diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 572e20a694..b43b5a428e 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = ESPHome
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.2.0b2
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2026.2.0b3
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/esphome/components/combination/combination.cpp b/esphome/components/combination/combination.cpp
index 716d270390..ece7cca482 100644
--- a/esphome/components/combination/combination.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/combination/combination.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void LinearCombinationComponent::setup() {
 }
 
 void LinearCombinationComponent::handle_new_value(float value) {
-  // Multiplies each sensor state by a configured coeffecient and then sums
+  // Multiplies each sensor state by a configured coefficient and then sums
 
   if (!std::isfinite(value))
     return;
diff --git a/esphome/components/combination/sensor.py b/esphome/components/combination/sensor.py
index f5255fec03..0204162e8d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/combination/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/combination/sensor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import sensor
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ from esphome.const import (
 )
 from esphome.core.entity_helpers import inherit_property_from
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 CODEOWNERS = ["@Cat-Ion", "@kahrendt"]
 
 combination_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("combination")
@@ -47,7 +51,8 @@ SumCombinationComponent = combination_ns.class_(
     "SumCombinationComponent", cg.Component, sensor.Sensor
 )
 
-CONF_COEFFECIENT = "coeffecient"
+CONF_COEFFICIENT = "coefficient"
+CONF_COEFFECIENT = "coeffecient"  # Deprecated, remove before 2026.12.0
 CONF_ERROR = "error"
 CONF_KALMAN = "kalman"
 CONF_LINEAR = "linear"
@@ -68,11 +73,34 @@ KALMAN_SOURCE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     }
 )
 
-LINEAR_SOURCE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
-    {
-        cv.Required(CONF_SOURCE): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
-        cv.Required(CONF_COEFFECIENT): cv.templatable(cv.float_),
-    }
+
+def _migrate_coeffecient(config):
+    """Migrate deprecated 'coeffecient' spelling to 'coefficient'."""
+    if CONF_COEFFECIENT in config:
+        if CONF_COEFFICIENT in config:
+            raise cv.Invalid(
+                f"Cannot specify both '{CONF_COEFFICIENT}' and '{CONF_COEFFECIENT}'"
+            )
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "'%s' is deprecated, use '%s' instead. Will be removed in 2026.12.0",
+            CONF_COEFFECIENT,
+            CONF_COEFFICIENT,
+        )
+        config[CONF_COEFFICIENT] = config.pop(CONF_COEFFECIENT)
+    elif CONF_COEFFICIENT not in config:
+        raise cv.Invalid(f"'{CONF_COEFFICIENT}' is a required option")
+    return config
+
+
+LINEAR_SOURCE_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.Required(CONF_SOURCE): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_COEFFICIENT): cv.templatable(cv.float_),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_COEFFECIENT): cv.templatable(cv.float_),
+        }
+    ),
+    _migrate_coeffecient,
 )
 
 SENSOR_ONLY_SOURCE_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
@@ -162,12 +190,12 @@ async def to_code(config):
             )
             cg.add(var.add_source(source, error))
         elif config[CONF_TYPE] == CONF_LINEAR:
-            coeffecient = await cg.templatable(
-                source_conf[CONF_COEFFECIENT],
+            coefficient = await cg.templatable(
+                source_conf[CONF_COEFFICIENT],
                 [(float, "x")],
                 cg.float_,
             )
-            cg.add(var.add_source(source, coeffecient))
+            cg.add(var.add_source(source, coefficient))
         else:
             cg.add(var.add_source(source))
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt/__init__.py
index 272c7c81ba..1076bcabdc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,30 @@
 from esphome.components import esp32
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.core import CORE
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@jesserockz"]
 
+VARIANTS_NO_RMT = {esp32.VARIANT_ESP32C2, esp32.VARIANT_ESP32C61}
+
+
+def validate_rmt_not_supported(rmt_only_keys):
+    """Validate that RMT-only config keys are not used on variants without RMT hardware."""
+    rmt_only_keys = set(rmt_only_keys)
+
+    def _validator(config):
+        if CORE.is_esp32:
+            variant = esp32.get_esp32_variant()
+            if variant in VARIANTS_NO_RMT:
+                unsupported = rmt_only_keys.intersection(config)
+                if unsupported:
+                    keys = ", ".join(sorted(f"'{k}'" for k in unsupported))
+                    raise cv.Invalid(
+                        f"{keys} not available on {variant} (no RMT hardware)"
+                    )
+        return config
+
+    return _validator
+
 
 def validate_clock_resolution():
     def _validator(value):
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py
index 6d41f6b5b8..1c6943b003 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_rmt_led_strip/light.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 
 from esphome import pins
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import esp32, light
+from esphome.components import esp32, esp32_rmt, light
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_USE_PSRAM
 from esphome.components.esp32 import include_builtin_idf_component
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ CONF_RESET_LOW = "reset_low"
 
