[api] Remove redundant socket pointer from APIFrameHelper

Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/auto-label-pr.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.action != 'labeled' || github.event.sender.type != 'Bot'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
 
       - name: Generate a token
         id: generate-token

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

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
         with:

.github/workflows/ci-clang-tidy-hash.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0

.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           - "docker"
           # - "lint"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
         with:

.github/workflows/ci-memory-impact-comment.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out code from base repository
         if: steps.pr.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           # Always check out from the base repository (esphome/esphome), never from forks
           # Use the PR's target branch to ensure we run trusted code from the main repo

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       cache-key: ${{ steps.cache-key.outputs.key }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Generate cache-key
         id: cache-key
         run: echo key="${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt', 'requirements_test.txt', '.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.determine-jobs.outputs.python-linters == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - common
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - common
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         id: restore-python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
       component-test-batches: ${{ steps.determine.outputs.component-test-batches }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           # Fetch enough history to find the merge base
           fetch-depth: 2
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.determine-jobs.outputs.integration-tests == 'true'
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up Python 3.13
         id: python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && (needs.determine-jobs.outputs.cpp-unit-tests-run-all == 'true' || needs.determine-jobs.outputs.cpp-unit-tests-components != '[]')
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
 
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           # Need history for HEAD~1 to work for checking changed files
           fetch-depth: 2
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           # Need history for HEAD~1 to work for checking changed files
           fetch-depth: 2
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           # Need history for HEAD~1 to work for checking changed files
           fetch-depth: 2
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ jobs:
           version: 1.0
 
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !startsWith(github.base_ref, 'beta') && !startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release')
     steps:
       - name: Check out code from GitHub
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ jobs:
       skip: ${{ steps.check-script.outputs.skip }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out target branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
 
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ jobs:
       flash_usage: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.flash_usage }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out PR branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Restore Python
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-python
         with:

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ jobs:
             # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@0499de31b99561a6d14a36a5f662c2a54f91beee # v4.31.2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@e12f0178983d466f2f6028f5cc7a6d786fd97f4b # v4.31.4
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@0499de31b99561a6d14a36a5f662c2a54f91beee # v4.31.2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e12f0178983d466f2f6028f5cc7a6d786fd97f4b # v4.31.4
         with:
           category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       branch_build: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.branch_build }}
       deploy_env: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.deploy_env }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Get tag
         id: tag
         # yamllint disable rule:line-length
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
             os: "ubuntu-24.04-arm"
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           - ghcr
           - dockerhub
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
 
       - name: Download digests
         uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0

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

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'esphome/esphome'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
 
       - name: Checkout Home Assistant
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
         with:
           repository: home-assistant/core
           path: lib/home-assistant

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ci:
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     # Ruff version.
-    rev: v0.14.4
+    rev: v0.14.5
     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         = 2025.11.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2025.12.0-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

esphome/analyze_memory/cli.py

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ from . import (
 class MemoryAnalyzerCLI(MemoryAnalyzer):
     """Memory analyzer with CLI-specific report generation."""
 
+    # Symbol size threshold for detailed analysis
+    SYMBOL_SIZE_THRESHOLD: int = (
+        100  # Show symbols larger than this in detailed analysis
+    )
+
     # Column width constants
     COL_COMPONENT: int = 29
     COL_FLASH_TEXT: int = 14
@@ -191,14 +196,21 @@ class MemoryAnalyzerCLI(MemoryAnalyzer):
                     f"{len(symbols):>{self.COL_CORE_COUNT}} | {percentage:>{self.COL_CORE_PERCENT - 1}.1f}%"
                 )
 
-            # Top 15 largest core symbols
+            # All core symbols above threshold
             lines.append("")
-            lines.append(f"Top 15 Largest {_COMPONENT_CORE} Symbols:")
             sorted_core_symbols = sorted(
                 self._esphome_core_symbols, key=lambda x: x[2], reverse=True
             )
+            large_core_symbols = [
+                (symbol, demangled, size)
+                for symbol, demangled, size in sorted_core_symbols
+                if size > self.SYMBOL_SIZE_THRESHOLD
+            ]
 
-            for i, (symbol, demangled, size) in enumerate(sorted_core_symbols[:15]):
+            lines.append(
+                f"{_COMPONENT_CORE} Symbols > {self.SYMBOL_SIZE_THRESHOLD} B ({len(large_core_symbols)} symbols):"
+            )
+            for i, (symbol, demangled, size) in enumerate(large_core_symbols):
                 lines.append(f"{i + 1}. {demangled} ({size:,} B)")
 
             lines.append("=" * self.TABLE_WIDTH)
@@ -268,13 +280,15 @@ class MemoryAnalyzerCLI(MemoryAnalyzer):
                 lines.append(f"Total size: {comp_mem.flash_total:,} B")
                 lines.append("")
 
-                # Show all symbols > 100 bytes for better visibility
+                # Show all symbols above threshold for better visibility
                 large_symbols = [
-                    (sym, dem, size) for sym, dem, size in sorted_symbols if size > 100
+                    (sym, dem, size)
+                    for sym, dem, size in sorted_symbols
+                    if size > self.SYMBOL_SIZE_THRESHOLD
                 ]
 
                 lines.append(
-                    f"{comp_name} Symbols > 100 B ({len(large_symbols)} symbols):"
+                    f"{comp_name} Symbols > {self.SYMBOL_SIZE_THRESHOLD} B ({len(large_symbols)} symbols):"
                 )
                 for i, (symbol, demangled, size) in enumerate(large_symbols):
                     lines.append(f"{i + 1}. {demangled} ({size:,} B)")

esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp

@@ -476,8 +476,9 @@ uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_light_info(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *c
   auto *light = static_cast<light::LightState *>(entity);
   ListEntitiesLightResponse msg;
   auto traits = light->get_traits();
+  auto supported_modes = traits.get_supported_color_modes();
   // Pass pointer to ColorModeMask so the iterator can encode actual ColorMode enum values
-  msg.supported_color_modes = &traits.get_supported_color_modes();
+  msg.supported_color_modes = &supported_modes;
   if (traits.supports_color_capability(light::ColorCapability::COLOR_TEMPERATURE) ||
       traits.supports_color_capability(light::ColorCapability::COLD_WARM_WHITE)) {
     msg.min_mireds = traits.get_min_mireds();
@@ -1294,11 +1295,11 @@ void APIConnection::alarm_control_panel_command(const AlarmControlPanelCommandRe
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_EVENT
-void APIConnection::send_event(event::Event *event, const std::string &event_type) {
-  this->schedule_message_(event, MessageCreator(event_type), EventResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE,
-                          EventResponse::ESTIMATED_SIZE);
+void APIConnection::send_event(event::Event *event, const char *event_type) {
+  this->send_message_smart_(event, MessageCreator(event_type), EventResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE,
+                            EventResponse::ESTIMATED_SIZE);
 }
-uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_event_response(event::Event *event, const std::string &event_type, APIConnection *conn,
+uint16_t APIConnection::try_send_event_response(event::Event *event, const char *event_type, APIConnection *conn,
                                                 uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single) {
   EventResponse resp;
   resp.set_event_type(StringRef(event_type));
@@ -1650,9 +1651,7 @@ void APIConnection::DeferredBatch::add_item(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator c
   // O(n) but optimized for RAM and not performance.
   for (auto &item : items) {
     if (item.entity == entity && item.message_type == message_type) {
-      // Clean up old creator before replacing
-      item.creator.cleanup(message_type);
-      // Move assign the new creator
+      // Replace with new creator
       item.creator = std::move(creator);
       return;
     }
@@ -1822,7 +1821,7 @@ void APIConnection::process_batch_() {
 
   // Handle remaining items more efficiently
   if (items_processed < this->deferred_batch_.size()) {
-    // Remove processed items from the beginning with proper cleanup
+    // Remove processed items from the beginning
     this->deferred_batch_.remove_front(items_processed);
     // Reschedule for remaining items
     this->schedule_batch_();
@@ -1835,10 +1834,10 @@ void APIConnection::process_batch_() {
 uint16_t APIConnection::MessageCreator::operator()(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *conn, uint32_t remaining_size,
                                                    bool is_single, uint8_t message_type) const {
 #ifdef USE_EVENT
-  // Special case: EventResponse uses string pointer
+  // Special case: EventResponse uses const char * pointer
   if (message_type == EventResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE) {
     auto *e = static_cast<event::Event *>(entity);
-    return APIConnection::try_send_event_response(e, *data_.string_ptr, conn, remaining_size, is_single);
+    return APIConnection::try_send_event_response(e, data_.const_char_ptr, conn, remaining_size, is_single);
   }
 #endif
 

esphome/components/api/api_connection.h

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_EVENT
-  void send_event(event::Event *event, const std::string &event_type);
+  void send_event(event::Event *event, const char *event_type);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_UPDATE
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
                                                     bool is_single);
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_EVENT
-  static uint16_t try_send_event_response(event::Event *event, const std::string &event_type, APIConnection *conn,
+  static uint16_t try_send_event_response(event::Event *event, const char *event_type, APIConnection *conn,
                                           uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single);
   static uint16_t try_send_event_info(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *conn, uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single);
 #endif
@@ -508,10 +508,8 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
     // Constructor for function pointer
     MessageCreator(MessageCreatorPtr ptr) { data_.function_ptr = ptr; }
 
-    // Constructor for string state capture
-    explicit MessageCreator(const std::string &str_value) { data_.string_ptr = new std::string(str_value); }
-
-    // No destructor - cleanup must be called explicitly with message_type
+    // Constructor for const char * (Event types - no allocation needed)
+    explicit MessageCreator(const char *str_value) { data_.const_char_ptr = str_value; }
 
     // Delete copy operations - MessageCreator should only be moved
     MessageCreator(const MessageCreator &other) = delete;
@@ -523,8 +521,6 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
     // Move assignment
     MessageCreator &operator=(MessageCreator &&other) noexcept {
       if (this != &other) {
-        // IMPORTANT: Caller must ensure cleanup() was called if this contains a string!
-        // In our usage, this happens in add_item() deduplication and vector::erase()
         data_ = other.data_;
         other.data_.function_ptr = nullptr;
       }
@@ -535,20 +531,10 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
     uint16_t operator()(EntityBase *entity, APIConnection *conn, uint32_t remaining_size, bool is_single,
                         uint8_t message_type) const;
 
-    // Manual cleanup method - must be called before destruction for string types
-    void cleanup(uint8_t message_type) {
-#ifdef USE_EVENT
-      if (message_type == EventResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE && data_.string_ptr != nullptr) {
-        delete data_.string_ptr;
-        data_.string_ptr = nullptr;
-      }
-#endif
-    }
-
    private:
     union Data {
       MessageCreatorPtr function_ptr;
-      std::string *string_ptr;
+      const char *const_char_ptr;
     } data_;  // 4 bytes on 32-bit, 8 bytes on 64-bit - same as before
   };
 
@@ -568,42 +554,24 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
     std::vector<BatchItem> items;
     uint32_t batch_start_time{0};
 
-   private:
-    // Helper to cleanup items from the beginning
-    void cleanup_items_(size_t count) {
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        items[i].creator.cleanup(items[i].message_type);
-      }
-    }
-
-   public:
     DeferredBatch() {
       // Pre-allocate capacity for typical batch sizes to avoid reallocation
       items.reserve(8);
     }
 
-    ~DeferredBatch() {
-      // Ensure cleanup of any remaining items
-      clear();
-    }
-
     // Add item to the batch
     void add_item(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size);
     // Add item to the front of the batch (for high priority messages like ping)
     void add_item_front(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size);
 
-    // Clear all items with proper cleanup
+    // Clear all items
     void clear() {
-      cleanup_items_(items.size());
       items.clear();
       batch_start_time = 0;
     }
 
-    // Remove processed items from the front with proper cleanup
-    void remove_front(size_t count) {
-      cleanup_items_(count);
-      items.erase(items.begin(), items.begin() + count);
-    }
+    // Remove processed items from the front
+    void remove_front(size_t count) { items.erase(items.begin(), items.begin() + count); }
 
     bool empty() const { return items.empty(); }
     size_t size() const { return items.size(); }
@@ -682,21 +650,30 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
   }
 #endif
 
+  // Helper to check if a message type should bypass batching
+  // Returns true if:
+  // 1. It's an UpdateStateResponse (always send immediately to handle cases where
+  //    the main loop is blocked, e.g., during OTA updates)
+  // 2. It's an EventResponse (events are edge-triggered - every occurrence matters)
+  // 3. OR: User has opted into immediate sending (should_try_send_immediately = true
+  //    AND batch_delay = 0)
+  inline bool should_send_immediately_(uint8_t message_type) const {
+    return (
+#ifdef USE_UPDATE
+        message_type == UpdateStateResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE ||
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_EVENT
+        message_type == EventResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE ||
+#endif
+        (this->flags_.should_try_send_immediately && this->get_batch_delay_ms_() == 0));
+  }
+
   // Helper method to send a message either immediately or via batching
+  // Tries immediate send if should_send_immediately_() returns true and buffer has space
+  // Falls back to batching if immediate send fails or isn't applicable
   bool send_message_smart_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreatorPtr creator, uint8_t message_type,
                            uint8_t estimated_size) {
-    // Try to send immediately if:
-    // 1. It's an UpdateStateResponse (always send immediately to handle cases where
-    //    the main loop is blocked, e.g., during OTA updates)
-    // 2. OR: We should try to send immediately (should_try_send_immediately = true)
-    //        AND Batch delay is 0 (user has opted in to immediate sending)
-    // 3. AND: Buffer has space available
-    if ((
-#ifdef USE_UPDATE
-            message_type == UpdateStateResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE ||
-#endif
-            (this->flags_.should_try_send_immediately && this->get_batch_delay_ms_() == 0)) &&
-        this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
+    if (this->should_send_immediately_(message_type) && this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
       // Now actually encode and send
       if (creator(entity, this, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true) &&
           this->send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer{&this->parent_->get_shared_buffer_ref()}, message_type)) {
@@ -714,6 +691,27 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
     return this->schedule_message_(entity, creator, message_type, estimated_size);
   }
 
+  // Overload for MessageCreator (used by events which need to capture event_type)
+  bool send_message_smart_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size) {
+    // Try to send immediately if message type should bypass batching and buffer has space
+    if (this->should_send_immediately_(message_type) && this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
+      // Now actually encode and send
+      if (creator(entity, this, MAX_BATCH_PACKET_SIZE, true, message_type) &&
+          this->send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer{&this->parent_->get_shared_buffer_ref()}, message_type)) {
+#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
+        // Log the message in verbose mode
+        this->log_proto_message_(entity, creator, message_type);
+#endif
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // If immediate send failed, fall through to batching
+    }
+
+    // Fall back to scheduled batching
+    return this->schedule_message_(entity, std::move(creator), message_type, estimated_size);
+  }
+
   // Helper function to schedule a deferred message with known message type
   bool schedule_message_(EntityBase *entity, MessageCreator creator, uint8_t message_type, uint8_t estimated_size) {
     this->deferred_batch_.add_item(entity, std::move(creator), message_type, estimated_size);

esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h

@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
  public:
   APIFrameHelper() = default;
   explicit APIFrameHelper(std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> socket, const ClientInfo *client_info)
-      : socket_owned_(std::move(socket)), client_info_(client_info) {
-    socket_ = socket_owned_.get();
-  }
+      : socket_(std::move(socket)), client_info_(client_info) {}
   virtual ~APIFrameHelper() = default;
   virtual APIError init() = 0;
   virtual APIError loop();
@@ -149,9 +147,8 @@ class APIFrameHelper {
   APIError write_raw_(const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, socket::Socket *socket, std::vector<uint8_t> &tx_buf,
                       const std::string &info, StateEnum &state, StateEnum failed_state);
 
-  // Pointers first (4 bytes each)
-  socket::Socket *socket_{nullptr};
-  std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> socket_owned_;
+  // Socket ownership (4 bytes on 32-bit, 8 bytes on 64-bit)
+  std::unique_ptr<socket::Socket> socket_;
 
   // Common state enum for all frame helpers
   // Note: Not all states are used by all implementations

esphome/components/binary_sensor/automation.cpp

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #include "automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace binary_sensor {
+namespace esphome::binary_sensor {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "binary_sensor.automation";
 
-void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::on_state_(bool state) {
+void MultiClickTrigger::on_state_(bool state) {
   // Handle duplicate events
   if (state == this->last_state_) {
     return;
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::on_state_(bool state) {
 
   *this->at_index_ = *this->at_index_ + 1;
 }
-void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::schedule_cooldown_() {
+void MultiClickTrigger::schedule_cooldown_() {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Multi Click: Invalid length of press, starting cooldown of %" PRIu32 " ms", this->invalid_cooldown_);
   this->is_in_cooldown_ = true;
   this->set_timeout("cooldown", this->invalid_cooldown_, [this]() {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::schedule_cooldown_() {
   this->cancel_timeout("is_valid");
   this->cancel_timeout("is_not_valid");
 }
-void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::schedule_is_valid_(uint32_t min_length) {
+void MultiClickTrigger::schedule_is_valid_(uint32_t min_length) {
   if (min_length == 0) {
     this->is_valid_ = true;
     return;
@@ -90,19 +89,19 @@ void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::schedule_is_valid_(uint32_t min_length) {
     this->is_valid_ = true;
   });
 }
-void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::schedule_is_not_valid_(uint32_t max_length) {
+void MultiClickTrigger::schedule_is_not_valid_(uint32_t max_length) {
   this->set_timeout("is_not_valid", max_length, [this]() {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Multi Click: You waited too long to %s.", this->parent_->state ? "RELEASE" : "PRESS");
     this->is_valid_ = false;
     this->schedule_cooldown_();
   });
 }
-void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::cancel() {
+void MultiClickTrigger::cancel() {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Multi Click: Sequence explicitly cancelled.");
   this->is_valid_ = false;
   this->schedule_cooldown_();
 }
-void binary_sensor::MultiClickTrigger::trigger_() {
+void MultiClickTrigger::trigger_() {
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Multi Click: Hooray, multi click is valid. Triggering!");
   this->at_index_.reset();
   this->cancel_timeout("trigger");
@@ -118,5 +117,4 @@ bool match_interval(uint32_t min_length, uint32_t max_length, uint32_t length) {
     return length >= min_length && length <= max_length;
   }
 }
-}  // namespace binary_sensor
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::binary_sensor

esphome/components/binary_sensor/automation.h

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace binary_sensor {
+namespace esphome::binary_sensor {
 
 struct MultiClickTriggerEvent {
   bool state;
@@ -172,5 +171,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class BinarySensorInvalidateAction : public Action<Ts..
   BinarySensor *sensor_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace binary_sensor
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::binary_sensor

esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.cpp

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/controller_registry.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-
-namespace binary_sensor {
+namespace esphome::binary_sensor {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "binary_sensor";
 
@@ -63,6 +61,4 @@ void BinarySensor::add_filters(std::initializer_list<Filter *> filters) {
 }
 bool BinarySensor::is_status_binary_sensor() const { return false; }
 
-}  // namespace binary_sensor
-
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::binary_sensor

esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <initializer_list>
 
-namespace esphome {
-
-namespace binary_sensor {
+namespace esphome::binary_sensor {
 
 class BinarySensor;
 void log_binary_sensor(const char *tag, const char *prefix, const char *type, BinarySensor *obj);
@@ -70,5 +68,4 @@ class BinarySensorInitiallyOff : public BinarySensor {
   bool has_state() const override { return true; }
 };
 
-}  // namespace binary_sensor
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::binary_sensor

esphome/components/binary_sensor/filter.cpp

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "binary_sensor.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-
-namespace binary_sensor {
+namespace esphome::binary_sensor {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "sensor.filter";
 
