("SERIAL_PROXY_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT");
     default:
       return ESPHOME_PSTR("UNKNOWN");
   }
@@ -914,6 +934,7 @@ const char *SerialProxyInfo::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
   MessageDumpHelper helper(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("SerialProxyInfo"));
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("name"), this->name);
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("port_type"), static_cast<enums::SerialProxyPortType>(this->port_type));
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("configured_line_states"), this->configured_line_states);
   return out.c_str();
 }
 #endif
@@ -2644,6 +2665,12 @@ const char *ZWaveProxyRequest::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
   dump_bytes_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("data"), this->data, this->data_len);
   return out.c_str();
 }
+const char *ZWaveProxyRequestResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
+  MessageDumpHelper helper(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("ZWaveProxyRequestResponse"));
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("type"), static_cast<enums::ZWaveProxyRequestType>(this->type));
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("status"), static_cast<enums::ZWaveProxyStatus>(this->status));
+  return out.c_str();
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_INFRARED
 const char *ListEntitiesInfraredResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
@@ -2753,6 +2780,7 @@ const char *SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {
   MessageDumpHelper helper(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("SerialProxyGetModemPinsResponse"));
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("instance"), this->instance);
   dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("line_states"), this->line_states);
+  dump_field(out, ESPHOME_PSTR("status"), static_cast<enums::SerialProxyStatus>(this->status));
   return out.c_str();
 }
 const char *SerialProxyRequest::dump_to(DumpBuffer &out) const {

esphome/components/api/list_entities.cpp

@@ -95,17 +95,9 @@ bool ListEntitiesIterator::on_end() { return this->client_->send_list_info_done(
 ListEntitiesIterator::ListEntitiesIterator(APIConnection *client) : client_(client) {}
 
 #ifdef USE_API_USER_DEFINED_ACTIONS
-// Yield after every Nth service; bounds direct (non-batched) writes per loop pass
-static constexpr uint8_t SERVICE_YIELD_INTERVAL = 3;
-
 bool ListEntitiesIterator::on_service(UserServiceDescriptor *service) {
   auto resp = service->encode_list_service_response();
-  if (!this->client_->send_message(resp))
-    return false;
-  // at_ is this service's index
-  if ((this->at_ + 1) % SERVICE_YIELD_INTERVAL == 0)
-    this->yield_after_step_();
-  return true;
+  return this->client_->send_message(resp);
 }
 #endif
 

esphome/components/beken_spi_led_strip/led_strip.cpp

@@ -300,12 +300,46 @@ void BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput::write_state(light::LightState *state) {
 }
 
 light::ESPColorView BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput::get_view_internal(int32_t index) const {
-  const light::ChannelColors &colors = this->channel_colors_;
-  uint8_t *led = this->buf_ + (index * colors.bytes_per_led());
-  return {led + colors.r,
-          led + colors.g,
-          led + colors.b,
-          colors.has_white() ? led + colors.w : nullptr,
+  int32_t r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
+  switch (this->rgb_order_) {
+    case ORDER_RGB:
+      r = 0;
+      g = 1;
+      b = 2;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_RBG:
+      r = 0;
+      g = 2;
+      b = 1;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GRB:
+      r = 1;
+      g = 0;
+      b = 2;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GBR:
+      r = 2;
+      g = 0;
+      b = 1;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BGR:
+      r = 2;
+      g = 1;
+      b = 0;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BRG:
+      r = 1;
+      g = 2;
+      b = 0;
+      break;
+  }
+  uint8_t multiplier = this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_ ? 4 : 3;
+  uint8_t white = this->is_wrgb_ ? 0 : 3;
+
+  return {this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + r + this->is_wrgb_,
+          this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + g + this->is_wrgb_,
+          this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + b + this->is_wrgb_,
+          this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_ ? this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + white : nullptr,
           &this->effect_data_[index],
           &this->correction_};
 }
@@ -315,12 +349,35 @@ void BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput::dump_config() {
                 "Beken SPI LED Strip:\n"
                 "  Pin: %u",
                 this->pin_);
-  char channel_colors[5];
+  const char *rgb_order;
+  switch (this->rgb_order_) {
+    case ORDER_RGB:
+      rgb_order = "RGB";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_RBG:
+      rgb_order = "RBG";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GRB:
+      rgb_order = "GRB";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GBR:
+      rgb_order = "GBR";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BGR:
+      rgb_order = "BGR";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BRG:
+      rgb_order = "BRG";
+      break;
+    default:
+      rgb_order = "UNKNOWN";
+      break;
+  }
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
-                "  Channel colors: %s\n"
+                "  RGB Order: %s\n"
                 "  Max refresh rate: %" PRIu32 "\n"
                 "  Number of LEDs: %u",
-                this->channel_colors_.to_string(channel_colors), this->max_refresh_rate_.value_or(0), this->num_leds_);
+                rgb_order, this->max_refresh_rate_.value_or(0), this->num_leds_);
 }
 
 float BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }

esphome/components/beken_spi_led_strip/led_strip.h

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifdef USE_BK72XX
 
 #include "esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h"
-#include "esphome/components/light/channel_colors.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/light_output.h"
 #include "esphome/core/color.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
@@ -11,6 +10,15 @@
 
 namespace esphome::beken_spi_led_strip {
 
+enum RGBOrder : uint8_t {
+  ORDER_RGB,
+  ORDER_RBG,
+  ORDER_GRB,
+  ORDER_GBR,
+  ORDER_BGR,
+  ORDER_BRG,
+};
+
 class BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
  public:
   void setup() override;
@@ -20,7 +28,7 @@ class BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
   int32_t size() const override { return this->num_leds_; }
   light::LightTraits get_traits() override {
     auto traits = light::LightTraits();
-    if (this->channel_colors_.has_white()) {
+    if (this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_) {
       traits.set_supported_color_modes({light::ColorMode::RGB_WHITE, light::ColorMode::WHITE});
     } else {
       traits.set_supported_color_modes({light::ColorMode::RGB});
@@ -30,13 +38,16 @@ class BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
 
   void set_pin(uint8_t pin) { this->pin_ = pin; }
   void set_num_leds(uint16_t num_leds) { this->num_leds_ = num_leds; }
-  void set_channel_colors(light::ChannelColors channel_colors) { this->channel_colors_ = channel_colors; }
+  void set_is_rgbw(bool is_rgbw) { this->is_rgbw_ = is_rgbw; }
+  void set_is_wrgb(bool is_wrgb) { this->is_wrgb_ = is_wrgb; }
 
   /// Set a maximum refresh rate in µs as some lights do not like being updated too often.
   void set_max_refresh_rate(uint32_t interval_us) { this->max_refresh_rate_ = interval_us; }
 
   void set_led_params(uint8_t bit0, uint8_t bit1, uint32_t spi_frequency);
 
+  void set_rgb_order(RGBOrder rgb_order) { this->rgb_order_ = rgb_order; }
+
   void clear_effect_data() override {
     for (int i = 0; i < this->size(); i++)
       this->effect_data_[i] = 0;
@@ -47,7 +58,7 @@ class BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
  protected:
   light::ESPColorView get_view_internal(int32_t index) const override;
 
-  size_t get_buffer_size_() const { return this->num_leds_ * this->channel_colors_.bytes_per_led(); }
+  size_t get_buffer_size_() const { return this->num_leds_ * (this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_ ? 4 : 3); }
 
   uint8_t *buf_{nullptr};
   uint8_t *effect_data_{nullptr};
@@ -55,11 +66,13 @@ class BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
 
   uint8_t pin_;
   uint16_t num_leds_;
+  bool is_rgbw_;
+  bool is_wrgb_;
 
   uint32_t spi_frequency_{6666666};
   uint8_t bit0_{0xE0};
   uint8_t bit1_{0xFC};
-  light::ChannelColors channel_colors_{0, 1, 2, light::ChannelColors::NO_WHITE};
+  RGBOrder rgb_order_;
 
   uint32_t last_refresh_{0};
   optional<uint32_t> max_refresh_rate_{};

esphome/components/beken_spi_led_strip/light.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import libretiny, light
-from esphome.components.const import CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS, CONF_IS_WRGB
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_CHIPSET,
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_PIN,
     CONF_RGB_ORDER,
 )
-from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@Mat931"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["libretiny"]
@@ -24,6 +22,17 @@ BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput = beken_spi_led_strip_ns.class_(
     "BekenSPILEDStripLightOutput", light.AddressableLight
 )
 
+RGBOrder = beken_spi_led_strip_ns.enum("RGBOrder")
+
+RGB_ORDERS = {
+    "RGB": RGBOrder.ORDER_RGB,
+    "RBG": RGBOrder.ORDER_RBG,
+    "GRB": RGBOrder.ORDER_GRB,
+    "GBR": RGBOrder.ORDER_GBR,
+    "BGR": RGBOrder.ORDER_BGR,
+    "BRG": RGBOrder.ORDER_BRG,
+}
+
 
 @dataclass
 class LEDStripTimings:
@@ -48,6 +57,8 @@ CHIPSETS = {
 }
 
 
+CONF_IS_WRGB = "is_wrgb"
+
 SUPPORTED_PINS = {
     libretiny.const.FAMILY_BK7231N: [16],
     libretiny.const.FAMILY_BK7231T: [16],
@@ -68,9 +79,10 @@ def _validate_pin(value):
     return value
 
 
-def _validate_num_leds(value: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    # A white channel makes each LED one byte wider, so fewer of them fit in the DMA buffer.
-    max_num_leds = 123 if "W" in value[CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS] else 165  # 127 / 170
+def _validate_num_leds(value):
+    max_num_leds = 165  # 170
+    if value[CONF_IS_RGBW] or value[CONF_IS_WRGB]:
+        max_num_leds = 123  # 127
     if value[CONF_NUM_LEDS] > max_num_leds:
         raise cv.Invalid(
             f"The maximum number of LEDs for this configuration is {max_num_leds}.",
@@ -87,23 +99,18 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 pins.internal_gpio_output_pin_number, _validate_pin
             ),
             cv.Required(CONF_NUM_LEDS): cv.positive_not_null_int,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS): light.validate_channel_colors,
-            # Deprecated in favour of CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS, remove in 2027.3.0
-            cv.Optional(CONF_RGB_ORDER): cv.one_of(*light.RGB_ORDERS, upper=True),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_RGBW): cv.boolean,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_WRGB): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Required(CONF_RGB_ORDER): cv.enum(RGB_ORDERS, upper=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_MAX_REFRESH_RATE): cv.positive_time_period_microseconds,
             cv.Required(CONF_CHIPSET): cv.one_of(*CHIPSETS, upper=True),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_RGBW, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_WRGB, default=False): cv.boolean,
         }
     ),
-    light.migrate_channel_colors(
-        removed_in="2027.3.0", component="beken_spi_led_strip"
-    ),
     _validate_num_leds,
 )
 
 
-async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_OUTPUT_ID])
     await light.register_light(var, config)
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
@@ -123,6 +130,6 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         )
     )
 
-    cg.add(
-        var.set_channel_colors(light.channel_colors_struct(config[CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS]))
-    )
+    cg.add(var.set_rgb_order(config[CONF_RGB_ORDER]))
+    cg.add(var.set_is_rgbw(config[CONF_IS_RGBW]))
+    cg.add(var.set_is_wrgb(config[CONF_IS_WRGB]))

esphome/components/bk72xx_ble/__init__.py

@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ The platform analog of esp32_ble / rp2040_ble: owns the Beken BDK BLE stack
 bring-up and the controller BLE address. Consumers (bk72xx_ble_tracker) build
 on this component and contain no SDK calls of their own.
 