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    esp32.only_on_variant(
+        unsupported=list(esp32_rmt.VARIANTS_NO_RMT),
+        msg_prefix="ESP32 RMT LED strip",
+    ),
     light.ADDRESSABLE_LIGHT_SCHEMA.extend(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(CONF_OUTPUT_ID): cv.declare_id(ESP32RMTLEDStripLightOutput),
diff --git a/esphome/components/fan/fan.cpp b/esphome/components/fan/fan.cpp
index d70a2940bc..c1e0a3dc2e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/fan/fan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/fan/fan.cpp
@@ -221,12 +221,17 @@ void Fan::publish_state() {
 }
 
 // Random 32-bit value, change this every time the layout of the FanRestoreState struct changes.
-constexpr uint32_t RESTORE_STATE_VERSION = 0x71700ABA;
+constexpr uint32_t RESTORE_STATE_VERSION = 0x71700ABB;
 optional<FanRestoreState> Fan::restore_state_() {
   FanRestoreState recovered{};
   this->rtc_ = this->make_entity_preference<FanRestoreState>(RESTORE_STATE_VERSION);
   bool restored = this->rtc_.load(&recovered);
 
+  if (!restored) {
+    // No valid saved data; ensure preset_mode sentinel is set
+    recovered.preset_mode = FanRestoreState::NO_PRESET;
+  }
+
   switch (this->restore_mode_) {
     case FanRestoreMode::NO_RESTORE:
       return {};
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ void Fan::save_state_() {
   state.oscillating = this->oscillating;
   state.speed = this->speed;
   state.direction = this->direction;
+  state.preset_mode = FanRestoreState::NO_PRESET;
 
   if (this->has_preset_mode()) {
     const auto &preset_modes = traits.supported_preset_modes();
diff --git a/esphome/components/fan/fan.h b/esphome/components/fan/fan.h
index 55d4ba8825..2caf3a712a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/fan/fan.h
+++ b/esphome/components/fan/fan.h
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ class FanCall {
 };
 
 struct FanRestoreState {
+  static constexpr uint8_t NO_PRESET = UINT8_MAX;
+
   bool state;
   int speed;
   bool oscillating;
   FanDirection direction;
-  uint8_t preset_mode;
+  uint8_t preset_mode{NO_PRESET};
 
   /// Convert this struct to a fan call that can be performed.
   FanCall to_call(Fan &fan);
diff --git a/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp b/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp
index 9bf58f9d1e..38e4129e66 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ fan::FanCall HBridgeFan::brake() {
 }
 
 void HBridgeFan::setup() {
+  // Construct traits before restore so preset modes can be looked up by index
+  this->traits_ = fan::FanTraits(this->oscillating_ != nullptr, true, true, this->speed_count_);
+  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
+
   auto restore = this->restore_state_();
   if (restore.has_value()) {
     restore->apply(*this);
     this->write_state_();
   }
-
-  // Construct traits
-  this->traits_ = fan::FanTraits(this->oscillating_ != nullptr, true, true, this->speed_count_);
-  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
 }
 
 void HBridgeFan::dump_config() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
index 0cac28506f..d73fff2b0a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class RemoteComponentBase {
 };
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <soc/soc_caps.h>
+#if SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 class RemoteRMTChannel {
  public:
   void set_clock_resolution(uint32_t clock_resolution) { this->clock_resolution_ = clock_resolution; }
@@ -137,7 +139,8 @@ class RemoteRMTChannel {
   uint32_t clock_resolution_{1000000};
   uint32_t rmt_symbols_;
 };
-#endif
+#endif  // SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
+#endif  // USE_ESP32
 