@@ -132,6 +130,4 @@ optional<bool> SettleFilter::new_value(bool value) {
 
 float SettleFilter::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
-}  // namespace binary_sensor
-
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::binary_sensor

esphome/components/binary_sensor/filter.h

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-
-namespace binary_sensor {
+namespace esphome::binary_sensor {
 
 class BinarySensor;
 
@@ -139,6 +137,4 @@ class SettleFilter : public Filter, public Component {
   bool steady_{true};
 };
 
-}  // namespace binary_sensor
-
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::binary_sensor

esphome/components/bme68x_bsec2/bme68x_bsec2.cpp

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ void BME68xBSEC2Component::dump_config() {
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Communication failed (BSEC2 status: %d, BME68X status: %d)", this->bsec_status_,
              this->bme68x_status_);
+    if (this->bsec_status_ == BSEC_I_SU_SUBSCRIBEDOUTPUTGATES) {
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No sensors, add at least one sensor to the config");
+    }
   }
 
   if (this->algorithm_output_ != ALGORITHM_OUTPUT_IAQ) {

esphome/components/captive_portal/__init__.py

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import logging
+
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import web_server_base
 from esphome.components.web_server_base import CONF_WEB_SERVER_BASE_ID
 from esphome.config_helpers import filter_source_files_from_platform
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_AP,
     CONF_ID,
     PLATFORM_BK72XX,
     PLATFORM_ESP32,
@@ -14,6 +17,10 @@ from esphome.const import (
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.coroutine import CoroPriority
+import esphome.final_validate as fv
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def AUTO_LOAD() -> list[str]:
@@ -50,6 +57,37 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 )
 
 
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+    full_config = fv.full_config.get()
+    wifi_conf = full_config.get("wifi")
+
+    if wifi_conf is None:
+        # This shouldn't happen due to DEPENDENCIES = ["wifi"], but check anyway
+        raise cv.Invalid("Captive portal requires the wifi component to be configured")
+
+    if CONF_AP not in wifi_conf:
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "Captive portal is enabled but no WiFi AP is configured. "
+            "The captive portal will not be accessible. "
+            "Add 'ap:' to your WiFi configuration to enable the captive portal."
+        )
+
+    # Register socket needs for DNS server and additional HTTP connections
+    # - 1 UDP socket for DNS server
+    # - 3 additional TCP sockets for captive portal detection probes + configuration requests
+    #   OS captive portal detection makes multiple probe requests that stay in TIME_WAIT.
+    #   Need headroom for actual user configuration requests.
+    #   LRU purging will reclaim idle sockets to prevent exhaustion from repeated attempts.
+    from esphome.components import socket
+
+    socket.consume_sockets(4, "captive_portal")(config)
+
+    return config
+
+
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate
+
+
 @coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.CAPTIVE_PORTAL)
 async def to_code(config):
     paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_WEB_SERVER_BASE_ID])

esphome/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.cpp

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ void CaptivePortal::handle_wifisave(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Requested WiFi Settings Change:");
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "  SSID='%s'", ssid.c_str());
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "  Password=" LOG_SECRET("'%s'"), psk.c_str());
-  wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid, psk);
-  wifi::global_wifi_component->start_scanning();
+  // Defer save to main loop thread to avoid NVS operations from HTTP thread
+  this->defer([ssid, psk]() { wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid, psk); });
   request->redirect(ESPHOME_F("/?save"));
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ void CaptivePortal::start() {
   this->base_->init();
   if (!this->initialized_) {
     this->base_->add_handler(this);
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+    // Enable LRU socket purging to handle captive portal detection probe bursts
+    // OS captive portal detection makes many simultaneous HTTP requests which can
+    // exhaust sockets. LRU purging automatically closes oldest idle connections.
+    this->base_->get_server()->set_lru_purge_enable(true);
+#endif
   }
 
   network::IPAddress ip = wifi::global_wifi_component->wifi_soft_ap_ip();

esphome/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.h

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class CaptivePortal : public AsyncWebHandler, public Component {
   void end() {
     this->active_ = false;
     this->disable_loop();  // Stop processing DNS requests
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+    // Disable LRU socket purging now that captive portal is done
+    this->base_->get_server()->set_lru_purge_enable(false);
+#endif
     this->base_->deinit();
     if (this->dns_server_ != nullptr) {
       this->dns_server_->stop();

esphome/components/cover/automation.h

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "cover.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace cover {
+namespace esphome::cover {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class OpenAction : public Action<Ts...> {
  public:
@@ -131,5 +130,4 @@ class CoverClosedTrigger : public Trigger<> {
   }
 };
 
-}  // namespace cover
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::cover

esphome/components/cover/cover.cpp

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace cover {
+namespace esphome::cover {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "cover";
 
@@ -212,5 +211,4 @@ void CoverRestoreState::apply(Cover *cover) {
   cover->publish_state();
 }
 
-}  // namespace cover
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::cover

esphome/components/cover/cover.h

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "cover_traits.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace cover {
+namespace esphome::cover {
 
 const extern float COVER_OPEN;
 const extern float COVER_CLOSED;
@@ -157,5 +156,4 @@ class Cover : public EntityBase, public EntityBase_DeviceClass {
   ESPPreferenceObject rtc_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace cover
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::cover

esphome/components/cover/cover_traits.h

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace cover {
+namespace esphome::cover {
 
 class CoverTraits {
  public:
@@ -26,5 +25,4 @@ class CoverTraits {
   bool supports_stop_{false};
 };
 
-}  // namespace cover
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::cover

esphome/components/dashboard_import/dashboard_import.cpp

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace dashboard_import {
 
-static std::string g_package_import_url;  // NOLINT
+static const char *g_package_import_url = "";  // NOLINT
 
-const std::string &get_package_import_url() { return g_package_import_url; }
-void set_package_import_url(std::string url) { g_package_import_url = std::move(url); }
+const char *get_package_import_url() { return g_package_import_url; }
+void set_package_import_url(const char *url) { g_package_import_url = url; }
 
 }  // namespace dashboard_import
 }  // namespace esphome

esphome/components/dashboard_import/dashboard_import.h

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <string>
-
 namespace esphome {
 namespace dashboard_import {
 
-const std::string &get_package_import_url();
-void set_package_import_url(std::string url);
+const char *get_package_import_url();
+void set_package_import_url(const char *url);
 
 }  // namespace dashboard_import
 }  // namespace esphome

esphome/components/debug/debug_component.cpp

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ void DebugComponent::dump_config() {
   }
 #endif  // USE_TEXT_SENSOR
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
-  this->log_partition_info_();  // Log partition information for ESP32
-#endif                          // USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
+  this->log_partition_info_();  // Log partition information
+#endif
 }
 
 void DebugComponent::loop() {

esphome/components/debug/debug_component.h

@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ class DebugComponent : public PollingComponent {
   sensor::Sensor *cpu_frequency_sensor_{nullptr};
 #endif  // USE_SENSOR
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
   /**
    * @brief Logs information about the device's partition table.
    *
-   * This function iterates through the ESP32's partition table and logs details
+   * This function iterates through the partition table and logs details
    * about each partition, including its name, type, subtype, starting address,
    * and size. The information is useful for diagnosing issues related to flash
    * memory or verifying the partition configuration dynamically at runtime.
    *
-   * Only available when compiled for ESP32 platforms.
+   * Only available when compiled for ESP32 and ZEPHYR platforms.
    */
   void log_partition_info_();
-#endif  // USE_ESP32
+#endif
 
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
   text_sensor::TextSensor *device_info_{nullptr};

esphome/components/debug/debug_zephyr.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/drivers/hwinfo.h>
 #include <hal/nrf_power.h>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <zephyr/storage/flash_map.h>
 
 #define BOOTLOADER_VERSION_REGISTER NRF_TIMER2->CC[0]
 
@@ -86,6 +87,37 @@ std::string DebugComponent::get_reset_reason_() {
 
 uint32_t DebugComponent::get_free_heap_() { return INT_MAX; }
 
+static void fa_cb(const struct flash_area *fa, void *user_data) {
+#if CONFIG_FLASH_MAP_LABELS
+  const char *fa_label = flash_area_label(fa);
+
+  if (fa_label == nullptr) {
+    fa_label = "-";
+  }
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "%2d   0x%0*" PRIxPTR "   %-26s  %-24.24s  0x%-10x 0x%-12x", (int) fa->fa_id,
+                sizeof(uintptr_t) * 2, (uintptr_t) fa->fa_dev, fa->fa_dev->name, fa_label, (uint32_t) fa->fa_off,
+                fa->fa_size);
+#else
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "%2d   0x%0*" PRIxPTR "   %-26s  0x%-10x 0x%-12x", (int) fa->fa_id, sizeof(uintptr_t) * 2,
+                (uintptr_t) fa->fa_dev, fa->fa_dev->name, (uint32_t) fa->fa_off, fa->fa_size);
+#endif
+}
+
+void DebugComponent::log_partition_info_() {
+#if CONFIG_FLASH_MAP_LABELS
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "ID | Device     | Device Name               "
+                     "| Label                   | Offset     | Size");
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "--------------------------------------------"
+                     "-----------------------------------------------");
+#else
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "ID | Device     | Device Name               "
+                     "| Offset     | Size");
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "-----------------------------------------"
+                     "------------------------------");
+#endif
+  flash_area_foreach(fa_cb, nullptr);
+}
+
 void DebugComponent::get_device_info_(std::string &device_info) {
   std::string supply = "Main supply status: ";
   if (nrf_power_mainregstatus_get(NRF_POWER) == NRF_POWER_MAINREGSTATUS_NORMAL) {

esphome/components/ds1307/ds1307.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void DS1307Component::dump_config() {
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);
   }
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Timezone: '%s'", this->timezone_.c_str());
+  RealTimeClock::dump_config();
 }
 
 float DS1307Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }

esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py

@@ -334,12 +334,14 @@ def _is_framework_url(source: str) -> str:
 #  - https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/releases
 ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
     "recommended": cv.Version(3, 3, 2),
-    "latest": cv.Version(3, 3, 2),
-    "dev": cv.Version(3, 3, 2),
+    "latest": cv.Version(3, 3, 4),
+    "dev": cv.Version(3, 3, 4),
 }
 ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
-    cv.Version(3, 3, 2): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
-    cv.Version(3, 3, 1): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
+    cv.Version(3, 3, 4): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
+    cv.Version(3, 3, 3): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
+    cv.Version(3, 3, 2): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
+    cv.Version(3, 3, 1): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 0): cv.Version(55, 3, 30, "2"),
     cv.Version(3, 2, 1): cv.Version(54, 3, 21, "2"),
     cv.Version(3, 2, 0): cv.Version(54, 3, 20),
@@ -357,8 +359,8 @@ ESP_IDF_FRAMEWORK_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
     "dev": cv.Version(5, 5, 1),
 }
 ESP_IDF_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
-    cv.Version(5, 5, 1): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
-    cv.Version(5, 5, 0): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
+    cv.Version(5, 5, 1): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
+    cv.Version(5, 5, 0): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
     cv.Version(5, 4, 3): cv.Version(55, 3, 32),
     cv.Version(5, 4, 2): cv.Version(54, 3, 21, "2"),
     cv.Version(5, 4, 1): cv.Version(54, 3, 21, "2"),
@@ -373,14 +375,15 @@ ESP_IDF_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
 # The platform-espressif32 version
 #  - https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases
 PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
-    "recommended": cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
-    "latest": cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
-    "dev": cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "1"),
+    "recommended": cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
+    "latest": cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
+    "dev": cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
 }
 
 
-def _check_versions(value):
-    value = value.copy()
+def _check_versions(config):
+    config = config.copy()
+    value = config[CONF_FRAMEWORK]
 
     if value[CONF_VERSION] in PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP:
         if CONF_SOURCE in value or CONF_PLATFORM_VERSION in value:
@@ -445,7 +448,7 @@ def _check_versions(value):
             "If there are connectivity or build issues please remove the manual version."
         )
 
-    return value
+    return config
 
 
 def _parse_platform_version(value):
@@ -495,6 +498,8 @@ def final_validate(config):
     from esphome.components.psram import DOMAIN as PSRAM_DOMAIN
 
     errs = []
+    conf_fw = config[CONF_FRAMEWORK]
+    advanced = conf_fw[CONF_ADVANCED]
     full_config = fv.full_config.get()
     if pio_options := full_config[CONF_ESPHOME].get(CONF_PLATFORMIO_OPTIONS):
         pio_flash_size_key = "board_upload.flash_size"
@@ -511,22 +516,14 @@ def final_validate(config):
                     f"Please specify {CONF_FLASH_SIZE} within esp32 configuration only"
                 )
             )
-    if (
-        config[CONF_VARIANT] != VARIANT_ESP32
-        and CONF_ADVANCED in (conf_fw := config[CONF_FRAMEWORK])
-        and CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC in conf_fw[CONF_ADVANCED]
-    ):
+    if config[CONF_VARIANT] != VARIANT_ESP32 and advanced[CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC]:
         errs.append(
             cv.Invalid(
                 f"'{CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC}' is not supported on {config[CONF_VARIANT]}",
                 path=[CONF_FRAMEWORK, CONF_ADVANCED, CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC],
             )
         )
-    if (
-        config.get(CONF_FRAMEWORK, {})
-        .get(CONF_ADVANCED, {})
-        .get(CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM)
-    ):
+    if advanced[CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM]:
         if config[CONF_VARIANT] != VARIANT_ESP32S3:
             errs.append(
                 cv.Invalid(
@@ -542,6 +539,17 @@ def final_validate(config):
                 )
             )
 
+    if (
+        config[CONF_FLASH_SIZE] == "32MB"
+        and "ota" in full_config
+        and not advanced[CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES]
+    ):
+        errs.append(
+            cv.Invalid(
+                f"OTA with 32MB flash requires '{CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES}' to be set in the '{CONF_ADVANCED}' section of the esp32 configuration",
+                path=[CONF_FLASH_SIZE],
+            )
+        )
     if errs:
         raise cv.MultipleInvalid(errs)
 
@@ -596,89 +604,74 @@ def _validate_idf_component(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
 
 FRAMEWORK_ESP_IDF = "esp-idf"
 FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO = "arduino"
-FRAMEWORK_SCHEMA = cv.All(
-    cv.Schema(
-        {
-            cv.Optional(CONF_TYPE, default=FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO): cv.one_of(
-                FRAMEWORK_ESP_IDF, FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO
-            ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_VERSION, default="recommended"): cv.string_strict,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_RELEASE): cv.string_strict,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_SOURCE): cv.string_strict,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_PLATFORM_VERSION): _parse_platform_version,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_SDKCONFIG_OPTIONS, default={}): {
-                cv.string_strict: cv.string_strict
-            },
-            cv.Optional(CONF_LOG_LEVEL, default="ERROR"): cv.one_of(
-                *LOG_LEVELS_IDF, upper=True
-            ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ADVANCED, default={}): cv.Schema(
-                {
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_ASSERTION_LEVEL): cv.one_of(
-                        *ASSERTION_LEVELS, upper=True
-                    ),
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION, default="SIZE"): cv.one_of(
-                        *COMPILER_OPTIMIZATIONS, upper=True
-                    ),
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_ASSERT, default=True): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_CUSTOM_MAC, default=False
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC): cv.boolean,
-                    # DHCP server is needed for WiFi AP mode. When WiFi component is used,
-                    # it will handle disabling DHCP server when AP is not configured.
-                    # Default to false (disabled) when WiFi is not used.
-                    cv.OnlyWithout(
-                        CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER, "wifi", default=False
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_MDNS_QUERIES, default=True
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_BRIDGE_INTERFACE, default=False
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING, default=True
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_CHECK_THREAD_SAFETY, default=True
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_DISABLE_LIBC_LOCKS_IN_IRAM, default=True
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS, default=True
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(
-                        CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT, default=True
-                    ): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR, default=True): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM): cv.boolean,
-                    cv.Optional(CONF_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE, default=8192): cv.int_range(
-                        min=8192, max=32768
-                    ),
-                }
-            ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_COMPONENTS, default=[]): cv.ensure_list(
-                cv.All(
-                    cv.Schema(
-                        {
-                            cv.Required(CONF_NAME): cv.string_strict,
-                            cv.Optional(CONF_SOURCE): cv.git_ref,
-                            cv.Optional(CONF_REF): cv.string,
-                            cv.Optional(CONF_PATH): cv.string,
-                            cv.Optional(CONF_REFRESH): cv.All(
-                                cv.string, cv.source_refresh
-                            ),
-                        }
-                    ),
-                    _validate_idf_component,
-                )
-            ),
-        }
-    ),
-    _check_versions,
+FRAMEWORK_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        cv.Optional(CONF_TYPE): cv.one_of(FRAMEWORK_ESP_IDF, FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_VERSION, default="recommended"): cv.string_strict,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_RELEASE): cv.string_strict,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_SOURCE): cv.string_strict,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_PLATFORM_VERSION): _parse_platform_version,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_SDKCONFIG_OPTIONS, default={}): {
+            cv.string_strict: cv.string_strict
+        },
+        cv.Optional(CONF_LOG_LEVEL, default="ERROR"): cv.one_of(
+            *LOG_LEVELS_IDF, upper=True
+        ),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_ADVANCED, default={}): cv.Schema(
+            {
+                cv.Optional(CONF_ASSERTION_LEVEL): cv.one_of(
+                    *ASSERTION_LEVELS, upper=True
+                ),
+                cv.Optional(CONF_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION, default="SIZE"): cv.one_of(
+                    *COMPILER_OPTIMIZATIONS, upper=True
+                ),
+                cv.Optional(
+                    CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES, default=False
+                ): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_ASSERT, default=True): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_CUSTOM_MAC, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                # DHCP server is needed for WiFi AP mode. When WiFi component is used,
+                # it will handle disabling DHCP server when AP is not configured.
+                # Default to false (disabled) when WiFi is not used.
+                cv.OnlyWithout(
+                    CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER, "wifi", default=False
+                ): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_MDNS_QUERIES, default=True): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(
+                    CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_BRIDGE_INTERFACE, default=False
+                ): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(
+                    CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING, default=True
+                ): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(
+                    CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_CHECK_THREAD_SAFETY, default=True
+                ): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_DISABLE_LIBC_LOCKS_IN_IRAM, default=True): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS, default=True): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT, default=True): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR, default=True): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                cv.Optional(CONF_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE, default=8192): cv.int_range(
+                    min=8192, max=32768
+                ),
+            }
+        ),
+        cv.Optional(CONF_COMPONENTS, default=[]): cv.ensure_list(
+            cv.All(
+                cv.Schema(
+                    {
+                        cv.Required(CONF_NAME): cv.string_strict,
+                        cv.Optional(CONF_SOURCE): cv.git_ref,
+                        cv.Optional(CONF_REF): cv.string,
+                        cv.Optional(CONF_PATH): cv.string,
+                        cv.Optional(CONF_REFRESH): cv.All(cv.string, cv.source_refresh),
+                    }
+                ),
+                _validate_idf_component,
+            )
+        ),
+    }
 )
 
 
@@ -741,11 +734,11 @@ def _show_framework_migration_message(name: str, variant: str) -> None:
 
 
 def _set_default_framework(config):
+    config = config.copy()
     if CONF_FRAMEWORK not in config:
-        config = config.copy()
-
-        variant = config[CONF_VARIANT]
         config[CONF_FRAMEWORK] = FRAMEWORK_SCHEMA({})
+    if CONF_TYPE not in config[CONF_FRAMEWORK]:
+        variant = config[CONF_VARIANT]
         if variant in ARDUINO_ALLOWED_VARIANTS:
             config[CONF_FRAMEWORK][CONF_TYPE] = FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO
             _show_framework_migration_message(
@@ -785,6 +778,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     ),
     _detect_variant,
     _set_default_framework,
+    _check_versions,
     set_core_data,
     cv.has_at_least_one_key(CONF_BOARD, CONF_VARIANT),
 )
@@ -803,9 +797,7 @@ def _configure_lwip_max_sockets(conf: dict) -> None:
     from esphome.components.socket import KEY_SOCKET_CONSUMERS
 