-Supported SoCs (BLE 5.x): BK7231N/BK7236 (BLE 5.1), BK7252N/BK7253 (BLE 5.2),
-and any future BLE-5.x SoC. BK7238 (BLE 5.2) is blocked for now: with BLE
-compiled in, the Beken SDK erases the bootloader flash sector at boot because
-LibreTiny's partition table has no BLE bonding entry (esphome#18646,
-libretiny-eu/libretiny#408). Known non-5.x families and BK7238 are rejected in
-to_code. Unknown families are capability-checked at compile time via
+Supported SoCs (BLE 5.x): BK7231N/BK7236 (BLE 5.1), BK7238/BK7252N/BK7253
+(BLE 5.2), and any future BLE-5.x SoC. Known non-5.x families are rejected in
+to_code; unknown families are capability-checked at compile time via
 `__has_include("app_ble.h")`, a header only on the BLE 5.x include path
 (ble_api.h ships for every SoC, so it cannot be the probe). A non-5.x build
 fails with a clear #error.
@@ -68,23 +65,14 @@ def _unsupported_family_message(family: str) -> str | None:
         )
     if family == FAMILY_BK7231Q:
         return "bk72xx_ble does not support BK7231Q: this SoC has no BLE"
-    if family == FAMILY_BK7238:
-        return (
-            "bk72xx_ble is disabled on BK7238: with BLE compiled in, the Beken SDK "
-            "erases the bootloader flash sector at boot and the device can no longer "
-            "start (see https://github.com/esphome/esphome/issues/18646); support "
-            "returns once the LibreTiny partition table fix "
-            "(libretiny-eu/libretiny#408) is released"
-        )
     return None
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # Warn only: a hard error here would break the validate-only CI fixtures,
     # which run on a BLE 4.2 board. The hard error is raised at codegen.
     if msg := _unsupported_family_message(libretiny.get_libretiny_family()):
         _LOGGER.warning("%s (this configuration cannot compile)", msg)
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
@@ -125,7 +113,18 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     # BK7231N, but NOT on BK7238 (its BLE stack has no such symbol; the address is
     # derived from the WiFi MAC instead — the BDK's own fallback). Tell the C++
     # which path is available so it doesn't reference a missing symbol.
-    if libretiny.get_libretiny_family() == FAMILY_BK7231N:
+    family = libretiny.get_libretiny_family()
+    if family == FAMILY_BK7231N:
         cg.add_define("BK72XX_BLE_HAS_COMMON_BDADDR")
+    elif family == FAMILY_BK7238:
+        # ESPHome's LibreTiny disables BLE on BK7238 because the SDK can hang at
+        # WiFi STA startup when BLE init runs. This component re-enables BLE, so
+        # warn loudly: BK7238 is accepted but not hardware-verified and may be
+        # WiFi-unstable with BLE on.
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "bk72xx_ble on BK7238: enabling BLE is known to risk a WiFi STA startup "
+            "hang on this family and is not yet hardware-verified. Expect possible "
+            "instability."
+        )
 
     cg.add_define("USE_BK72XX_BLE")

esphome/components/ble_device_base/__init__.py

@@ -206,36 +206,32 @@ def validate_scan_parameters(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     interval = config[CONF_INTERVAL]
     window = config[CONF_WINDOW]
 
-    # Labels are reused in every error below; the optional one names its key.
-    windows = [("Scan window", window)]
-    if (connection_window := config.get(CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW)) is not None:
-        windows.append((CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW, connection_window))
-
-    for name, value in windows:
-        if value > interval:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"{name} ({value}) needs to be smaller than scan interval ({interval})"
-            )
+    if window > interval:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"Scan window ({window}) needs to be smaller than scan interval ({interval})"
+        )
 
     # BLE scan interval/window are programmed in 0.625 ms units as a 16-bit value; the
     # controller only accepts 2.5 ms .. 10240 ms (0x0004 .. 0x4000). Reject out-of-range
     # values here instead of letting the unit conversion silently overflow.
-    for name, value in (("Scan interval", interval), *windows):
+    for name, value in (("interval", interval), ("window", window)):
         if value.total_microseconds < 2500 or value.total_microseconds > 10_240_000:
-            raise cv.Invalid(f"{name} ({value}) must be between 2.5 ms and 10240 ms")
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"Scan {name} ({value}) must be between 2.5 ms and 10240 ms"
+            )
 
     # Validate what actually reaches the controller: both values are truncated to
     # whole 0.625 ms units, so a window/interval pair that differs by less than one
     # unit collapses to the same value — silently programming a 100 % duty cycle
     # (radio permanently on) from a config that asked for less.
     interval_units = to_ble_units(interval)
-    for name, value in windows:
-        if to_ble_units(value) == interval_units and value < interval:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"{name} ({value}) and interval ({interval}) both truncate to "
-                f"{interval_units} x 0.625 ms, which the controller scans at a 100 % duty "
-                f"cycle. Separate them by at least 0.625 ms."
-            )
+    window_units = to_ble_units(window)
+    if window_units == interval_units and window < interval:
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"Scan window ({window}) and interval ({interval}) both truncate to "
+            f"{interval_units} x 0.625 ms, which the controller scans at a 100 % duty "
+            f"cycle. Separate them by at least 0.625 ms."
+        )
 
     if interval.total_microseconds * 3 > duration.total_microseconds:
         raise cv.Invalid(
@@ -251,14 +247,11 @@ def validate_scan_parameters(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 # their own; also the fallback for esp32's conditional default.
 DEFAULT_SCAN_WINDOW = "30ms"
 
-CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW = "connection_scan_window"
-
 
 def scan_parameters_schema(
     interval_default: str,
     *,
     window_default: str | Callable[[], TimePeriod] = DEFAULT_SCAN_WINDOW,
-    connection_window: bool = False,
 ) -> cv.All:
     """Build the scan_parameters value schema shared by all BLE trackers.
 
@@ -270,9 +263,7 @@ def scan_parameters_schema(
     can adjust it once sibling keys are resolved). The `active` option
     (default on) is unconditional: active scanning is part of the tracker
     contract — every current proxy client assumes it, so a passive-only
-    tracker must not share this schema. connection_window opts in to the
-    `connection_scan_window` option for trackers that can fall back to a
-    smaller window while a GATT connection is active.
+    tracker must not share this schema.
     """
     schema = {
         cv.Optional(CONF_DURATION, default="5min"): cv.positive_time_period_seconds,
@@ -281,8 +272,6 @@ def scan_parameters_schema(
         cv.Optional(CONF_CONTINUOUS, default=True): cv.boolean,
         cv.Optional(CONF_ACTIVE, default=True): cv.boolean,
     }
-    if connection_window:
-        schema[cv.Optional(CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW)] = cv.positive_time_period
     return cv.All(cv.Schema(schema), validate_scan_parameters)
 
 

esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_bluedroid.cpp

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::bluetooth_connection {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection.bluedroid";
+static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection";
 
 using ble_device_base::FAST_CONN_TIMEOUT;
 using ble_device_base::FAST_MAX_CONN_INTERVAL;

esphome/components/bluetooth_connection/bluetooth_connection_rp2.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::bluetooth_connection {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection.rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "bluetooth_connection";
 
 using ble_device_base::ESPBTUUID;
 using ble_device_base::GATT_ERR_NOT_CONNECTED;

esphome/components/camera/camera.h

@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ struct CameraImageSpec {
 /** Abstract camera base class. Collaborates with API.
  *  1) API server starts and registers as a listener (add_listener)
  *     to receive new images from the camera.
- *  2) New API client connects and creates a new image reader (create_image_reader).
+ *  2) API connection creates an image reader (create_image_reader) when it receives
+ *     the first image it will send.
  *  3) API connection receives protobuf CameraImageRequest and calls request_image.
  *  3.a) API connection receives protobuf CameraImageRequest and calls start_stream.
  *  4) Camera implementation provides JPEG data in the CameraImage and notifies listeners.

esphome/components/captive_portal/__init__.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     wifi_conf = full_config.get("wifi")
 
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     socket.consume_sockets(3, "captive_portal")(config)
     socket.consume_sockets(1, "captive_portal", socket.SocketType.UDP)(config)
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
 

esphome/components/const/__init__.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ CONF_ACCELEROMETER_RANGE = "accelerometer_range"
 CONF_B_CONSTANT = "b_constant"
 CONF_BREATH_VOC_EQUIVALENT = "breath_voc_equivalent"
 CONF_BYTE_ORDER = "byte_order"
-CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS = "channel_colors"
 CONF_CLIMATE_ID = "climate_id"
 CONF_CO2_EQUIVALENT = "co2_equivalent"
 CONF_COLOR_DEPTH = "color_depth"
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ CONF_GYROSCOPE_ODR = "gyroscope_odr"
 CONF_GYROSCOPE_RANGE = "gyroscope_range"
 CONF_IAQ = "iaq"
 CONF_IGNORE_NOT_FOUND = "ignore_not_found"
-CONF_IS_WRGB = "is_wrgb"
+CONF_LABEL = "label"
 CONF_LIBRETINY = "libretiny"
 CONF_LOOP = "loop"
 CONF_NOX_INDEX = "nox_index"
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ CONF_REQUEST_HEADERS = "request_headers"
 CONF_ROWS = "rows"
 CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS = "scan_parameters"
 CONF_SHA256 = "sha256"
+CONF_SLOT = "slot"
 CONF_STATE_SAVE_INTERVAL = "state_save_interval"
 CONF_STOP_BITS = "stop_bits"
 CONF_TARGET_COUNT = "target_count"

esphome/components/deep_sleep/deep_sleep_bk72xx.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::deep_sleep {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "deep_sleep.bk72xx";
+static const char *const TAG = "deep_sleep";
 
 #ifdef USE_DEEP_SLEEP_ON_WAKE
 WakeupCause get_wakeup_cause() {

esphome/components/display_menu_base/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import re
 from esphome import automation, core
 from esphome.automation import maybe_simple_id
 import esphome.codegen as cg
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_LABEL
 from esphome.components.number import Number
 from esphome.components.select import Select
 from esphome.components.switch import Switch
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ display_menu_base_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("display_menu_base")
 
 CONF_ROTARY = "rotary"
 CONF_JOYSTICK = "joystick"
-CONF_LABEL = "label"
 CONF_MENU = "menu"
 CONF_BACK = "back"
 CONF_SELECT = "select"

esphome/components/dsmr/__init__.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add_library("esphome/dsmr_parser", "1.9.0")
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
 
     for uart_conf in full_config["uart"]:
@@ -102,7 +102,5 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
                 )
             break
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate

esphome/components/emontx/__init__.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
 
     # Count sensors registered to this hub (IDs are resolved at final_validate stage)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
         parity="NONE",
         stop_bits=1,
     )
-    return schema(config)
+    schema(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate

esphome/components/emontx/sensor/__init__.py

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ PATTERN_CONFIGS = {
     "PULSE": {
         CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT: UNIT_PULSES,
         CONF_DEVICE_CLASS: DEVICE_CLASS_ENERGY,
-        CONF_STATE_CLASS: STATE_CLASS_TOTAL_INCREASING,
         CONF_ACCURACY_DECIMALS: 0,
     },
     "PF": {
@@ -79,13 +78,12 @@ PATTERN_CONFIGS = {
     },
 }
 
-# BASE_SCHEMA intentionally omits state_class and accuracy_decimals defaults.
-# Passing them to sensor_schema() would register them via cv.Optional(key, default=...),
-# making them always present in the validated config dict and preventing
-# apply_tag_defaults from overriding them with the correct per-prefix values.
-# They are injected by apply_tag_defaults below, after running through
-# sensor.validate_state_class() so the value is code-generation-ready.
-BASE_SCHEMA = sensor.sensor_schema(EmonTxSensor).extend(
+# Create a base schema that's flexible for any tag
+BASE_SCHEMA = sensor.sensor_schema(
+    EmonTxSensor,
+    state_class=STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+    accuracy_decimals=0,
+).extend(
     {
         cv.GenerateID(CONF_EMONTX_ID): cv.use_id(EmonTx),
         cv.Required(CONF_TAG_NAME): cv.string,
@@ -93,43 +91,34 @@ BASE_SCHEMA = sensor.sensor_schema(EmonTxSensor).extend(
 )
 
 
-def _apply_defaults(config: ConfigType, defaults: dict) -> None:
-    """Inject defaults into config, skipping keys already set by the user.
-    state_class values are run through validate_state_class so they are
-    code-generation-ready, matching what sensor_schema() would normally do."""
-    for key, value in defaults.items():
-        if key not in config:
-            if key == CONF_STATE_CLASS:
-                value = sensor.validate_state_class(value)
-            config[key] = value
-
-
 def apply_tag_defaults(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     """Apply defaults based on tag prefix if applicable, but don't restrict any tags."""
     tag = config[CONF_TAG_NAME]
 
-    if len(tag) >= 2:
-        tag_upper = tag.upper()
+    # Skip if tag is too short
+    if len(tag) < 2:
+        return config
 
-        for pattern, pattern_config in PATTERN_CONFIGS.items():
-            if tag_upper.startswith(pattern):
-                _apply_defaults(config, pattern_config)
-                return config
+    # Check if this tag starts with a known prefix
+    tag_upper = tag.upper()
 
-        # Only apply defaults for known prefixes with numeric indices (e.g. E1, V2, T3)
-        prefix = tag_upper[0]
-        if prefix in SENSOR_CONFIGS and tag[1:].isdigit():
-            _apply_defaults(config, SENSOR_CONFIGS[prefix])
+    for pattern, pattern_config in PATTERN_CONFIGS.items():
+        if tag_upper.startswith(pattern):
+            # Apply pattern defaults if not overridden by user
+            for key, value in pattern_config.items():
+                if key not in config:
+                    config[key] = value
             return config
 
-    # Fall back to generic defaults for tags with no known prefix
-    _apply_defaults(
-        config,
-        {
-            CONF_STATE_CLASS: STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
-            CONF_ACCURACY_DECIMALS: 0,
-        },
-    )
+    # Only apply defaults for known prefixes with numeric indices
+    prefix = tag_upper[0]
+    if prefix in SENSOR_CONFIGS and len(tag) > 1 and tag[1:].isdigit():
+        # Apply defaults for known tag types, but only if not overridden by user
+        defaults = SENSOR_CONFIGS[prefix]
+        for key, value in defaults.items():
+            if key not in config:
+                config[key] = value
+
     return config
 
