Deprecated device info constants
The device info constants in homeassistant.const are deprecated in Home Assistant Core 2026.12 and will be removed in 2027.12. Use the DeviceInfo fields instead.
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Button event entities get SINGLE_PRESS and MULTI_PRESS, PRESS_END now only means the release, and the old multi-press types are deprecated.
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The Supervisor is moving to a smaller default capability set for app containers. This post outlines the change, affected apps, and how it can be tested.
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