     # Check if user manually specified CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_SOCKETS
-    user_max_sockets = conf.get(CONF_SDKCONFIG_OPTIONS, {}).get(
-        "CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_SOCKETS"
-    )
+    user_max_sockets = conf[CONF_SDKCONFIG_OPTIONS].get("CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_SOCKETS")
 
     socket_consumers: dict[str, int] = CORE.data.get(KEY_SOCKET_CONSUMERS, {})
     total_sockets = sum(socket_consumers.values())
@@ -939,6 +931,12 @@ async def to_code(config):
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_PHY_REDUCE_TX_POWER", True)
 
+        # ESP32-S2 Arduino: Disable USB Serial on boot to avoid TinyUSB dependency
+        if get_esp32_variant() == VARIANT_ESP32S2:
+            cg.add_build_unflag("-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1")
+            cg.add_build_unflag("-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0")
+            cg.add_build_flag("-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0")
+
     cg.add_build_flag("-Wno-nonnull-compare")
 
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option(f"CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_{variant}", True)
@@ -975,23 +973,18 @@ async def to_code(config):
     # WiFi component handles its own optimization when AP mode is not used
     # When using Arduino with Ethernet, DHCP server functions must be available
     # for the Network library to compile, even if not actively used
-    if (
-        CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER in advanced
-        and not advanced[CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER]
-        and not (
-            conf[CONF_TYPE] == FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO
-            and "ethernet" in CORE.loaded_integrations
-        )
+    if advanced.get(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_DHCP_SERVER) is False and not (
+        conf[CONF_TYPE] == FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO and "ethernet" in CORE.loaded_integrations
     ):
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_DHCPS", False)
-    if not advanced.get(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_MDNS_QUERIES, True):
+    if not advanced[CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_MDNS_QUERIES]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_DNS_SUPPORT_MDNS_QUERIES", False)
-    if not advanced.get(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_BRIDGE_INTERFACE, False):
+    if not advanced[CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_BRIDGE_INTERFACE]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_BRIDGEIF_MAX_PORTS", 0)
 
     _configure_lwip_max_sockets(conf)
 
-    if advanced.get(CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM, False):
+    if advanced[CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA", True)
 
@@ -1002,23 +995,22 @@ async def to_code(config):
     # - select() on 4 sockets: ~190μs (Arduino/core locking) vs ~235μs (ESP-IDF default)
     # - Up to 200% slower under load when all operations queue through tcpip_thread
     # Enabling this makes ESP-IDF socket performance match Arduino framework.
-    if advanced.get(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING, True):
+    if advanced[CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING", True)
-    if advanced.get(CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_CHECK_THREAD_SAFETY, True):
+    if advanced[CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_CHECK_THREAD_SAFETY]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_CHECK_THREAD_SAFETY", True)
 
     # Disable placing libc locks in IRAM to save RAM
     # This is safe for ESPHome since no IRAM ISRs (interrupts that run while cache is disabled)
     # use libc lock APIs. Saves approximately 1.3KB (1,356 bytes) of IRAM.
-    if advanced.get(CONF_DISABLE_LIBC_LOCKS_IN_IRAM, True):
+    if advanced[CONF_DISABLE_LIBC_LOCKS_IN_IRAM]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LIBC_LOCKS_PLACE_IN_IRAM", False)
 
     # Disable VFS support for termios (terminal I/O functions)
     # ESPHome doesn't use termios functions on ESP32 (only used in host UART driver).
     # Saves approximately 1.8KB of flash when disabled (default).
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
-        "CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS",
-        not advanced.get(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS, True),
+        "CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS", not advanced[CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS]
     )
 
     # Disable VFS support for select() with file descriptors
@@ -1032,8 +1024,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     else:
         # No component needs it - allow user to control (default: disabled)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
-            "CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT",
-            not advanced.get(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT, True),
+            "CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT", not advanced[CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT]
         )
 
     # Disable VFS support for directory functions (opendir, readdir, mkdir, etc.)
@@ -1046,8 +1037,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     else:
         # No component needs it - allow user to control (default: disabled)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
-            "CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR",
-            not advanced.get(CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR, True),
+            "CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR", not advanced[CONF_DISABLE_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR]
         )
 
     cg.add_platformio_option("board_build.partitions", "partitions.csv")
@@ -1061,7 +1051,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
             add_idf_sdkconfig_option(flag, assertion_level == key)
 
     add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_DEFAULT", False)
-    compiler_optimization = advanced.get(CONF_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION)
+    compiler_optimization = advanced[CONF_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION]
     for key, flag in COMPILER_OPTIMIZATIONS.items():
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option(flag, compiler_optimization == key)
 
@@ -1070,18 +1060,20 @@ async def to_code(config):
         conf[CONF_ADVANCED][CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_ASSERT],
     )
 
-    if advanced.get(CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC):
+    if advanced[CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_MAC_CRC]:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_MAC_IGNORE_MAC_CRC_ERROR", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_PHY_CALIBRATION_AND_DATA_STORAGE", False)
-    if advanced.get(CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES):
+    if advanced[CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES]:
         _LOGGER.warning(
             "Using experimental features in ESP-IDF may result in unexpected failures."
         )
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES", True)
+        if config[CONF_FLASH_SIZE] == "32MB":
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
+                "CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_CACHE_32BIT_ADDR_QUAD_FLASH", True
+            )
 
-    cg.add_define(
-        "ESPHOME_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE", advanced.get(CONF_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE)
-    )
+    cg.add_define("ESPHOME_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE", advanced[CONF_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE])
 
     cg.add_define(
         "USE_ESP_IDF_VERSION_CODE",

esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble.cpp

@@ -634,11 +634,13 @@ void ESP32BLE::dump_config() {
         io_capability_s = "invalid";
         break;
     }
+    char mac_s[18];
+    format_mac_addr_upper(mac_address, mac_s);
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                   "BLE:\n"
                   "  MAC address: %s\n"
                   "  IO Capability: %s",
-                  format_mac_address_pretty(mac_address).c_str(), io_capability_s);
+                  mac_s, io_capability_s);
   } else {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Bluetooth stack is not enabled");
   }

esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/automation.h

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace esphome::esp32_ble_tracker {
 class ESPBTAdvertiseTrigger : public Trigger<const ESPBTDevice &>, public ESPBTDeviceListener {
  public:
   explicit ESPBTAdvertiseTrigger(ESP32BLETracker *parent) { parent->register_listener(this); }
-  void set_addresses(const std::vector<uint64_t> &addresses) { this->address_vec_ = addresses; }
+  void set_addresses(std::initializer_list<uint64_t> addresses) { this->address_vec_ = addresses; }
 
   bool parse_device(const ESPBTDevice &device) override {
     uint64_t u64_addr = device.address_uint64();

esphome/components/esp32_improv/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ CONF_ON_STOP = "on_stop"
 CONF_STATUS_INDICATOR = "status_indicator"
 CONF_WIFI_TIMEOUT = "wifi_timeout"
 
+# Default WiFi timeout - aligned with WiFi component ap_timeout
+# Allows sufficient time to try all BSSIDs before starting provisioning mode
+DEFAULT_WIFI_TIMEOUT = "90s"
+
 
 improv_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("improv")
 Error = improv_ns.enum("Error")
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
                 CONF_AUTHORIZED_DURATION, default="1min"
             ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
             cv.Optional(
-                CONF_WIFI_TIMEOUT, default="1min"
+                CONF_WIFI_TIMEOUT, default=DEFAULT_WIFI_TIMEOUT
             ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
             cv.Optional(CONF_ON_PROVISIONED): automation.validate_automation(
                 {

esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.cpp

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void ESP32ImprovComponent::loop() {
           // Set initial state based on whether we have an authorizer
           this->set_state_(this->get_initial_state_(), false);
           this->set_error_(improv::ERROR_NONE);
+          this->should_start_ = false;  // Clear flag after starting
           ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Service started!");
         }
       }
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ void ESP32ImprovComponent::process_incoming_data_() {
         this->connecting_sta_ = sta;
 
         wifi::global_wifi_component->set_sta(sta);
-        wifi::global_wifi_component->start_connecting(sta, false);
+        wifi::global_wifi_component->start_connecting(sta);
         this->set_state_(improv::STATE_PROVISIONING);
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Received Improv Wi-Fi settings ssid=%s, password=" LOG_SECRET("%s"), command.ssid.c_str(),
                  command.password.c_str());

esphome/components/esp32_improv/esp32_improv_component.h

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ESP32ImprovComponent : public Component, public improv_base::ImprovBase {
   void start();
   void stop();
   bool is_active() const { return this->state_ != improv::STATE_STOPPED; }
+  bool should_start() const { return this->should_start_; }
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32_IMPROV_STATE_CALLBACK
   void add_on_state_callback(std::function<void(improv::State, improv::Error)> &&callback) {

esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py

@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add(var.set_use_address(config[CONF_USE_ADDRESS]))
 
     if CONF_MANUAL_IP in config:
-        cg.add_define("USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP")
         cg.add(var.set_manual_ip(manual_ip(config[CONF_MANUAL_IP])))
 
     # Add compile-time define for PHY types with specific code

esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp

@@ -381,7 +381,10 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_config() {
       break;
   }
 
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Ethernet:");
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
+                "Ethernet:\n"
+                "  Connected: %s",
+                YESNO(this->is_connected()));
   this->dump_connect_params_();
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_SPI
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
@@ -550,14 +553,11 @@ void EthernetComponent::start_connect_() {
   }
 
   esp_netif_ip_info_t info;
-#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
   if (this->manual_ip_.has_value()) {
     info.ip = this->manual_ip_->static_ip;
     info.gw = this->manual_ip_->gateway;
     info.netmask = this->manual_ip_->subnet;
-  } else
-#endif
-  {
+  } else {
     info.ip.addr = 0;
     info.gw.addr = 0;
     info.netmask.addr = 0;
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ void EthernetComponent::start_connect_() {
   err = esp_netif_set_ip_info(this->eth_netif_, &info);
   ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, "DHCPC set IP info error");
 
-#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
   if (this->manual_ip_.has_value()) {
     LwIPLock lock;
     if (this->manual_ip_->dns1.is_set()) {
@@ -591,9 +590,7 @@ void EthernetComponent::start_connect_() {
       d = this->manual_ip_->dns2;
       dns_setserver(1, &d);
     }
-  } else
-#endif
-  {
+  } else {
     err = esp_netif_dhcpc_start(this->eth_netif_);
     if (err != ESP_ERR_ESP_NETIF_DHCP_ALREADY_STARTED) {
       ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, "DHCPC start error");
@@ -691,9 +688,7 @@ void EthernetComponent::set_clk_mode(emac_rmii_clock_mode_t clk_mode) { this->cl
 void EthernetComponent::add_phy_register(PHYRegister register_value) { this->phy_registers_.push_back(register_value); }
 #endif
 void EthernetComponent::set_type(EthernetType type) { this->type_ = type; }
-#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
 void EthernetComponent::set_manual_ip(const ManualIP &manual_ip) { this->manual_ip_ = manual_ip; }
-#endif
 
 // set_use_address() is guaranteed to be called during component setup by Python code generation,
 // so use_address_ will always be valid when get_use_address() is called - no fallback needed.

esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h

@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   void add_phy_register(PHYRegister register_value);
 #endif
   void set_type(EthernetType type);
-#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
   void set_manual_ip(const ManualIP &manual_ip);
-#endif
   void set_fixed_mac(const std::array<uint8_t, 6> &mac) { this->fixed_mac_ = mac; }
 
   network::IPAddresses get_ip_addresses();
@@ -139,9 +137,7 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   uint8_t mdc_pin_{23};
   uint8_t mdio_pin_{18};
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
   optional<ManualIP> manual_ip_{};
-#endif
   uint32_t connect_begin_;
 
   // Group all uint8_t types together (enums and bools)

esphome/components/font/__init__.py

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_WEIGHT,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE, HexInt
-from esphome.helpers import cpp_string_escape
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ font_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("font")
 
 Font = font_ns.class_("Font")
 Glyph = font_ns.class_("Glyph")
-GlyphData = font_ns.struct("GlyphData")
 
 CONF_BPP = "bpp"
 CONF_EXTRAS = "extras"
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ FONT_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
             )
         ),
         cv.GenerateID(CONF_RAW_DATA_ID): cv.declare_id(cg.uint8),
-        cv.GenerateID(CONF_RAW_GLYPH_ID): cv.declare_id(GlyphData),
+        cv.GenerateID(CONF_RAW_GLYPH_ID): cv.declare_id(Glyph),
     },
 )
 
@@ -488,6 +486,8 @@ class GlyphInfo:
 
 
 def glyph_to_glyphinfo(glyph, font, size, bpp):
+    # Convert to 32 bit unicode codepoint
+    glyph = ord(glyph)
     scale = 256 // (1 << bpp)
     if not font.is_scalable:
         sizes = [pt_to_px(x.size) for x in font.available_sizes]
@@ -583,22 +583,15 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     # Create the glyph table that points to data in the above array.
     glyph_initializer = [
-        cg.StructInitializer(
-            GlyphData,
-            (
-                "a_char",
-                cg.RawExpression(f"(const uint8_t *){cpp_string_escape(x.glyph)}"),
-            ),
-            (
-                "data",
-                cg.RawExpression(f"{str(prog_arr)} + {str(y - len(x.bitmap_data))}"),
-            ),
-            ("advance", x.advance),
-            ("offset_x", x.offset_x),
-            ("offset_y", x.offset_y),
-            ("width", x.width),
-            ("height", x.height),
-        )
+        [
+            x.glyph,
+            prog_arr + (y - len(x.bitmap_data)),
+            x.advance,
+            x.offset_x,
+            x.offset_y,
+            x.width,
+            x.height,
+        ]
         for (x, y) in zip(
             glyph_args, list(accumulate([len(x.bitmap_data) for x in glyph_args]))
         )

esphome/components/font/font.cpp

@@ -6,133 +6,245 @@
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace font {
-
 static const char *const TAG = "font";
 
-const uint8_t *Glyph::get_char() const { return this->glyph_data_->a_char; }
-// Compare the char at the string position with this char.
-// Return true if this char is less than or equal the other.
-bool Glyph::compare_to(const uint8_t *str) const {
-  // 1 -> this->char_
-  // 2 -> str
-  for (uint32_t i = 0;; i++) {
-    if (this->glyph_data_->a_char[i] == '\0')
-      return true;
-    if (str[i] == '\0')
-      return false;
-    if (this->glyph_data_->a_char[i] > str[i])
-      return false;
-    if (this->glyph_data_->a_char[i] < str[i])
-      return true;
+#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
+const uint8_t *Font::get_glyph_bitmap(const lv_font_t *font, uint32_t unicode_letter) {
+  auto *fe = (Font *) font->dsc;
+  const auto *gd = fe->get_glyph_data_(unicode_letter);
+  if (gd == nullptr) {
+    return nullptr;
   }
-  // this should not happen
-  return false;
-}
-int Glyph::match_length(const uint8_t *str) const {
-  for (uint32_t i = 0;; i++) {
-    if (this->glyph_data_->a_char[i] == '\0')
-      return i;
-    if (str[i] != this->glyph_data_->a_char[i])
-      return 0;
-  }
-  // this should not happen
-  return 0;
-}
-void Glyph::scan_area(int *x1, int *y1, int *width, int *height) const {
-  *x1 = this->glyph_data_->offset_x;
-  *y1 = this->glyph_data_->offset_y;
-  *width = this->glyph_data_->width;
-  *height = this->glyph_data_->height;
+  return gd->data;
 }
 
-Font::Font(const GlyphData *data, int data_nr, int baseline, int height, int descender, int xheight, int capheight,
+bool Font::get_glyph_dsc_cb(const lv_font_t *font, lv_font_glyph_dsc_t *dsc, uint32_t unicode_letter, uint32_t next) {
+  auto *fe = (Font *) font->dsc;
+  const auto *gd = fe->get_glyph_data_(unicode_letter);
+  if (gd == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  dsc->adv_w = gd->advance;
+  dsc->ofs_x = gd->offset_x;
+  dsc->ofs_y = fe->height_ - gd->height - gd->offset_y - fe->lv_font_.base_line;
+  dsc->box_w = gd->width;
+  dsc->box_h = gd->height;
+  dsc->is_placeholder = 0;
+  dsc->bpp = fe->get_bpp();
+  return true;
+}
+
+const Glyph *Font::get_glyph_data_(uint32_t unicode_letter) {
+  if (unicode_letter == this->last_letter_ && this->last_letter_ != 0)
+    return this->last_data_;
+  auto *glyph = this->find_glyph(unicode_letter);
+  if (glyph == nullptr) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  this->last_data_ = glyph;
+  this->last_letter_ = unicode_letter;
+  return glyph;
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ *  Attempt to extract a 32 bit Unicode codepoint from a UTF-8 string.
+ *  If successful, return the codepoint and set the length to the number of bytes read.
+ *  If the end of the string has been reached and a valid codepoint has not been found, return 0 and set the length to
+ * 0.
+ *
+ * @param utf8_str The input string
+ * @param length Pointer to length storage
+ * @return The extracted code point
+ */
+static uint32_t extract_unicode_codepoint(const char *utf8_str, size_t *length) {
+  // Safely cast to uint8_t* for correct bitwise operations on bytes
+  const uint8_t *current = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(utf8_str);
+  uint32_t code_point = 0;
+  uint8_t c1 = *current++;
+
+  // check for end of string
+  if (c1 == 0) {
+    *length = 0;
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // --- 1-Byte Sequence: 0xxxxxxx (ASCII) ---
+  if (c1 < 0x80) {
+    // Valid ASCII byte.
+    code_point = c1;
+    // Optimization: No need to check for continuation bytes.
+  }
+  // --- 2-Byte Sequence: 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx ---
+  else if ((c1 & 0xE0) == 0xC0) {
+    uint8_t c2 = *current++;
+
+    // Error Check 1: Check if c2 is a valid continuation byte (10xxxxxx)
+    if ((c2 & 0xC0) != 0x80) {
+      *length = 0;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    code_point = (c1 & 0x1F) << 6;
+    code_point |= (c2 & 0x3F);
+
+    // Error Check 2: Overlong check (2-byte must be > 0x7F)
+    if (code_point <= 0x7F) {
+      *length = 0;
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  // --- 3-Byte Sequence: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx ---
+  else if ((c1 & 0xF0) == 0xE0) {
+    uint8_t c2 = *current++;
+    uint8_t c3 = *current++;
+
+    // Error Check 1: Check continuation bytes
+    if (((c2 & 0xC0) != 0x80) || ((c3 & 0xC0) != 0x80)) {
+      *length = 0;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    code_point = (c1 & 0x0F) << 12;
+    code_point |= (c2 & 0x3F) << 6;
+    code_point |= (c3 & 0x3F);
+
+    // Error Check 2: Overlong check (3-byte must be > 0x7FF)
+    // Also check for surrogates (0xD800-0xDFFF)
+    if (code_point <= 0x7FF || (code_point >= 0xD800 && code_point <= 0xDFFF)) {
+      *length = 0;
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  // --- 4-Byte Sequence: 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx ---
+  else if ((c1 & 0xF8) == 0xF0) {
+    uint8_t c2 = *current++;
+    uint8_t c3 = *current++;
+    uint8_t c4 = *current++;
+
+    // Error Check 1: Check continuation bytes
+    if (((c2 & 0xC0) != 0x80) || ((c3 & 0xC0) != 0x80) || ((c4 & 0xC0) != 0x80)) {
+      *length = 0;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    code_point = (c1 & 0x07) << 18;
+    code_point |= (c2 & 0x3F) << 12;
+    code_point |= (c3 & 0x3F) << 6;
+    code_point |= (c4 & 0x3F);
+
+    // Error Check 2: Overlong check (4-byte must be > 0xFFFF)
+    // Also check for valid Unicode range (must be <= 0x10FFFF)
+    if (code_point <= 0xFFFF || code_point > 0x10FFFF) {
+      *length = 0;
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  // --- Invalid leading byte (e.g., 10xxxxxx or 11111xxx) ---
+  else {
+    *length = 0;
+    return 0;
+  }
+  *length = current - reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(utf8_str);
+  return code_point;
+}
+
+Font::Font(const Glyph *data, int data_nr, int baseline, int height, int descender, int xheight, int capheight,
            uint8_t bpp)
-    : baseline_(baseline),
+    : glyphs_(ConstVector(data, data_nr)),
+      baseline_(baseline),
       height_(height),
       descender_(descender),
       linegap_(height - baseline - descender),
       xheight_(xheight),
       capheight_(capheight),
       bpp_(bpp) {
-  glyphs_.reserve(data_nr);
-  for (int i = 0; i < data_nr; ++i)
-    glyphs_.emplace_back(&data[i]);
+#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
+  this->lv_font_.dsc = this;
+  this->lv_font_.line_height = this->get_height();
+  this->lv_font_.base_line = this->lv_font_.line_height - this->get_baseline();
+  this->lv_font_.get_glyph_dsc = get_glyph_dsc_cb;
+  this->lv_font_.get_glyph_bitmap = get_glyph_bitmap;
+  this->lv_font_.subpx = LV_FONT_SUBPX_NONE;
+  this->lv_font_.underline_position = -1;
+  this->lv_font_.underline_thickness = 1;
+#endif
 }
-int Font::match_next_glyph(const uint8_t *str, int *match_length) {
+
+const Glyph *Font::find_glyph(uint32_t codepoint) const {
   int lo = 0;
   int hi = this->glyphs_.size() - 1;
   while (lo != hi) {
     int mid = (lo + hi + 1) / 2;
-    if (this->glyphs_[mid].compare_to(str)) {
+    if (this->glyphs_[mid].is_less_or_equal(codepoint)) {
       lo = mid;
     } else {
       hi = mid - 1;
     }
   }
-  *match_length = this->glyphs_[lo].match_length(str);
-  if (*match_length <= 0)
-    return -1;
-  return lo;
+  auto *result = &this->glyphs_[lo];
+  if (result->code_point == codepoint)
+    return result;
+  return nullptr;
 }
+
 #ifdef USE_DISPLAY
 void Font::measure(const char *str, int *width, int *x_offset, int *baseline, int *height) {
   *baseline = this->baseline_;
   *height = this->height_;
-  int i = 0;
   int min_x = 0;
   bool has_char = false;
   int x = 0;
-  while (str[i] != '\0') {
-    int match_length;
-    int glyph_n = this->match_next_glyph((const uint8_t *) str + i, &match_length);
-    if (glyph_n < 0) {
+  for (;;) {
+    size_t length;
+    auto code_point = extract_unicode_codepoint(str, &length);
+    if (length == 0)
+      break;
+    str += length;
+    auto *glyph = this->find_glyph(code_point);
+    if (glyph == nullptr) {
       // Unknown char, skip
-      if (!this->get_glyphs().empty())
-        x += this->get_glyphs()[0].glyph_data_->advance;
-      i++;
+      if (!this->glyphs_.empty())
+        x += this->glyphs_[0].advance;
       continue;
     }
 