 class RemoteTransmitterBase : public RemoteComponentBase {
  public:
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
index b3dc213c5f..362f6e99db 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ RemoteReceiverComponent = remote_receiver_ns.class_(
 def validate_config(config):
     if CORE.is_esp32:
         variant = esp32.get_esp32_variant()
+        if variant in esp32_rmt.VARIANTS_NO_RMT:
+            return config
         if variant in (esp32.VARIANT_ESP32, esp32.VARIANT_ESP32S2):
             max_idle = 65535
         else:
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = remote_base.validate_triggers(
             cv.SplitDefault(
                 CONF_BUFFER_SIZE,
                 esp32="10000b",
+                esp32_c2="1000b",
+                esp32_c61="1000b",
                 esp8266="1000b",
                 bk72xx="1000b",
                 ln882x="1000b",
@@ -131,9 +135,11 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = remote_base.validate_triggers(
             cv.SplitDefault(
                 CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
                 esp32=192,
+                esp32_c2=cv.UNDEFINED,
                 esp32_c3=96,
                 esp32_c5=96,
                 esp32_c6=96,
+                esp32_c61=cv.UNDEFINED,
                 esp32_h2=96,
                 esp32_p4=192,
                 esp32_s2=192,
@@ -145,6 +151,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = remote_base.validate_triggers(
             cv.SplitDefault(
                 CONF_RECEIVE_SYMBOLS,
                 esp32=192,
+                esp32_c2=cv.UNDEFINED,
+                esp32_c61=cv.UNDEFINED,
             ): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.int_range(min=2)),
             cv.Optional(CONF_USE_DMA): cv.All(
                 esp32.only_on_variant(
@@ -152,24 +160,45 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = remote_base.validate_triggers(
                 ),
                 cv.boolean,
             ),
-            cv.SplitDefault(CONF_CARRIER_DUTY_PERCENT, esp32=100): cv.All(
+            cv.SplitDefault(
+                CONF_CARRIER_DUTY_PERCENT,
+                esp32=100,
+                esp32_c2=cv.UNDEFINED,
+                esp32_c61=cv.UNDEFINED,
+            ): cv.All(
                 cv.only_on_esp32,
                 cv.percentage_int,
                 cv.Range(min=1, max=100),
             ),
-            cv.SplitDefault(CONF_CARRIER_FREQUENCY, esp32="0Hz"): cv.All(
-                cv.only_on_esp32, cv.frequency, cv.int_
-            ),
+            cv.SplitDefault(
+                CONF_CARRIER_FREQUENCY,
+                esp32="0Hz",
+                esp32_c2=cv.UNDEFINED,
+                esp32_c61=cv.UNDEFINED,
+            ): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.frequency, cv.int_),
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+    .add_extra(
+        esp32_rmt.validate_rmt_not_supported(
+            [
+                CONF_CLOCK_RESOLUTION,
+                CONF_USE_DMA,
+                CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
+                CONF_FILTER_SYMBOLS,
+                CONF_RECEIVE_SYMBOLS,
+                CONF_CARRIER_DUTY_PERCENT,
+                CONF_CARRIER_FREQUENCY,
+            ]
+        )
+    )
     .add_extra(validate_config)
 )
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
     pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_PIN])
-    if CORE.is_esp32:
+    if CORE.is_esp32 and esp32.get_esp32_variant() not in esp32_rmt.VARIANTS_NO_RMT:
         # Re-enable ESP-IDF's RMT driver (excluded by default to save compile time)
         esp32.include_builtin_idf_component("esp_driver_rmt")
 
@@ -213,6 +242,8 @@ FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         },
         "remote_receiver.cpp": {
+            PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
+            PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
             PlatformFramework.ESP8266_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.BK72XX_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.RTL87XX_ARDUINO,
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.cpp
index de47457dac..d59ee63695 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
-#if defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#if defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040) || (defined(USE_ESP32) && !SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED)
 
 namespace esphome::remote_receiver {
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.h b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.h
index 3d9199a904..5da9283a6e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver.h
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 #include <cinttypes>
 
