diff --git a/esphome/components/dht/dht.cpp b/esphome/components/dht/dht.cpp
index cc0bf55a80..e0abb7c5f0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/dht/dht.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/dht/dht.cpp
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ namespace dht {
 static const char *const TAG = "dht";
 
 void DHT::setup() {
-  this->pin_->digital_write(true);
-  this->pin_->setup();
-  this->pin_->digital_write(true);
+  this->t_pin_->digital_write(true);
+  this->t_pin_->setup();
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+  this->t_pin_->pin_mode(this->t_pin_->get_flags() | gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT | gpio::FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN);
+#endif
+  this->t_pin_->digital_write(true);
 }
 
 void DHT::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "DHT:");
-  LOG_PIN("  Pin: ", this->pin_);
+  LOG_PIN("  Pin: ", this->t_pin_);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  %sModel: %s", this->is_auto_detect_ ? "Auto-detected " : "",
                 this->model_ == DHT_MODEL_DHT11 ? "DHT11" : "DHT22 or equivalent");
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Internal pull-up: %s", ONOFF(this->pin_->get_flags() & gpio::FLAG_PULLUP));
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Internal pull-up: %s", ONOFF(this->t_pin_->get_flags() & gpio::FLAG_PULLUP));
   LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
   LOG_SENSOR("  ", "Temperature", this->temperature_sensor_);
   LOG_SENSOR("  ", "Humidity", this->humidity_sensor_);
@@ -72,21 +75,15 @@ bool HOT IRAM_ATTR DHT::read_sensor_(float *temperature, float *humidity, bool r
   int8_t i = 0;
   uint8_t data[5] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
-  this->pin_->digital_write(false);
-  this->pin_->pin_mode(gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT);
-  this->pin_->digital_write(false);
+#ifndef USE_ESP32
+  this->pin_.pin_mode(gpio::FLAG_OUTPUT);
+#endif
+  this->pin_.digital_write(false);
 
   if (this->model_ == DHT_MODEL_DHT11) {
     delayMicroseconds(18000);
   } else if (this->model_ == DHT_MODEL_SI7021) {
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
     delayMicroseconds(500);
-    this->pin_->digital_write(true);
-    delayMicroseconds(40);
-#else
-    delayMicroseconds(400);
-    this->pin_->digital_write(true);
-#endif
   } else if (this->model_ == DHT_MODEL_DHT22_TYPE2) {
     delayMicroseconds(2000);
   } else if (this->model_ == DHT_MODEL_AM2120 || this->model_ == DHT_MODEL_AM2302) {
@@ -94,7 +91,12 @@ bool HOT IRAM_ATTR DHT::read_sensor_(float *temperature, float *humidity, bool r
   } else {
     delayMicroseconds(800);
   }
-  this->pin_->pin_mode(this->pin_->get_flags());
+
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+  this->pin_.digital_write(true);
+#else
+  this->pin_.pin_mode(this->t_pin_->get_flags());
+#endif
 
   {
     InterruptLock lock;
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ bool HOT IRAM_ATTR DHT::read_sensor_(float *temperature, float *humidity, bool r
       uint32_t start_time = micros();
 
       // Wait for rising edge
-      while (!this->pin_->digital_read()) {
+      while (!this->pin_.digital_read()) {
         if (micros() - start_time > 90) {
           if (i < 0) {
             error_code = 1;  // line didn't clear
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ bool HOT IRAM_ATTR DHT::read_sensor_(float *temperature, float *humidity, bool r
       uint32_t end_time = start_time;
 
       // Wait for falling edge
-      while (this->pin_->digital_read()) {
+      while (this->pin_.digital_read()) {
         end_time = micros();
         if (end_time - start_time > 90) {
           if (i < 0) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/dht/dht.h b/esphome/components/dht/dht.h
index 327e8a4f5c..9047dd2c96 100644
--- a/esphome/components/dht/dht.h
+++ b/esphome/components/dht/dht.h
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class DHT : public PollingComponent {
    */
   void set_dht_model(DHTModel model);
 