-    const Glyph &glyph = this->glyphs_[glyph_n];
     if (!has_char) {
-      min_x = glyph.glyph_data_->offset_x;
+      min_x = glyph->offset_x;
     } else {
-      min_x = std::min(min_x, x + glyph.glyph_data_->offset_x);
+      min_x = std::min(min_x, x + glyph->offset_x);
     }
-    x += glyph.glyph_data_->advance;
+    x += glyph->advance;
 
-    i += match_length;
     has_char = true;
   }
   *x_offset = min_x;
   *width = x - min_x;
 }
+
 void Font::print(int x_start, int y_start, display::Display *display, Color color, const char *text, Color background) {
-  int i = 0;
   int x_at = x_start;
-  int scan_x1, scan_y1, scan_width, scan_height;
-  while (text[i] != '\0') {
-    int match_length;
-    int glyph_n = this->match_next_glyph((const uint8_t *) text + i, &match_length);
-    if (glyph_n < 0) {
+  for (;;) {
+    size_t length;
+    auto code_point = extract_unicode_codepoint(text, &length);
+    if (length == 0)
+      break;
+    text += length;
+    auto *glyph = this->find_glyph(code_point);
+    if (glyph == nullptr) {
       // Unknown char, skip
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Encountered character without representation in font: '%c'", text[i]);
-      if (!this->get_glyphs().empty()) {
-        uint8_t glyph_width = this->get_glyphs()[0].glyph_data_->advance;
-        display->filled_rectangle(x_at, y_start, glyph_width, this->height_, color);
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Codepoint 0x%08" PRIx32 " not found in font", code_point);
+      if (!this->glyphs_.empty()) {
+        uint8_t glyph_width = this->glyphs_[0].advance;
+        display->rectangle(x_at, y_start, glyph_width, this->height_, color);
         x_at += glyph_width;
       }
-
-      i++;
       continue;
     }
 
-    const Glyph &glyph = this->get_glyphs()[glyph_n];
-    glyph.scan_area(&scan_x1, &scan_y1, &scan_width, &scan_height);
-
-    const uint8_t *data = glyph.glyph_data_->data;
-    const int max_x = x_at + scan_x1 + scan_width;
-    const int max_y = y_start + scan_y1 + scan_height;
+    const uint8_t *data = glyph->data;
+    const int max_x = x_at + glyph->offset_x + glyph->width;
+    const int max_y = y_start + glyph->offset_y + glyph->height;
 
     uint8_t bitmask = 0;
     uint8_t pixel_data = 0;
@@ -145,10 +257,10 @@ void Font::print(int x_start, int y_start, display::Display *display, Color colo
     auto b_g = (float) background.g;
     auto b_b = (float) background.b;
     auto b_w = (float) background.w;
-    for (int glyph_y = y_start + scan_y1; glyph_y != max_y; glyph_y++) {
-      for (int glyph_x = x_at + scan_x1; glyph_x != max_x; glyph_x++) {
+    for (int glyph_y = y_start + glyph->offset_y; glyph_y != max_y; glyph_y++) {
+      for (int glyph_x = x_at + glyph->offset_x; glyph_x != max_x; glyph_x++) {
         uint8_t pixel = 0;
-        for (int bit_num = 0; bit_num != this->bpp_; bit_num++) {
+        for (uint8_t bit_num = 0; bit_num != this->bpp_; bit_num++) {
           if (bitmask == 0) {
             pixel_data = progmem_read_byte(data++);
             bitmask = 0x80;
@@ -168,12 +280,9 @@ void Font::print(int x_start, int y_start, display::Display *display, Color colo
         }
       }
     }
-    x_at += glyph.glyph_data_->advance;
-
-    i += match_length;
+    x_at += glyph->advance;
   }
 }
 #endif
-
 }  // namespace font
 }  // namespace esphome

esphome/components/font/font.h

@@ -6,14 +6,30 @@
 #ifdef USE_DISPLAY
 #include "esphome/components/display/display.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
+#include <lvgl.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace font {
 
 class Font;
 
-struct GlyphData {
-  const uint8_t *a_char;
+class Glyph {
+ public:
+  constexpr Glyph(uint32_t code_point, const uint8_t *data, int advance, int offset_x, int offset_y, int width,
+                  int height)
+      : code_point(code_point),
+        data(data),
+        advance(advance),
+        offset_x(offset_x),
+        offset_y(offset_y),
+        width(width),
+        height(height) {}
+
+  bool is_less_or_equal(uint32_t other) const { return this->code_point <= other; }
+
+  const uint32_t code_point;
   const uint8_t *data;
   int advance;
   int offset_x;
@@ -22,26 +38,6 @@ struct GlyphData {
   int height;
 };
 
-class Glyph {
- public:
-  Glyph(const GlyphData *data) : glyph_data_(data) {}
-
-  const uint8_t *get_char() const;
-
-  bool compare_to(const uint8_t *str) const;
-
-  int match_length(const uint8_t *str) const;
-
-  void scan_area(int *x1, int *y1, int *width, int *height) const;
-
-  const GlyphData *get_glyph_data() const { return this->glyph_data_; }
-
- protected:
-  friend Font;
-
-  const GlyphData *glyph_data_;
-};
-
 class Font
 #ifdef USE_DISPLAY
     : public display::BaseFont
@@ -50,8 +46,8 @@ class Font
  public:
   /** Construct the font with the given glyphs.
    *
-   * @param data A vector of glyphs, must be sorted lexicographically.
-   * @param data_nr The number of glyphs in data.
+   * @param data A list of glyphs, must be sorted lexicographically.
+   * @param data_nr The number of glyphs
    * @param baseline The y-offset from the top of the text to the baseline.
    * @param height The y-offset from the top of the text to the bottom.
    * @param descender The y-offset from the baseline to the lowest stroke in the font (e.g. from letters like g or p).
@@ -59,10 +55,10 @@ class Font
    * @param capheight The height of capital letters, usually measured at the "X" glyph.
    * @param bpp The bits per pixel used for this font. Used to read data out of the glyph bitmaps.
    */
-  Font(const GlyphData *data, int data_nr, int baseline, int height, int descender, int xheight, int capheight,
+  Font(const Glyph *data, int data_nr, int baseline, int height, int descender, int xheight, int capheight,
        uint8_t bpp = 1);
 
-  int match_next_glyph(const uint8_t *str, int *match_length);
+  const Glyph *find_glyph(uint32_t codepoint) const;
 
 #ifdef USE_DISPLAY
   void print(int x_start, int y_start, display::Display *display, Color color, const char *text,
@@ -77,11 +73,14 @@ class Font
   inline int get_xheight() { return this->xheight_; }
   inline int get_capheight() { return this->capheight_; }
   inline int get_bpp() { return this->bpp_; }
+#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
+  const lv_font_t *get_lv_font() const { return &this->lv_font_; }
+#endif
 
-  const std::vector<Glyph, RAMAllocator<Glyph>> &get_glyphs() const { return glyphs_; }
+  const ConstVector<Glyph> &get_glyphs() const { return glyphs_; }
 
  protected:
-  std::vector<Glyph, RAMAllocator<Glyph>> glyphs_;
+  ConstVector<Glyph> glyphs_;
   int baseline_;
   int height_;
   int descender_;
@@ -89,6 +88,14 @@ class Font
   int xheight_;
   int capheight_;
   uint8_t bpp_;  // bits per pixel
+#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
+  lv_font_t lv_font_{};
+  static const uint8_t *get_glyph_bitmap(const lv_font_t *font, uint32_t unicode_letter);
+  static bool get_glyph_dsc_cb(const lv_font_t *font, lv_font_glyph_dsc_t *dsc, uint32_t unicode_letter, uint32_t next);
+  const Glyph *get_glyph_data_(uint32_t unicode_letter);
+  uint32_t last_letter_{};
+  const Glyph *last_data_{};
+#endif
 };
 
 }  // namespace font

esphome/components/homeassistant/time/homeassistant_time.cpp

@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ namespace homeassistant {
 static const char *const TAG = "homeassistant.time";
 
 void HomeassistantTime::dump_config() {
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
-                "Home Assistant Time:\n"
-                "  Timezone: '%s'",
-                this->timezone_.c_str());
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Home Assistant Time");
+  RealTimeClock::dump_config();
 }
 
 float HomeassistantTime::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }

esphome/components/improv_serial/improv_serial_component.cpp

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ bool ImprovSerialComponent::parse_improv_payload_(improv::ImprovCommand &command
       this->connecting_sta_ = sta;
 
       wifi::global_wifi_component->set_sta(sta);
-      wifi::global_wifi_component->start_connecting(sta, false);
+      wifi::global_wifi_component->start_connecting(sta);
       this->set_state_(improv::STATE_PROVISIONING);
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Received settings: SSID=%s, password=" LOG_SECRET("%s"), command.ssid.c_str(),
                command.password.c_str());

esphome/components/ld2410/ld2410.cpp

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace ld2410 {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "ld2410";
-static const char *const UNKNOWN_MAC = "unknown";
-static const char *const VERSION_FMT = "%u.%02X.%02X%02X%02X%02X";
 
 enum BaudRate : uint8_t {
   BAUD_RATE_9600 = 1,
@@ -181,15 +179,15 @@ static inline bool validate_header_footer(const uint8_t *header_footer, const ui
 }
 
 void LD2410Component::dump_config() {
-  std::string mac_str =
-      mac_address_is_valid(this->mac_address_) ? format_mac_address_pretty(this->mac_address_) : UNKNOWN_MAC;
-  std::string version = str_sprintf(VERSION_FMT, this->version_[1], this->version_[0], this->version_[5],
-                                    this->version_[4], this->version_[3], this->version_[2]);
+  char mac_s[18];
+  char version_s[20];
+  const char *mac_str = ld24xx::format_mac_str(this->mac_address_, mac_s);
+  ld24xx::format_version_str(this->version_, version_s);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "LD2410:\n"
                 "  Firmware version: %s\n"
                 "  MAC address: %s",
-                version.c_str(), mac_str.c_str());
+                version_s, mac_str);
 #ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Binary Sensors:");
   LOG_BINARY_SENSOR("  ", "Target", this->target_binary_sensor_);
@@ -448,12 +446,12 @@ bool LD2410Component::handle_ack_data_() {
 
     case CMD_QUERY_VERSION: {
       std::memcpy(this->version_, &this->buffer_data_[12], sizeof(this->version_));
-      std::string version = str_sprintf(VERSION_FMT, this->version_[1], this->version_[0], this->version_[5],
-                                        this->version_[4], this->version_[3], this->version_[2]);
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Firmware version: %s", version.c_str());
+      char version_s[20];
+      ld24xx::format_version_str(this->version_, version_s);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Firmware version: %s", version_s);
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
       if (this->version_text_sensor_ != nullptr) {
-        this->version_text_sensor_->publish_state(version);
+        this->version_text_sensor_->publish_state(version_s);
       }
 #endif
       break;
@@ -506,9 +504,9 @@ bool LD2410Component::handle_ack_data_() {
         std::memcpy(this->mac_address_, &this->buffer_data_[10], sizeof(this->mac_address_));
       }
 
-      std::string mac_str =
-          mac_address_is_valid(this->mac_address_) ? format_mac_address_pretty(this->mac_address_) : UNKNOWN_MAC;
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MAC address: %s", mac_str.c_str());
+      char mac_s[18];
+      const char *mac_str = ld24xx::format_mac_str(this->mac_address_, mac_s);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MAC address: %s", mac_str);
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
       if (this->mac_text_sensor_ != nullptr) {
         this->mac_text_sensor_->publish_state(mac_str);

esphome/components/ld2410/sensor.py

@@ -31,35 +31,83 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.GenerateID(CONF_LD2410_ID): cv.use_id(LD2410Component),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MOVING_DISTANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_DISTANCE,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_SIGNAL,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_CENTIMETER,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_STILL_DISTANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_DISTANCE,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_SIGNAL,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_CENTIMETER,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MOVING_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_MOTION_SENSOR,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_STILL_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_FLASH,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_LIGHT): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_ILLUMINANCE,
             entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_LIGHTBULB,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_DETECTION_DISTANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_DISTANCE,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_SIGNAL,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_CENTIMETER,
         ),
@@ -73,7 +121,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend(
                 cv.Optional(CONF_MOVE_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
                     entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
                     filters=[
-                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}
+                        {
+                            "timeout": {
+                                "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                                "value": "last",
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
                     ],
                     icon=ICON_MOTION_SENSOR,
                     unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,
@@ -81,7 +135,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend(
                 cv.Optional(CONF_STILL_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
                     entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
                     filters=[
-                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}
+                        {
+                            "timeout": {
+                                "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                                "value": "last",
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
                     ],
                     icon=ICON_FLASH,
                     unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,

esphome/components/ld2412/ld2412.cpp

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace ld2412 {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "ld2412";
-static const char *const UNKNOWN_MAC = "unknown";
-static const char *const VERSION_FMT = "%u.%02X.%02X%02X%02X%02X";
 
 enum BaudRate : uint8_t {
   BAUD_RATE_9600 = 1,
@@ -200,15 +198,15 @@ static inline bool validate_header_footer(const uint8_t *header_footer, const ui
 }
 
 void LD2412Component::dump_config() {
-  std::string mac_str =
-      mac_address_is_valid(this->mac_address_) ? format_mac_address_pretty(this->mac_address_) : UNKNOWN_MAC;
-  std::string version = str_sprintf(VERSION_FMT, this->version_[1], this->version_[0], this->version_[5],
-                                    this->version_[4], this->version_[3], this->version_[2]);
+  char mac_s[18];
+  char version_s[20];
+  const char *mac_str = ld24xx::format_mac_str(this->mac_address_, mac_s);
+  ld24xx::format_version_str(this->version_, version_s);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "LD2412:\n"
                 "  Firmware version: %s\n"
                 "  MAC address: %s",
-                version.c_str(), mac_str.c_str());
+                version_s, mac_str);
 #ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Binary Sensors:");
   LOG_BINARY_SENSOR("  ", "DynamicBackgroundCorrectionStatus",
@@ -492,12 +490,12 @@ bool LD2412Component::handle_ack_data_() {
 
     case CMD_QUERY_VERSION: {
       std::memcpy(this->version_, &this->buffer_data_[12], sizeof(this->version_));
-      std::string version = str_sprintf(VERSION_FMT, this->version_[1], this->version_[0], this->version_[5],
-                                        this->version_[4], this->version_[3], this->version_[2]);
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Firmware version: %s", version.c_str());
+      char version_s[20];
+      ld24xx::format_version_str(this->version_, version_s);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Firmware version: %s", version_s);
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
       if (this->version_text_sensor_ != nullptr) {
-        this->version_text_sensor_->publish_state(version);
+        this->version_text_sensor_->publish_state(version_s);
       }
 #endif
       break;
@@ -544,9 +542,9 @@ bool LD2412Component::handle_ack_data_() {
         std::memcpy(this->mac_address_, &this->buffer_data_[10], sizeof(this->mac_address_));
       }
 
