ESPHome 2025.10.x - Arduino changes

ESPHome
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Ok the release notes on this are INSANE, you guys are killing it.

What happens if I try to update a device using Arduino framework (and Arduino parition) with 2025.10.x?

Thanks,
Roy

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Unless you are an external component developer there is nothing for you to do.
https://esphome.io/changelog/2025.10.0/#what-you-need-to-know
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You should consider:
https://esphome.io/changelog/2025.10.0/#should-you-migrate-to-esp-idf

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Basically you change this:

esp32:
  board: ...
  framework:
    type: arduino

to this:

esp32:
  board: ...
  framework:
    type: esp-idf
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Does this mean we have to physically attach the device using usb to update to a different framework and not recommend to update via ota?

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Depends when you first (or last) serially created or updated the device. If it was after 2022.12 there is no need to update serially when changing framework.

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So partition table for an Arduino framework device that was serial flashed (or commisioned) after 2022.12 is same as ESP-IDF? Any way to check a device before trying OTA conversion?

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I did this today on my irrigation controller via OTA. Went without problem and the device is still working as expected.

esphome:
  name: esp32-s3-relay-6ch
  friendly_name: ESP32-S3-Relay-6CH

esp32:
  board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
  framework:
    type: esp-idf
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My experience is quite opposite.
Have spare Sonoff DualR3 Lite previously flashed Arduino by wire.

Got it from shelf and re-flashed by OTA to IDF framework.
As a result - it stop to respond mDNS after some time, not answering to ping etc. etc.
Working ok only up to minute after restart. Not more,

Re-flashed back to Arduino by OTA - and voila: it working with no issues again.

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As soon I managed to re-flash Sonoff DualR3 Lite by wire to IDF:

  • it working fine, no ping losses, no mDNS fail after some time.

So, not every board can be re-flashed between frameworks with no subsequent issues.

My case:

device: Sonoff DualR3 Lite
board: esp32dev

Chip is ESP32-D0WD-V3 (revision v3.0)
Features: WiFi, BT, Dual Core, 240MHz, VRef calibration in efuse, Coding Scheme None
Crystal is 40MHz

ESPHOme 2024.12.4

Flashed by wire Arduino, then by OTA to IDF - experience issues with networking like massive ICMP ping loss, mDNS fail, API connection drops etc.

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I had 4 devices that were still Arduino framework. All of them are less than 18 months old. 2 of them flashed OTA to ESP-IDF fine, the other 2 did not. So proceed with extreme caution!!! @tom_l Should add caveat to his statement.

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All my devices are switched to IDF by now. As i got the info from somewhere (here?), i did a 2 OTA reflash right afterwards to get the firmware / partiotion persistant.

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Yeah all 35 of my ESP32’s changed over fine too.

What model boards?

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They are Gelidus GRGD01, using esp32dev board ID. Pretty standard devices.