Bump version to 2026.2.0b1

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.clang-tidy.hash

@@ -1 +1 @@
-74867fc82764102ce1275ea2bc43e3aeee7619679537c6db61114a33342bb4c7
+ce05c28e9dc0b12c4f6e7454986ffea5123ac974a949da841be698c535f2083e

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version:
           - "3.11"
           - "3.13"
+          - "3.14"
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - macOS-latest

Doxyfile

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ESPHome
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.2.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.2.0b1
 
 # 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/components/captive_portal/captive_portal.cpp

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ void CaptivePortal::handle_config(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
   request->send(stream);
 }
 void CaptivePortal::handle_wifisave(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
-  const auto &ssid = request->arg("ssid");
-  const auto &psk = request->arg("psk");
+  std::string ssid = request->arg("ssid").c_str();  // NOLINT(readability-redundant-string-cstr)
+  std::string psk = request->arg("psk").c_str();    // NOLINT(readability-redundant-string-cstr)
   ESP_LOGI(TAG,
            "Requested WiFi Settings Change:\n"
            "  SSID='%s'\n"
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ void CaptivePortal::handle_wifisave(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
            ssid.c_str(), psk.c_str());
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
   // ESP8266 is single-threaded, call directly
-  wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid.c_str(), psk.c_str());
+  wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid, psk);
 #else
   // 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.c_str(), psk.c_str()); });
+  this->defer([ssid, psk]() { wifi::global_wifi_component->save_wifi_sta(ssid, psk); });
 #endif
   request->redirect(ESPHOME_F("/?save"));
 }

esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py

@@ -645,11 +645,12 @@ def _is_framework_url(source: str) -> bool:
 # The default/recommended arduino framework version
 #  - https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/releases
 ARDUINO_FRAMEWORK_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
-    "recommended": cv.Version(3, 3, 6),
-    "latest": cv.Version(3, 3, 6),
-    "dev": cv.Version(3, 3, 6),
+    "recommended": cv.Version(3, 3, 7),
+    "latest": cv.Version(3, 3, 7),
+    "dev": cv.Version(3, 3, 7),
 }
 ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
+    cv.Version(3, 3, 7): cv.Version(55, 3, 37),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 6): cv.Version(55, 3, 36),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 5): cv.Version(55, 3, 35),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 4): cv.Version(55, 3, 31, "2"),
@@ -668,6 +669,7 @@ ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
 # These versions correspond to pioarduino/esp-idf releases
 # See: https://github.com/pioarduino/esp-idf/releases
 ARDUINO_IDF_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
+    cv.Version(3, 3, 7): cv.Version(5, 5, 2),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 6): cv.Version(5, 5, 2),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 5): cv.Version(5, 5, 2),
     cv.Version(3, 3, 4): cv.Version(5, 5, 1),
@@ -691,7 +693,7 @@ ESP_IDF_FRAMEWORK_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
     "dev": cv.Version(5, 5, 2),
 }
 ESP_IDF_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
-    cv.Version(5, 5, 2): cv.Version(55, 3, 36),
+    cv.Version(5, 5, 2): cv.Version(55, 3, 37),
     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),
@@ -708,8 +710,8 @@ ESP_IDF_PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
 # The platform-espressif32 version
 #  - https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases
 PLATFORM_VERSION_LOOKUP = {
-    "recommended": cv.Version(55, 3, 36),
-    "latest": cv.Version(55, 3, 36),
+    "recommended": cv.Version(55, 3, 37),
+    "latest": cv.Version(55, 3, 37),
     "dev": "https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32.git#develop",
 }
 