-      std::string mac_str =
-          mac_address_is_valid(this->mac_address_) ? format_mac_address_pretty(this->mac_address_) : UNKNOWN_MAC;
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MAC address: %s", mac_str.c_str());
+      char mac_s[18];
+      const char *mac_str = ld24xx::format_mac_str(this->mac_address_, mac_s);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MAC address: %s", mac_str);
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
       if (this->mac_text_sensor_ != nullptr) {
         this->mac_text_sensor_->publish_state(mac_str);

esphome/components/ld2412/sensor.py

@@ -31,36 +31,84 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.GenerateID(CONF_LD2412_ID): cv.use_id(LD2412Component),
         cv.Optional(CONF_DETECTION_DISTANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_DISTANCE,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_SIGNAL,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_CENTIMETER,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_LIGHT): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_ILLUMINANCE,
             entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_LIGHTBULB,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_EMPTY,  # No standard unit for this light sensor
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MOVING_DISTANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_DISTANCE,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_SIGNAL,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_CENTIMETER,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MOVING_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_MOTION_SENSOR,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_STILL_DISTANCE): sensor.sensor_schema(
             device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_DISTANCE,
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_SIGNAL,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_CENTIMETER,
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_STILL_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
-            filters=[{"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}],
+            filters=[
+                {
+                    "timeout": {
+                        "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                        "value": "last",
+                    }
+                },
+                {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
+            ],
             icon=ICON_FLASH,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,
         ),
@@ -74,7 +122,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend(
                 cv.Optional(CONF_MOVE_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
                     entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
                     filters=[
-                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}
+                        {
+                            "timeout": {
+                                "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                                "value": "last",
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
                     ],
                     icon=ICON_MOTION_SENSOR,
                     unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,
@@ -82,7 +136,13 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend(
                 cv.Optional(CONF_STILL_ENERGY): sensor.sensor_schema(
                     entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
                     filters=[
-                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)}
+                        {
+                            "timeout": {
+                                "timeout": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000),
+                                "value": "last",
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {"throttle_with_priority": cv.TimePeriod(milliseconds=1000)},
                     ],
                     icon=ICON_FLASH,
                     unit_of_measurement=UNIT_PERCENT,

esphome/components/ld2450/ld2450.cpp

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace ld2450 {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "ld2450";
-static const char *const UNKNOWN_MAC = "unknown";
-static const char *const VERSION_FMT = "%u.%02X.%02X%02X%02X%02X";
 
 enum BaudRate : uint8_t {
   BAUD_RATE_9600 = 1,
@@ -192,15 +190,15 @@ void LD2450Component::setup() {
 }
 
 void LD2450Component::dump_config() {
-  std::string mac_str =
-      mac_address_is_valid(this->mac_address_) ? format_mac_address_pretty(this->mac_address_) : UNKNOWN_MAC;
-  std::string version = str_sprintf(VERSION_FMT, this->version_[1], this->version_[0], this->version_[5],
-                                    this->version_[4], this->version_[3], this->version_[2]);
+  char mac_s[18];
+  char version_s[20];
+  const char *mac_str = ld24xx::format_mac_str(this->mac_address_, mac_s);
+  ld24xx::format_version_str(this->version_, version_s);
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "LD2450:\n"
                 "  Firmware version: %s\n"
                 "  MAC address: %s",
-                version.c_str(), mac_str.c_str());
+                version_s, mac_str);
 #ifdef USE_BINARY_SENSOR
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Binary Sensors:");
   LOG_BINARY_SENSOR("  ", "MovingTarget", this->moving_target_binary_sensor_);
@@ -642,12 +640,12 @@ bool LD2450Component::handle_ack_data_() {
 
     case CMD_QUERY_VERSION: {
       std::memcpy(this->version_, &this->buffer_data_[12], sizeof(this->version_));
-      std::string version = str_sprintf(VERSION_FMT, this->version_[1], this->version_[0], this->version_[5],
-                                        this->version_[4], this->version_[3], this->version_[2]);
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Firmware version: %s", version.c_str());
+      char version_s[20];
+      ld24xx::format_version_str(this->version_, version_s);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Firmware version: %s", version_s);
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
       if (this->version_text_sensor_ != nullptr) {
-        this->version_text_sensor_->publish_state(version);
+        this->version_text_sensor_->publish_state(version_s);
       }
 #endif
       break;
@@ -663,9 +661,9 @@ bool LD2450Component::handle_ack_data_() {
         std::memcpy(this->mac_address_, &this->buffer_data_[10], sizeof(this->mac_address_));
       }
 
-      std::string mac_str =
-          mac_address_is_valid(this->mac_address_) ? format_mac_address_pretty(this->mac_address_) : UNKNOWN_MAC;
-      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MAC address: %s", mac_str.c_str());
+      char mac_s[18];
+      const char *mac_str = ld24xx::format_mac_str(this->mac_address_, mac_s);
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MAC address: %s", mac_str);
 #ifdef USE_TEXT_SENSOR
       if (this->mac_text_sensor_ != nullptr) {
         this->mac_text_sensor_->publish_state(mac_str);

esphome/components/ld24xx/ld24xx.h

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <span>
 
 #ifdef USE_SENSOR
-#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
 
 #define SUB_SENSOR_WITH_DEDUP(name, dedup_type) \
@@ -39,6 +40,27 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace ld24xx {
 
+static const char *const UNKNOWN_MAC = "unknown";
+static const char *const VERSION_FMT = "%u.%02X.%02X%02X%02X%02X";
+
+// Helper function to format MAC address with stack allocation
+// Returns pointer to UNKNOWN_MAC constant or formatted buffer
+// Buffer must be exactly 18 bytes (17 for "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX" + null terminator)
+inline const char *format_mac_str(const uint8_t *mac_address, std::span<char, 18> buffer) {
+  if (mac_address_is_valid(mac_address)) {
+    format_mac_addr_upper(mac_address, buffer.data());
+    return buffer.data();
+  }
+  return UNKNOWN_MAC;
+}
+
+// Helper function to format firmware version with stack allocation
+// Buffer must be exactly 20 bytes (format: "x.xxXXXXXX" fits in 11 + null terminator, 20 for safety)
+inline void format_version_str(const uint8_t *version, std::span<char, 20> buffer) {
+  snprintf(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), VERSION_FMT, version[1], version[0], version[5], version[4], version[3],
+           version[2]);
+}
+
 #ifdef USE_SENSOR
 // Helper class to store a sensor with a deduplicator & publish state only when the value changes
 template<typename T> class SensorWithDedup {

esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ static void log_invalid_parameter(const char *name, const LogString *message) {
   }
 
 static const LogString *color_mode_to_human(ColorMode color_mode) {
-  if (color_mode == ColorMode::UNKNOWN)
-    return LOG_STR("Unknown");
+  if (color_mode == ColorMode::ON_OFF)
+    return LOG_STR("On/Off");
+  if (color_mode == ColorMode::BRIGHTNESS)
+    return LOG_STR("Brightness");
   if (color_mode == ColorMode::WHITE)
     return LOG_STR("White");
   if (color_mode == ColorMode::COLOR_TEMPERATURE)
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ static const LogString *color_mode_to_human(ColorMode color_mode) {
     return LOG_STR("RGB + cold/warm white");
   if (color_mode == ColorMode::RGB_COLOR_TEMPERATURE)
     return LOG_STR("RGB + color temperature");
-  return LOG_STR("");
+  return LOG_STR("Unknown");
 }
 
 // Helper to log percentage values
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ void LightCall::transform_parameters_() {
   }
 }
 ColorMode LightCall::compute_color_mode_() {
-  const auto &supported_modes = this->parent_->get_traits().get_supported_color_modes();
+  auto supported_modes = this->parent_->get_traits().get_supported_color_modes();
   int supported_count = supported_modes.size();
 
   // Some lights don't support any color modes (e.g. monochromatic light), leave it at unknown.

esphome/components/light/light_traits.h

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class LightTraits {
  public:
   LightTraits() = default;
 
-  const ColorModeMask &get_supported_color_modes() const { return this->supported_color_modes_; }
+  // Return by value to avoid dangling reference when get_traits() returns a temporary
+  ColorModeMask get_supported_color_modes() const { return this->supported_color_modes_; }
   void set_supported_color_modes(ColorModeMask supported_color_modes) {
     this->supported_color_modes_ = supported_color_modes;
   }

esphome/components/lvgl/__init__.py

@@ -52,15 +52,7 @@ from .schemas import (
 from .styles import add_top_layer, styles_to_code, theme_to_code
 from .touchscreens import touchscreen_schema, touchscreens_to_code
 from .trigger import add_on_boot_triggers, generate_triggers
-from .types import (
-    FontEngine,
-    IdleTrigger,
-    PlainTrigger,
-    lv_font_t,
-    lv_group_t,
-    lv_style_t,
-    lvgl_ns,
-)
+from .types import IdleTrigger, PlainTrigger, lv_font_t, lv_group_t, lv_style_t, lvgl_ns
 from .widgets import (
     LvScrActType,
     Widget,
@@ -244,7 +236,6 @@ async def to_code(configs):
     cg.add_global(lvgl_ns.using)
     for font in helpers.esphome_fonts_used:
         await cg.get_variable(font)
-        cg.new_Pvariable(ID(f"{font}_engine", True, type=FontEngine), MockObj(font))
     default_font = config_0[df.CONF_DEFAULT_FONT]
     if not lvalid.is_lv_font(default_font):
         add_define(
@@ -256,7 +247,8 @@ async def to_code(configs):
             type=lv_font_t.operator("ptr").operator("const"),
         )
         cg.new_variable(
-            globfont_id, MockObj(await lvalid.lv_font.process(default_font))
+            globfont_id,
+            MockObj(await lvalid.lv_font.process(default_font), "->").get_lv_font(),
         )
         add_define("LV_FONT_DEFAULT", df.DEFAULT_ESPHOME_FONT)
     else:
@@ -331,7 +323,7 @@ async def to_code(configs):
     # This must be done after all widgets are created
     for comp in helpers.lvgl_components_required:
         cg.add_define(f"USE_LVGL_{comp.upper()}")
-    if "transform_angle" in styles_used:
+    if {"transform_angle", "transform_zoom"} & styles_used:
         add_define("LV_COLOR_SCREEN_TRANSP", "1")
     for use in helpers.lv_uses:
         add_define(f"LV_USE_{use.upper()}")

esphome/components/lvgl/font.cpp

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-#include "lvgl_esphome.h"
-
-#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
-namespace esphome {
-namespace lvgl {
-
-static const uint8_t *get_glyph_bitmap(const lv_font_t *font, uint32_t unicode_letter) {
-  auto *fe = (FontEngine *) font->dsc;
-  const auto *gd = fe->get_glyph_data(unicode_letter);
-  if (gd == nullptr)
-    return nullptr;
-  // esph_log_d(TAG, "Returning bitmap @  %X", (uint32_t)gd->data);
-
-  return gd->data;
-}
-
-static bool get_glyph_dsc_cb(const lv_font_t *font, lv_font_glyph_dsc_t *dsc, uint32_t unicode_letter, uint32_t next) {
-  auto *fe = (FontEngine *) font->dsc;
-  const auto *gd = fe->get_glyph_data(unicode_letter);
-  if (gd == nullptr)
-    return false;
-  dsc->adv_w = gd->advance;
-  dsc->ofs_x = gd->offset_x;
-  dsc->ofs_y = fe->height - gd->height - gd->offset_y - fe->baseline;
-  dsc->box_w = gd->width;
-  dsc->box_h = gd->height;
-  dsc->is_placeholder = 0;
-  dsc->bpp = fe->bpp;
-  return true;
-}
-
-FontEngine::FontEngine(font::Font *esp_font) : font_(esp_font) {
-  this->bpp = esp_font->get_bpp();
-  this->lv_font_.dsc = this;
-  this->lv_font_.line_height = this->height = esp_font->get_height();
-  this->lv_font_.base_line = this->baseline = this->lv_font_.line_height - esp_font->get_baseline();
-  this->lv_font_.get_glyph_dsc = get_glyph_dsc_cb;
-  this->lv_font_.get_glyph_bitmap = get_glyph_bitmap;
-  this->lv_font_.subpx = LV_FONT_SUBPX_NONE;
-  this->lv_font_.underline_position = -1;
-  this->lv_font_.underline_thickness = 1;
-}
-
-const lv_font_t *FontEngine::get_lv_font() { return &this->lv_font_; }
-
-const font::GlyphData *FontEngine::get_glyph_data(uint32_t unicode_letter) {
-  if (unicode_letter == last_letter_)
-    return this->last_data_;
-  uint8_t unicode[5];
-  memset(unicode, 0, sizeof unicode);
-  if (unicode_letter > 0xFFFF) {
-    unicode[0] = 0xF0 + ((unicode_letter >> 18) & 0x7);
-    unicode[1] = 0x80 + ((unicode_letter >> 12) & 0x3F);
-    unicode[2] = 0x80 + ((unicode_letter >> 6) & 0x3F);
-    unicode[3] = 0x80 + (unicode_letter & 0x3F);
-  } else if (unicode_letter > 0x7FF) {
-    unicode[0] = 0xE0 + ((unicode_letter >> 12) & 0xF);
-    unicode[1] = 0x80 + ((unicode_letter >> 6) & 0x3F);
-    unicode[2] = 0x80 + (unicode_letter & 0x3F);
-  } else if (unicode_letter > 0x7F) {
-    unicode[0] = 0xC0 + ((unicode_letter >> 6) & 0x1F);
-    unicode[1] = 0x80 + (unicode_letter & 0x3F);
-  } else {
-    unicode[0] = unicode_letter;
-  }
-  int match_length;
-  int glyph_n = this->font_->match_next_glyph(unicode, &match_length);
-  if (glyph_n < 0)
-    return nullptr;
-  this->last_data_ = this->font_->get_glyphs()[glyph_n].get_glyph_data();
-  this->last_letter_ = unicode_letter;
-  return this->last_data_;
-}
-}  // namespace lvgl
-}  // namespace esphome
-#endif  // USES_LVGL_FONT

esphome/components/lvgl/lv_validation.py

@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ class LvFont(LValidator):
                 return LV_FONTS
             if is_lv_font(value):
                 return lv_builtin_font(value)
+            add_lv_use("font")
             fontval = cv.use_id(Font)(value)
             esphome_fonts_used.add(fontval)
             return requires_component("font")(fontval)
@@ -502,7 +503,9 @@ class LvFont(LValidator):
     async def process(self, value, args=()):
         if is_lv_font(value):
             return literal(f"&lv_font_{value}")
-        return literal(f"{value}_engine->get_lv_font()")
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            return literal(f"{value}")
+        return await super().process(value, args)
 
 
 lv_font = LvFont()

esphome/components/lvgl/lvgl_esphome.h

@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ static const display::ColorBitness LV_BITNESS = display::ColorBitness::COLOR_BIT
 static const display::ColorBitness LV_BITNESS = display::ColorBitness::COLOR_BITNESS_332;
 #endif  // LV_COLOR_DEPTH
 
+#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
+inline void lv_obj_set_style_text_font(lv_obj_t *obj, const font::Font *font, lv_style_selector_t part) {
+  lv_obj_set_style_text_font(obj, font->get_lv_font(), part);
+}
+inline void lv_style_set_text_font(lv_style_t *style, const font::Font *font) {
+  lv_style_set_text_font(style, font->get_lv_font());
+}
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_LVGL_IMAGE
 // Shortcut / overload, so that the source of an image can easily be updated
 // from within a lambda.
@@ -134,24 +142,6 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ObjUpdateAction : public Action<Ts...> {
  protected:
   std::function<void(Ts...)> lamb_;
 };
-#ifdef USE_LVGL_FONT
-class FontEngine {
- public:
-  FontEngine(font::Font *esp_font);
-  const lv_font_t *get_lv_font();
-
-  const font::GlyphData *get_glyph_data(uint32_t unicode_letter);
-  uint16_t baseline{};
-  uint16_t height{};
-  uint8_t bpp{};
-
- protected:
-  font::Font *font_{};
-  uint32_t last_letter_{};
-  const font::GlyphData *last_data_{};
-  lv_font_t lv_font_{};
-};
-#endif  // USE_LVGL_FONT
 #ifdef USE_LVGL_ANIMIMG
 void lv_animimg_stop(lv_obj_t *obj);
 #endif  // USE_LVGL_ANIMIMG

esphome/components/lvgl/types.py

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ lv_coord_t = cg.global_ns.namespace("lv_coord_t")
 lv_event_code_t = cg.global_ns.enum("lv_event_code_t")
 lv_indev_type_t = cg.global_ns.enum("lv_indev_type_t")
 lv_key_t = cg.global_ns.enum("lv_key_t")
-FontEngine = lvgl_ns.class_("FontEngine")
 PlainTrigger = esphome_ns.class_("Trigger<>", automation.Trigger.template())
 DrawEndTrigger = esphome_ns.class_(
     "Trigger<uint32_t, uint32_t>", automation.Trigger.template(cg.uint32, cg.uint32)

esphome/components/lvgl/widgets/spinbox.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from esphome import automation
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_RANGE_FROM, CONF_RANGE_TO, CONF_STEP, CONF_VALUE
+from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj
 
 from ..automation import action_to_code
 from ..defines import (
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ class SpinboxType(WidgetType):
                 w.obj, digits, digits - config[CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES]
             )
         if (value := config.get(CONF_VALUE)) is not None:
-            lv.spinbox_set_value(w.obj, await lv_float.process(value))
+            lv.spinbox_set_value(
+                w.obj, MockObj(await lv_float.process(value)) * w.get_scale()
+            )
 
     def get_scale(self, config):
         return 10 ** config[CONF_DECIMAL_PLACES]

esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp

@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
 
 #ifdef USE_DASHBOARD_IMPORT
     MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(TXT_PACKAGE_IMPORT_URL, "package_import_url");
-    txt_records.push_back(
-        {MDNS_STR(TXT_PACKAGE_IMPORT_URL), MDNS_STR(dashboard_import::get_package_import_url().c_str())});
+    txt_records.push_back({MDNS_STR(TXT_PACKAGE_IMPORT_URL), MDNS_STR(dashboard_import::get_package_import_url())});
 #endif
   }
 #endif  // USE_API

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/mipi_rgb.cpp

@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ void MipiRgb::dump_config() {
                 "\n  Width: %u"
                 "\n  Height: %u"
                 "\n  Rotation: %d degrees"
+                "\n  PCLK Inverted: %s"
                 "\n  HSync Pulse Width: %u"
                 "\n  HSync Back Porch: %u"
                 "\n  HSync Front Porch: %u"
@@ -357,18 +358,18 @@ void MipiRgb::dump_config() {
                 "\n  VSync Back Porch: %u"
                 "\n  VSync Front Porch: %u"
                 "\n  Invert Colors: %s"
-                "\n  Pixel Clock: %dMHz"
+                "\n  Pixel Clock: %uMHz"
                 "\n  Reset Pin: %s"
                 "\n  DE Pin: %s"
                 "\n  PCLK Pin: %s"
                 "\n  HSYNC Pin: %s"
                 "\n  VSYNC Pin: %s",
-                this->model_, this->width_, this->height_, this->rotation_, this->hsync_pulse_width_,
-                this->hsync_back_porch_, this->hsync_front_porch_, this->vsync_pulse_width_, this->vsync_back_porch_,
-                this->vsync_front_porch_, YESNO(this->invert_colors_), this->pclk_frequency_ / 1000000,
-                get_pin_name(this->reset_pin_).c_str(), get_pin_name(this->de_pin_).c_str(),
-                get_pin_name(this->pclk_pin_).c_str(), get_pin_name(this->hsync_pin_).c_str(),
-                get_pin_name(this->vsync_pin_).c_str());
+                this->model_, this->width_, this->height_, this->rotation_, YESNO(this->pclk_inverted_),
+                this->hsync_pulse_width_, this->hsync_back_porch_, this->hsync_front_porch_, this->vsync_pulse_width_,
+                this->vsync_back_porch_, this->vsync_front_porch_, YESNO(this->invert_colors_),
+                (unsigned) (this->pclk_frequency_ / 1000000), get_pin_name(this->reset_pin_).c_str(),
+                get_pin_name(this->de_pin_).c_str(), get_pin_name(this->pclk_pin_).c_str(),
+                get_pin_name(this->hsync_pin_).c_str(), get_pin_name(this->vsync_pin_).c_str());
 
   if (this->madctl_ & MADCTL_BGR) {
     this->dump_pins_(8, 13, "Blue", 0);

esphome/components/mipi_rgb/models/guition.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ st7701s.extend(
     vsync_pin=17,
     pclk_pin=21,
     pclk_frequency="12MHz",
+    pclk_inverted=False,
     pixel_mode="18bit",
     mirror_x=True,
     mirror_y=True,

esphome/components/network/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import ipaddress
+import logging
 
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components.esp32 import add_idf_sdkconfig_option
+from esphome.components.psram import is_guaranteed as psram_is_guaranteed
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ENABLE_IPV6, CONF_MIN_IPV6_ADDR_COUNT
 from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, coroutine_with_priority
@@ -9,6 +11,13 @@ from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, coroutine_with_priority
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["mdns"]
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# High performance networking tracking infrastructure
+# Components can request high performance networking and this configures lwip and WiFi settings
+KEY_HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NETWORKING = "high_performance_networking"
+CONF_ENABLE_HIGH_PERFORMANCE = "enable_high_performance"
+
 network_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("network")
 IPAddress = network_ns.class_("IPAddress")
 
