Error handling message - "the pipeline does not support speech-to-text"

[kstuken]

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iOS device model, version and app version

Model Name: iPad Pro 4th generation Software Version: 18.1.1 App version: 2025.1

Home Assistant Core Version 2025.1.4

Describe the bug I am getting regular error messages in the log (see below) from the iPad app. (Interestingly enough, not when using the iPhone app). Basically the error message is that "the pipeline does not support speech-to-text".

I am not using speech to text or voice assistance at all, have not even tinkered with it. Also, this is a relatively fresh install, set up about a month ago. I have been getting this message ever since I set up the system, ie on 2024.12 already.

2025-01-26 10:05:09.652 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.websocket_api.http.connection] [546917429120] Error handling message: Unknown error (unknown_error) Kai from 192.168.xxx.xx (Home Assistant/2024.12.2 (io.robbie.HomeAssistant; build:2024.1058; iPadOS 18.1.1))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/decorators.py", line 28, in _handle_async_response
    await func(hass, connection, msg)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/websocket_api.py", line 242, in websocket_run
    await pipeline_input.validate()
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/pipeline.py", line 1524, in validate
    raise PipelineRunValidationError(
        "the pipeline does not support speech-to-text"
    )
homeassistant.components.assist_pipeline.pipeline.PipelineRunValidationError: the pipeline does not support speech-to-text

To Reproduce Have not yet figured out under what specific circumstances this occurs.

This is very similar to issue https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/issues/3199, which was for an iPhone, though, and seems to have stopped eventually.

[bgoncal]

No interaction with Assist done previously in the App? I quickly check the code and I couldn't find an arbitrary call to Assist, only if you try to use it. Perhaps you have Assist widgets in place?

[chemelli74]

Never used and never interacted with it so far, but since 2025.4.3 I experience the same issue.

[bgoncal]

Any pattern? Like.. if you force close the app then open again?

[chemelli74]

Seems that after a forced restart of the App on all my mobile devices ( mix of iOS and Android ), the error is gone for me.

[bgoncal]

Ok, keep me posted please