esphome/components/esp32/boards.py

@@ -1686,6 +1686,10 @@ BOARDS = {
         "name": "Espressif ESP32-C6-DevKitM-1",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32C6,
     },
+    "esp32-c61-devkitc1": {
+        "name": "Espressif ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 (4 MB Flash)",
+        "variant": VARIANT_ESP32C61,
+    },
     "esp32-c61-devkitc1-n8r2": {
         "name": "Espressif ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 N8R2 (8 MB Flash Quad, 2 MB PSRAM Quad)",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32C61,
@@ -1718,6 +1722,10 @@ BOARDS = {
         "name": "Espressif ESP32-P4 rev.300 generic",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32P4,
     },
+    "esp32-p4_r3-evboard": {
+        "name": "Espressif ESP32-P4 Function EV Board v1.6 (rev.301)",
+        "variant": VARIANT_ESP32P4,
+    },
     "esp32-pico-devkitm-2": {
         "name": "Espressif ESP32-PICO-DevKitM-2",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32,
@@ -2554,6 +2562,10 @@ BOARDS = {
         "name": "XinaBox CW02",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32,
     },
+    "yb_esp32s3_amp": {
+        "name": "YelloByte YB-ESP32-S3-AMP",
+        "variant": VARIANT_ESP32S3,
+    },
     "yb_esp32s3_amp_v2": {
         "name": "YelloByte YB-ESP32-S3-AMP (Rev.2)",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32S3,
@@ -2562,6 +2574,10 @@ BOARDS = {
         "name": "YelloByte YB-ESP32-S3-AMP (Rev.3)",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32S3,
     },
+    "yb_esp32s3_dac": {
+        "name": "YelloByte YB-ESP32-S3-DAC",
+        "variant": VARIANT_ESP32S3,
+    },
     "yb_esp32s3_drv": {
         "name": "YelloByte YB-ESP32-S3-DRV",
         "variant": VARIANT_ESP32S3,

esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py

@@ -130,11 +130,16 @@ ETHERNET_TYPES = {
 }
 
 # PHY types that need compile-time defines for conditional compilation
+# Each RMII PHY type gets a define so unused PHY drivers are excluded by the linker
 _PHY_TYPE_TO_DEFINE = {
+    "LAN8720": "USE_ETHERNET_LAN8720",
+    "RTL8201": "USE_ETHERNET_RTL8201",
+    "DP83848": "USE_ETHERNET_DP83848",
+    "IP101": "USE_ETHERNET_IP101",
+    "JL1101": "USE_ETHERNET_JL1101",
     "KSZ8081": "USE_ETHERNET_KSZ8081",
     "KSZ8081RNA": "USE_ETHERNET_KSZ8081",
     "LAN8670": "USE_ETHERNET_LAN8670",
-    # Add other PHY types here only if they need conditional compilation
 }
 
 SPI_ETHERNET_TYPES = ["W5500", "DM9051"]

esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp

@@ -186,31 +186,43 @@ void EthernetComponent::setup() {
     }
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_ETH_USE_ESP32_EMAC
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_LAN8720
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_LAN8720: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_lan87xx(&phy_config);
       break;
     }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_RTL8201
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_RTL8201: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_rtl8201(&phy_config);
       break;
     }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_DP83848
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_DP83848: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_dp83848(&phy_config);
       break;
     }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP101
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_IP101: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_ip101(&phy_config);
       break;
     }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_JL1101
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_JL1101: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_jl1101(&phy_config);
       break;
     }
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_KSZ8081
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_KSZ8081:
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_KSZ8081RNA: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_ksz80xx(&phy_config);
       break;
     }
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_LAN8670
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_LAN8670: {
       this->phy_ = esp_eth_phy_new_lan867x(&phy_config);
@@ -343,26 +355,32 @@ void EthernetComponent::loop() {
 void EthernetComponent::dump_config() {
   const char *eth_type;
   switch (this->type_) {
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_LAN8720
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_LAN8720:
       eth_type = "LAN8720";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_RTL8201
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_RTL8201:
       eth_type = "RTL8201";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_DP83848
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_DP83848:
       eth_type = "DP83848";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_IP101
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_IP101:
       eth_type = "IP101";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_JL1101
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_JL1101:
       eth_type = "JL1101";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_KSZ8081
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_KSZ8081:
       eth_type = "KSZ8081";
       break;
@@ -370,19 +388,22 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_config() {
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_KSZ8081RNA:
       eth_type = "KSZ8081RNA";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_ETH_SPI_ETHERNET_W5500
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_W5500:
       eth_type = "W5500";
       break;
-
-    case ETHERNET_TYPE_OPENETH:
-      eth_type = "OPENETH";
-      break;
-
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_ETH_SPI_ETHERNET_DM9051
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_DM9051:
       eth_type = "DM9051";
       break;
-
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_OPENETH
+    case ETHERNET_TYPE_OPENETH:
+      eth_type = "OPENETH";
+      break;
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_LAN8670
     case ETHERNET_TYPE_LAN8670:
       eth_type = "LAN8670";
@@ -686,16 +707,22 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_connect_params_() {
   char gateway_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
   char dns1_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
   char dns2_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char mac_buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  IP Address: %s\n"
                 "  Hostname: '%s'\n"
                 "  Subnet: %s\n"
                 "  Gateway: %s\n"
                 "  DNS1: %s\n"
-                "  DNS2: %s",
+                "  DNS2: %s\n"
+                "  MAC Address: %s\n"
+                "  Is Full Duplex: %s\n"
+                "  Link Speed: %u",
                 network::IPAddress(&ip.ip).str_to(ip_buf), App.get_name().c_str(),
                 network::IPAddress(&ip.netmask).str_to(subnet_buf), network::IPAddress(&ip.gw).str_to(gateway_buf),
-                network::IPAddress(dns_ip1).str_to(dns1_buf), network::IPAddress(dns_ip2).str_to(dns2_buf));
+                network::IPAddress(dns_ip1).str_to(dns1_buf), network::IPAddress(dns_ip2).str_to(dns2_buf),
+                this->get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(mac_buf),
+                YESNO(this->get_duplex_mode() == ETH_DUPLEX_FULL), this->get_link_speed() == ETH_SPEED_100M ? 100 : 10);
 