 

esphome/components/epaper_spi/display.py

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def customise_schema(config):
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = customise_schema
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     spi.final_validate_device_schema(
         "epaper_spi", require_miso=False, require_mosi=True
     )(config)
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
             config[CONF_SHOW_TEST_CARD] = True
     elif CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL not in config:
         config[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL] = update_interval("1min")
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py

@@ -570,6 +570,9 @@ def get_download_types(storage_json):
     the shape stable so the download panel
     doesn't have to special-case per-platform schemas.
     """
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     return [
         {
             "title": "Factory format (Previously Modern)",
@@ -1070,26 +1073,6 @@ def _parse_pio_platform_version(value):
         return value
 
 
-def _normalize_p4_engineering_sample(value: ConfigType) -> bool:
-    """Fill in CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE when unset, warning that production
-    silicon (rev3) is assumed. Returns the normalized flag."""
-    if (engineering_sample := value.get(CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE)) is None:
-        _LOGGER.warning(
-            "Defaulting to ESP32-P4 production silicon (rev3).\n"
-            "If you have an early engineering sample (pre-rev3), add this to your config:\n"
-            "\n"
-            "  esp32:\n"
-            "    engineering_sample: true\n"
-            "\n"
-            "To check your chip revision, look for 'chip revision: vX.Y' in the boot log.\n"
-            "Engineering samples will show a revision below v3.0.\n"
-            "The 'debug:' component also reports the revision (e.g. Revision: 100 = v1.0, 300 = v3.0)."
-        )
-        engineering_sample = False
-        value[CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE] = engineering_sample
-    return engineering_sample
-
-
 def _detect_variant(value):
     board = value.get(CONF_BOARD)
     variant = value.get(CONF_VARIANT)
@@ -1102,8 +1085,6 @@ def _detect_variant(value):
         # name rather than carrying a PIO board name through the IDF build.
         if CORE.using_toolchain_esp_idf:
             value = value.copy()
-            if variant == VARIANT_ESP32P4:
-                _normalize_p4_engineering_sample(value)
             value[CONF_BOARD] = VARIANT_FRIENDLY[variant].lower()
             return value
         if variant not in STANDARD_BOARDS:
@@ -1114,8 +1095,22 @@ def _detect_variant(value):
             )
         value = value.copy()
         value[CONF_BOARD] = STANDARD_BOARDS[variant]
-        if variant == VARIANT_ESP32P4 and _normalize_p4_engineering_sample(value):
-            value[CONF_BOARD] = "esp32-p4-evboard"
+        if variant == VARIANT_ESP32P4:
+            engineering_sample = value.get(CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE)
+            if engineering_sample is None:
+                _LOGGER.warning(
+                    "No board specified for ESP32-P4. Defaulting to production silicon (rev3).\n"
+                    "If you have an early engineering sample (pre-rev3), add this to your config:\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  esp32:\n"
+                    "    engineering_sample: true\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "To check your chip revision, look for 'chip revision: vX.Y' in the boot log.\n"
+                    "Engineering samples will show a revision below v3.0.\n"
+                    "The 'debug:' component also reports the revision (e.g. Revision: 100 = v1.0, 300 = v3.0)."
+                )
+            elif engineering_sample:
+                value[CONF_BOARD] = "esp32-p4-evboard"
     elif board in BOARDS:
         variant = variant or BOARDS[board][KEY_VARIANT]
         if variant != BOARDS[board][KEY_VARIANT]:
@@ -1125,14 +1120,6 @@ def _detect_variant(value):
             )
         value = value.copy()
         value[CONF_VARIANT] = variant
-        if variant == VARIANT_ESP32P4:
-            board_is_es = BOARDS[board].get("engineering_sample", False)
-            engineering_sample = value.setdefault(CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE, board_is_es)
-            if engineering_sample != board_is_es:
-                raise cv.Invalid(
-                    f"'{CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE}' does not match board '{board}'",
-                    path=[CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE],
-                )
     elif not variant:
         raise cv.Invalid(
             "This board is unknown, if you are sure you want to compile with this board selection, "
@@ -1144,9 +1131,6 @@ def _detect_variant(value):
             "This board is unknown; the specified variant '%s' will be used but this may not work as expected.",
             variant,
         )
-        if variant == VARIANT_ESP32P4:
-            value = value.copy()
-            _normalize_p4_engineering_sample(value)
     return value
 
 
@@ -1384,7 +1368,7 @@ def _validate_signed_ota_keys(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     return config
 
 
-def final_validate(config):
+def final_validate(config) -> None:
     # Imported locally to avoid circular import issues
     from esphome.components.psram import DOMAIN as PSRAM_DOMAIN
 
@@ -1450,6 +1434,20 @@ def final_validate(config):
                 path=[CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE],
             )
         )
+    if (
+        config[CONF_VARIANT] == VARIANT_ESP32P4
+        and config.get(CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE) is not None
+    ):
+        board_is_es = BOARDS.get(config[CONF_BOARD], {}).get(
+            "engineering_sample", False
+        )
+        if config[CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE] != board_is_es:
+            errs.append(
+                cv.Invalid(
+                    f"'{CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE}' does not match board '{config[CONF_BOARD]}'",
+                    path=[CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE],
+                )
+            )
     if advanced[CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM]:
         if config[CONF_VARIANT] not in {VARIANT_ESP32S3, VARIANT_ESP32P4}:
             errs.append(
@@ -1631,8 +1629,6 @@ def final_validate(config):
     if errs:
         raise cv.MultipleInvalid(errs)
 
-    return config
-
 
 CONF_SDKCONFIG_OPTIONS = "sdkconfig_options"
 CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER = "enable_lwip_dhcp_server"
@@ -2522,14 +2518,15 @@ async def to_code(config):
             f"CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_{flash_frequency[:-3]}M", True
         )
 
-    # ESP32-P4: pre-v3 and rev3 (v3.0+) silicon are not binary compatible.
-    # CONFIG_ESP32P4_SELECTS_REV_LESS_V3 selects which layout ESP-IDF links;
-    # validation normalizes CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE from the board when unset.
+    # ESP32-P4: ESP-IDF 5.5.3 changed the default of ESP32P4_SELECTS_REV_LESS_V3
+    # from y to n. PlatformIO uses sections.ld.in (for rev <3) or
+    # sections.rev3.ld.in (for rev >=3) based on board definition.
+    # Set the sdkconfig option to match the board's chip revision.
     if variant == VARIANT_ESP32P4:
-        add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
-            "CONFIG_ESP32P4_SELECTS_REV_LESS_V3",
-            config.get(CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE, False),
+        is_eng_sample = BOARDS.get(config[CONF_BOARD], {}).get(
+            "engineering_sample", False
         )
+        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP32P4_SELECTS_REV_LESS_V3", is_eng_sample)
 
     # Set minimum chip revision for ESP32 variant
     # Setting this to 3.0 or higher reduces flash size by excluding workaround code,

esphome/components/esp32/crash_handler.cpp

@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ static uint8_t IRAM_ATTR capture_riscv_backtrace(RvExcFrame *frame, uint32_t *ou
 // Version is uint32_t because it would be padded to 4 bytes anyway before the next
 // uint32_t field, so we use the full width rather than wasting 3 bytes of padding.
 static constexpr uint32_t CRASH_DATA_VERSION = 4;
-#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA
-// EXCCAUSE is a 6-bit register; larger recorded values mean the frame's
-// cause/vaddr slots were never written (not a real exception frame).
-static constexpr uint32_t XTENSA_EXCCAUSE_COUNT = XCHAL_EXCCAUSE_NUM;
-#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_RISCV
-// Synchronous mcause exception codes are small and have no interrupt bit;
-// anything else in a non-pseudo record is a stale slot.
-static constexpr uint32_t RISCV_EXCEPTION_CAUSE_COUNT = 32;
-#endif
 struct RawCrashData {
   uint32_t version;
   uint32_t magic;
@@ -207,28 +198,10 @@ void crash_handler_clear() {
   s_raw_crash_data.magic = 0;
 }
 
-// Whether the cause slot was written by a real exception frame.
-static bool cause_slot_was_written() {
-#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA
-  return s_raw_crash_data.cause < XTENSA_EXCCAUSE_COUNT;
-#else
-  return s_raw_crash_data.cause < RISCV_EXCEPTION_CAUSE_COUNT;
-#endif
-}
-
 // Look up the exception cause as a human-readable string.
 // Tables mirror ESP-IDF's panic_arch_fill_info() which uses local static arrays
 // not exposed via any public API.
 static const char *get_exception_reason() {
-  uint8_t exception = s_raw_crash_data.exception;
-  if (exception == PANIC_EXCEPTION_ABORT || exception == PANIC_EXCEPTION_TWDT) {
-    // Abort-class panics carry no cause register
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-  if (!cause_slot_was_written()) {
-    // Garbage from old-build or corrupt records; report just the type
-    return nullptr;
-  }
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA
   if (s_raw_crash_data.pseudo_excause) {
     // SoC-level panic: watchdog, cache error, etc.
@@ -381,11 +354,10 @@ static const char *const FAULT_ADDR_REG = "MTVAL";
 static const char *const FAULT_ADDR_REG_LOWER = "mtval";
 #endif
 
-// Whether the fault address is meaningful: real CPU faults with a validly
-// written frame only.
+// Whether the fault address is meaningful — real CPU faults only, not
+// aborts/watchdogs or SoC-level pseudo exceptions.
 static bool has_fault_addr() {
-  return s_raw_crash_data.exception == PANIC_EXCEPTION_FAULT && !s_raw_crash_data.pseudo_excause &&
-         cause_slot_was_written();
+  return s_raw_crash_data.exception == PANIC_EXCEPTION_FAULT && !s_raw_crash_data.pseudo_excause;
 }
 
 // The record was captured by a different firmware build (it survives soft
@@ -486,10 +458,6 @@ void crash_handler_log() {
 // into NOINIT memory before the normal panic handler runs.
 //
 extern "C" {
-// Set by IDF's task watchdog (task_wdt.c, no header) before it simulates an
-// abort; weak so builds without the task watchdog still link.
-extern bool g_twdt_isr __attribute__((weak));
-
 // NOLINTBEGIN(bugprone-reserved-identifier,cert-dcl37-c,cert-dcl51-cpp,readability-identifier-naming)
 // Names are mandated by the --wrap linker mechanism
 extern void __real_esp_panic_handler(panic_info_t *info);
@@ -502,14 +470,6 @@ void IRAM_ATTR __wrap_esp_panic_handler(panic_info_t *info) {
   s_raw_crash_data.exception = (uint8_t) info->exception;
   s_raw_crash_data.pseudo_excause = info->pseudo_excause ? 1 : 0;
   s_raw_crash_data.crashed_core = (uint8_t) info->core;
-  if (g_panic_abort) {
-    // IDF reclassifies to ABORT only inside esp_panic_handler(), after this
-    // wrapper captured info->exception; correct it here. TWDT is our own
-    // distinction (IDF never assigns PANIC_EXCEPTION_TWDT). The abort text is
-    // not stored; the symbolized backtrace already identifies the site.
-    bool is_twdt = &g_twdt_isr != nullptr && g_twdt_isr;
-    s_raw_crash_data.exception = (uint8_t) (is_twdt ? PANIC_EXCEPTION_TWDT : PANIC_EXCEPTION_ABORT);
-  }
   // Zero unconditionally so a null frame doesn't leave stale .noinit data from a previous boot
   s_raw_crash_data.cause = 0;
   s_raw_crash_data.fault_addr = 0;
@@ -527,12 +487,8 @@ void IRAM_ATTR __wrap_esp_panic_handler(panic_info_t *info) {
   // Xtensa: walk the backtrace using the public API
   if (info->frame != nullptr) {
     auto *xt_frame = (XtExcFrame *) info->frame;
-    if (!g_panic_abort) {
-      // Abort-class frames carry no useful cause/vaddr: TWDT task snapshots
-      // never wrote them and abort() traps describe only the synthetic trap.
-      s_raw_crash_data.cause = xt_frame->exccause;
-      s_raw_crash_data.fault_addr = xt_frame->excvaddr;
-    }
+    s_raw_crash_data.cause = xt_frame->exccause;
+    s_raw_crash_data.fault_addr = xt_frame->excvaddr;
     s_raw_crash_data.backtrace_count = walk_xtensa_backtrace(xt_frame, s_raw_crash_data.backtrace, MAX_BACKTRACE);
   }
 
