WhatsNewAugust2021Update

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title: Barn Tech - August 2021 Update
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Mostly Home Assistant ([:link:www](https://ha.home.whalebarn.com:8443/)) features.

## :musical_note: Compact media controls for each room

New media player controls for Iris and Kodi are visible on each room tab in HomeAssistant.

![New player controls](http://markferry.net/netblog/new-player-controls.png)

Click the song title and you get a detailed view which lets you make fine volume
adjustments or play music by artist from the media server.

![Detail of the player control showing fine volume adjustment](http://markferry.net/netblog/new-player-controls-detail.png)

## :camera: View the driveway camera feed from anywhere

A new Outside tab (:evergreen_tree:) collects everything to do with the outside including the oil levels and a live driveway camera view.

Despite having the [:link:camera available on the Barn Network](http://camera0/onvifsnapshot/media_service/snapshot?channel=1&subtype=0) for many years this is the first time it's been made available outside our network.

![Outside view showing live camera feed and music controls](http://markferry.net/netblog/outside-view.png)

## :crystal_ball: View and control all music players on one screen

The multizone-audio tab (:musical_note:) has been redesigned and provides the simplest way to see what's playing anywhere in the house.

![Multizone audio player control](http://markferry.net/netblog/multizone-audio-players.png)

## :speech_balloon: Control music players with voice commands

The Google Home in the Kitchen can control the **Iris** music players in all parts of the house.

You always have to tell it which `Music Player`.

Try:

> Hey Google, **pause** the **Kitchen Music Player**

You can `pause`, `resume`, `volume up`, `volume down`, `next` etc.

The controllable music players are:

* `Study Music Player`
* `Kitchen Music Player`
* `Lounge Music Player`
* `Library Music Player`
* `Ballroom Music Player`
* `Outside Music Player`

So, for example:

> Hey Google, turn up the volume on the Outside Music Player

You can also control the amplifiers:

> Hey Google, turn on the Outside Amplifier

Available amplifiers:

* `Ballroom Amplifier`
* `Outside Amplifier`
* `Kitchen Amplifier`

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