@@ -47,6 +56,55 @@ def ip_address_literal(ip: str | int | None) -> cg.MockObj:
     return IPAddress(str(ip))
 
 
+def require_high_performance_networking() -> None:
+    """Request high performance networking for network and WiFi.
+
+    Call this from components that need optimized network performance for streaming
+    or high-throughput data transfer. This enables high performance mode which
+    configures both lwip TCP settings and WiFi driver settings for improved
+    network performance.
+
+    Settings applied (ESP-IDF only):
+    - lwip: Larger TCP buffers, windows, and mailbox sizes
+    - WiFi: Increased RX/TX buffers, AMPDU aggregation, PSRAM allocation (set by wifi component)
+
+    Configuration is PSRAM-aware:
+    - With PSRAM guaranteed: Aggressive settings (512 RX buffers, 512KB TCP windows)
+    - Without PSRAM: Conservative optimized settings (64 buffers, 65KB TCP windows)
+
+    Example:
+        from esphome.components import network
+
+        def _request_high_performance_networking(config):
+            network.require_high_performance_networking()
+            return config
+
+        CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+            ...,
+            _request_high_performance_networking,
+        )
+    """
+    # Only set up once (idempotent - multiple components can call this)
+    if not CORE.data.get(KEY_HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NETWORKING, False):
+        CORE.data[KEY_HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NETWORKING] = True
+
+
+def has_high_performance_networking() -> bool:
+    """Check if high performance networking mode is enabled.
+
+    Returns True when high performance networking has been requested by a
+    component or explicitly enabled in the network configuration. This indicates
+    that lwip and WiFi will use optimized buffer sizes and settings.
+
+    This function should be called during code generation (to_code phase) by
+    components that need to apply performance-related settings.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if high performance networking is enabled, False otherwise
+    """
+    return CORE.data.get(KEY_HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NETWORKING, False)
+
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.SplitDefault(
@@ -71,6 +129,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
             ),
         ),
         cv.Optional(CONF_MIN_IPV6_ADDR_COUNT, default=0): cv.positive_int,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_ENABLE_HIGH_PERFORMANCE): cv.All(cv.boolean, cv.only_on_esp32),
     }
 )
 
@@ -80,6 +139,70 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add_define("USE_NETWORK")
     if CORE.using_arduino and CORE.is_esp32:
         cg.add_library("Networking", None)
+
+    # Apply high performance networking settings
+    # Config can explicitly enable/disable, or default to component-driven behavior
+    enable_high_perf = config.get(CONF_ENABLE_HIGH_PERFORMANCE)
+    component_requested = CORE.data.get(KEY_HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NETWORKING, False)
+
+    # Explicit config overrides component request
+    should_enable = (
+        enable_high_perf if enable_high_perf is not None else component_requested
+    )
+
+    # Log when user explicitly disables but a component requested it
+    if enable_high_perf is False and component_requested:
+        _LOGGER.info(
+            "High performance networking disabled by user configuration (overriding component request)"
+        )
+
+    if CORE.is_esp32 and CORE.using_esp_idf and should_enable:
+        # Check if PSRAM is guaranteed (set by psram component during final validation)
+        psram_guaranteed = psram_is_guaranteed()
+
+        if psram_guaranteed:
+            _LOGGER.info(
+                "Applying high-performance lwip settings (PSRAM guaranteed): 512KB TCP windows, 512 mailbox sizes"
+            )
+            # PSRAM is guaranteed - use aggressive settings
+            # Higher maximum values are allowed because CONFIG_LWIP_WND_SCALE is set to true
+            # CONFIG_LWIP_WND_SCALE can only be enabled if CONFIG_SPIRAM_IGNORE_NOTFOUND isn't set
+            # Based on https://github.com/espressif/esp-adf/issues/297#issuecomment-783811702
+
+            # Enable window scaling for much larger TCP windows
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_WND_SCALE", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_RCV_SCALE", 3)
+
+            # Large TCP buffers and windows (requires PSRAM)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_SND_BUF_DEFAULT", 65534)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_WND_DEFAULT", 512000)
+
+            # Large mailboxes for high throughput
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCPIP_RECVMBOX_SIZE", 512)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_RECVMBOX_SIZE", 512)
+
+            # TCP connection limits
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_ACTIVE_TCP", 16)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_LISTENING_TCP", 16)
+
+            # TCP optimizations
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_MAXRTX", 12)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_SYNMAXRTX", 6)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_MSS", 1436)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_MSL", 60000)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_OVERSIZE_MSS", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_QUEUE_OOSEQ", True)
+        else:
+            _LOGGER.info(
+                "Applying optimized lwip settings: 65KB TCP windows, 64 mailbox sizes"
+            )
+            # PSRAM not guaranteed - use more conservative, but still optimized settings
+            # Based on https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/release/v5.4/examples/wifi/iperf/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_SND_BUF_DEFAULT", 65534)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_WND_DEFAULT", 65534)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_RECVMBOX_SIZE", 64)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCPIP_RECVMBOX_SIZE", 64)
+
     if (enable_ipv6 := config.get(CONF_ENABLE_IPV6, None)) is not None:
         cg.add_define("USE_NETWORK_IPV6", enable_ipv6)
         if enable_ipv6:

esphome/components/network/ip_address.h

@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ struct IPAddress {
   operator arduino_ns::IPAddress() const { return ip_addr_get_ip4_u32(&ip_addr_); }
 #endif
 
-  bool is_set() { return !ip_addr_isany(&ip_addr_); }  // NOLINT(readability-simplify-boolean-expr)
-  bool is_ip4() { return IP_IS_V4(&ip_addr_); }
-  bool is_ip6() { return IP_IS_V6(&ip_addr_); }
-  bool is_multicast() { return ip_addr_ismulticast(&ip_addr_); }
+  bool is_set() const { return !ip_addr_isany(&ip_addr_); }  // NOLINT(readability-simplify-boolean-expr)
+  bool is_ip4() const { return IP_IS_V4(&ip_addr_); }
+  bool is_ip6() const { return IP_IS_V6(&ip_addr_); }
+  bool is_multicast() const { return ip_addr_ismulticast(&ip_addr_); }
   std::string str() const { return str_lower_case(ipaddr_ntoa(&ip_addr_)); }
   bool operator==(const IPAddress &other) const { return ip_addr_cmp(&ip_addr_, &other.ip_addr_); }
   bool operator!=(const IPAddress &other) const { return !ip_addr_cmp(&ip_addr_, &other.ip_addr_); }

esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_FRAMEWORK,
     CONF_ID,
     CONF_RESET_PIN,
+    CONF_VOLTAGE,
     KEY_CORE,
     KEY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION,
     KEY_TARGET_FRAMEWORK,
@@ -102,6 +103,11 @@ nrf52_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("nrf52")
 DeviceFirmwareUpdate = nrf52_ns.class_("DeviceFirmwareUpdate", cg.Component)
 
 CONF_DFU = "dfu"
+CONF_DCDC = "dcdc"
+CONF_REG0 = "reg0"
+CONF_UICR_ERASE = "uicr_erase"
+
+VOLTAGE_LEVELS = [1.8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0, 3.3]
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     _detect_bootloader,
@@ -116,6 +122,16 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                     cv.Required(CONF_RESET_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
                 }
             ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_DCDC, default=True): cv.boolean,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_REG0): cv.Schema(
+                {
+                    cv.Required(CONF_VOLTAGE): cv.All(
+                        cv.voltage,
+                        cv.one_of(*VOLTAGE_LEVELS, float=True),
+                    ),
+                    cv.Optional(CONF_UICR_ERASE, default=False): cv.boolean,
+                }
+            ),
         }
     ),
 )
@@ -182,6 +198,13 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
 
     if dfu_config := config.get(CONF_DFU):
         CORE.add_job(_dfu_to_code, dfu_config)
+    zephyr_add_prj_conf("BOARD_ENABLE_DCDC", config[CONF_DCDC])
+
+    if reg0_config := config.get(CONF_REG0):
+        value = VOLTAGE_LEVELS.index(reg0_config[CONF_VOLTAGE])
+        cg.add_define("USE_NRF52_REG0_VOUT", value)
+        if reg0_config[CONF_UICR_ERASE]:
+            cg.add_define("USE_NRF52_UICR_ERASE")
 
 
 @coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.DIAGNOSTICS)

esphome/components/nrf52/uicr.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef USE_NRF52_REG0_VOUT
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
+#include <hal/nrf_power.h>
+#include <zephyr/sys/printk.h>
+
+extern "C" {
+void nvmc_config(uint32_t mode);
+void nvmc_wait();
+nrfx_err_t nrfx_nvmc_uicr_erase();
+}
+
+namespace esphome::nrf52 {
+
+enum class StatusFlags : uint8_t {
+  OK = 0x00,
+  NEED_RESET = 0x01,
+  NEED_ERASE = 0x02,
+};
+
+constexpr StatusFlags &operator|=(StatusFlags &a, StatusFlags b) {
+  a = static_cast<StatusFlags>(static_cast<uint8_t>(a) | static_cast<uint8_t>(b));
+  return a;
+}
+
+constexpr bool operator&(StatusFlags a, StatusFlags b) {
+  return (static_cast<uint8_t>(a) & static_cast<uint8_t>(b)) != 0;
+}
+
+static bool regout0_ok() {
+  return (NRF_UICR->REGOUT0 & UICR_REGOUT0_VOUT_Msk) == (USE_NRF52_REG0_VOUT << UICR_REGOUT0_VOUT_Pos);
+}
+
+static StatusFlags set_regout0() {
+  /* If the board is powered from USB (high voltage mode),
+   * GPIO output voltage is set to 1.8 volts by default.
+   */
+  if (!regout0_ok()) {
+    nvmc_config(NVMC_CONFIG_WEN_Wen);
+    NRF_UICR->REGOUT0 =
+        (NRF_UICR->REGOUT0 & ~((uint32_t) UICR_REGOUT0_VOUT_Msk)) | (USE_NRF52_REG0_VOUT << UICR_REGOUT0_VOUT_Pos);
+    nvmc_wait();
+    nvmc_config(NVMC_CONFIG_WEN_Ren);
+    return regout0_ok() ? StatusFlags::NEED_RESET : StatusFlags::NEED_ERASE;
+  }
+  return StatusFlags::OK;
+}
+
+#ifndef USE_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+// https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_nRF52_Bootloader/blob/6a9a6a3e6d0f86918e9286188426a279976645bd/lib/sdk11/components/libraries/bootloader_dfu/dfu_types.h#L61
+constexpr uint32_t BOOTLOADER_REGION_START = 0x000F4000;
+constexpr uint32_t BOOTLOADER_MBR_PARAMS_PAGE_ADDRESS = 0x000FE000;
+
+static bool bootloader_ok() {
+  return NRF_UICR->NRFFW[0] == BOOTLOADER_REGION_START && NRF_UICR->NRFFW[1] == BOOTLOADER_MBR_PARAMS_PAGE_ADDRESS;
+}
+
+static StatusFlags fix_bootloader() {
+  if (!bootloader_ok()) {
+    nvmc_config(NVMC_CONFIG_WEN_Wen);
+    NRF_UICR->NRFFW[0] = BOOTLOADER_REGION_START;
+    NRF_UICR->NRFFW[1] = BOOTLOADER_MBR_PARAMS_PAGE_ADDRESS;
+    nvmc_wait();
+    nvmc_config(NVMC_CONFIG_WEN_Ren);
+    return bootloader_ok() ? StatusFlags::NEED_RESET : StatusFlags::NEED_ERASE;
+  }
+  return StatusFlags::OK;
+}
+#endif
+
+#define BOOTLOADER_VERSION_REGISTER NRF_TIMER2->CC[0]
+
+static StatusFlags set_uicr() {
+  StatusFlags status = StatusFlags::OK;
+#ifndef USE_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+  if (BOOTLOADER_VERSION_REGISTER <= 0x902) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
+    printk("cannot control regout0 for %#x\n", BOOTLOADER_VERSION_REGISTER);
+#endif
+  } else
+#endif
+  {
+    status |= set_regout0();
+  }
+#ifndef USE_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+  status |= fix_bootloader();
+#endif
+  return status;
+}
+
+static int board_esphome_init() {
+  StatusFlags status = set_uicr();
+
+#ifdef USE_NRF52_UICR_ERASE
+  if (status & StatusFlags::NEED_ERASE) {
+    nrfx_err_t ret = nrfx_nvmc_uicr_erase();
+    if (ret != NRFX_SUCCESS) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
+      printk("nrfx_nvmc_uicr_erase failed %d\n", ret);
+#endif
+    } else {
+      status |= set_uicr();
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+  if (status & StatusFlags::NEED_RESET) {
+    /* a reset is required for changes to take effect */
+    NVIC_SystemReset();
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+}  // namespace esphome::nrf52
+
+static int board_esphome_init() { return esphome::nrf52::board_esphome_init(); }
+
+SYS_INIT(board_esphome_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+
+#endif

esphome/components/number/automation.cpp

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #include "automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "number.automation";
 
@@ -52,5 +51,4 @@ void ValueRangeTrigger::on_state_(float state) {
   this->rtc_.save(&in_range);
 }
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/automation.h

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 class NumberStateTrigger : public Trigger<float> {
  public:
@@ -91,5 +90,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class NumberInRangeCondition : public Condition<Ts...>
   float max_{NAN};
 };
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/number.cpp

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/controller_registry.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "number";
 
@@ -43,5 +42,4 @@ void Number::add_on_state_callback(std::function<void(float)> &&callback) {
   this->state_callback_.add(std::move(callback));
 }
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/number.h

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 #include "number_call.h"
 #include "number_traits.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 class Number;
 void log_number(const char *tag, const char *prefix, const char *type, Number *obj);
@@ -53,5 +52,4 @@ class Number : public EntityBase {
   CallbackManager<void(float)> state_callback_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/number_call.cpp

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #include "number.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "number";
 
@@ -125,5 +124,4 @@ void NumberCall::perform() {
   this->parent_->control(target_value);
 }
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/number_call.h

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "number_traits.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 class Number;
 
@@ -44,5 +43,4 @@ class NumberCall {
   bool cycle_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/number_traits.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "number_traits.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "number";
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/number/number_traits.h

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/entity_base.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace number {
+namespace esphome::number {
 
 enum NumberMode : uint8_t {
   NUMBER_MODE_AUTO = 0,
@@ -35,5 +34,4 @@ class NumberTraits : public EntityBase_DeviceClass, public EntityBase_UnitOfMeas
   NumberMode mode_{NUMBER_MODE_AUTO};
 };
 
-}  // namespace number
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::number

esphome/components/pcf85063/pcf85063.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void PCF85063Component::dump_config() {
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);
   }
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Timezone: '%s'", this->timezone_.c_str());
+  RealTimeClock::dump_config();
 }
 
 float PCF85063Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }

esphome/components/pcf8563/pcf8563.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void PCF8563Component::dump_config() {
   if (this->is_failed()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL);
   }
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Timezone: '%s'", this->timezone_.c_str());
+  RealTimeClock::dump_config();
 }
 
 float PCF8563Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }

esphome/components/psram/__init__.py

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ DOMAIN = "psram"
 
 DEPENDENCIES = [PLATFORM_ESP32]
 
+# PSRAM availability tracking for cross-component coordination
+KEY_PSRAM_GUARANTEED = "psram_guaranteed"
+
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 psram_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace(DOMAIN)
@@ -71,6 +74,23 @@ def supported() -> bool:
     return variant in SPIRAM_MODES
 
 
+def is_guaranteed() -> bool:
+    """Check if PSRAM is guaranteed to be available.
+
+    Returns True when PSRAM is configured with both 'disabled: false' and
+    'ignore_not_found: false', meaning the device will fail to boot if PSRAM
+    is not found. This ensures safe use of high buffer configurations that
+    depend on PSRAM.
+
+    This function should be called during code generation (to_code phase) by
+    components that need to know PSRAM availability for configuration decisions.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if PSRAM is guaranteed, False otherwise
+    """
+    return CORE.data.get(KEY_PSRAM_GUARANTEED, False)
+
+
 def validate_psram_mode(config):
     esp32_config = fv.full_config.get()[PLATFORM_ESP32]
     if config[CONF_SPEED] == "120MHZ":
@@ -131,7 +151,22 @@ def get_config_schema(config):
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = get_config_schema
 
-FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = validate_psram_mode
+
+def _store_psram_guaranteed(config):
+    """Store PSRAM guaranteed status in CORE.data for other components.
+
+    PSRAM is "guaranteed" when it will fail if not found, ensuring safe use
+    of high buffer configurations in network/wifi components.
+
+    Called during final validation to ensure the flag is available
+    before any to_code() functions run.
+    """
+    psram_guaranteed = not config[CONF_DISABLED] and not config[CONF_IGNORE_NOT_FOUND]
+    CORE.data[KEY_PSRAM_GUARANTEED] = psram_guaranteed
+    return config
+
+
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = cv.All(validate_psram_mode, _store_psram_guaranteed)
 
 
 async def to_code(config):

esphome/components/rx8130/rx8130.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void RX8130Component::update() { this->read_time(); }
 void RX8130Component::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "RX8130:");
   LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this);
+  RealTimeClock::dump_config();
 }
 
 void RX8130Component::read_time() {

esphome/components/sfa30/sfa30.cpp

@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ void SFA30Component::update() {
     }
 
     if (this->formaldehyde_sensor_ != nullptr) {
-      const float formaldehyde = raw_data[0] / 5.0f;
+      const float formaldehyde = static_cast<int16_t>(raw_data[0]) / 5.0f;
       this->formaldehyde_sensor_->publish_state(formaldehyde);
     }
 
     if (this->humidity_sensor_ != nullptr) {
-      const float humidity = raw_data[1] / 100.0f;
+      const float humidity = static_cast<int16_t>(raw_data[1]) / 100.0f;
       this->humidity_sensor_->publish_state(humidity);
     }
 
     if (this->temperature_sensor_ != nullptr) {
-      const float temperature = raw_data[2] / 200.0f;
+      const float temperature = static_cast<int16_t>(raw_data[2]) / 200.0f;
       this->temperature_sensor_->publish_state(temperature);
     }
 

esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void SNTPComponent::dump_config() {
   for (auto &server : this->servers_) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Server %zu: '%s'", i++, server);
   }
+  RealTimeClock::dump_config();
 }
 void SNTPComponent::update() {
 #if !defined(USE_ESP32)

esphome/components/sntp/time.py

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+import logging
+
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import time as time_
+from esphome.config_helpers import merge_config
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_ID,
+    CONF_PLATFORM,
     CONF_SERVERS,
+    CONF_TIME,
     PLATFORM_BK72XX,
     PLATFORM_ESP32,
     PLATFORM_ESP8266,
@@ -12,13 +17,74 @@ from esphome.const import (
     PLATFORM_RTL87XX,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE
+import esphome.final_validate as fv
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
+
+CONF_SNTP = "sntp"
+
 sntp_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("sntp")
 SNTPComponent = sntp_ns.class_("SNTPComponent", time_.RealTimeClock)
 
 DEFAULT_SERVERS = ["0.pool.ntp.org", "1.pool.ntp.org", "2.pool.ntp.org"]
 