@@ -554,11 +510,8 @@ void IRAM_ATTR __wrap_esp_panic_handler(panic_info_t *info) {
   // RISC-V: capture MEPC + RA, then scan stack for code addresses
   if (info->frame != nullptr) {
     auto *rv_frame = (RvExcFrame *) info->frame;
-    if (!g_panic_abort) {
-      // See the Xtensa branch: abort-class frames carry no valid cause/vaddr.
-      s_raw_crash_data.cause = rv_frame->mcause;
-      s_raw_crash_data.fault_addr = rv_frame->mtval;
-    }
+    s_raw_crash_data.cause = rv_frame->mcause;
+    s_raw_crash_data.fault_addr = rv_frame->mtval;
     s_raw_crash_data.backtrace_count =
         capture_riscv_backtrace(rv_frame, s_raw_crash_data.backtrace, MAX_BACKTRACE, &s_raw_crash_data.reg_frame_count);
   }

esphome/components/esp32_ble/__init__.py

@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def validate_connection_slots(max_connections: int) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def final_validation(config):
+def final_validation(config) -> None:
     validate_variant(config)
     if (name := config.get(CONF_NAME)) is not None:
         full_config = fv.full_config.get()
@@ -514,8 +514,6 @@ def final_validation(config):
     # For newer chips (C3/S3/etc), different configs are used automatically
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_BLE_MAX_CONN", max_connections)
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validation
 

esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp

@@ -643,28 +643,8 @@ void ESP32BLE::gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t event, esp_ble_gap_cb_pa
       App.wake_loop_threadsafe();
       return;
 
-    // Log the result of connection parameter updates: a peer can reject or
-    // never answer an update, and without this the link silently stays on the
-    // old parameters (visible only as unexplained supervision timeouts).
-    case ESP_GAP_BLE_UPDATE_CONN_PARAMS_EVT: {
-      if (param->update_conn_params.status != ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-        char mac_s[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-        format_mac_addr_upper(param->update_conn_params.bda, mac_s);
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%s] Conn param update failed, status=%d", mac_s, param->update_conn_params.status);
-      }
-#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
-      else {
-        char mac_s[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-        format_mac_addr_upper(param->update_conn_params.bda, mac_s);
-        ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%s] Conn params updated: interval=%u (x1.25ms) latency=%u timeout=%u (x10ms)", mac_s,
-                 param->update_conn_params.conn_int, param->update_conn_params.latency,
-                 param->update_conn_params.timeout);
-      }
-#endif
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Ignore these GAP events as they are not relevant for our use case
+    case ESP_GAP_BLE_UPDATE_CONN_PARAMS_EVT:
     case ESP_GAP_BLE_SET_PKT_LENGTH_COMPLETE_EVT:
     case ESP_GAP_BLE_PHY_UPDATE_COMPLETE_EVT:       // BLE 5.0 PHY update complete
     case ESP_GAP_BLE_CHANNEL_SELECT_ALGORITHM_EVT:  // BLE 5.0 channel selection algorithm

esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/__init__.py

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def create_device_information_service(config):
     return config
 
 
-def final_validate_config(config):
+def final_validate_config(config) -> None:
     # Validate max_clients does not exceed esp32_ble max_connections
     max_clients = config[CONF_MAX_CLIENTS]
     if max_clients > 1:
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ def final_validate_config(config):
             raise cv.Invalid(
                 f"Characteristic {char_config[CONF_UUID]} has both a set_value action and a templated value"
             )
-    return config
 
 
 def validate_value_type(value_config):

esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/__init__.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import logging
 from esphome import automation
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import ble_device_base, esp32_ble, ota
-from esphome.components.ble_device_base import CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_ON_SCAN_END, CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS, CONF_WINDOW
 from esphome.components.esp32 import (
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option,
@@ -73,9 +72,8 @@ def _get_required_features() -> set[BLEFeatures]:
 
 # Slot counters sizing the tracker's StaticVector storage; one request per
 # registered listener or client.
-CLIENT_COUNT_DEFINE = "ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT"
 _request_listener_slot = cg.slot_counter("ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_LISTENER_COUNT")
-_request_client_slot = cg.slot_counter(CLIENT_COUNT_DEFINE)
+_request_client_slot = cg.slot_counter("ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT")
 
 
 def register_ble_features(features: set[BLEFeatures]) -> None:
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ class TrackerData:
     """Per-run validation state, namespaced under DOMAIN in CORE.data."""
 
     scan_window_defaulted: bool = False
-    connection_window_injected: bool = False
 
 
 def _get_data() -> TrackerData:
@@ -177,34 +174,17 @@ def _raise_defaulted_scan_window(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     honors the window strictly (>= 5.5.5); without the arbiter a full-duty
     scan would starve wifi outright, and a user-set window is never touched.
     Raising to the interval cannot invalidate the already-validated
-    parameters, so no re-validation is needed. The connection window is
-    checked against the window here, after the raise.
+    parameters, so no re-validation is needed.
     """
-    params = config[CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS]
     if (
         _get_data().scan_window_defaulted
         and config.get(CONF_SOFTWARE_COEXISTENCE)
         and idf_version() >= IDF_SCAN_WINDOW_FIX_VERSION
     ):
+        params = config[CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS]
         # Copy so the config dump shows a plain value instead of a YAML
         # anchor/alias pair pointing at the interval.
         params[CONF_WINDOW] = copy.copy(params[CONF_INTERVAL])
-        # Arm the connection-time fallback unless the user set one. Injected
-        # after validation; safe because it equals the validated window default.
-        if CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW not in params:
-            params[CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW] = cv.positive_time_period(
-                ble_device_base.DEFAULT_SCAN_WINDOW
-            )
-            _get_data().connection_window_injected = True
-    if (
-        connection_window := params.get(CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW)
-    ) is not None and connection_window > params[CONF_WINDOW]:
-        # A larger value would widen the scan during connections.
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            f"{CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW} ({connection_window}) needs to be "
-            f"smaller than the scan window ({params[CONF_WINDOW]})",
-            path=[CONF_SCAN_PARAMETERS, CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW],
-        )
     return config
 
 
@@ -213,7 +193,7 @@ def _raise_defaulted_scan_window(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 # window/interval pairs that collapse to the same 0.625 ms unit count.
 # The window default is conditional (see _scan_window_default above).
 SCAN_PARAMETERS_SCHEMA = ble_device_base.scan_parameters_schema(
-    "320ms", window_default=_scan_window_default, connection_window=True
+    "320ms", window_default=_scan_window_default
 )
 
 # Codegen helpers are owned by ble_device_base; kept under the historical names
@@ -307,25 +287,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add(var.set_scan_duration(params[CONF_DURATION]))
     cg.add(var.set_scan_interval(ble_device_base.to_ble_units(params[CONF_INTERVAL])))
     cg.add(var.set_scan_window(ble_device_base.to_ble_units(params[CONF_WINDOW])))
-    if (connection_window := params.get(CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW)) is not None:
-        # Emitted at FINAL so a scan-only build, where the guarded C++ path
-        # compiles out, skips the call entirely.
-        window_units = ble_device_base.to_ble_units(connection_window)
-
-        @coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.FINAL)
-        async def _emit_connection_scan_window() -> None:
-            if cg.get_slot_count(CLIENT_COUNT_DEFINE):
-                cg.add(var.set_connection_scan_window(window_units))
-            elif not _get_data().connection_window_injected:
-                # Warn only for a user-set value; the injected default drops silently.
-                _LOGGER.warning(
-                    "'%s' has no effect because this build has no BLE client "
-                    "components (for example bluetooth_proxy with active "
-                    "connections, or ble_client)",
-                    CONF_CONNECTION_SCAN_WINDOW,
-                )
-
-        CORE.add_job(_emit_connection_scan_window)
     cg.add(var.set_scan_active(params[CONF_ACTIVE]))
     cg.add(var.set_scan_continuous(params[CONF_CONTINUOUS]))
 

esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp

@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::loop() {
   // - start_scan_(): scanner_state_ becomes IDLE via set_scanner_state_() in cleanup_scan_state_()
   // - try_promote_discovered_clients_(): client enters DISCOVERED via set_state(), or
   //   connecting client finishes (state change), or scanner reaches RUNNING/IDLE
-  // - connection-window restart: scan_params_ is only written in start_scan_()
-  //   (which changes scanner state via set_scanner_state_()), and
-  //   counts.active/disconnecting only change on client state changes
   //
   // All conditions that affect the logic below are tied to state changes that increment
   // state_version_, so the fast path is safe.
@@ -147,19 +144,6 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::loop() {
       (this->scan_set_param_failed_ && this->scanner_state_ == ScannerState::RUNNING)) {
     this->handle_scanner_failure_();
   }
-
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  // The programmed window no longer matches the connection state (typically
-  // the last connection dropped): restart so the right window applies now
-  // instead of at the end of the scan period. Continuous only (a user-started
-  // scan would not restart); !disconnecting matches the restart gate below.
-  if (this->scanner_state_ == ScannerState::RUNNING && this->scan_continuous_ && !counts.disconnecting &&
-      this->scan_params_.scan_window != this->desired_scan_window_(counts.active)) {
-    // Same logical scan period continues: no on_scan_end sweeps for this
-    // restart. Only armed when the stop was issued.
-    this->skip_next_scan_end_ = this->stop_scan_();
-  }
-#endif
   /*
 
     Avoid starting the scanner if:
@@ -211,23 +195,19 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan() {
   // reason at D themselves, and the user-facing stop action is deliberate.
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Stopping scan.");
   this->scan_continuous_ = false;
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  // The window-change restart is abandoned with continuous scanning.
-  this->skip_next_scan_end_ = false;
-#endif
   this->stop_scan_();
 }
 
 void ESP32BLETracker::ble_before_disabled_event_handler() { this->stop_scan_(); }
 
-bool ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan_() {
+void ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan_() {
   if (this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::RUNNING && this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::FAILED) {
     // IDLE means there is nothing to stop; STOPPING means a stop is already in
     // flight and will finish on its own. Neither is an error.
     if (this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::IDLE && this->scanner_state_ != ScannerState::STOPPING) {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Cannot stop scan: %s", this->scanner_state_to_string_(this->scanner_state_));
     }
-    return false;
+    return;
   }
   // Reset timeout state machine when stopping scan
   this->scan_timeout_state_ = ScanTimeoutState::INACTIVE;
@@ -235,9 +215,8 @@ bool ESP32BLETracker::stop_scan_() {
   esp_err_t err = esp_ble_gap_stop_scanning();
   if (err != ESP_OK) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "esp_ble_gap_stop_scanning failed: %d", err);
-    return false;
+    return;
   }
-  return true;
 }
 
 void ESP32BLETracker::start_scan_(bool first) {
@@ -251,11 +230,16 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::start_scan_(bool first) {
   }
   this->set_scanner_state_(ScannerState::STARTING);
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Starting scan, set scanner state to STARTING.");
-  if (!first)
-    this->notify_scan_end_();
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  this->skip_next_scan_end_ = false;
+  if (!first) {
+#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_LISTENER_COUNT
+    for (auto *listener : this->listeners_)
+      listener->on_scan_end();
 #endif
+#ifdef ESPHOME_BLE_DEVICE_BASE_LISTENER_COUNT
+    for (auto *listener : this->neutral_listeners_)
+      listener->on_scan_end();
+#endif
+  }
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
   this->discovered_log_.clear();
 #endif
@@ -263,17 +247,7 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::start_scan_(bool first) {
   this->scan_params_.own_addr_type = BLE_ADDR_TYPE_PUBLIC;
   this->scan_params_.scan_filter_policy = BLE_SCAN_FILTER_ALLOW_ALL;
   this->scan_params_.scan_interval = this->scan_interval_;
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  // Count fresh: an automation can start a scan before loop() refreshes the counts.
-  const uint32_t window = this->desired_scan_window_(this->count_client_states_().active);
-  if (window != this->scan_window_) {
-    // Guarantee the connection airtime instead of scanning wall to wall.
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Connection active, using %" PRIu32 " unit scan window", window);
-  }
-#else
-  const uint32_t window = this->scan_window_;
-#endif
-  this->scan_params_.scan_window = window;
+  this->scan_params_.scan_window = this->scan_window_;
 
   // Start timeout monitoring in loop() instead of using scheduler
   // This prevents false reboots when the loop is blocked
@@ -434,11 +408,6 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::dump_config() {
                 "  Continuous Scanning: %s",
                 this->scan_duration_, this->scan_interval_ * 0.625f, this->scan_window_ * 0.625f,
                 this->scan_active_ ? "ACTIVE" : "PASSIVE", YESNO(this->scan_continuous_));
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  if (this->connection_scan_window_ != 0) {
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Connection Scan Window: %.1f ms", this->connection_scan_window_ * 0.625f);
-  }
-#endif
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  Scanner State: %s\n"
                 "  Connecting: %d, discovered: %d, disconnecting: %d, active: %d",
@@ -518,18 +487,6 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::cleanup_scan_state_(bool is_stop_complete) {
   // Reset timeout state machine instead of cancelling scheduler timeout
   this->scan_timeout_state_ = ScanTimeoutState::INACTIVE;
 
