# ESPHome 2025.8.0: nRF52 support and ESP-NOW mesh communication

DevFeed: [ESPHome 2025.8.0: nRF52 support and ESP-NOW mesh communication](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/esphome-2025-8-0-nrf52-support-and-esp-now-mesh-communication-16700.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://esphome.io/blog/2025/08/20/esphome-2025-8/>)

Author: Jesse Hills

Published: 2025-08-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ESPHome - Smart Home Made Simple - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/esphome-smart-home-made-simple-blog.md>)

Topics: [esphome](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esphome.md>), [ESP-NOW](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp-now.md>), [Microcontrollers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microcontrollers.md>), [Zephyr RTOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zephyr-rtos.md>), [ESP32](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32.md>), [ESP32-P4](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32-p4.md>), [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth.md>), [esp-now](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp-now.md>), [esp32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32.md>), [esp32-p4](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32-p4.md>), [esphome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esphome.md>), [introduction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/introduction.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [low-latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-latency.md>), [memory-optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory-optimization.md>), [microcontrollers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microcontrollers.md>), [mipi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mipi.md>), [optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optimization.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [zephyr](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zephyr.md>)

## AI overview

ESPHome 2025.8.0 adds basic Nordic nRF52 support built on Zephyr, ESP-NOW device-to-device communication for ESP32 platforms, and MIPI DSI display support for ESP32-P4. It also introduces memory optimizations and requires Python 3.11 or newer.

## Source excerpt

ESPHome 2025.8.0 introduces the Nordic nRF52 platform built on Zephyr, ESP-NOW device-to-device communication, and MIPI DSI display support, and now requires Python 3.11 or newer.