 #if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
   struct esp_ip6_addr if_ip6s[CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES];
@@ -706,14 +733,6 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_connect_params_() {
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  IPv6: " IPV6STR, IPV62STR(if_ip6s[i]));
   }
 #endif /* USE_NETWORK_IPV6 */
-
-  char mac_buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
-                "  MAC Address: %s\n"
-                "  Is Full Duplex: %s\n"
-                "  Link Speed: %u",
-                this->get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(mac_buf),
-                YESNO(this->get_duplex_mode() == ETH_DUPLEX_FULL), this->get_link_speed() == ETH_SPEED_100M ? 100 : 10);
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_ETHERNET_SPI
@@ -837,13 +856,15 @@ void EthernetComponent::ksz8081_set_clock_reference_(esp_eth_mac_t *mac) {
 
 void EthernetComponent::write_phy_register_(esp_eth_mac_t *mac, PHYRegister register_data) {
   esp_err_t err;
-  constexpr uint8_t eth_phy_psr_reg_addr = 0x1F;
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_RTL8201
+  constexpr uint8_t eth_phy_psr_reg_addr = 0x1F;
   if (this->type_ == ETHERNET_TYPE_RTL8201 && register_data.page) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Select PHY Register Page: 0x%02" PRIX32, register_data.page);
     err = mac->write_phy_reg(mac, this->phy_addr_, eth_phy_psr_reg_addr, register_data.page);
     ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, "Select PHY Register page failed");
   }
+#endif
 
   ESP_LOGD(TAG,
            "Writing to PHY Register Address: 0x%02" PRIX32 "\n"
@@ -852,11 +873,13 @@ void EthernetComponent::write_phy_register_(esp_eth_mac_t *mac, PHYRegister regi
   err = mac->write_phy_reg(mac, this->phy_addr_, register_data.address, register_data.value);
   ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, "Writing PHY Register failed");
 
+#ifdef USE_ETHERNET_RTL8201
   if (this->type_ == ETHERNET_TYPE_RTL8201 && register_data.page) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Select PHY Register Page 0x00");
     err = mac->write_phy_reg(mac, this->phy_addr_, eth_phy_psr_reg_addr, 0x0);
     ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, "Select PHY Register Page 0 failed");
   }
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif

esphome/components/web_server/web_server.cpp

@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@ static void set_json_icon_state_value(JsonObject &root, EntityBase *obj, const c
 
 // Helper to get request detail parameter
 static JsonDetail get_request_detail(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
-  return request->arg(ESPHOME_F("detail")) == "all" ? DETAIL_ALL : DETAIL_STATE;
+  auto *param = request->getParam(ESPHOME_F("detail"));
+  return (param && param->value() == "all") ? DETAIL_ALL : DETAIL_STATE;
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_SENSOR
@@ -860,10 +861,10 @@ void WebServer::handle_fan_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const UrlMatc
       }
       auto call = is_on ? obj->turn_on() : obj->turn_off();
 
-      parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("speed_level"), call, &decltype(call)::set_speed);
+      parse_int_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("speed_level"), call, &decltype(call)::set_speed);
 