-  this->notify_scan_end_();
-
-  this->set_scanner_state_(ScannerState::IDLE);
-}
-
-void ESP32BLETracker::notify_scan_end_() {
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  // Window-change restart continues the same scan period; the flag stays set
-  // across the stop and is cleared by the restart in start_scan_.
-  if (this->skip_next_scan_end_)
-    return;
-#endif
 #ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_LISTENER_COUNT
   for (auto *listener : this->listeners_)
     listener->on_scan_end();
@@ -538,6 +495,8 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::notify_scan_end_() {
   for (auto *listener : this->neutral_listeners_)
     listener->on_scan_end();
 #endif
+
+  this->set_scanner_state_(ScannerState::IDLE);
 }
 
 void ESP32BLETracker::handle_scanner_failure_() {
@@ -575,8 +534,6 @@ void ESP32BLETracker::try_promote_discovered_clients_() {
     }
 
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Promoting client to connect");
-    // A connect ends the scan period a window-change restart was continuing.
-    this->skip_next_scan_end_ = false;
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_SOFTWARE_COEXISTENCE
     this->update_coex_preference_(true);
 #endif

esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h

@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ class ESP32BLETracker final : public Component,
   void set_scan_duration(uint32_t scan_duration) { scan_duration_ = scan_duration; }
   void set_scan_interval(uint32_t scan_interval) { scan_interval_ = scan_interval; }
   void set_scan_window(uint32_t scan_window) { scan_window_ = scan_window; }
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  void set_connection_scan_window(uint32_t scan_window) { connection_scan_window_ = scan_window; }
-#endif
   void set_scan_active(bool scan_active) { scan_active_ = scan_active; }
   bool get_scan_active() const { return scan_active_; }
   void set_scan_continuous(bool scan_continuous) { scan_continuous_ = scan_continuous; }
@@ -229,10 +226,7 @@ class ESP32BLETracker final : public Component,
   ScannerState get_scanner_state() const { return this->scanner_state_; }
 
  protected:
-  /// Returns true when a stop was issued to the controller.
-  bool stop_scan_();
-  /// Fire on_scan_end on every listener unless a window-change restart suppressed it.
-  void notify_scan_end_();
+  void stop_scan_();
   /// Start a single scan by setting up the parameters and doing some esp-idf calls.
   void start_scan_(bool first);
   /// Called when a `ESP_GAP_BLE_SCAN_RESULT_EVT` event is received.
@@ -319,15 +313,6 @@ class ESP32BLETracker final : public Component,
   uint32_t scan_duration_;
   uint32_t scan_interval_;
   uint32_t scan_window_;
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  /// Window used while a GATT connection is active; set by the user, or
-  /// defaulted when the window was raised to full duty (0 = no fallback).
-  uint32_t connection_scan_window_{0};
-  /// The window to scan at for the given number of active GATT connections.
-  uint32_t desired_scan_window_(uint8_t active) const {
-    return (this->connection_scan_window_ != 0 && active > 0) ? this->connection_scan_window_ : this->scan_window_;
-  }
-#endif
   esp_bt_status_t scan_start_failed_{ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS};
   esp_bt_status_t scan_set_param_failed_{ESP_BT_STATUS_SUCCESS};
 
@@ -345,20 +330,15 @@ class ESP32BLETracker final : public Component,
   /// state_version_ to detect if any state changed since last iteration.
   uint8_t last_processed_version_{0};
   ScannerState scanner_state_{ScannerState::IDLE};
-  // Packed 1-bit flags.
-  bool scan_continuous_ : 1;
-  bool scan_active_ : 1;
+  bool scan_continuous_;
+  bool scan_active_;
 #ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
-  bool scan_continuous_before_ota_ : 1 {false};
-#endif
-  bool ble_was_disabled_ : 1 {true};
-  bool parse_advertisements_ : 1 {false};
-#ifdef ESPHOME_ESP32_BLE_TRACKER_CLIENT_COUNT
-  /// Suppress the window-change restart's on_scan_end sweeps (stop and start).
-  bool skip_next_scan_end_ : 1 {false};
+  bool scan_continuous_before_ota_{false};
 #endif
+  bool ble_was_disabled_{true};
+  bool parse_advertisements_{false};
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_SOFTWARE_COEXISTENCE
-  bool coex_prefer_ble_ : 1 {false};
+  bool coex_prefer_ble_{false};
 #endif
   // Scan timeout state machine
   enum class ScanTimeoutState : uint8_t {
@@ -366,10 +346,10 @@ class ESP32BLETracker final : public Component,
     MONITORING,     // Actively monitoring for timeout
     EXCEEDED_WAIT,  // Timeout exceeded, waiting one loop before reboot
   };
-  ScanTimeoutState scan_timeout_state_{ScanTimeoutState::INACTIVE};
   uint32_t scan_start_time_{0};
   /// Precomputed timeout value: scan_duration_ * 2000
   uint32_t scan_timeout_ms_{0};
+  ScanTimeoutState scan_timeout_state_{ScanTimeoutState::INACTIVE};
 };
 
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE

esphome/components/esp32_hosted/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from esphome import pins
 from esphome.components import esp32
-from esphome.components.const import CONF_USE_PSRAM
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_SLOT, CONF_USE_PSRAM
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_CLK_PIN,
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_VARIANT,
 )
 from esphome.cpp_generator import add_define
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@swoboda1337"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 # esp32_ble raises the task watchdog around the remote BT controller bring-up
 AUTO_LOAD = ["watchdog"]
 
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ CONF_DATA_READY_PIN = "data_ready_pin"
 CONF_HANDSHAKE_ACTIVE_HIGH = "handshake_active_high"
 CONF_HANDSHAKE_PIN = "handshake_pin"
 CONF_SDIO_FREQUENCY = "sdio_frequency"
-CONF_SLOT = "slot"
 CONF_SPI_MODE = "spi_mode"
 
 # Shared fields for both transport modes
@@ -125,6 +126,21 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.typed_schema(
 )
 
 
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    # The esp_hosted releases compatible with older ESP-IDF versions crash at
+    # boot with a heap double free in the SDIO RX path (fixed in esp_hosted
+    # 2.11.0, which requires ESP-IDF 5.3), so reject them at validation time.
+    if (idf_ver := esp32.idf_version()) < cv.Version(5, 3, 0):
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"esp32_hosted requires ESP-IDF 5.3 or newer, got {idf_ver}. "
+            "Remove the framework version from your configuration to use the "
+            "recommended version, or pin a version at or above 5.3."
+        )
+
+
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
+
+
 def _configure_sdio(config):
     slot = config[CONF_SLOT]
     esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
@@ -252,18 +268,14 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if config[CONF_USE_PSRAM]:
         esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_MEMPOOL_PREFER_SPIRAM", True)
 
-    # Library versions
+    # Library versions; this component set requires ESP-IDF 5.3 or newer,
+    # which is enforced at validation time.
     idf_ver = esp32.idf_version()
     os.environ["ESP_IDF_VERSION"] = f"{idf_ver.major}.{idf_ver.minor}"
-    if idf_ver >= cv.Version(5, 5, 0):
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_wifi_remote", ref="1.6.3")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/wifi_remote_over_eppp", ref="0.3.3")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/eppp_link", ref="1.1.5")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_hosted", ref="2.12.12")
-    else:
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_wifi_remote", ref="0.13.0")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/eppp_link", ref="0.2.0")
-        esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_hosted", ref="2.0.11")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_wifi_remote", ref="1.6.3")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/wifi_remote_over_eppp", ref="0.3.3")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/eppp_link", ref="1.1.5")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="espressif/esp_hosted", ref="2.12.12")
     esp32.add_extra_script(
         "post",
         "esp32_hosted.py",

esphome/components/esp32_hosted/update/esp32_hosted_update.cpp

@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ void Esp32HostedUpdate::setup() {
   // Publish state
   this->status_clear_error();
   this->publish_state();
-  // Defer so the automation runs on the main loop after setup, not during App.setup()
-  if (this->state_ == update::UPDATE_STATE_AVAILABLE && this->update_available_trigger_) {
-    this->defer([this]() { this->update_available_trigger_->trigger(this->update_info_); });
-  }
 #else
   // HTTP mode: check every 10s until network is ready (max 6 attempts)
   // Only if update interval is > 1 minute to avoid redundant checks
@@ -189,8 +185,6 @@ void Esp32HostedUpdate::check() {
     return;
   }
 
-  const bool was_available = this->state_ == update::UPDATE_STATE_AVAILABLE;
-
   // Compare versions
   if (this->update_info_.latest_version.empty() ||
       this->update_info_.latest_version == this->update_info_.current_version) {
@@ -203,9 +197,6 @@ void Esp32HostedUpdate::check() {
   this->update_info_.progress = 0.0f;
   this->status_clear_error();
   this->publish_state();
-  if (this->state_ == update::UPDATE_STATE_AVAILABLE && !was_available && this->update_available_trigger_) {
-    this->update_available_trigger_->trigger(this->update_info_);
-  }
 #endif
 }
 

esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.cpp

@@ -221,12 +221,46 @@ void ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput::write_state(light::LightState *state) {
 }
 
 light::ESPColorView ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput::get_view_internal(int32_t index) const {
-  const light::ChannelColors &colors = this->channel_colors_;
-  uint8_t *led = this->buf_ + (index * colors.bytes_per_led());
-  return {led + colors.r,
-          led + colors.g,
-          led + colors.b,
-          colors.has_white() ? led + colors.w : nullptr,
+  int32_t r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
+  switch (this->rgb_order_) {
+    case ORDER_RGB:
+      r = 0;
+      g = 1;
+      b = 2;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_RBG:
+      r = 0;
+      g = 2;
+      b = 1;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GRB:
+      r = 1;
+      g = 0;
+      b = 2;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GBR:
+      r = 2;
+      g = 0;
+      b = 1;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BGR:
+      r = 2;
+      g = 1;
+      b = 0;
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BRG:
+      r = 1;
+      g = 2;
+      b = 0;
+      break;
+  }
+  uint8_t multiplier = this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_ ? 4 : 3;
+  uint8_t white = this->is_wrgb_ ? 0 : this->white_index_;
+
+  return {this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + r + (white <= r),
+          this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + g + (white <= g),
+          this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + b + (white <= b),
+          this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_ ? this->buf_ + (index * multiplier) + white : nullptr,
           &this->effect_data_[index],
           &this->correction_};
 }
@@ -237,12 +271,46 @@ void ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput::dump_config() {
                 "  Pin: %u",
                 this->pin_);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  RMT Symbols: %" PRIu32, this->rmt_symbols_);
-  char channel_colors[5];
+  const char *rgb_order;
+  switch (this->rgb_order_) {
+    case ORDER_RGB:
+      rgb_order = "RGB";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_RBG:
+      rgb_order = "RBG";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GRB:
+      rgb_order = "GRB";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_GBR:
+      rgb_order = "GBR";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BGR:
+      rgb_order = "BGR";
+      break;
+    case ORDER_BRG:
+      rgb_order = "BRG";
+      break;
+    default:
+      rgb_order = "UNKNOWN";
+      break;
+  }
+  if (this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_) {
+    char rgbw_order[5];
+    uint8_t white = this->is_wrgb_ ? 0 : this->white_index_;
+    uint8_t rgb_index = 0;
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      rgbw_order[i] = i == white ? 'W' : rgb_order[rgb_index++];
+    }
+    rgbw_order[4] = '\0';
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  RGBW Order: %s", rgbw_order);
+  } else {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  RGB Order: %s", rgb_order);
+  }
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
-                "  Channel colors: %s\n"
                 "  Max refresh rate: %" PRIu32 "\n"
                 "  Number of LEDs: %u",
-                this->channel_colors_.to_string(channel_colors), this->max_refresh_rate_.value_or(0), this->num_leds_);
+                this->max_refresh_rate_.value_or(0), this->num_leds_);
 }
 
 float ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }

esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/led_strip.h

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
 #include "esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h"
-#include "esphome/components/light/channel_colors.h"
 #include "esphome/components/light/light_output.h"
 #include "esphome/core/color.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
@@ -16,6 +15,15 @@
 
 namespace esphome::esp32_rmt_led_strip {
 
+enum RGBOrder : uint8_t {
+  ORDER_RGB,
+  ORDER_RBG,
+  ORDER_GRB,
+  ORDER_GBR,
+  ORDER_BGR,
+  ORDER_BRG,
+};
+
 struct LedParams {
   rmt_symbol_word_t bit0;
   rmt_symbol_word_t bit1;
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
   int32_t size() const override { return this->num_leds_; }
   light::LightTraits get_traits() override {
     auto traits = light::LightTraits();
-    if (this->channel_colors_.has_white()) {
+    if (this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_) {
       traits.set_supported_color_modes({light::ColorMode::RGB_WHITE, light::ColorMode::WHITE});
     } else {
       traits.set_supported_color_modes({light::ColorMode::RGB});
@@ -42,7 +50,13 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
   void set_pin(uint8_t pin) { this->pin_ = pin; }
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { this->invert_out_ = inverted; }
   void set_num_leds(uint16_t num_leds) { this->num_leds_ = num_leds; }
-  void set_channel_colors(light::ChannelColors channel_colors) { this->channel_colors_ = channel_colors; }
+  void set_is_rgbw(bool is_rgbw) { this->is_rgbw_ = is_rgbw; }
+  void set_is_wrgb(bool is_wrgb) { this->is_wrgb_ = is_wrgb; }
+  void set_rgbw_order(uint8_t white_index) {
+    this->is_rgbw_ = true;
+    this->is_wrgb_ = false;
+    this->white_index_ = white_index;
+  }
   void set_use_dma(bool use_dma) { this->use_dma_ = use_dma; }
   void set_use_psram(bool use_psram) { this->use_psram_ = use_psram; }
 