-  void set_pin(InternalGPIOPin *pin) { pin_ = pin; }
+  void set_pin(InternalGPIOPin *pin) {
+    this->t_pin_ = pin;
+    this->pin_ = pin->to_isr();
+  }
   void set_model(DHTModel model) { model_ = model; }
   void set_temperature_sensor(sensor::Sensor *temperature_sensor) { temperature_sensor_ = temperature_sensor; }
   void set_humidity_sensor(sensor::Sensor *humidity_sensor) { humidity_sensor_ = humidity_sensor; }
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ class DHT : public PollingComponent {
  protected:
   bool read_sensor_(float *temperature, float *humidity, bool report_errors);
 
-  InternalGPIOPin *pin_;
+  InternalGPIOPin *t_pin_;
+  ISRInternalGPIOPin pin_;
   DHTModel model_{DHT_MODEL_AUTO_DETECT};
   bool is_auto_detect_{false};
   sensor::Sensor *temperature_sensor_{nullptr};
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.cpp
index dcbb285e07..c6b27f3bb9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,8 @@ bool ESPBTUUID::operator==(const ESPBTUUID &uuid) const {
   return this->as_128bit() == uuid.as_128bit();
 }
 esp_bt_uuid_t ESPBTUUID::get_uuid() const { return this->uuid_; }
-std::string ESPBTUUID::to_string() const {
-  char buf[40];  // Enough for 128-bit UUID with dashes
-  char *pos = buf;
+void ESPBTUUID::to_str(std::span<char, UUID_STR_LEN> output) const {
+  char *pos = output.data();
 
   switch (this->uuid_.len) {
     case ESP_UUID_LEN_16:
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ std::string ESPBTUUID::to_string() const {
       *pos++ = format_hex_pretty_char((this->uuid_.uuid.uuid16 >> 4) & 0x0F);
       *pos++ = format_hex_pretty_char(this->uuid_.uuid.uuid16 & 0x0F);
       *pos = '\0';
-      return std::string(buf);
+      return;
 
     case ESP_UUID_LEN_32:
       *pos++ = '0';
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ std::string ESPBTUUID::to_string() const {
         *pos++ = format_hex_pretty_char((this->uuid_.uuid.uuid32 >> shift) & 0x0F);
       }
       *pos = '\0';
-      return std::string(buf);
+      return;
 
     default:
     case ESP_UUID_LEN_128:
@@ -179,9 +178,13 @@ std::string ESPBTUUID::to_string() const {
         }
       }
       *pos = '\0';
-      return std::string(buf);
+      return;
   }
-  return "";
+}
+std::string ESPBTUUID::to_string() const {
+  char buf[UUID_STR_LEN];
+  this->to_str(buf);
+  return std::string(buf);
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.h
index 4cf2d10abd..ed561d70e4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_uuid.h
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_UUID
 
+#include <span>
 #include <string>
 #include <esp_bt_defs.h>
 
 namespace esphome::esp32_ble {
 
+/// Buffer size for UUID string: "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX\0"
+static constexpr size_t UUID_STR_LEN = 37;
+
 class ESPBTUUID {
  public:
   ESPBTUUID();
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ class ESPBTUUID {
   esp_bt_uuid_t get_uuid() const;
 
   std::string to_string() const;
+  void to_str(std::span<char, UUID_STR_LEN> output) const;
 
  protected:
   esp_bt_uuid_t uuid_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp
index e0d0174c57..e830702f11 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ void BLECharacteristic::parse_descriptors() {
     desc->handle = result.handle;
     desc->characteristic = this;
     this->descriptors.push_back(desc);
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+    char uuid_buf[espbt::UUID_STR_LEN];
+    desc->uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s]    descriptor %s, handle 0x%x", this->service->client->get_connection_index(),
-             this->service->client->address_str(), desc->uuid.to_string().c_str(), desc->handle);
+             this->service->client->address_str(), uuid_buf, desc->handle);
+#endif
     offset++;
   }
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index a09390c747..8017b577f4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -411,12 +411,15 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         this->update_conn_params_(MEDIUM_MIN_CONN_INTERVAL, MEDIUM_MAX_CONN_INTERVAL, 0, MEDIUM_CONN_TIMEOUT, "medium");
       } else if (this->connection_type_ != espbt::ConnectionType::V3_WITH_CACHE) {
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
         for (auto &svc : this->services_) {
-          ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Service UUID: %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_,
-                   svc->uuid.to_string().c_str());
+          char uuid_buf[espbt::UUID_STR_LEN];
+          svc->uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
+          ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Service UUID: %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, uuid_buf);
           ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s]  start_handle: 0x%x  end_handle: 0x%x", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_,
                    svc->start_handle, svc->end_handle);
         }
+#endif
 #endif
       }
       ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Service discovery complete", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_);
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp
index deaaa3de02..695f468c5b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ void BLEService::parse_characteristics() {
     characteristic->handle = result.char_handle;
     characteristic->service = this;
     this->characteristics.push_back(characteristic);
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+    char uuid_buf[espbt::UUID_STR_LEN];
+    characteristic->uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s]  characteristic %s, handle 0x%x, properties 0x%x", this->client->get_connection_index(),
-             this->client->address_str(), characteristic->uuid.to_string().c_str(), characteristic->handle,
-             characteristic->properties);
+             this->client->address_str(), uuid_buf, characteristic->handle, characteristic->properties);
+#endif
     offset++;
   }
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_characteristic.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_characteristic.cpp
index 7627a58338..0482848ea0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_characteristic.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_characteristic.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ void BLECharacteristic::do_create(BLEService *service) {
   esp_attr_control_t control;
   control.auto_rsp = ESP_GATT_RSP_BY_APP;
 
