Home Assistant renamed "add-ons" to "apps" recently.
Whyyyyyyyyyy? It's so frustrating that they are still moving stuff around like this.
Guides, documentation, and videos all point at add-ons - and have done for years - so unless you have a _really good reason_, don't change it!
#homeassistant
Alex Kretzschmar
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