@@ -52,6 +66,7 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
   void set_led_params(uint32_t bit0_high, uint32_t bit0_low, uint32_t bit1_high, uint32_t bit1_low,
                       uint32_t reset_time_high, uint32_t reset_time_low);
 
+  void set_rgb_order(RGBOrder rgb_order) { this->rgb_order_ = rgb_order; }
   void set_rmt_symbols(uint32_t rmt_symbols) { this->rmt_symbols_ = rmt_symbols; }
 
   void clear_effect_data() override {
@@ -64,7 +79,7 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
  protected:
   light::ESPColorView get_view_internal(int32_t index) const override;
 
-  size_t get_buffer_size_() const { return this->num_leds_ * this->channel_colors_.bytes_per_led(); }
+  size_t get_buffer_size_() const { return this->num_leds_ * (this->is_rgbw_ || this->is_wrgb_ ? 4 : 3); }
 
   uint8_t *buf_{nullptr};
   uint8_t *effect_data_{nullptr};
@@ -79,11 +94,15 @@ class ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput final : public light::AddressableLight {
   uint32_t rmt_symbols_{48};
   uint8_t pin_;
   uint16_t num_leds_;
+  bool is_rgbw_{false};
+  bool is_wrgb_{false};
+  // An index after the RGB channels makes offset adjustment a no-op for three-channel strips.
+  uint8_t white_index_{3};
   bool use_dma_{false};
   bool use_psram_{false};
   bool invert_out_{false};
 
-  light::ChannelColors channel_colors_{0, 1, 2, light::ChannelColors::NO_WHITE};
+  RGBOrder rgb_order_{ORDER_RGB};
 
   uint32_t last_refresh_{0};
   optional<uint32_t> max_refresh_rate_{};

esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+import logging
 
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import esp32, esp32_rmt, light
-from esphome.components.const import CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS, CONF_IS_WRGB, CONF_USE_PSRAM
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_USE_PSRAM
 from esphome.components.esp32 import include_builtin_idf_component
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ from esphome.const import (
 )
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 CODEOWNERS = ["@jesserockz"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 
@@ -29,6 +32,17 @@ ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput = esp32_rmt_led_strip_ns.class_(
     "ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput", light.AddressableLight
 )
 
+RGBOrder = esp32_rmt_led_strip_ns.enum("RGBOrder")
+
+RGB_ORDERS = {
+    "RGB": RGBOrder.ORDER_RGB,
+    "RBG": RGBOrder.ORDER_RBG,
+    "GRB": RGBOrder.ORDER_GRB,
+    "GBR": RGBOrder.ORDER_GBR,
+    "BGR": RGBOrder.ORDER_BGR,
+    "BRG": RGBOrder.ORDER_BRG,
+}
+
 
 @dataclass
 class LEDStripTimings:
@@ -48,6 +62,8 @@ CHIPSETS = {
     "SM16703": LEDStripTimings(300, 900, 900, 300, 0, 0),
 }
 
+CONF_IS_WRGB = "is_wrgb"
+CONF_RGBW_ORDER = "rgbw_order"
 CONF_BIT0_HIGH = "bit0_high"
 CONF_BIT0_LOW = "bit0_low"
 CONF_BIT1_HIGH = "bit1_high"
@@ -56,6 +72,26 @@ CONF_RESET_HIGH = "reset_high"
 CONF_RESET_LOW = "reset_low"
 
 
+def _validate_rgbw_order(value: str) -> str:
+    value = cv.string(value).upper()
+    if len(value) != 4 or set(value) != set("RGBW"):
+        raise cv.Invalid("RGBW order must be a permutation of RGBW")
+    return value
+
+
+def _split_rgbw_order(rgbw_order: str) -> tuple[str, int]:
+    return rgbw_order.replace("W", ""), rgbw_order.index("W")
+
+
+def _validate_rgbw_order_exclusivity(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+    if CONF_RGBW_ORDER in config and (config[CONF_IS_RGBW] or config[CONF_IS_WRGB]):
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"'{CONF_RGBW_ORDER}' cannot be used with '{CONF_IS_RGBW}' or "
+            f"'{CONF_IS_WRGB}'"
+        )
+    return config
+
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     esp32.only_on_variant(
         unsupported=list(esp32_rmt.VARIANTS_NO_RMT),
@@ -66,11 +102,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.GenerateID(CONF_OUTPUT_ID): cv.declare_id(ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput),
             cv.Required(CONF_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_output_pin_schema,
             cv.Required(CONF_NUM_LEDS): cv.positive_not_null_int,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS): light.validate_channel_colors,
-            # Deprecated in favour of CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS, remove in 2027.3.0
-            cv.Optional(CONF_RGB_ORDER): cv.one_of(*light.RGB_ORDERS, upper=True),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_RGBW): cv.boolean,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_WRGB): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_RGB_ORDER): cv.enum(RGB_ORDERS, upper=True),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_RGBW_ORDER): _validate_rgbw_order,
             cv.SplitDefault(
                 CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
                 esp32=192,
@@ -84,6 +117,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             ): cv.int_range(min=2),
             cv.Optional(CONF_MAX_REFRESH_RATE): cv.positive_time_period_microseconds,
             cv.Optional(CONF_CHIPSET): cv.one_of(*CHIPSETS, upper=True),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_RGBW, default=False): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_IS_WRGB, default=False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_DMA): cv.All(
                 esp32.only_on_variant(
                     supported=[esp32.VARIANT_ESP32P4, esp32.VARIANT_ESP32S3]
@@ -118,13 +153,12 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
         }
     ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
     cv.has_exactly_one_key(CONF_CHIPSET, CONF_BIT0_HIGH),
-    light.migrate_channel_colors(
-        removed_in="2027.3.0", component="esp32_rmt_led_strip"
-    ),
+    cv.has_exactly_one_key(CONF_RGB_ORDER, CONF_RGBW_ORDER),
+    _validate_rgbw_order_exclusivity,
 )
 
 
-async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+async def to_code(config):
     # Re-enable ESP-IDF's RMT driver (excluded by default to save compile time)
     include_builtin_idf_component("esp_driver_rmt")
 
@@ -164,9 +198,14 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             )
         )
 
-    cg.add(
-        var.set_channel_colors(light.channel_colors_struct(config[CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS]))
-    )
+    if (rgbw_order := config.get(CONF_RGBW_ORDER)) is not None:
+        rgb_order, white_index = _split_rgbw_order(rgbw_order)
+        cg.add(var.set_rgb_order(RGB_ORDERS[rgb_order]))
+        cg.add(var.set_rgbw_order(white_index))
+    else:
+        cg.add(var.set_rgb_order(config[CONF_RGB_ORDER]))
+        cg.add(var.set_is_rgbw(config[CONF_IS_RGBW]))
+        cg.add(var.set_is_wrgb(config[CONF_IS_WRGB]))
     cg.add(var.set_use_psram(config[CONF_USE_PSRAM]))
     cg.add(var.set_rmt_symbols(config[CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS]))
     if CONF_USE_DMA in config:

esphome/components/esp8266/__init__.py

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ def get_download_types(storage_json):
     the shape stable so the download panel
     doesn't have to special-case per-platform schemas.
     """
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     return [
         {
             "title": "Standard format",

esphome/components/esp8266/crash_handler.cpp

@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ static const LogString *get_exception_cause(uint32_t cause) {
 }
 
 static const LogString *get_reset_reason(uint32_t reason) {
+  if (reason == REASON_WDT_RST)
+    return LOG_STR("Hardware WDT");
   if (reason == REASON_EXCEPTION_RST)
     return LOG_STR("Exception");
   if (reason == REASON_SOFT_WDT_RST)
@@ -160,20 +162,13 @@ void crash_handler_log() {
   if (!is_crash_reason(resetInfo.reason))
     return;
 
-  ESP_LOGE(TAG, "*** CRASH DETECTED ON PREVIOUS BOOT ***");
-  if (resetInfo.reason == REASON_WDT_RST) {
-    // A hardware WDT reset happens entirely in hardware: the postmortem hook
-    // never runs, so rst_info epc1/exccause and the RTC backtrace are
-    // leftovers from an earlier crash. Don't misattribute them (#18596).
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "  Reason: Hardware WDT (no crash state is recorded for hardware WDT resets)");
-    return;
-  }
-
   // Read and filter backtrace from RTC into stack-local buffer (no persistent RAM cost).
   // Both resetInfo and RTC data survive until the next reset, so this can be
   // called multiple times (logger init + API subscribe) with the same result.
   uint32_t backtrace[MAX_BACKTRACE];
   uint8_t bt_count = read_rtc_backtrace(backtrace, MAX_BACKTRACE);
+
+  ESP_LOGE(TAG, "*** CRASH DETECTED ON PREVIOUS BOOT ***");
   // GCC's ROM divide routine triggers IllegalInstruction (exccause=0) at specific
   // ROM addresses instead of IntegerDivideByZero (exccause=6). Patch to match
   // the Arduino core's postmortem handler behavior.

esphome/components/espnow/espnow_component.cpp

@@ -129,17 +129,14 @@ void on_data_received(const esp_now_recv_info_t *info, const uint8_t *data, int
 ESPNowComponent::ESPNowComponent() { global_esp_now = this; }
 
 void ESPNowComponent::dump_config() {
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "espnow:");
-  // Only report driver details once enabled; with enable_on_boot: false the
-  // Wi-Fi driver is not initialized yet and esp_now_get_version() would crash,
-  // and after a failed enable_() the values would be meaningless.
-  if (this->state_ != ESPNOW_STATE_ENABLED) {
-    // OFF here means enable_() failed; the core logs the FAILED marker separately
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  %s", this->is_disabled() ? LOG_STR_LITERAL("Disabled") : LOG_STR_LITERAL("Not enabled"));
-    return;
-  }
   uint32_t version = 0;
   esp_now_get_version(&version);
+
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "espnow:");
+  if (this->is_disabled()) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Disabled");
+    return;
+  }
   char own_addr_buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
   format_mac_addr_upper(this->own_address_, own_addr_buf);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,

esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def _validate(config):
                     "  clk:\n"
                     "    mode: %s\n"
                     "    pin: %s\n"
-                    "Removal scheduled for 2026.9.0.",
+                    "Removal scheduled for 2026.11.0.",
                     config[CONF_CLK_MODE],
                     mode,
                     pin,
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ def _final_validate_rmii_pins(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             raise cv.Invalid(error_msg, path=pin_path)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Final validation for Ethernet component."""
     # Allow ethernet + wifi coexistence only when both are declared in network: priority:.
     if "wifi" in fv.full_config.get():
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 
     _final_validate_spi(config)
     _final_validate_rmii_pins(config)
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/factory_reset/__init__.py

@@ -60,14 +60,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     if CORE.is_esp8266 and CONF_RESETS_REQUIRED in config:
         fconfig = full_config.get()
         if not fconfig.get_config_for_path([KEY_ESP8266, CONF_RESTORE_FROM_FLASH]):
             raise cv.Invalid(
                 "'resets_required' needs 'restore_from_flash' to be enabled in the  'esp8266' configuration"
             )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/file/image.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from esphome.components.image import (
     get_image_type_enum,
     get_transparency_enum,
     is_svg_file,
-    validate_byte_order,
     validate_settings,
     validate_transparency,
     validate_type,
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ OPTIONS_SCHEMA = {
         "NONE", "FLOYDSTEINBERG", upper=True
     ),
     cv.Optional(CONF_INVERT_ALPHA, default=False): cv.boolean,
-    cv.Optional(CONF_BYTE_ORDER): validate_byte_order,
+    cv.Optional(CONF_BYTE_ORDER): cv.one_of("BIG_ENDIAN", "LITTLE_ENDIAN", upper=True),
     cv.Optional(CONF_TRANSPARENCY, default=CONF_OPAQUE): validate_transparency(),
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ def image_schema(class_: MockObjClass = Image_) -> cv.Schema:
     )
 
 
-def validate_image_final(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def validate_image_final(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Per-entry final validation, shared by file-backed image platforms.
 