+
+def _sntp_final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """Merge multiple SNTP instances into one, similar to OTA merging behavior."""
+    full_conf = fv.full_config.get()
+    time_confs = full_conf.get(CONF_TIME, [])
+
+    sntp_configs: list[ConfigType] = []
+    other_time_configs: list[ConfigType] = []
+
+    for time_conf in time_confs:
+        if time_conf.get(CONF_PLATFORM) == CONF_SNTP:
+            sntp_configs.append(time_conf)
+        else:
+            other_time_configs.append(time_conf)
+
+    if len(sntp_configs) <= 1:
+        return
+
+    # Merge all SNTP configs into the first one
+    merged = sntp_configs[0]
+    for sntp_conf in sntp_configs[1:]:
+        # Validate that IDs are consistent if manually specified
+        if merged[CONF_ID].is_manual and sntp_conf[CONF_ID].is_manual:
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"Found multiple SNTP configurations but {CONF_ID} is inconsistent"
+            )
+        merged = merge_config(merged, sntp_conf)
+
+    # Deduplicate servers while preserving order
+    servers = merged[CONF_SERVERS]
+    unique_servers = list(dict.fromkeys(servers))
+
+    # Warn if we're dropping servers due to 3-server limit
+    if len(unique_servers) > 3:
+        dropped = unique_servers[3:]
+        unique_servers = unique_servers[:3]
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "SNTP supports maximum 3 servers. Dropped excess server(s): %s",
+            dropped,
+        )
+
+    merged[CONF_SERVERS] = unique_servers
+
+    _LOGGER.warning(
+        "Found and merged %d SNTP time configurations into one instance",
+        len(sntp_configs),
+    )
+
+    # Replace time configs with merged SNTP + other time platforms
+    other_time_configs.append(merged)
+    full_conf[CONF_TIME] = other_time_configs
+    fv.full_config.set(full_conf)
+
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     time_.TIME_SCHEMA.extend(
         {
@@ -40,6 +106,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     ),
 )
 
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _sntp_final_validate
+
 
 async def to_code(config):
     servers = config[CONF_SERVERS]

esphome/components/speaker/media_player/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from esphome import automation, external_files
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import audio, esp32, media_player, psram, speaker
+from esphome.components import audio, esp32, media_player, network, psram, speaker
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_BUFFER_SIZE,
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 AUTO_LOAD = ["audio"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@kahrendt", "@synesthesiam"]
 DOMAIN = "media_player"
@@ -280,6 +281,18 @@ PIPELINE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     }
 )
 
+
+def _request_high_performance_networking(config):
+    """Request high performance networking for streaming media.
+
+    Speaker media player streams audio data, so it always benefits from
+    optimized WiFi and lwip settings regardless of codec support.
+    Called during config validation to ensure flags are set before to_code().
+    """
+    network.require_high_performance_networking()
+    return config
+
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     media_player.media_player_schema(SpeakerMediaPlayer).extend(
         {
@@ -304,6 +317,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     ),
     cv.only_with_esp_idf,
     _validate_repeated_speaker,
+    _request_high_performance_networking,
 )
 
 
@@ -321,28 +335,10 @@ FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = cv.All(
 
 async def to_code(config):
     if CORE.data[DOMAIN][config[CONF_ID].id][CONF_CODEC_SUPPORT_ENABLED]:
-        # Compile all supported audio codecs and optimize the wifi settings
-
+        # Compile all supported audio codecs
         cg.add_define("USE_AUDIO_FLAC_SUPPORT", True)
         cg.add_define("USE_AUDIO_MP3_SUPPORT", True)
 
-        # Based on https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/release/v5.4/examples/wifi/iperf/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM", 16)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM", 64)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_DYNAMIC_TX_BUFFER_NUM", 64)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AMPDU_TX_ENABLED", True)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_TX_BA_WIN", 32)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AMPDU_RX_ENABLED", True)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_RX_BA_WIN", 32)
-
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_SND_BUF_DEFAULT", 65534)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_WND_DEFAULT", 65534)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCP_RECVMBOX_SIZE", 64)
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_LWIP_TCPIP_RECVMBOX_SIZE", 64)
-
-        # Allocate wifi buffers in PSRAM
-        esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_SPIRAM_TRY_ALLOCATE_WIFI_LWIP", True)
-
     var = await media_player.new_media_player(config)
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
 

esphome/components/thermostat/climate.py

@@ -945,6 +945,10 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add(var.set_humidity_hysteresis(config[CONF_HUMIDITY_HYSTERESIS]))
 
     if CONF_PRESET in config:
+        # Separate standard and custom presets, and build preset config variables
+        standard_presets: list[tuple[cg.MockObj, cg.MockObj]] = []
+        custom_presets: list[tuple[str, cg.MockObj]] = []
+
         for preset_config in config[CONF_PRESET]:
             name = preset_config[CONF_NAME]
             standard_preset = None
@@ -987,9 +991,39 @@ async def to_code(config):
                 )
 
             if standard_preset is not None:
-                cg.add(var.set_preset_config(standard_preset, preset_target_variable))
+                standard_presets.append((standard_preset, preset_target_variable))
             else:
-                cg.add(var.set_custom_preset_config(name, preset_target_variable))
+                custom_presets.append((name, preset_target_variable))
+
+        # Build initializer list for standard presets
+        if standard_presets:
+            cg.add(
+                var.set_preset_config(
+                    [
+                        cg.StructInitializer(
+                            thermostat_ns.struct("ThermostatPresetEntry"),
+                            ("preset", preset),
+                            ("config", preset_var),
+                        )
+                        for preset, preset_var in standard_presets
+                    ]
+                )
+            )
+
+        # Build initializer list for custom presets
+        if custom_presets:
+            cg.add(
+                var.set_custom_preset_config(
+                    [
+                        cg.StructInitializer(
+                            thermostat_ns.struct("ThermostatCustomPresetEntry"),
+                            ("name", cg.RawExpression(f'"{name}"')),
+                            ("config", preset_var),
+                        )
+                        for name, preset_var in custom_presets
+                    ]
+                )
+            )
 
     if CONF_DEFAULT_PRESET in config:
         default_preset_name = config[CONF_DEFAULT_PRESET]

esphome/components/thermostat/thermostat_climate.cpp

@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ void ThermostatClimate::setup() {
   if (use_default_preset) {
     if (this->default_preset_ != climate::ClimatePreset::CLIMATE_PRESET_NONE) {
       this->change_preset_(this->default_preset_);
-    } else if (!this->default_custom_preset_.empty()) {
-      this->change_custom_preset_(this->default_custom_preset_.c_str());
+    } else if (this->default_custom_preset_ != nullptr) {
+      this->change_custom_preset_(this->default_custom_preset_);
     }
   }
 
@@ -319,16 +319,16 @@ climate::ClimateTraits ThermostatClimate::traits() {
   if (this->supports_swing_mode_vertical_)
     traits.add_supported_swing_mode(climate::CLIMATE_SWING_VERTICAL);
 
-  for (auto &it : this->preset_config_) {
-    traits.add_supported_preset(it.first);
+  for (const auto &entry : this->preset_config_) {
+    traits.add_supported_preset(entry.preset);
   }
 
-  // Extract custom preset names from the custom_preset_config_ map
+  // Extract custom preset names from the custom_preset_config_ vector
   if (!this->custom_preset_config_.empty()) {
     std::vector<const char *> custom_preset_names;
     custom_preset_names.reserve(this->custom_preset_config_.size());
-    for (const auto &it : this->custom_preset_config_) {
-      custom_preset_names.push_back(it.first.c_str());
+    for (const auto &entry : this->custom_preset_config_) {
+      custom_preset_names.push_back(entry.name);
     }
     traits.set_supported_custom_presets(custom_preset_names);
   }
@@ -1154,12 +1154,18 @@ void ThermostatClimate::dump_preset_config_(const char *preset_name, const Therm
 }
 
 void ThermostatClimate::change_preset_(climate::ClimatePreset preset) {
-  auto config = this->preset_config_.find(preset);
+  // Linear search through preset configurations
+  const ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig *config = nullptr;
+  for (const auto &entry : this->preset_config_) {
+    if (entry.preset == preset) {
+      config = &entry.config;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
 
-  if (config != this->preset_config_.end()) {
+  if (config != nullptr) {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Preset %s requested", LOG_STR_ARG(climate::climate_preset_to_string(preset)));
-    if (this->change_preset_internal_(config->second) || (!this->preset.has_value()) ||
-        this->preset.value() != preset) {
+    if (this->change_preset_internal_(*config) || (!this->preset.has_value()) || this->preset.value() != preset) {
       // Fire any preset changed trigger if defined
       Trigger<> *trig = this->preset_change_trigger_;
       this->set_preset_(preset);
@@ -1178,11 +1184,18 @@ void ThermostatClimate::change_preset_(climate::ClimatePreset preset) {
 }
 
 void ThermostatClimate::change_custom_preset_(const char *custom_preset) {
-  auto config = this->custom_preset_config_.find(custom_preset);
+  // Linear search through custom preset configurations
+  const ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig *config = nullptr;
+  for (const auto &entry : this->custom_preset_config_) {
+    if (strcmp(entry.name, custom_preset) == 0) {
+      config = &entry.config;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
 
-  if (config != this->custom_preset_config_.end()) {
+  if (config != nullptr) {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Custom preset %s requested", custom_preset);
-    if (this->change_preset_internal_(config->second) || !this->has_custom_preset() ||
+    if (this->change_preset_internal_(*config) || !this->has_custom_preset() ||
         strcmp(this->get_custom_preset(), custom_preset) != 0) {
       // Fire any preset changed trigger if defined
       Trigger<> *trig = this->preset_change_trigger_;
@@ -1247,14 +1260,12 @@ bool ThermostatClimate::change_preset_internal_(const ThermostatClimateTargetTem
   return something_changed;
 }
 
-void ThermostatClimate::set_preset_config(climate::ClimatePreset preset,
-                                          const ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig &config) {
-  this->preset_config_[preset] = config;
+void ThermostatClimate::set_preset_config(std::initializer_list<PresetEntry> presets) {
+  this->preset_config_ = presets;
 }
 
-void ThermostatClimate::set_custom_preset_config(const std::string &name,
-                                                 const ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig &config) {
-  this->custom_preset_config_[name] = config;
+void ThermostatClimate::set_custom_preset_config(std::initializer_list<CustomPresetEntry> presets) {
+  this->custom_preset_config_ = presets;
 }
 
 ThermostatClimate::ThermostatClimate()
@@ -1293,8 +1304,16 @@ ThermostatClimate::ThermostatClimate()
       humidity_control_humidify_action_trigger_(new Trigger<>()),
       humidity_control_off_action_trigger_(new Trigger<>()) {}
 
-void ThermostatClimate::set_default_preset(const std::string &custom_preset) {
-  this->default_custom_preset_ = custom_preset;
+void ThermostatClimate::set_default_preset(const char *custom_preset) {
+  // Find the preset in custom_preset_config_ and store pointer from there
+  for (const auto &entry : this->custom_preset_config_) {
+    if (strcmp(entry.name, custom_preset) == 0) {
+      this->default_custom_preset_ = entry.name;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  // If not found, it will be caught during validation
+  this->default_custom_preset_ = nullptr;
 }
 
 void ThermostatClimate::set_default_preset(climate::ClimatePreset preset) { this->default_preset_ = preset; }
@@ -1605,19 +1624,22 @@ void ThermostatClimate::dump_config() {
 
   if (!this->preset_config_.empty()) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Supported PRESETS:");
-    for (auto &it : this->preset_config_) {
-      const auto *preset_name = LOG_STR_ARG(climate::climate_preset_to_string(it.first));
-      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    %s:%s", preset_name, it.first == this->default_preset_ ? " (default)" : "");
-      this->dump_preset_config_(preset_name, it.second);
+    for (const auto &entry : this->preset_config_) {
+      const auto *preset_name = LOG_STR_ARG(climate::climate_preset_to_string(entry.preset));
+      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    %s:%s", preset_name, entry.preset == this->default_preset_ ? " (default)" : "");
+      this->dump_preset_config_(preset_name, entry.config);
     }
   }
 
   if (!this->custom_preset_config_.empty()) {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Supported CUSTOM PRESETS:");
-    for (auto &it : this->custom_preset_config_) {
-      const auto *preset_name = it.first.c_str();
-      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    %s:%s", preset_name, it.first == this->default_custom_preset_ ? " (default)" : "");
-      this->dump_preset_config_(preset_name, it.second);
+    for (const auto &entry : this->custom_preset_config_) {
+      const auto *preset_name = entry.name;
+      ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    %s:%s", preset_name,
+                    (this->default_custom_preset_ != nullptr && strcmp(entry.name, this->default_custom_preset_) == 0)
+                        ? " (default)"
+                        : "");
+      this->dump_preset_config_(preset_name, entry.config);
     }
   }
 }

esphome/components/thermostat/thermostat_climate.h

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/components/climate/climate.h"
 #include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cinttypes>
-#include <map>
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace thermostat {
@@ -72,14 +72,29 @@ struct ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig {
   optional<climate::ClimateMode> mode_{};
 };
 
+/// Entry for standard preset lookup
+struct ThermostatPresetEntry {
+  climate::ClimatePreset preset;
+  ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig config;
+};
+
+/// Entry for custom preset lookup
+struct ThermostatCustomPresetEntry {
+  const char *name;
+  ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig config;
+};
+
 class ThermostatClimate : public climate::Climate, public Component {
  public:
+  using PresetEntry = ThermostatPresetEntry;
+  using CustomPresetEntry = ThermostatCustomPresetEntry;
+
   ThermostatClimate();
   void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
   void loop() override;
 
-  void set_default_preset(const std::string &custom_preset);
+  void set_default_preset(const char *custom_preset);
   void set_default_preset(climate::ClimatePreset preset);
   void set_on_boot_restore_from(OnBootRestoreFrom on_boot_restore_from);
   void set_set_point_minimum_differential(float differential);
@@ -131,8 +146,8 @@ class ThermostatClimate : public climate::Climate, public Component {
   void set_supports_humidification(bool supports_humidification);
   void set_supports_two_points(bool supports_two_points);
 
-  void set_preset_config(climate::ClimatePreset preset, const ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig &config);
-  void set_custom_preset_config(const std::string &name, const ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig &config);
+  void set_preset_config(std::initializer_list<PresetEntry> presets);
+  void set_custom_preset_config(std::initializer_list<CustomPresetEntry> presets);
 
   Trigger<> *get_cool_action_trigger() const;
   Trigger<> *get_supplemental_cool_action_trigger() const;
@@ -516,9 +531,6 @@ class ThermostatClimate : public climate::Climate, public Component {
   Trigger<> *prev_swing_mode_trigger_{nullptr};
   Trigger<> *prev_humidity_control_trigger_{nullptr};
 
-  /// Default custom preset to use on start up
-  std::string default_custom_preset_{};
-
   /// Climate action timers
   std::array<ThermostatClimateTimer, THERMOSTAT_TIMER_COUNT> timer_{
       ThermostatClimateTimer(false, 0, 0, std::bind(&ThermostatClimate::cooling_max_run_time_timer_callback_, this)),
@@ -534,9 +546,12 @@ class ThermostatClimate : public climate::Climate, public Component {
   };
 
   /// The set of standard preset configurations this thermostat supports (Eg. AWAY, ECO, etc)
-  std::map<climate::ClimatePreset, ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig> preset_config_{};
+  FixedVector<PresetEntry> preset_config_{};
   /// The set of custom preset configurations this thermostat supports (eg. "My Custom Preset")
-  std::map<std::string, ThermostatClimateTargetTempConfig> custom_preset_config_{};
+  FixedVector<CustomPresetEntry> custom_preset_config_{};
+  /// Default custom preset to use on start up (pointer to entry in custom_preset_config_)
+ private:
+  const char *default_custom_preset_{nullptr};
 };
 
 }  // namespace thermostat

esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ namespace time {
 static const char *const TAG = "time";
 
 RealTimeClock::RealTimeClock() = default;
+
+void RealTimeClock::dump_config() {
+#ifdef USE_TIME_TIMEZONE
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Timezone: '%s'", this->timezone_.c_str());
+#endif
+}
+
 void RealTimeClock::synchronize_epoch_(uint32_t epoch) {
   ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Got epoch %" PRIu32, epoch);
   // Update UTC epoch time.

esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class RealTimeClock : public PollingComponent {
     this->time_sync_callback_.add(std::move(callback));
   };
 
+  void dump_config() override;
+
  protected:
   /// Report a unix epoch as current time.
   void synchronize_epoch_(uint32_t epoch);

esphome/components/uart/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from logging import getLogger
 import math
 import re
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ from esphome.core import CORE, ID
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
 from esphome.yaml_util import make_data_base
 
+_LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
+
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 uart_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("uart")
 UARTComponent = uart_ns.class_("UARTComponent")
@@ -130,6 +133,21 @@ def validate_host_config(config):
     return config
 
 
+def validate_rx_buffer_size(config):
+    if CORE.is_esp32:
+        # ESP32 UART hardware FIFO is 128 bytes (LP UART is 16 bytes, but we use 128 as safe minimum)
+        # rx_buffer_size must be greater than the hardware FIFO length
+        min_buffer_size = 128
+        if config[CONF_RX_BUFFER_SIZE] <= min_buffer_size:
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "UART rx_buffer_size (%d bytes) is too small and must be greater than the hardware "
+                "FIFO size (%d bytes). The buffer size will be automatically adjusted at runtime.",
+                config[CONF_RX_BUFFER_SIZE],
+                min_buffer_size,
+            )
+    return config
+
+
 def _uart_declare_type(value):
     if CORE.is_esp8266:
         return cv.declare_id(ESP8266UartComponent)(value)
@@ -247,6 +265,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
     cv.has_at_least_one_key(CONF_TX_PIN, CONF_RX_PIN, CONF_PORT),
     validate_host_config,
+    validate_rx_buffer_size,
 )
 
 

esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp8266.cpp

@@ -56,11 +56,19 @@ uint32_t ESP8266UartComponent::get_config() {
 }
 
 void ESP8266UartComponent::setup() {
-  if (this->rx_pin_) {
-    this->rx_pin_->setup();
-  }
-  if (this->tx_pin_ && this->rx_pin_ != this->tx_pin_) {
-    this->tx_pin_->setup();
+  auto setup_pin_if_needed = [](InternalGPIOPin *pin) {
+    if (!pin) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const auto mask = gpio::Flags::FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLUP | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLDOWN;
+    if ((pin->get_flags() & mask) != gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE) {
+      pin->setup();
+    }
+  };
+
+  setup_pin_if_needed(this->rx_pin_);
+  if (this->rx_pin_ != this->tx_pin_) {
+    setup_pin_if_needed(this->tx_pin_);
   }
 
   // Use Arduino HardwareSerial UARTs if all used pins match the ones

esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp

@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::setup() {
   this->uart_num_ = static_cast<uart_port_t>(next_uart_num++);
   this->lock_ = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
 