-      if (request->hasArg(ESPHOME_F("oscillation"))) {
-        auto speed = request->arg(ESPHOME_F("oscillation"));
+      if (request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("oscillation"))) {
+        auto speed = request->getParam(ESPHOME_F("oscillation"))->value();
         auto val = parse_on_off(speed.c_str());
         switch (val) {
           case PARSE_ON:
@@ -1039,14 +1040,14 @@ void WebServer::handle_cover_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const UrlMa
     }
 
     auto traits = obj->get_traits();
-    if ((request->hasArg(ESPHOME_F("position")) && !traits.get_supports_position()) ||
-        (request->hasArg(ESPHOME_F("tilt")) && !traits.get_supports_tilt())) {
+    if ((request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("position")) && !traits.get_supports_position()) ||
+        (request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("tilt")) && !traits.get_supports_tilt())) {
       request->send(409);
       return;
     }
 
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("position"), call, &decltype(call)::set_position);
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("tilt"), call, &decltype(call)::set_tilt);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("position"), call, &decltype(call)::set_position);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("tilt"), call, &decltype(call)::set_tilt);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1105,7 +1106,7 @@ void WebServer::handle_number_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const UrlM
     }
 
     auto call = obj->make_call();
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("value"), call, &decltype(call)::set_value);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("value"), call, &decltype(call)::set_value);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1173,13 +1174,12 @@ void WebServer::handle_date_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const UrlMat
 
     auto call = obj->make_call();
 
-    const auto &value = request->arg(ESPHOME_F("value"));
-    // Arduino String has isEmpty() not empty(), use length() for cross-platform compatibility
-    if (value.length() == 0) {  // NOLINT(readability-container-size-empty)
+    if (!request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("value"))) {
       request->send(409);
       return;
     }
-    call.set_date(value.c_str(), value.length());
+
+    parse_string_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("value"), call, &decltype(call)::set_date);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1234,13 +1234,12 @@ void WebServer::handle_time_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const UrlMat
 
     auto call = obj->make_call();
 
-    const auto &value = request->arg(ESPHOME_F("value"));
-    // Arduino String has isEmpty() not empty(), use length() for cross-platform compatibility
-    if (value.length() == 0) {  // NOLINT(readability-container-size-empty)
+    if (!request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("value"))) {
       request->send(409);
       return;
     }
-    call.set_time(value.c_str(), value.length());
+
+    parse_string_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("value"), call, &decltype(call)::set_time);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1294,13 +1293,12 @@ void WebServer::handle_datetime_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Ur
 
     auto call = obj->make_call();
 
-    const auto &value = request->arg(ESPHOME_F("value"));
-    // Arduino String has isEmpty() not empty(), use length() for cross-platform compatibility
-    if (value.length() == 0) {  // NOLINT(readability-container-size-empty)
+    if (!request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("value"))) {
       request->send(409);
       return;
     }
-    call.set_datetime(value.c_str(), value.length());
+
+    parse_string_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("value"), call, &decltype(call)::set_datetime);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1479,14 +1477,10 @@ void WebServer::handle_climate_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Url
     parse_string_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("swing_mode"), call, &decltype(call)::set_swing_mode);
 
     // Parse temperature parameters
-    // static_cast needed to disambiguate overloaded setters (float vs optional<float>)
-    using ClimateCall = decltype(call);
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_high"), call,
-                     static_cast<ClimateCall &(ClimateCall::*) (float)>(&ClimateCall::set_target_temperature_high));
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_low"), call,
-                     static_cast<ClimateCall &(ClimateCall::*) (float)>(&ClimateCall::set_target_temperature_low));
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature"), call,
-                     static_cast<ClimateCall &(ClimateCall::*) (float)>(&ClimateCall::set_target_temperature));
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_high"), call,
+                       &decltype(call)::set_target_temperature_high);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_low"), call, &decltype(call)::set_target_temperature_low);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature"), call, &decltype(call)::set_target_temperature);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1727,12 +1721,12 @@ void WebServer::handle_valve_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const UrlMa
     }
 
     auto traits = obj->get_traits();
-    if (request->hasArg(ESPHOME_F("position")) && !traits.get_supports_position()) {
+    if (request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("position")) && !traits.get_supports_position()) {
       request->send(409);
       return;
     }
 
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("position"), call, &decltype(call)::set_position);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("position"), call, &decltype(call)::set_position);
 