 #if defined(USE_ESP32)
+#include <soc/soc_caps.h>
+#if SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 #include <driver/rmt_rx.h>
-#endif
+#endif  // SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
+#endif  // USE_ESP32
 
 namespace esphome::remote_receiver {
 
-#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2040) || (defined(USE_ESP32) && !SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED)
 struct RemoteReceiverComponentStore {
   static void gpio_intr(RemoteReceiverComponentStore *arg);
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ struct RemoteReceiverComponentStore {
   volatile bool prev_level{false};
   volatile bool overflow{false};
 };
-#elif defined(USE_ESP32)
+#elif defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 struct RemoteReceiverComponentStore {
   /// Stores RMT symbols and rx done event data
   volatile uint8_t *buffer{nullptr};
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ struct RemoteReceiverComponentStore {
 
 class RemoteReceiverComponent : public remote_base::RemoteReceiverBase,
                                 public Component
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
     ,
                                 public remote_base::RemoteRMTChannel
 #endif
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ class RemoteReceiverComponent : public remote_base::RemoteReceiverBase,
   void dump_config() override;
   void loop() override;
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
   void set_filter_symbols(uint32_t filter_symbols) { this->filter_symbols_ = filter_symbols; }
   void set_receive_symbols(uint32_t receive_symbols) { this->receive_symbols_ = receive_symbols; }
   void set_with_dma(bool with_dma) { this->with_dma_ = with_dma; }
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class RemoteReceiverComponent : public remote_base::RemoteReceiverBase,
   void set_idle_us(uint32_t idle_us) { this->idle_us_ = idle_us; }
 
  protected:
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
   void decode_rmt_(rmt_symbol_word_t *item, size_t item_count);
   rmt_channel_handle_t channel_{NULL};
   uint32_t filter_symbols_{0};
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ class RemoteReceiverComponent : public remote_base::RemoteReceiverBase,
   RemoteReceiverComponentStore store_;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2040) || (defined(USE_ESP32) && !SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED)
   HighFrequencyLoopRequester high_freq_;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
index f95244ea45..357a36d052 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <soc/soc_caps.h>
+#if SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 #include <driver/gpio.h>
 #include <esp_clk_tree.h>
 
@@ -248,4 +250,5 @@ void RemoteReceiverComponent::decode_rmt_(rmt_symbol_word_t *item, size_t item_c
 
 }  // namespace esphome::remote_receiver
 
-#endif
+#endif  // SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
+#endif  // USE_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
index 8383b9dd75..fc772f88b2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
@@ -40,45 +40,66 @@ DigitalWriteAction = remote_transmitter_ns.class_(
     cg.Parented.template(RemoteTransmitterComponent),
 )
 
+
 MULTI_CONF = True
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
-    {
-        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(RemoteTransmitterComponent),
-        cv.Required(CONF_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
-        cv.Required(CONF_CARRIER_DUTY_PERCENT): cv.All(
-            cv.percentage_int, cv.Range(min=1, max=100)
-        ),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_CLOCK_RESOLUTION): cv.All(
-            cv.only_on_esp32,
-            esp32_rmt.validate_clock_resolution(),
-        ),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_EOT_LEVEL): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.boolean),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_USE_DMA): cv.All(
-            esp32.only_on_variant(
-                supported=[esp32.VARIANT_ESP32P4, esp32.VARIANT_ESP32S3]
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(RemoteTransmitterComponent),
+            cv.Required(CONF_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
+            cv.Required(CONF_CARRIER_DUTY_PERCENT): cv.All(
+                cv.percentage_int, cv.Range(min=1, max=100)
             ),
-            cv.boolean,
-        ),
-        cv.SplitDefault(
-            CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
-            esp32=64,
-            esp32_c3=48,
-            esp32_c5=48,
-            esp32_c6=48,
-            esp32_h2=48,
-            esp32_p4=48,
-            esp32_s2=64,
-            esp32_s3=48,
-        ): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.int_range(min=2)),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_NON_BLOCKING): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.boolean),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TRANSMIT): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_ON_COMPLETE): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
-    }
-).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+            cv.Optional(CONF_CLOCK_RESOLUTION): cv.All(
+                cv.only_on_esp32,
+                esp32_rmt.validate_clock_resolution(),
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_EOT_LEVEL): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.boolean),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_USE_DMA): cv.All(
+                esp32.only_on_variant(
+                    supported=[esp32.VARIANT_ESP32P4, esp32.VARIANT_ESP32S3]
+                ),
+                cv.boolean,
+            ),
+            cv.SplitDefault(
+                CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
+                esp32=64,
+                esp32_c2=cv.UNDEFINED,
+                esp32_c3=48,
+                esp32_c5=48,
+                esp32_c6=48,
+                esp32_c61=cv.UNDEFINED,
+                esp32_h2=48,
+                esp32_p4=48,
+                esp32_s2=64,
+                esp32_s3=48,
+            ): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.int_range(min=2)),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_NON_BLOCKING): cv.All(cv.only_on_esp32, cv.boolean),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TRANSMIT): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_COMPLETE): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+    .add_extra(
+        esp32_rmt.validate_rmt_not_supported(
+            [
+                CONF_CLOCK_RESOLUTION,
+                CONF_EOT_LEVEL,
+                CONF_USE_DMA,
+                CONF_RMT_SYMBOLS,
+                CONF_NON_BLOCKING,
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+)
 