     For LVGL 9 the default byte order for RGB565 images is little-endian, so
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ def validate_image_final(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             )
     else:
         config[CONF_BYTE_ORDER] = "LITTLE_ENDIAN"
-    return config
 
 
 async def new_image(config: ConfigType) -> MockObj:

esphome/components/gpio/binary_sensor/__init__.py

@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ def _pin_shared_only_with_deep_sleep(pin_num: int) -> bool:
     return any(path and path[0] == "deep_sleep" for path, _, _ in pin_users)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     use_interrupt = config[CONF_USE_INTERRUPT]
     if not use_interrupt:
-        return config
+        return
 
     # Expander pins (e.g. PCF8574, MCP23017) don't support direct interrupt
     # attachment — only internal/native GPIO pins do.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _final_validate(config):
             config.get(CONF_NAME, config[CONF_ID]),
         )
         config[CONF_USE_INTERRUPT] = False
-        return config
+        return
 
     pin_num = config[CONF_PIN][CONF_NUMBER]
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def _final_validate(config):
             config.get(CONF_NAME, config[CONF_ID]),
         )
         config[CONF_USE_INTERRUPT] = False
-        return config
+        return
 
     # When a pin is shared, interrupts can interfere with other components
     # (e.g., duty_cycle sensor) that need to monitor the pin's state changes.
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
                 pin_num,
             )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
 

esphome/components/gpio_expander/__init__.py

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-from esphome import pins
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import CONF_ALLOW_OTHER_USES, CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN, CONF_INVERTED
-from esphome.types import ConfigType
-
-
-def validate_interrupt_pin(value: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    # The expander components own INT polarity (active-low, hardcoded falling-edge ISR)
-    # and install a single ISR per GPIO, so neither inversion nor sharing is supported.
-    value = pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema(value)
-    if value.get(CONF_INVERTED):
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            f"'{CONF_INVERTED}: true' is not supported on '{CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN}'; "
-            "the expander INT line is fixed active-low"
-        )
-    if value.get(CONF_ALLOW_OTHER_USES):
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            f"'{CONF_ALLOW_OTHER_USES}: true' is not supported on '{CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN}'; "
-            "sharing the interrupt pin between multiple components is not implemented. "
-            f"Remove the '{CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN}' to fall back to polling."
-        )
-    return value

esphome/components/growatt_solar/sensor.py

@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("growatt_solar", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("growatt_solar", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/haier/climate.py

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ async def power_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     if CONF_LOGGER in full_config:
         _level = "NONE"
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
         raise cv.Invalid(
             f"No WiFi configured, if you want to use haier climate without WiFi add {CONF_WIFI_SIGNAL}: false to climate configuration"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/haier/switch/__init__.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     for switch_type in [CONF_BEEPER, CONF_QUIET_MODE]:
         # Check switches that are only supported for HonClimate
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
                 raise cv.Invalid(
                     f"{switch_type} switch is only supported for hon climate"
                 )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/havells_solar/sensor.py

@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("havells_solar", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("havells_solar", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::http_request {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "http_request.arduino";
+static const char *const TAG = "http_request";
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
 // ESP8266 Arduino core (WiFiClientSecureBearSSL.cpp) returns -1000 on OOM
 static constexpr int ESP8266_SSL_ERR_OOM = -1000;

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::http_request {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "http_request.host";
+static const char *const TAG = "http_request";
 
 std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestHost::perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method,
                                                         const std::string &body,

esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::http_request {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "http_request.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "http_request";
 static constexpr uint32_t ERROR_DURATION_MS = 1000;
 
 void HttpRequestIDF::dump_config() {

esphome/components/hub75/display.py

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def _validate_config(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     return config
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Validate requirements when using HUB75 display."""
     # Local imports to avoid circular dependencies
     from esphome.components.esp32 import get_esp32_variant
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
     if errs:
         raise cv.MultipleInvalid(errs)
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(_final_validate)
 

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.arduino";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 // Maximum bytes to log in hex format (truncates larger transfers)
 static constexpr size_t I2C_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 32;

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.idf";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 // Maximum bytes to log in hex format (truncates larger transfers)
 static constexpr size_t I2C_MAX_LOG_BYTES = 32;

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_host.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.host";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 HostI2CBus::~HostI2CBus() {
   if (this->file_descriptor_ != -1) {

esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_zephyr.cpp

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::i2c {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "i2c.zephyr";
+static const char *const TAG = "i2c";
 
 static const char *get_speed(uint32_t dev_config) {
   switch (I2C_SPEED_GET(dev_config)) {

esphome/components/image/__init__.py

@@ -10,14 +10,7 @@ from PIL import Image, UnidentifiedImageError
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_BYTE_ORDER, KEY_METADATA
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import (
-    CONF_DEFAULTS,
-    CONF_FILE,
-    CONF_FILES,
-    CONF_ID,
-    CONF_PLATFORM,
-    CONF_TYPE,
-)
+from esphome.const import CONF_DEFAULTS, CONF_FILE, CONF_ID, CONF_PLATFORM, CONF_TYPE
 from esphome.core import CORE
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
@@ -55,9 +48,6 @@ TRANSPARENCY_TYPES = (
     CONF_ALPHA_CHANNEL,
 )
 
-# Shared validator for the image platform schemas and `_drop_incompatible_byte_order`.
-validate_byte_order = cv.one_of("BIG_ENDIAN", "LITTLE_ENDIAN", upper=True)
-
 
 def get_image_type_enum(type):
     return getattr(ImageType, f"IMAGE_TYPE_{type.upper()}")
@@ -414,120 +404,6 @@ def get_image_metadata(image_id: str) -> ImageMetaData | None:
     return get_all_image_metadata().get(image_id)
 
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# `defaults:`/`files:` expansion: a `platform:` entry merges shared `defaults:`
-# into every `files:` entry; the platform's CONFIG_SCHEMA validates each.
-# Permanent, unlike the legacy migration below.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def _drop_incompatible_byte_order(
-    merged: dict, explicit: dict, *, index: int | None = None
-) -> dict:
-    """Drop `byte_order` when the resolved type doesn't support it, unless written directly on `explicit`.
-
-    With `index`, inherited values are validated before being dropped (the legacy flattener always drops).
-    """
-    if CONF_BYTE_ORDER in explicit:
-        return merged
-    type_class = IMAGE_TYPE.get(str(merged.get(CONF_TYPE, "")).upper())
-    if (
-        CONF_BYTE_ORDER in merged
-        and isinstance(type_class, type)
-        and issubclass(type_class, ImageEncoder)
-        and not type_class.is_endian()
-    ):
-        if index is not None:
-            try:
-                validate_byte_order(merged[CONF_BYTE_ORDER])
-            except cv.Invalid as exc:
-                exc.prepend([index])
-                raise
-        del merged[CONF_BYTE_ORDER]
-    return merged
-
-
-def _expand_platform_entry(index: int, entry: dict) -> list[dict]:
-    if CONF_FILES not in entry:
-        if CONF_DEFAULTS in entry:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"'{CONF_DEFAULTS}' may only be used together with '{CONF_FILES}'",
-                path=[index],
-            )
-        return [entry]
-
-    extra_keys = set(entry) - {CONF_PLATFORM, CONF_DEFAULTS, CONF_FILES}
-    if extra_keys:
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            f"'{CONF_FILES}' cannot be combined with "
-            f"{', '.join(sorted(extra_keys))} on the same entry",
-            path=[index],
-        )
-
-    files = entry[CONF_FILES]
-    if files is None:
-        raise cv.Invalid(f"'{CONF_FILES}' must not be empty", path=[index])
-    if not isinstance(files, list):
-        raise cv.Invalid(f"'{CONF_FILES}' must be a list", path=[index])
-    if not files:
-        raise cv.Invalid(f"'{CONF_FILES}' must not be empty", path=[index])
-
-    defaults = entry.get(CONF_DEFAULTS, {})
-    if defaults is None:
-        defaults = {}
-    if not isinstance(defaults, dict):
-        raise cv.Invalid(f"'{CONF_DEFAULTS}' must be a mapping", path=[index])
-    # Neither `id:` nor `platform:` makes sense inside `defaults:`.
-    for disallowed in (CONF_ID, CONF_PLATFORM):
-        if disallowed in defaults:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"'{disallowed}' is not allowed inside '{CONF_DEFAULTS}'",
-                path=[index],
-            )
-
-    from esphome import yaml_util
-
-    platform = entry[CONF_PLATFORM]
-    result: list[dict] = []
-    for file_entry in files:
-        if not isinstance(file_entry, dict):
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"each entry in '{CONF_FILES}' must be a mapping", path=[index]
-            )
-        # The platform is chosen by the entry's own `platform:` key, not per file.
-        if CONF_PLATFORM in file_entry:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"'{CONF_PLATFORM}' is not allowed inside '{CONF_FILES}'",
-                path=[index],
-            )
-        # Keep the `files:` item's source range so whole-entry errors anchor there;
-        # `make_data_base` needs a real ESPHomeDataBase, so skip it for plain dicts.
-        source = (
-            file_entry if isinstance(file_entry, yaml_util.ESPHomeDataBase) else None
-        )
-        merged = yaml_util.make_data_base(
-            {CONF_PLATFORM: platform, **defaults, **file_entry}, source
-        )
-        result.append(_drop_incompatible_byte_order(merged, file_entry, index=index))
-    return result
-
-
-def expand_platform_config(config: list) -> list:
-    """Expand `defaults:`/`files:` entries; the platform's own CONFIG_SCHEMA validates each result."""
-    result = []
-    for i, entry in enumerate(config):
-        if isinstance(entry, dict) and CONF_PLATFORM in entry:
-            result.extend(_expand_platform_entry(i, entry))
-        else:
-            result.append(entry)
-    return result
-
-
-EXPAND_PLATFORM_CONFIG = expand_platform_config
-
-# --------------------- end defaults/files expansion -------------------------
-
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Legacy top-level component -> `image:` platform deprecation helpers
 # -- REMOVE after 2027.1.0 together with the `animation:`/`online_image:` shims.
@@ -620,17 +496,11 @@ def _is_legacy_image_format(config: object) -> bool:
     proper error instead of the migration silently dropping the input.
     """
     if isinstance(config, list):
-        # Exclude `files:` entries -- the list branch would otherwise silently
-        # migrate them to `platform: file` instead of raising the missing-platform error.
+        # A bare list of (not-yet-platform-tagged) image dicts.
         return bool(config) and all(
-            isinstance(entry, dict)
-            and CONF_PLATFORM not in entry
-            and CONF_FILES not in entry
-            for entry in config
+            isinstance(entry, dict) and CONF_PLATFORM not in entry for entry in config
         )
-    if not isinstance(config, dict) or CONF_PLATFORM in config or CONF_FILES in config:
-        # `platform:`/`files:` dicts are new-format (left for list-wrapping +
-        # expansion); the legacy flattener has no `files:` branch and would drop them.
+    if not isinstance(config, dict):
         return False
     # A single image dict, or the grouped `defaults:`/`images:`/type-key form.
     return (
@@ -662,8 +532,18 @@ def _flatten_legacy_image_config(config: object) -> list[dict]:
 
     def _add(entry: dict, extra: dict) -> None:
         merged = {**defaults, **extra, **entry}
-        # Always drop, matching the pre-platform behavior -- see `_drop_incompatible_byte_order`.
-        result.append(_drop_incompatible_byte_order(merged, {}))
+        # The legacy `defaults:`/type-grouped forms only applied `byte_order` to
+        # types that support it. Replicate that so an endian default merged into
+        # e.g. a binary image stays valid.
+        type_class = IMAGE_TYPE.get(str(merged.get(CONF_TYPE, "")).upper())
+        if (
+            CONF_BYTE_ORDER in merged
+            and isinstance(type_class, type)
+            and issubclass(type_class, ImageEncoder)
+            and not type_class.is_endian()
+        ):
+            del merged[CONF_BYTE_ORDER]
+        result.append(merged)
 
     def _add_entries(entries: object, extra: dict) -> None:
         # `entries` may be a single image dict or a list of them; non-dict

esphome/components/improv_serial/__init__.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def validate_logger(config):
+def validate_logger(config) -> None:
     logger_conf = fv.full_config.get()[CONF_LOGGER]
     if logger_conf[CONF_BAUD_RATE] == 0:
         raise cv.Invalid("improv_serial requires the logger baud_rate to be not 0")
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def validate_logger(config):
         raise cv.Invalid(
             "improv_serial does not support the selected logger hardware_uart"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_logger

esphome/components/inkplate/display.py

@@ -146,13 +146,12 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
-def _validate_cpu_frequency(config):
+def _validate_cpu_frequency(config) -> None:
     esp32_config = fv.full_config.get()[PLATFORM_ESP32]
     if esp32_config[CONF_CPU_FREQUENCY] != "240MHZ":
         raise cv.Invalid(
             "Inkplate requires 240MHz CPU frequency (set in esp32 component)"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _validate_cpu_frequency

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_bk72xx.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ uint32_t temp_single_get_current_temperature(uint32_t *temp_value);
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.bk72xx";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 void InternalTemperatureSensor::update() {
   float temperature = NAN;