     DEFER_ACTION(call, call.perform());
     request->send(200);
@@ -1876,12 +1870,12 @@ void WebServer::handle_water_heater_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, cons
     parse_string_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("mode"), base_call, &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_mode);
 
     // Parse temperature parameters
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature"), base_call,
-                     &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_target_temperature);
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_low"), base_call,
-                     &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_target_temperature_low);
-    parse_num_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_high"), base_call,
-                     &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_target_temperature_high);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature"), base_call,
+                       &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_target_temperature);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_low"), base_call,
+                       &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_target_temperature_low);
+    parse_float_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("target_temperature_high"), base_call,
+                       &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_target_temperature_high);
 
     // Parse away mode parameter
     parse_bool_param_(request, ESPHOME_F("away"), base_call, &water_heater::WaterHeaterCall::set_away);
@@ -1985,16 +1979,16 @@ void WebServer::handle_infrared_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Ur
     auto call = obj->make_call();
 
     // Parse carrier frequency (optional)
-    {
-      auto value = parse_number<uint32_t>(request->arg(ESPHOME_F("carrier_frequency")).c_str());
+    if (request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("carrier_frequency"))) {
+      auto value = parse_number<uint32_t>(request->getParam(ESPHOME_F("carrier_frequency"))->value().c_str());
       if (value.has_value()) {
         call.set_carrier_frequency(*value);
       }
     }
 
     // Parse repeat count (optional, defaults to 1)
-    {
-      auto value = parse_number<uint32_t>(request->arg(ESPHOME_F("repeat_count")).c_str());
+    if (request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("repeat_count"))) {
+      auto value = parse_number<uint32_t>(request->getParam(ESPHOME_F("repeat_count"))->value().c_str());
       if (value.has_value()) {
         call.set_repeat_count(*value);
       }
@@ -2002,12 +1996,18 @@ void WebServer::handle_infrared_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Ur
 
     // Parse base64url-encoded raw timings (required)
     // Base64url is URL-safe: uses A-Za-z0-9-_ (no special characters needing escaping)
-    const auto &data_arg = request->arg(ESPHOME_F("data"));
+    if (!request->hasParam(ESPHOME_F("data"))) {
+      request->send(400, ESPHOME_F("text/plain"), ESPHOME_F("Missing 'data' parameter"));
+      return;
+    }
 
-    // Validate base64url is not empty (also catches missing parameter since arg() returns empty string)
-    // Arduino String has isEmpty() not empty(), use length() for cross-platform compatibility
-    if (data_arg.length() == 0) {  // NOLINT(readability-container-size-empty)
-      request->send(400, ESPHOME_F("text/plain"), ESPHOME_F("Missing or empty 'data' parameter"));
+    // .c_str() is required for Arduino framework where value() returns Arduino String instead of std::string
+    std::string encoded =
+        request->getParam(ESPHOME_F("data"))->value().c_str();  // NOLINT(readability-redundant-string-cstr)
+
+    // Validate base64url is not empty
+    if (encoded.empty()) {
+      request->send(400, ESPHOME_F("text/plain"), ESPHOME_F("Empty 'data' parameter"));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ void WebServer::handle_infrared_request(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const Ur
     // it outlives the call - set_raw_timings_base64url stores a pointer, so the string
     // must remain valid until perform() completes.
     // ESP8266 also needs this because ESPAsyncWebServer callbacks run in "sys" context.
-    this->defer([call, encoded = std::string(data_arg.c_str(), data_arg.length())]() mutable {
+    this->defer([call, encoded = std::move(encoded)]() mutable {
       call.set_raw_timings_base64url(encoded);
       call.perform();
     });

esphome/components/web_server/web_server.h

@@ -513,9 +513,11 @@ class WebServer : public Controller,
   template<typename T, typename Ret>
   void parse_light_param_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call, Ret (T::*setter)(float),
                           float scale = 1.0f) {
-    auto value = parse_number<float>(request->arg(param_name).c_str());
-    if (value.has_value()) {
-      (call.*setter)(*value / scale);
+    if (request->hasParam(param_name)) {
+      auto value = parse_number<float>(request->getParam(param_name)->value().c_str());
+      if (value.has_value()) {
+        (call.*setter)(*value / scale);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -523,19 +525,34 @@ class WebServer : public Controller,
   template<typename T, typename Ret>
   void parse_light_param_uint_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call,
                                Ret (T::*setter)(uint32_t), uint32_t scale = 1) {
-    auto value = parse_number<uint32_t>(request->arg(param_name).c_str());
-    if (value.has_value()) {
-      (call.*setter)(*value * scale);
+    if (request->hasParam(param_name)) {
+      auto value = parse_number<uint32_t>(request->getParam(param_name)->value().c_str());
+      if (value.has_value()) {
+        (call.*setter)(*value * scale);
+      }
     }
   }
 #endif
 