-  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Creating characteristic - %s", this->uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+  char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  this->uuid_.to_str(uuid_buf);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Creating characteristic - %s", uuid_buf);
+#endif
 
   esp_bt_uuid_t uuid = this->uuid_.get_uuid();
   esp_err_t err = esp_ble_gatts_add_char(service->get_handle(), &uuid, static_cast<esp_gatt_perm_t>(this->permissions_),
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_descriptor.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_descriptor.cpp
index 2d053c09bd..4ffca7312b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_descriptor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_descriptor.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ void BLEDescriptor::do_create(BLECharacteristic *characteristic) {
   esp_attr_control_t control;
   control.auto_rsp = ESP_GATT_AUTO_RSP;
 
-  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Creating descriptor - %s", this->uuid_.to_string().c_str());
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+  char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  this->uuid_.to_str(uuid_buf);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Creating descriptor - %s", uuid_buf);
+#endif
   esp_bt_uuid_t uuid = this->uuid_.get_uuid();
   esp_err_t err = esp_ble_gatts_add_char_descr(this->characteristic_->get_service()->get_handle(), &uuid,
                                                this->permissions_, &this->value_, &control);
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server.cpp
index 0e58224a5a..2c13a8ac36 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_server/ble_server.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ void BLEServer::restart_advertising_() {
 }
 
 BLEService *BLEServer::create_service(ESPBTUUID uuid, bool advertise, uint16_t num_handles) {
-  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Creating BLE service - %s", uuid.to_string().c_str());
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+  char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Creating BLE service - %s", uuid_buf);
+#endif
   // Calculate the inst_id for the service
   uint8_t inst_id = 0;
   for (; inst_id < 0xFF; inst_id++) {
@@ -115,7 +119,9 @@ BLEService *BLEServer::create_service(ESPBTUUID uuid, bool advertise, uint16_t n
     }
   }
   if (inst_id == 0xFF) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Could not create BLE service %s, too many instances", uuid.to_string().c_str());
+    char warn_uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+    uuid.to_str(warn_uuid_buf);
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Could not create BLE service %s, too many instances", warn_uuid_buf);
     return nullptr;
   }
   BLEService *service =  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
@@ -128,7 +134,11 @@ BLEService *BLEServer::create_service(ESPBTUUID uuid, bool advertise, uint16_t n
 }
 
 void BLEServer::remove_service(ESPBTUUID uuid, uint8_t inst_id) {
-  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Removing BLE service - %s %d", uuid.to_string().c_str(), inst_id);
+#if ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL >= ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+  char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Removing BLE service - %s %d", uuid_buf, inst_id);
+#endif
   for (auto it = this->services_.begin(); it != this->services_.end(); ++it) {
     if (it->uuid == uuid && it->inst_id == inst_id) {
       it->service->do_delete();
@@ -137,7 +147,9 @@ void BLEServer::remove_service(ESPBTUUID uuid, uint8_t inst_id) {
       return;
     }
   }
-  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "BLE service %s %d does not exist", uuid.to_string().c_str(), inst_id);
+  char warn_uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+  uuid.to_str(warn_uuid_buf);
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "BLE service %s %d does not exist", warn_uuid_buf, inst_id);
 }
 