 
 def _validate_non_blocking(config):
-    if CORE.is_esp32 and CONF_NON_BLOCKING not in config:
+    if (
+        CORE.is_esp32
+        and esp32.get_esp32_variant() not in esp32_rmt.VARIANTS_NO_RMT
+        and CONF_NON_BLOCKING not in config
+    ):
         _LOGGER.warning(
             "'non_blocking' is not set for 'remote_transmitter' and will default to 'true'.\n"
             "The default behavior changed in 2025.11.0; previously blocking mode was used.\n"
@@ -111,7 +132,7 @@ async def digital_write_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 
 async def to_code(config):
     pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_PIN])
-    if CORE.is_esp32:
+    if CORE.is_esp32 and esp32.get_esp32_variant() not in esp32_rmt.VARIANTS_NO_RMT:
         # Re-enable ESP-IDF's RMT driver (excluded by default to save compile time)
         esp32.include_builtin_idf_component("esp_driver_rmt")
 
@@ -155,6 +176,8 @@ FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         },
         "remote_transmitter.cpp": {
+            PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
+            PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
             PlatformFramework.ESP8266_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.BK72XX_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.RTL87XX_ARDUINO,
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/automation.h b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/automation.h
index bee1d0be8a..8da4cfd95d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/automation.h
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace remote_transmitter {
+namespace esphome::remote_transmitter {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class DigitalWriteAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<RemoteTransmitterComponent> {
  public:
@@ -14,5 +13,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class DigitalWriteAction : public Action<Ts...>, public
   void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->digital_write(this->value_.value(x...)); }
 };
 
-}  // namespace remote_transmitter
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::remote_transmitter
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.cpp
index d35541e2e1..51a3c0b1d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 
-#if defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#if defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040) || (defined(USE_ESP32) && !SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED)
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace remote_transmitter {
+namespace esphome::remote_transmitter {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "remote_transmitter";
 
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t sen
   this->complete_trigger_.trigger();
 }
 
-}  // namespace remote_transmitter
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::remote_transmitter
 
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
index 65bd2ac8b2..aee52ea170 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #if defined(USE_ESP32)
+#include <soc/soc_caps.h>
+#if SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 #include <driver/rmt_tx.h>
-#endif
+#endif  // SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
+#endif  // USE_ESP32
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace remote_transmitter {
+namespace esphome::remote_transmitter {
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
 // IDF version 5.5.1 and above is required because of a bug in
 // the RMT encoder: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/17244
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ struct RemoteTransmitterComponentStore {
 
 class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
                                    public Component
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
     ,
                                    public remote_base::RemoteRMTChannel
 #endif
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
 
   void digital_write(bool value);
 
-#if defined(USE_ESP32)
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
   void set_with_dma(bool with_dma) { this->with_dma_ = with_dma; }
   void set_eot_level(bool eot_level) { this->eot_level_ = eot_level; }
   void set_non_blocking(bool non_blocking) { this->non_blocking_ = non_blocking; }
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
 
  protected:
   void send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t send_wait) override;
-#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2040) || (defined(USE_ESP32) && !SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED)
   void calculate_on_off_time_(uint32_t carrier_frequency, uint32_t *on_time_period, uint32_t *off_time_period);
 
   void mark_(uint32_t on_time, uint32_t off_time, uint32_t usec);
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
   uint32_t target_time_;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
   void configure_rmt_();
   void wait_for_rmt_();
 
