diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 4c211b2f2a..62367443da 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_BOARD,
     CONF_COMPONENTS,
     CONF_DISABLED,
+    CONF_ENABLE_OTA_ROLLBACK,
     CONF_ESPHOME,
     CONF_FRAMEWORK,
     CONF_IGNORE_EFUSE_CUSTOM_MAC,
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ CONF_ENABLE_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES = "enable_idf_experimental_features"
 CONF_ENGINEERING_SAMPLE = "engineering_sample"
 CONF_INCLUDE_BUILTIN_IDF_COMPONENTS = "include_builtin_idf_components"
 CONF_ENABLE_LWIP_ASSERT = "enable_lwip_assert"
-CONF_ENABLE_OTA_ROLLBACK = "enable_ota_rollback"
 CONF_EXECUTE_FROM_PSRAM = "execute_from_psram"
 CONF_MINIMUM_CHIP_REVISION = "minimum_chip_revision"
 CONF_RELEASE = "release"
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.cpp
index 85609bd31f..1900f69a69 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,29 @@ namespace http_request {
 static const char *const TAG = "http_request.update";
 
 static const size_t MAX_READ_SIZE = 256;
+static constexpr uint32_t INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_ID = 0;
+static constexpr uint32_t INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 10000;
+static constexpr uint8_t INITIAL_CHECK_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 6;
 
-void HttpRequestUpdate::setup() { this->ota_parent_->add_state_listener(this); }
+void HttpRequestUpdate::setup() {
+  this->ota_parent_->add_state_listener(this);
+
+  // Check periodically until network is ready
+  // Only if update interval is > total retry window to avoid redundant checks
+  if (this->get_update_interval() != SCHEDULER_DONT_RUN &&
+      this->get_update_interval() > INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS * INITIAL_CHECK_MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
+    this->initial_check_remaining_ = INITIAL_CHECK_MAX_ATTEMPTS;
+    this->set_interval(INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_ID, INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS, [this]() {
+      bool connected = network::is_connected();
+      if (--this->initial_check_remaining_ == 0 || connected) {
+        this->cancel_interval(INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_ID);
+        if (connected) {
+          this->update();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
 
 void HttpRequestUpdate::on_ota_state(ota::OTAState state, float progress, uint8_t error) {
   if (state == ota::OTAState::OTA_IN_PROGRESS) {
@@ -45,6 +66,7 @@ void HttpRequestUpdate::update() {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Network not connected, skipping update check");
     return;
   }
+  this->cancel_interval(INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL_ID);
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
   xTaskCreate(HttpRequestUpdate::update_task, "update_task", 8192, (void *) this, 1, &this->update_task_handle_);
 #else
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.h b/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.h
index cf34ace18e..b8350346f9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/update/http_request_update.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class HttpRequestUpdate final : public update::UpdateEntity, public PollingCompo
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
   TaskHandle_t update_task_handle_{nullptr};
 #endif
+  uint8_t initial_check_remaining_{0};
 };
 
 }  // namespace http_request
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger_zephyr.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger_zephyr.cpp
index c2d24d6efc..6b46b93c61 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger_zephyr.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger_zephyr.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ __attribute__((weak)) void print_coredump() {}
 
 namespace esphome::logger {
 
-static const uint32_t CRASH_MAGIC = 0xDEADBEEF;
-
 __attribute__((section(".noinit"))) struct {
   uint32_t magic;
   uint32_t reason;
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ static const char *reason_to_str(unsigned int reason, char *buf) {
 
 void Logger::dump_crash_() {
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Crash buffer address %p", &crash_buf);
-  if (crash_buf.magic == CRASH_MAGIC) {
+  if (crash_buf.magic == App.get_config_hash()) {
     char reason_buf[REASON_BUF_SIZE];
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Last crash:");
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Reason=%s PC=0x%08x LR=0x%08x", reason_to_str(crash_buf.reason, reason_buf), crash_buf.pc,
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ void Logger::dump_crash_() {
 }
 
 void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *esf) {
-  crash_buf.magic = CRASH_MAGIC;
+  crash_buf.magic = App.get_config_hash();
   crash_buf.reason = reason;
   if (esf) {
     crash_buf.pc = esf->basic.pc;
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
index 362f6e99db..53a0f8fb77 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
 FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
     {
-        "remote_receiver_esp32.cpp": {
+        "remote_receiver_rmt.cpp": {
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         },
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_rmt.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
rename to esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_rmt.cpp
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
index fc772f88b2..371dbb685f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
 FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
     {
-        "remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp": {
+        "remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp": {
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         },
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
rename to esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index ccc9d56dbb..0b1037d091 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ CONF_ELSE = "else"
 CONF_ENABLE_BTM = "enable_btm"
 CONF_ENABLE_IPV6 = "enable_ipv6"
 CONF_ENABLE_ON_BOOT = "enable_on_boot"
+CONF_ENABLE_OTA_ROLLBACK = "enable_ota_rollback"
 CONF_ENABLE_PIN = "enable_pin"
 CONF_ENABLE_PRIVATE_NETWORK_ACCESS = "enable_private_network_access"
 CONF_ENABLE_RRM = "enable_rrm"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index be3445dceb..d22097b3ca 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ platformio==6.1.19
 esptool==5.2.0
 click==8.1.7
 esphome-dashboard==20260210.0
-aioesphomeapi==44.0.0
+aioesphomeapi==44.1.0
 zeroconf==0.148.0
 puremagic==1.30
 ruamel.yaml==0.19.1 # dashboard_import