 BLEService *BLEServer::get_service(ESPBTUUID uuid, uint8_t inst_id) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
index 91e91d0eb3..47da2e3570 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.cpp
@@ -441,24 +441,31 @@ void ESPBTDevice::parse_scan_rst(const BLEScanResult &scan_result) {
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Ad Flag: %u", *this->ad_flag_);
   }
   for (auto &uuid : this->service_uuids_) {
-    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Service UUID: %s", uuid.to_string().c_str());
+    char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+    uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
+    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Service UUID: %s", uuid_buf);
   }
   for (auto &data : this->manufacturer_datas_) {
     auto ibeacon = ESPBLEiBeacon::from_manufacturer_data(data);
     if (ibeacon.has_value()) {
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Manufacturer iBeacon:");
-      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    UUID: %s", ibeacon.value().get_uuid().to_string().c_str());
+      char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+      ibeacon.value().get_uuid().to_str(uuid_buf);
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    UUID: %s", uuid_buf);
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    Major: %u", ibeacon.value().get_major());
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    Minor: %u", ibeacon.value().get_minor());
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    TXPower: %d", ibeacon.value().get_signal_power());
     } else {
-      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Manufacturer ID: %s, data: %s", data.uuid.to_string().c_str(),
-                format_hex_pretty(data.data).c_str());
+      char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+      data.uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
+      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Manufacturer ID: %s, data: %s", uuid_buf, format_hex_pretty(data.data).c_str());
     }
   }
   for (auto &data : this->service_datas_) {
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "  Service data:");
-    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    UUID: %s", data.uuid.to_string().c_str());
+    char uuid_buf[esp32_ble::UUID_STR_LEN];
+    data.uuid.to_str(uuid_buf);
+    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    UUID: %s", uuid_buf);
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "    Data: %s", format_hex_pretty(data.data).c_str());
   }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/fan/fan_traits.h b/esphome/components/fan/fan_traits.h
index 2004f1d469..4014c8cd3b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/fan/fan_traits.h
+++ b/esphome/components/fan/fan_traits.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class FanTraits {
   bool supports_preset_modes() const { return !this->preset_modes_.empty(); }
   /// Find and return the matching preset mode pointer from supported modes, or nullptr if not found.
   const char *find_preset_mode(const char *preset_mode) const {
-    return this->find_preset_mode(preset_mode, strlen(preset_mode));
+    return this->find_preset_mode(preset_mode, preset_mode ? strlen(preset_mode) : 0);
   }
   const char *find_preset_mode(const char *preset_mode, size_t len) const {
     if (preset_mode == nullptr || len == 0)
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.cpp
index f0cf853268..058579752e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ namespace http_request {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "http_request.ota";
 
-void OtaHttpRequestComponent::setup() {}
-
 void OtaHttpRequestComponent::dump_config() { ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Over-The-Air updates via HTTP request"); };
 
 void OtaHttpRequestComponent::set_md5_url(const std::string &url) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.h b/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.h
index 6a86b4ab43..8735189e99 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/ota/ota_http_request.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ enum OtaHttpRequestError : uint8_t {
 
 class OtaHttpRequestComponent : public ota::OTAComponent, public Parented<HttpRequestComponent> {
  public:
-  void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::AFTER_WIFI; }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_alarm_control_panel_state_transitions.py b/tests/integration/test_alarm_control_panel_state_transitions.py
index 06010aeaa7..2977ff56c2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_alarm_control_panel_state_transitions.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_alarm_control_panel_state_transitions.py
@@ -237,13 +237,13 @@ async def test_alarm_control_panel_state_transitions(
         # Should go to PENDING (delayed sensor)
         await wait_for_state(AlarmControlPanelState.PENDING)
 
-        # Should go to TRIGGERED after pending_time (100ms)
+        # Should go to TRIGGERED after pending_time (50ms)
         await wait_for_state(AlarmControlPanelState.TRIGGERED)
 
         # Close the sensor
         client.switch_command(door_switch_info.key, False)
 
-        # Wait for trigger_time to expire and auto-reset (500ms)
+        # Wait for trigger_time to expire and auto-reset (100ms)
         # The alarm should go back to ARMED_AWAY after trigger_time
         # This transition FROM TRIGGERED fires on_cleared
         await wait_for_state(AlarmControlPanelState.ARMED_AWAY, timeout=2.0)