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_esp32.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ uint8_t temprature_sens_read();
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.esp32";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 void InternalTemperatureSensor::update() {
   float temperature = NAN;

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_rp2.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.rp2";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 // The on-die temperature sensor sits on the last ADC channel: input 4 on RP2040
 // and RP2350A, but input 8 on RP2350B, which has eight external channels rather

esphome/components/internal_temperature/internal_temperature_zephyr.cpp

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace esphome::internal_temperature {
 
-static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature.zephyr";
+static const char *const TAG = "internal_temperature";
 
 static const struct device *const DIE_TEMPERATURE_SENSOR = DEVICE_DT_GET_ONE(nordic_nrf_temp);
 

esphome/components/it8951/display.py

@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def _customise_schema(config):
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = _customise_schema
 
 
-def _final_validate(config):
+def _final_validate(config) -> None:
     # IT8951 reads from SPI (DevInfo, VCOM, register reads) so MISO is required.
     spi.final_validate_device_schema("it8951", require_miso=True, require_mosi=True)(
         config
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ def _final_validate(config):
                 config[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL] = update_interval("never")
         else:
             config[CONF_SHOW_TEST_CARD] = True
-    return config
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/kuntze/sensor.py

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 )
 
 
-def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    return modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("kuntze", role="client")(config)
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    modbus.final_validate_modbus_device("kuntze", role="client")(config)
 
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate

esphome/components/ld6002b/button/__init__.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     hub_id = config[CONF_LD6002B_ID]
 
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
                 path=[CONF_WAKE],
             )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate
 

esphome/components/ld6002b/number/__init__.py

@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
 )
 
 
-def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     if config.get(CONF_AREA_CONFIG) is None:
-        return config
+        return
 
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     hub_id = config[CONF_LD6002B_ID]
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ def final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
             path=[CONF_AREA_CONFIG],
         )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = final_validate
 

esphome/components/libretiny/__init__.py

@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ def get_download_types(storage_json: StorageJSON = None):
     the shape stable so the download panel
     doesn't have to special-case per-platform schemas.
     """
+    # No recorded firmware path means nothing was built; no downloads.
+    if storage_json.firmware_bin_path is None:
+        return []
     types = [
         {
             "title": "UF2 package (recommended)",

esphome/components/light/__init__.py

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-from collections.abc import Callable
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 import enum
-import logging
 
 import esphome.automation as auto
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import mqtt, power_supply, web_server
-from esphome.components.const import CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS, CONF_IS_WRGB
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_BLUE,
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ICON,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INITIAL_STATE,
-    CONF_IS_RGBW,
     CONF_MQTT_ID,
     CONF_NAME,
     CONF_ON_STATE,
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_POWER_SUPPLY,
     CONF_RED,
     CONF_RESTORE_MODE,
-    CONF_RGB_ORDER,
     CONF_STATE,
     CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_WARM_WHITE,
@@ -66,7 +61,6 @@ from .effects import (
 from .types import (  # noqa: F401
     AddressableLight,
     AddressableLightState,
-    ChannelColors,
     ColorMode,
     LightOutput,
     LightState,
@@ -77,8 +71,6 @@ from .types import (  # noqa: F401
     light_ns,
 )
 
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
 
@@ -173,104 +165,6 @@ def available_effects_str(effects: list) -> str:
     return ", ".join(f"'{name}'" for name in available) if available else "none"
 
 
-# Accepted values of the deprecated `rgb_order` key.
-RGB_ORDERS = ("RGB", "RBG", "GRB", "GBR", "BGR", "BRG")
-
-_RGB_CHANNELS = frozenset("RGB")
-_RGBW_CHANNELS = frozenset("RGBW")
-
-
-def validate_channel_colors(value: str) -> str:
-    """Validate the channel order of an addressable strip, e.g. "GRB" or "WRGB"."""
-    value = cv.string_strict(value).upper()
-    channels = frozenset(value)
-    if len(channels) != len(value) or channels not in (_RGB_CHANNELS, _RGBW_CHANNELS):
-        raise cv.Invalid(
-            f"'{value}' is not a valid channel order. List each of R, G and B exactly "
-            "once, optionally with a single W, in the order the strip expects them "
-            "(for example GRB, GRBW or WRGB)"
-        )
-    return value
-
-
-def channel_colors_struct(value: str) -> cg.StructInitializer:
-    """Build the C++ `light::ChannelColors` for a validated channel order string."""
-    return cg.StructInitializer(
-        ChannelColors,
-        ("r", value.index("R")),
-        ("g", value.index("G")),
-        ("b", value.index("B")),
-        (
-            "w",
-            value.index("W")
-            if "W" in value
-            else cg.RawExpression(f"{ChannelColors}::NO_WHITE"),
-        ),
-    )
-
-
-def _quote_and_join(keys: list[str]) -> str:
-    """Quote each key and join them into a readable list, e.g. "'a', 'b' and 'c'"."""
-    quoted = [f"'{key}'" for key in keys]
-    if len(quoted) == 1:
-        return quoted[0]
-    return f"{', '.join(quoted[:-1])} and {quoted[-1]}"
-
-
-def migrate_channel_colors(
-    *, removed_in: str, component: str
-) -> Callable[[ConfigType], ConfigType]:
-    """Fold the deprecated `rgb_order`, `is_rgbw` and `is_wrgb` keys into `channel_colors`.
-
-    This also enforces that `channel_colors` is set, which the schema cannot do on its
-    own while the deprecated keys are still accepted. After this runs, `to_code` only
-    ever sees `channel_colors`.
-    """
-
-    def validator(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-        config = config.copy()
-        deprecated = [
-            key for key in (CONF_RGB_ORDER, CONF_IS_RGBW, CONF_IS_WRGB) if key in config
-        ]
-        if CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS in config:
-            if deprecated:
-                raise cv.Invalid(
-                    f"'{CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS}' cannot be combined with "
-                    f"{_quote_and_join(deprecated)}"
-                )
-            return config
-        if CONF_RGB_ORDER not in config:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"'{CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS}' is required", path=[CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS]
-            )
-        rgb_order = config.pop(CONF_RGB_ORDER)
-        is_rgbw = config.pop(CONF_IS_RGBW, False)
-        is_wrgb = config.pop(CONF_IS_WRGB, False)
-        if is_rgbw and is_wrgb:
-            raise cv.Invalid(
-                f"'{CONF_IS_RGBW}' and '{CONF_IS_WRGB}' cannot both be enabled"
-            )
-        if is_wrgb:
-            channel_colors = f"W{rgb_order}"
-        elif is_rgbw:
-            channel_colors = f"{rgb_order}W"
-        else:
-            channel_colors = rgb_order
-        _LOGGER.warning(
-            "[%s] %s %s deprecated, use '%s: %s'. Will be removed in %s",
-            component,
-            _quote_and_join(deprecated),
-            "are" if len(deprecated) > 1 else "is",
-            CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS,
-            channel_colors,
-            removed_in,
-        )
-        config[CONF_CHANNEL_COLORS] = channel_colors
-        return config
-
-    return validator
-
-
 def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """Validate all recorded effect name references against their target lights.
 
@@ -279,7 +173,7 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     """
     data = _get_data()
     if not data.effect_refs and not data.effect_cycle_refs:
-        return config
+        return
 
     # Drain the lists so we only validate once even though
     # FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA runs for each light platform instance.
@@ -323,8 +217,6 @@ def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
                 path=[cv.ROOT_CONFIG_PATH] + ref.component_path,
             )
 
-    return config
-
 
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
 

esphome/components/light/channel_colors.h

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <cstdint>
-
-namespace esphome::light {
-
-/// Which byte of an addressable LED's data carries each colour.
-///
-/// Built from a configuration string such as "GRB" or "WRGB": every field holds the
-/// position that colour occupies in the bytes the strip expects. `w` is NO_WHITE when
-/// the strip has no separate white channel.
-struct ChannelColors {
-  /// Value of `w` for a strip that only has red, green and blue channels.
-  static constexpr uint8_t NO_WHITE = 0xFF;
-
-  uint8_t r;
-  uint8_t g;
-  uint8_t b;
-  uint8_t w;
-
-  bool has_white() const { return this->w != NO_WHITE; }
-
-  uint8_t bytes_per_led() const { return this->has_white() ? 4 : 3; }
-
-  /// Write the order back out as text, e.g. "GRBW".
-  ///
-  /// `buf` must have room for at least 5 characters. Returns `buf` so the result can be
-  /// passed straight to a log call.
-  const char *to_string(char *buf) const {
-    buf[this->r] = 'R';
-    buf[this->g] = 'G';
-    buf[this->b] = 'B';
-    if (this->has_white()) {
-      buf[this->w] = 'W';
-    }
-    buf[this->bytes_per_led()] = '\0';
-    return buf;
-  }
-};
-
-}  // namespace esphome::light

esphome/components/light/types.py

@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ LightColorValues = light_ns.class_("LightColorValues")
 LightStateRTCState = light_ns.struct("LightStateRTCState")
 LightCall = light_ns.class_("LightCall")
 
-# Addressable strips
-ChannelColors = light_ns.struct("ChannelColors")
-
 # Color modes
 ColorMode = light_ns.enum("ColorMode", is_class=True)
 COLOR_MODES = {

esphome/components/lvgl/lvgl_esphome.cpp

@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ LVTouchListener::LVTouchListener(uint16_t long_press_time, uint16_t long_press_r
   lv_indev_set_type(this->drv_, LV_INDEV_TYPE_POINTER);
   lv_indev_set_disp(this->drv_, parent->get_disp());
   lv_indev_set_long_press_time(this->drv_, long_press_time);
-  // long press repeat time TBD
+  lv_indev_set_long_press_repeat_time(this->drv_, long_press_repeat_time);
   lv_indev_set_user_data(this->drv_, this);
   lv_indev_set_read_cb(this->drv_, [](lv_indev_t *d, lv_indev_data_t *data) {
     auto *l = static_cast<LVTouchListener *>(lv_indev_get_user_data(d));

esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/label.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from esphome.components.const import CONF_LABEL
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_TEXT
 
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ from ..schemas import TEXT_SCHEMA
 from ..types import LvText
 from . import Widget, WidgetType
 
-CONF_LABEL = "label"
-
 
 class LabelType(WidgetType):
     def __init__(self):

esphome/components/mcp23016/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import gpio_expander, i2c
+from esphome.components import i2c
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ID,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(MCP23016),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): gpio_expander.validate_interrupt_pin,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema,
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)

esphome/components/mcp23xxx_base/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import gpio_expander
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ALLOW_OTHER_USES,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_INPUT,
     CONF_INTERRUPT,
@@ -32,10 +32,28 @@ MCP23XXX_INTERRUPT_MODES = {
 }
 
 
+def _validate_interrupt_pin(value):
+    # The MCP component owns INT polarity (active-low, hardcoded falling-edge ISR)
+    # and installs a single ISR per GPIO, so neither inversion nor sharing is supported.
+    value = pins.internal_gpio_input_pin_schema(value)
+    if value.get(CONF_INVERTED):
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"'{CONF_INVERTED}: true' is not supported on '{CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN}'; "
+            "the MCP23xxx INT line is fixed active-low"
+        )
+    if value.get(CONF_ALLOW_OTHER_USES):
+        raise cv.Invalid(
+            f"'{CONF_ALLOW_OTHER_USES}: true' is not supported on '{CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN}'; "
+            "sharing the interrupt pin between multiple MCP23xxx (or other components) "
+            "is not implemented. Remove the interrupt_pin to fall back to polling."
+        )
+    return value
+
+
 MCP23XXX_CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.Optional(CONF_OPEN_DRAIN_INTERRUPT, default=False): cv.boolean,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): gpio_expander.validate_interrupt_pin,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_INTERRUPT_PIN): _validate_interrupt_pin,
     }
 ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 

esphome/components/mcp4461/output/__init__.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CONF_NONVOLATILE_WRITE_DELAY = "nonvolatile_write_delay"
 VOLATILE_CHANNELS = ("A", "B", "C", "D")
 
 
-def _validate_nonvolatile(config):
+def _validate_nonvolatile(config) -> None:
     channel = str(config[CONF_CHANNEL])
 
     # Channels E-H address the nonvolatile registers directly — the mirroring options only
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def _validate_nonvolatile(config):
                 f"enabling '{CONF_NONVOLATILE}' or setting '{CONF_NONVOLATILE_WRITE_DELAY}' is only valid for the "
                 f"volatile channels A-D; channels E-H are the nonvolatile registers themselves"
             )
-        return config
+        return
 
     config.setdefault(CONF_NONVOLATILE, True)
     if config[CONF_NONVOLATILE]:
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ def _validate_nonvolatile(config):
         raise cv.Invalid(
             f"'{CONF_NONVOLATILE_WRITE_DELAY}' requires '{CONF_NONVOLATILE}: true'"
         )
-    return config
 
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = output.FLOAT_OUTPUT_SCHEMA.extend(