-  // Generic helper to parse and apply a numeric parameter
-  template<typename NumT, typename T, typename Ret>
-  void parse_num_param_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call, Ret (T::*setter)(NumT)) {
-    auto value = parse_number<NumT>(request->arg(param_name).c_str());
-    if (value.has_value()) {
-      (call.*setter)(*value);
+  // Generic helper to parse and apply a float parameter
+  template<typename T, typename Ret>
+  void parse_float_param_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call, Ret (T::*setter)(float)) {
+    if (request->hasParam(param_name)) {
+      auto value = parse_number<float>(request->getParam(param_name)->value().c_str());
+      if (value.has_value()) {
+        (call.*setter)(*value);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Generic helper to parse and apply an int parameter
+  template<typename T, typename Ret>
+  void parse_int_param_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call, Ret (T::*setter)(int)) {
+    if (request->hasParam(param_name)) {
+      auto value = parse_number<int>(request->getParam(param_name)->value().c_str());
+      if (value.has_value()) {
+        (call.*setter)(*value);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -543,9 +560,10 @@ class WebServer : public Controller,
   template<typename T, typename Ret>
   void parse_string_param_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call,
                            Ret (T::*setter)(const std::string &)) {
-    if (request->hasArg(param_name)) {
-      const auto &value = request->arg(param_name);
-      (call.*setter)(std::string(value.c_str(), value.length()));
+    if (request->hasParam(param_name)) {
+      // .c_str() is required for Arduino framework where value() returns Arduino String instead of std::string
+      std::string value = request->getParam(param_name)->value().c_str();  // NOLINT(readability-redundant-string-cstr)
+      (call.*setter)(value);
     }
   }
 
@@ -555,9 +573,8 @@ class WebServer : public Controller,
   // Invalid values are ignored (setter not called)
   template<typename T, typename Ret>
   void parse_bool_param_(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, ParamNameType param_name, T &call, Ret (T::*setter)(bool)) {
-    const auto &param_value = request->arg(param_name);
-    // Arduino String has isEmpty() not empty(), use length() for cross-platform compatibility
-    if (param_value.length() > 0) {  // NOLINT(readability-container-size-empty)
+    if (request->hasParam(param_name)) {
+      auto param_value = request->getParam(param_name)->value();
       // First check on/off (default), then true/false (custom)
       auto val = parse_on_off(param_value.c_str());
       if (val == PARSE_NONE) {

esphome/components/web_server_idf/utils.cpp

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <memory>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cctype>
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "http_parser.h"
 
 #include "utils.h"
 
 namespace esphome::web_server_idf {
 
+static const char *const TAG = "web_server_idf_utils";
+
 size_t url_decode(char *str) {
   char *start = str;
   char *ptr = str, buf;
@@ -50,15 +54,32 @@ optional<std::string> request_get_header(httpd_req_t *req, const char *name) {
   return {str};
 }
 
+optional<std::string> request_get_url_query(httpd_req_t *req) {
+  auto len = httpd_req_get_url_query_len(req);
+  if (len == 0) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  std::string str;
+  str.resize(len);
+
+  auto res = httpd_req_get_url_query_str(req, &str[0], len + 1);
+  if (res != ESP_OK) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Can't get query for request: %s", esp_err_to_name(res));
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return {str};
+}
+
 optional<std::string> query_key_value(const char *query_url, size_t query_len, const char *key) {
   if (query_url == nullptr || query_len == 0) {
     return {};
   }
 
-  // Value can't exceed query_len. Use small stack buffer for typical values,
-  // heap fallback for long ones (e.g. base64 IR data) to limit stack usage
-  // since callers may also have stack buffers for the query string.
-  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<128, char> val(query_len);
+  // Use stack buffer for typical query strings, heap fallback for large ones
+  SmallBufferWithHeapFallback<256, char> val(query_len);
+
   if (httpd_query_key_value(query_url, key, val.get(), query_len) != ESP_OK) {
     return {};
   }
@@ -67,18 +88,6 @@ optional<std::string> query_key_value(const char *query_url, size_t query_len, c
   return {val.get()};
 }
 