+#if (SOC_UART_LP_NUM >= 1)
+  size_t fifo_len = ((this->uart_num_ < SOC_UART_HP_NUM) ? SOC_UART_FIFO_LEN : SOC_LP_UART_FIFO_LEN);
+#else
+  size_t fifo_len = SOC_UART_FIFO_LEN;
+#endif
+  if (this->rx_buffer_size_ <= fifo_len) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "rx_buffer_size is too small, must be greater than %zu", fifo_len);
+    this->rx_buffer_size_ = fifo_len * 2;
+  }
+
   xSemaphoreTake(this->lock_, portMAX_DELAY);
 
   this->load_settings(false);
@@ -123,11 +133,19 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::load_settings(bool dump_config) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (this->rx_pin_) {
-    this->rx_pin_->setup();
-  }
-  if (this->tx_pin_ && this->rx_pin_ != this->tx_pin_) {
-    this->tx_pin_->setup();
+  auto setup_pin_if_needed = [](InternalGPIOPin *pin) {
+    if (!pin) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const auto mask = gpio::Flags::FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLUP | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLDOWN;
+    if ((pin->get_flags() & mask) != gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE) {
+      pin->setup();
+    }
+  };
+
+  setup_pin_if_needed(this->rx_pin_);
+  if (this->rx_pin_ != this->tx_pin_) {
+    setup_pin_if_needed(this->tx_pin_);
   }
 
   int8_t tx = this->tx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->tx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
@@ -237,8 +255,12 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::set_rx_timeout(size_t rx_timeout) {
 
 void IDFUARTComponent::write_array(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
   xSemaphoreTake(this->lock_, portMAX_DELAY);
-  uart_write_bytes(this->uart_num_, data, len);
+  int32_t write_len = uart_write_bytes(this->uart_num_, data, len);
   xSemaphoreGive(this->lock_);
+  if (write_len != (int32_t) len) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "uart_write_bytes failed: %d != %zu", write_len, len);
+    this->mark_failed();
+  }
 #ifdef USE_UART_DEBUGGER
   for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     this->debug_callback_.call(UART_DIRECTION_TX, data[i]);
@@ -267,6 +289,7 @@ bool IDFUARTComponent::peek_byte(uint8_t *data) {
 
 bool IDFUARTComponent::read_array(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
   size_t length_to_read = len;
+  int32_t read_len = 0;
   if (!this->check_read_timeout_(len))
     return false;
   xSemaphoreTake(this->lock_, portMAX_DELAY);
@@ -277,25 +300,31 @@ bool IDFUARTComponent::read_array(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
     this->has_peek_ = false;
   }
   if (length_to_read > 0)
-    uart_read_bytes(this->uart_num_, data, length_to_read, 20 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
+    read_len = uart_read_bytes(this->uart_num_, data, length_to_read, 20 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
   xSemaphoreGive(this->lock_);
 #ifdef USE_UART_DEBUGGER
   for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     this->debug_callback_.call(UART_DIRECTION_RX, data[i]);
   }
 #endif
-  return true;
+  return read_len == (int32_t) length_to_read;
 }
 
 int IDFUARTComponent::available() {
-  size_t available;
+  size_t available = 0;
+  esp_err_t err;
 
   xSemaphoreTake(this->lock_, portMAX_DELAY);
-  uart_get_buffered_data_len(this->uart_num_, &available);
-  if (this->has_peek_)
-    available++;
+  err = uart_get_buffered_data_len(this->uart_num_, &available);
   xSemaphoreGive(this->lock_);
 
+  if (err != ESP_OK) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "uart_get_buffered_data_len failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(err));
+    this->mark_failed();
+  }
+  if (this->has_peek_) {
+    available++;
+  }
   return available;
 }
 

esphome/components/uart/uart_component_libretiny.cpp

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void LibreTinyUARTComponent::setup() {
 
   auto shouldFallbackToSoftwareSerial = [&]() -> bool {
     auto hasFlags = [](InternalGPIOPin *pin, const gpio::Flags mask) -> bool {
-      return pin && pin->get_flags() & mask != gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE;
+      return pin && (pin->get_flags() & mask) != gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE;
     };
     if (hasFlags(this->tx_pin_, gpio::Flags::FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLUP | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLDOWN) ||
         hasFlags(this->rx_pin_, gpio::Flags::FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLUP | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLDOWN)) {

esphome/components/uart/uart_component_rp2040.cpp

@@ -52,11 +52,19 @@ uint16_t RP2040UartComponent::get_config() {
 }
 
 void RP2040UartComponent::setup() {
-  if (this->rx_pin_) {
-    this->rx_pin_->setup();
-  }
-  if (this->tx_pin_ && this->rx_pin_ != this->tx_pin_) {
-    this->tx_pin_->setup();
+  auto setup_pin_if_needed = [](InternalGPIOPin *pin) {
+    if (!pin) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const auto mask = gpio::Flags::FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLUP | gpio::Flags::FLAG_PULLDOWN;
+    if ((pin->get_flags() & mask) != gpio::Flags::FLAG_NONE) {
+      pin->setup();
+    }
+  };
+
+  setup_pin_if_needed(this->rx_pin_);
+  if (this->rx_pin_ != this->tx_pin_) {
+    setup_pin_if_needed(this->tx_pin_);
   }
 
   uint16_t config = get_config();

esphome/components/web_server/ota/__init__.py

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components.esp32 import add_idf_component
 from esphome.components.ota import BASE_OTA_SCHEMA, OTAComponent, ota_to_code
+from esphome.config_helpers import merge_config
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_OTA, CONF_PLATFORM, CONF_WEB_SERVER
 from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.coroutine import CoroPriority
+import esphome.final_validate as fv
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["network", "web_server_base"]
@@ -12,6 +19,53 @@ DEPENDENCIES = ["network", "web_server_base"]
 web_server_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("web_server")
 WebServerOTAComponent = web_server_ns.class_("WebServerOTAComponent", OTAComponent)
 
+
+def _web_server_ota_final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """Merge multiple web_server OTA instances into one.
+
+    Multiple web_server OTA instances register duplicate HTTP handlers for /update,
+    causing undefined behavior. Merge them into a single instance.
+    """
+    full_conf = fv.full_config.get()
+    ota_confs = full_conf.get(CONF_OTA, [])
+
+    web_server_ota_configs: list[ConfigType] = []
+    other_ota_configs: list[ConfigType] = []
+
+    for ota_conf in ota_confs:
+        if ota_conf.get(CONF_PLATFORM) == CONF_WEB_SERVER:
+            web_server_ota_configs.append(ota_conf)
+        else:
+            other_ota_configs.append(ota_conf)
+
+    if len(web_server_ota_configs) <= 1:
+        return
+
+    # Merge all web_server OTA configs into the first one
+    merged = web_server_ota_configs[0]
+    for ota_conf in web_server_ota_configs[1:]:
+        # Validate that IDs are consistent if manually specified
+        if (
+            merged[CONF_ID].is_manual
+            and ota_conf[CONF_ID].is_manual
+            and merged[CONF_ID] != ota_conf[CONF_ID]
+        ):
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"Found multiple web_server OTA configurations but {CONF_ID} is inconsistent"
+            )
+        merged = merge_config(merged, ota_conf)
+
+    _LOGGER.warning(
+        "Found and merged %d web_server OTA configurations into one instance",
+        len(web_server_ota_configs),
+    )
+
+    # Replace OTA configs with merged web_server + other OTA platforms
+    other_ota_configs.append(merged)
+    full_conf[CONF_OTA] = other_ota_configs
+    fv.full_config.set(full_conf)
+
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
         {
@@ -22,6 +76,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 )
 
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _web_server_ota_final_validate
+
 
 @coroutine_with_priority(CoroPriority.WEB_SERVER_OTA)
 async def to_code(config):

esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp

@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ void AsyncWebServer::end() {
   }
 }
 
+void AsyncWebServer::set_lru_purge_enable(bool enable) {
+  if (this->lru_purge_enable_ == enable) {
+    return;  // No change needed
+  }
+  this->lru_purge_enable_ = enable;
+  // If server is already running, restart it with new config
+  if (this->server_) {
+    this->end();
+    this->begin();
+  }
+}
+
 void AsyncWebServer::begin() {
   if (this->server_) {
     this->end();
@@ -101,6 +113,8 @@ void AsyncWebServer::begin() {
   httpd_config_t config = HTTPD_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
   config.server_port = this->port_;
   config.uri_match_fn = [](const char * /*unused*/, const char * /*unused*/, size_t /*unused*/) { return true; };
+  // Enable LRU purging if requested (e.g., by captive portal to handle probe bursts)
+  config.lru_purge_enable = this->lru_purge_enable_;
   if (httpd_start(&this->server_, &config) == ESP_OK) {
     const httpd_uri_t handler_get = {
         .uri = "",
@@ -242,6 +256,7 @@ void AsyncWebServerRequest::send(int code, const char *content_type, const char
 void AsyncWebServerRequest::redirect(const std::string &url) {
   httpd_resp_set_status(*this, "302 Found");
   httpd_resp_set_hdr(*this, "Location", url.c_str());
+  httpd_resp_set_hdr(*this, "Connection", "close");
   httpd_resp_send(*this, nullptr, 0);
 }
 
@@ -489,10 +504,18 @@ AsyncEventSourceResponse::AsyncEventSourceResponse(const AsyncWebServerRequest *
 
 void AsyncEventSourceResponse::destroy(void *ptr) {
   auto *rsp = static_cast<AsyncEventSourceResponse *>(ptr);
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Event source connection closed (fd: %d)", rsp->fd_.load());
-  // Mark as dead by setting fd to 0 - will be cleaned up in the main loop
-  rsp->fd_.store(0);
-  // Note: We don't delete or remove from set here to avoid race conditions
+  int fd = rsp->fd_.exchange(0);  // Atomically get and clear fd
+
+  if (fd > 0) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Event source connection closed (fd: %d)", fd);
+    // Immediately shut down the socket to prevent lwIP from delivering more data
+    // This prevents "recv_tcp: recv for wrong pcb!" assertions when the TCP stack
+    // tries to deliver queued data after the session is marked as dead
+    // See: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/issues/11936
+    shutdown(fd, SHUT_RDWR);
+    // Note: We don't close() the socket - httpd owns it and will close it
+  }
+  // Session will be cleaned up in the main loop to avoid race conditions
 }
 
 // helper for allowing only unique entries in the queue

esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.h

@@ -199,9 +199,13 @@ class AsyncWebServer {
     return *handler;
   }
 
+  void set_lru_purge_enable(bool enable);
+  httpd_handle_t get_server() { return this->server_; }
+
  protected:
   uint16_t port_{};
   httpd_handle_t server_{};
+  bool lru_purge_enable_{false};
   static esp_err_t request_handler(httpd_req_t *r);
   static esp_err_t request_post_handler(httpd_req_t *r);
   esp_err_t request_handler_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) const;

esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+
 from esphome import automation
 from esphome.automation import Condition
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_USE_PSRAM
 from esphome.components.esp32 import add_idf_sdkconfig_option, const, get_esp32_variant
-from esphome.components.network import ip_address_literal
+from esphome.components.network import (
+    has_high_performance_networking,
+    ip_address_literal,
+)
+from esphome.components.psram import is_guaranteed as psram_is_guaranteed
 from esphome.config_helpers import filter_source_files_from_platform
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.config_validation import only_with_esp_idf
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_AP,
     CONF_BSSID,
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_TTLS_PHASE_2,
     CONF_USE_ADDRESS,
     CONF_USERNAME,
+    Platform,
     PlatformFramework,
 )
 from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, HexInt, coroutine_with_priority
@@ -49,15 +55,26 @@ import esphome.final_validate as fv
 
 from . import wpa2_eap
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 AUTO_LOAD = ["network"]
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 NO_WIFI_VARIANTS = [const.VARIANT_ESP32H2, const.VARIANT_ESP32P4]
 CONF_SAVE = "save"
+CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE = "min_auth_mode"
 
 # Maximum number of WiFi networks that can be configured
 # Limited to 127 because selected_sta_index_ is int8_t in C++
 MAX_WIFI_NETWORKS = 127
 
+# Default AP timeout - allows sufficient time to try all BSSIDs during initial connection
+# After AP starts, WiFi scanning is skipped to avoid disrupting the AP, so we only
+# get best-effort connection attempts. Longer timeout ensures we exhaust all options
+# before falling back to AP mode. Aligned with improv wifi_timeout default.
+DEFAULT_AP_TIMEOUT = "90s"
+
 wifi_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("wifi")
 EAPAuth = wifi_ns.struct("EAPAuth")
 ManualIP = wifi_ns.struct("ManualIP")
@@ -70,6 +87,14 @@ WIFI_POWER_SAVE_MODES = {
     "LIGHT": WiFiPowerSaveMode.WIFI_POWER_SAVE_LIGHT,
     "HIGH": WiFiPowerSaveMode.WIFI_POWER_SAVE_HIGH,
 }
+
+WifiMinAuthMode = wifi_ns.enum("WifiMinAuthMode")
+WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODES = {
+    "WPA": WifiMinAuthMode.WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE_WPA,
+    "WPA2": WifiMinAuthMode.WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE_WPA2,
+    "WPA3": WifiMinAuthMode.WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE_WPA3,
+}
+VALIDATE_WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE = cv.enum(WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODES, upper=True)
 WiFiConnectedCondition = wifi_ns.class_("WiFiConnectedCondition", Condition)
 WiFiEnabledCondition = wifi_ns.class_("WiFiEnabledCondition", Condition)
 WiFiEnableAction = wifi_ns.class_("WiFiEnableAction", automation.Action)
@@ -158,7 +183,7 @@ CONF_AP_TIMEOUT = "ap_timeout"
 WIFI_NETWORK_AP = WIFI_NETWORK_BASE.extend(
     {
         cv.Optional(
-            CONF_AP_TIMEOUT, default="1min"
+            CONF_AP_TIMEOUT, default=DEFAULT_AP_TIMEOUT
         ): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
     }
 )
@@ -174,7 +199,7 @@ WIFI_NETWORK_STA = WIFI_NETWORK_BASE.extend(
     {
         cv.Optional(CONF_BSSID): cv.mac_address,
         cv.Optional(CONF_HIDDEN): cv.boolean,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_PRIORITY, default=0.0): cv.float_,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_PRIORITY, default=0): cv.int_range(min=-128, max=127),
         cv.Optional(CONF_EAP): EAP_AUTH_SCHEMA,
     }
 )
@@ -187,6 +212,27 @@ def validate_variant(_):
             raise cv.Invalid(f"WiFi requires component esp32_hosted on {variant}")
 
 
+def _apply_min_auth_mode_default(config):
+    """Apply platform-specific default for min_auth_mode and warn ESP8266 users."""
+    # Only apply defaults for platforms that support min_auth_mode
+    if CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE not in config and (CORE.is_esp8266 or CORE.is_esp32):
+        if CORE.is_esp8266:
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                "The minimum WiFi authentication mode (wifi -> min_auth_mode) is not set. "
+                "This controls the weakest encryption your device will accept when connecting to WiFi. "
+                "Currently defaults to WPA (less secure), but will change to WPA2 (more secure) in 2026.6.0. "
+                "WPA uses TKIP encryption which has known security vulnerabilities and should be avoided. "
+                "WPA2 uses AES encryption which is significantly more secure. "
+                "To silence this warning, explicitly set min_auth_mode under 'wifi:'. "
+                "If your router supports WPA2 or WPA3, set 'min_auth_mode: WPA2'. "
+                "If your router only supports WPA, set 'min_auth_mode: WPA'."
+            )
+            config[CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE] = VALIDATE_WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE("WPA")
+        elif CORE.is_esp32:
+            config[CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE] = VALIDATE_WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE("WPA2")
+    return config
+
+
 def final_validate(config):
     has_sta = bool(config.get(CONF_NETWORKS, True))
     has_ap = CONF_AP in config
@@ -287,6 +333,10 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             ): cv.enum(WIFI_POWER_SAVE_MODES, upper=True),
             cv.Optional(CONF_FAST_CONNECT, default=False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_ADDRESS): cv.string_strict,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE): cv.All(
+                VALIDATE_WIFI_MIN_AUTH_MODE,
+                cv.only_on([Platform.ESP32, Platform.ESP8266]),
+            ),
             cv.SplitDefault(CONF_OUTPUT_POWER, esp8266=20.0): cv.All(
                 cv.decibel, cv.float_range(min=8.5, max=20.5)
             ),
@@ -307,10 +357,11 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
                 single=True
             ),
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_PSRAM): cv.All(
-                only_with_esp_idf, cv.requires_component("psram"), cv.boolean
+                cv.only_on_esp32, cv.requires_component("psram"), cv.boolean
             ),
         }
     ),
+    _apply_min_auth_mode_default,
     _validate,
 )
 
@@ -385,6 +436,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     # Track if any network uses Enterprise authentication
     has_eap = False
+    # Track if any network uses manual IP
+    has_manual_ip = False
 
     # Initialize FixedVector with the count of networks
     networks = config.get(CONF_NETWORKS, [])
@@ -398,11 +451,15 @@ async def to_code(config):
         for network in networks:
             if CONF_EAP in network:
                 has_eap = True
+            if network.get(CONF_MANUAL_IP) or config.get(CONF_MANUAL_IP):
+                has_manual_ip = True
             cg.with_local_variable(network[CONF_ID], WiFiAP(), add_sta, network)
 
     if CONF_AP in config:
         conf = config[CONF_AP]
         ip_config = conf.get(CONF_MANUAL_IP)
+        if ip_config:
+            has_manual_ip = True
         cg.with_local_variable(
             conf[CONF_ID],
             WiFiAP(),
@@ -418,15 +475,24 @@ async def to_code(config):
     if CORE.is_esp32:
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENTERPRISE_SUPPORT", has_eap)
 
+    # Only define USE_WIFI_MANUAL_IP if any AP uses manual IP
+    if has_manual_ip:
+        cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_MANUAL_IP")
+
     cg.add(var.set_reboot_timeout(config[CONF_REBOOT_TIMEOUT]))
     cg.add(var.set_power_save_mode(config[CONF_POWER_SAVE_MODE]))
+    if CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_min_auth_mode(config[CONF_MIN_AUTH_MODE]))
     if config[CONF_FAST_CONNECT]:
         cg.add_define("USE_WIFI_FAST_CONNECT")
-    cg.add(var.set_passive_scan(config[CONF_PASSIVE_SCAN]))
+    # passive_scan defaults to false in C++ - only set if true
+    if config[CONF_PASSIVE_SCAN]:
+        cg.add(var.set_passive_scan(True))
     if CONF_OUTPUT_POWER in config:
         cg.add(var.set_output_power(config[CONF_OUTPUT_POWER]))
-
-    cg.add(var.set_enable_on_boot(config[CONF_ENABLE_ON_BOOT]))
+    # enable_on_boot defaults to true in C++ - only set if false
+    if not config[CONF_ENABLE_ON_BOOT]:
+        cg.add(var.set_enable_on_boot(False))
 
     if CORE.is_esp8266:
         cg.add_library("ESP8266WiFi", None)
@@ -444,6 +510,56 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     if config.get(CONF_USE_PSRAM):
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_SPIRAM_TRY_ALLOCATE_WIFI_LWIP", True)
+
+    # Apply high performance WiFi settings if high performance networking is enabled
+    if CORE.is_esp32 and CORE.using_esp_idf and has_high_performance_networking():
+        # Check if PSRAM is guaranteed (set by psram component during final validation)
+        psram_guaranteed = psram_is_guaranteed()
+
+        # Always allocate WiFi buffers in PSRAM if available
+        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_SPIRAM_TRY_ALLOCATE_WIFI_LWIP", True)
+
+        if psram_guaranteed:
+            _LOGGER.info(
+                "Applying high-performance WiFi settings (PSRAM guaranteed): 512 RX buffers, 32 TX buffers"
+            )
+            # PSRAM is guaranteed - use aggressive settings
+            # Higher maximum values are allowed because CONFIG_LWIP_WND_SCALE is set to true in networking component
+            # Based on https://github.com/espressif/esp-adf/issues/297#issuecomment-783811702
+
+            # Large dynamic RX buffers (requires PSRAM)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM", 16)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM", 512)
+
+            # Static TX buffers for better performance
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_TX_BUFFER", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_TX_BUFFER_TYPE", 0)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_CACHE_TX_BUFFER_NUM", 32)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_TX_BUFFER_NUM", 8)
+
+            # AMPDU settings optimized for PSRAM
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AMPDU_TX_ENABLED", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_TX_BA_WIN", 16)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AMPDU_RX_ENABLED", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_RX_BA_WIN", 32)
+        else:
+            _LOGGER.info(
+                "Applying optimized WiFi settings: 64 RX buffers, 64 TX buffers"
+            )
+            # PSRAM not guaranteed - use more conservative, but still optimized settings
+            # Based on https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/release/v5.4/examples/wifi/iperf/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32
+
+            # Standard buffer counts
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_STATIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM", 16)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM", 64)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_DYNAMIC_TX_BUFFER_NUM", 64)
+
+            # Standard AMPDU settings
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AMPDU_TX_ENABLED", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_TX_BA_WIN", 32)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_AMPDU_RX_ENABLED", True)
+            add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_RX_BA_WIN", 32)
+
     cg.add_define("USE_WIFI")
 
     # must register before OTA safe mode check