-bool query_has_key(const char *query_url, size_t query_len, const char *key) {
-  if (query_url == nullptr || query_len == 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  // Minimal buffer — we only care if the key exists, not the value
-  char buf[1];
-  // httpd_query_key_value returns ESP_OK if found, ESP_ERR_HTTPD_RESULT_TRUNC if found
-  // but value truncated (expected with 1-byte buffer), or other errors for invalid input
-  auto err = httpd_query_key_value(query_url, key, buf, sizeof(buf));
-  return err == ESP_OK || err == ESP_ERR_HTTPD_RESULT_TRUNC;
-}
-
 // Helper function for case-insensitive string region comparison
 bool str_ncmp_ci(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n) {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {

esphome/components/web_server_idf/utils.h

@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ size_t url_decode(char *str);
 
 bool request_has_header(httpd_req_t *req, const char *name);
 optional<std::string> request_get_header(httpd_req_t *req, const char *name);
+optional<std::string> request_get_url_query(httpd_req_t *req);
 optional<std::string> query_key_value(const char *query_url, size_t query_len, const char *key);
-bool query_has_key(const char *query_url, size_t query_len, const char *key);
+inline optional<std::string> query_key_value(const std::string &query_url, const std::string &key) {
+  return query_key_value(query_url.c_str(), query_url.size(), key.c_str());
+}
 
 // Helper function for case-insensitive character comparison
 inline bool char_equals_ci(char a, char b) { return ::tolower(a) == ::tolower(b); }

esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp

@@ -393,7 +393,13 @@ AsyncWebParameter *AsyncWebServerRequest::getParam(const char *name) {
   }
 
   // Look up value from query strings
-  auto val = this->find_query_value_(name);
+  optional<std::string> val = query_key_value(this->post_query_.c_str(), this->post_query_.size(), name);
+  if (!val.has_value()) {
+    auto url_query = request_get_url_query(*this);
+    if (url_query.has_value()) {
+      val = query_key_value(url_query.value().c_str(), url_query.value().size(), name);
+    }
+  }
 
   // Don't cache misses to avoid wasting memory when handlers check for
   // optional parameters that don't exist in the request
@@ -406,50 +412,6 @@ AsyncWebParameter *AsyncWebServerRequest::getParam(const char *name) {
   return param;
 }
 
-/// Search post_query then URL query with a callback.
-/// Returns first truthy result, or value-initialized default.
-/// URL query is accessed directly from req->uri (same pattern as url_to()).
-template<typename Func>
-static auto search_query_sources(httpd_req_t *req, const std::string &post_query, const char *name, Func func)
-    -> decltype(func(nullptr, size_t{0}, name)) {
-  if (!post_query.empty()) {
-    auto result = func(post_query.c_str(), post_query.size(), name);
-    if (result) {
-      return result;
-    }
-  }
-  // Use httpd API for query length, then access string directly from URI.
-  // http_parser identifies components by offset/length without modifying the URI string.
-  // This is the same pattern used by url_to().
-  auto len = httpd_req_get_url_query_len(req);
-  if (len == 0) {
-    return {};
-  }
-  const char *query = strchr(req->uri, '?');
-  if (query == nullptr) {
-    return {};
-  }
-  query++;  // skip '?'
-  return func(query, len, name);
-}
-
-optional<std::string> AsyncWebServerRequest::find_query_value_(const char *name) const {
-  return search_query_sources(this->req_, this->post_query_, name,
-                              [](const char *q, size_t len, const char *k) { return query_key_value(q, len, k); });
-}
-
-bool AsyncWebServerRequest::hasArg(const char *name) {
-  return search_query_sources(this->req_, this->post_query_, name, query_has_key);
-}
-
-std::string AsyncWebServerRequest::arg(const char *name) {
-  auto val = this->find_query_value_(name);
-  if (val.has_value()) {
-    return std::move(val.value());
-  }
-  return {};
-}
-
 void AsyncWebServerResponse::addHeader(const char *name, const char *value) {
   httpd_resp_set_hdr(*this->req_, name, value);
 }

esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.h

@@ -170,8 +170,14 @@ class AsyncWebServerRequest {
   AsyncWebParameter *getParam(const std::string &name) { return this->getParam(name.c_str()); }
 
   // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-identifier-naming)
-  bool hasArg(const char *name);
-  std::string arg(const char *name);
+  bool hasArg(const char *name) { return this->hasParam(name); }
+  std::string arg(const char *name) {
+    auto *param = this->getParam(name);
+    if (param) {
+      return param->value();
+    }
+    return {};
+  }
   std::string arg(const std::string &name) { return this->arg(name.c_str()); }
 
   operator httpd_req_t *() const { return this->req_; }
@@ -186,7 +192,6 @@ class AsyncWebServerRequest {
   // is faster than tree/hash overhead. AsyncWebParameter stores both name and value to avoid
   // duplicate storage. Only successful lookups are cached to prevent cache pollution when
   // handlers check for optional parameters that don't exist.
-  optional<std::string> find_query_value_(const char *name) const;
   std::vector<AsyncWebParameter *> params_;
   std::string post_query_;
   AsyncWebServerRequest(httpd_req_t *req) : req_(req) {}

esphome/components/wifi/__init__.py

@@ -288,11 +288,6 @@ def _validate(config):
         config = config.copy()
         config[CONF_NETWORKS] = []
 
-    if config.get(CONF_FAST_CONNECT, False):
-        networks = config.get(CONF_NETWORKS, [])
-        if not networks:
-            raise cv.Invalid("At least one network required for fast_connect!")
-
     if CONF_USE_ADDRESS not in config:
         use_address = CORE.name + config[CONF_DOMAIN]
         if CONF_MANUAL_IP in config:

esphome/const.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from esphome.enum import StrEnum
 
-__version__ = "2026.2.0-dev"
+__version__ = "2026.2.0b1"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 VALID_SUBSTITUTIONS_CHARACTERS = (

esphome/core/defines.h

@@ -239,9 +239,15 @@
 #define USB_HOST_MAX_REQUESTS 16
 
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
-#define USE_ARDUINO_VERSION_CODE VERSION_CODE(3, 3, 6)
+#define USE_ARDUINO_VERSION_CODE VERSION_CODE(3, 3, 7)
 #define USE_ETHERNET
+#define USE_ETHERNET_LAN8720
+#define USE_ETHERNET_RTL8201
+#define USE_ETHERNET_DP83848
+#define USE_ETHERNET_IP101
+#define USE_ETHERNET_JL1101
 #define USE_ETHERNET_KSZ8081
+#define USE_ETHERNET_LAN8670
 #define USE_ETHERNET_MANUAL_IP
 #define USE_ETHERNET_IP_STATE_LISTENERS
 #define USE_ETHERNET_CONNECT_TRIGGER

platformio.ini

@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ extra_scripts = post:esphome/components/esp8266/post_build.py.script
 ; This are common settings for the ESP32 (all variants) using Arduino.
 [common:esp32-arduino]
 extends = common:arduino
-platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.36/platform-espressif32.zip
+platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.37/platform-espressif32.zip
 platform_packages =
-    pioarduino/framework-arduinoespressif32@https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/releases/download/3.3.6/esp32-core-3.3.6.tar.xz
+    pioarduino/framework-arduinoespressif32@https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/releases/download/3.3.7/esp32-core-3.3.7.tar.xz
     pioarduino/framework-espidf@https://github.com/pioarduino/esp-idf/releases/download/v5.5.2/esp-idf-v5.5.2.tar.xz
 
 framework = arduino, espidf  ; Arduino as an ESP-IDF component
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ extra_scripts = post:esphome/components/esp32/post_build.py.script
 ; This are common settings for the ESP32 (all variants) using IDF.
 [common:esp32-idf]
 extends = common:idf
-platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.36/platform-espressif32.zip
+platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.37/platform-espressif32.zip
 platform_packages =
     pioarduino/framework-espidf@https://github.com/pioarduino/esp-idf/releases/download/v5.5.2/esp-idf-v5.5.2.tar.xz
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Home Automation",
 ]
 
-# Python 3.14 is currently not supported by IDF <= 5.5.1, see https://github.com/esphome/esphome/issues/11502
-requires-python = ">=3.11.0,<3.14"
+# Python 3.14 is not supported on Windows, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/windows-curses/issues/76
+requires-python = ">=3.11.0,<3.15"
 
 dynamic = ["dependencies", "optional-dependencies", "version"]