@@ -100,5 +102,4 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
   Trigger<> complete_trigger_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace remote_transmitter
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::remote_transmitter
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
index 89d97895b2..71773e3ddf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#include <soc/soc_caps.h>
+#if SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
 #include <driver/gpio.h>
 
-namespace esphome {
-namespace remote_transmitter {
+namespace esphome::remote_transmitter {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "remote_transmitter";
 
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t sen
 }
 #endif
 
-}  // namespace remote_transmitter
-}  // namespace esphome
+}  // namespace esphome::remote_transmitter
 
-#endif
+#endif  // SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
+#endif  // USE_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp b/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp
index af98e3a51f..55f7fd162c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ namespace speed {
 static const char *const TAG = "speed.fan";
 
 void SpeedFan::setup() {
+  // Construct traits before restore so preset modes can be looked up by index
+  this->traits_ = fan::FanTraits(this->oscillating_ != nullptr, true, this->direction_ != nullptr, this->speed_count_);
+  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
+
   auto restore = this->restore_state_();
   if (restore.has_value()) {
     restore->apply(*this);
     this->write_state_();
   }
-
-  // Construct traits
-  this->traits_ = fan::FanTraits(this->oscillating_ != nullptr, true, this->direction_ != nullptr, this->speed_count_);
-  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
 }
 
 void SpeedFan::dump_config() { LOG_FAN("", "Speed Fan", this); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/template/fan/template_fan.cpp b/esphome/components/template/fan/template_fan.cpp
index 0e1920a984..cd267bd552 100644
--- a/esphome/components/template/fan/template_fan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/template/fan/template_fan.cpp
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ namespace esphome::template_ {
 static const char *const TAG = "template.fan";
 
 void TemplateFan::setup() {
+  // Construct traits before restore so preset modes can be looked up by index
+  this->traits_ =
+      fan::FanTraits(this->has_oscillating_, this->speed_count_ > 0, this->has_direction_, this->speed_count_);
+  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
+
   auto restore = this->restore_state_();
   if (restore.has_value()) {
     restore->apply(*this);
   }
-
-  // Construct traits
-  this->traits_ =
-      fan::FanTraits(this->has_oscillating_, this->speed_count_ > 0, this->has_direction_, this->speed_count_);
-  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
 }
 
 void TemplateFan::dump_config() { LOG_FAN("", "Template Fan", this); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
index c87345f0bf..cbf7d7d80f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component_esp8266.cpp
@@ -216,23 +216,16 @@ bool WiFiComponent::wifi_apply_hostname_() {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Set hostname failed");
   }
 
-  // inform dhcp server of hostname change using dhcp_renew()
+  // Update hostname on all lwIP interfaces so DHCP packets include it.
+  // lwIP includes the hostname in DHCP DISCOVER/REQUEST automatically
+  // via LWIP_NETIF_HOSTNAME — no dhcp_renew() needed. The hostname is
+  // fixed at compile time and never changes at runtime.
   for (netif *intf = netif_list; intf; intf = intf->next) {
-    // unconditionally update all known interfaces
 #if LWIP_VERSION_MAJOR == 1
     intf->hostname = (char *) wifi_station_get_hostname();
 #else
     intf->hostname = wifi_station_get_hostname();
 #endif
-    if (netif_dhcp_data(intf) != nullptr) {
-      // renew already started DHCP leases
-      err_t lwipret = dhcp_renew(intf);
-      if (lwipret != ERR_OK) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "wifi_apply_hostname_(%s): lwIP error %d on interface %c%c (index %d)", intf->hostname,
-                 (int) lwipret, intf->name[0], intf->name[1], intf->num);
-        ret = false;
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   return ret;
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 247b2b7e4e..fd916da92b 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 from esphome.enum import StrEnum
 
-__version__ = "2026.2.0b2"
+__version__ = "2026.2.0b3"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"
 VALID_SUBSTITUTIONS_CHARACTERS = (
diff --git a/tests/components/combination/common.yaml b/tests/components/combination/common.yaml
index 0e5d512d08..5d46419399 100644
--- a/tests/components/combination/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/combination/common.yaml
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ sensor:
     name: Linearly combined temperatures
     sources:
       - source: template_temperature1
-        coeffecient: !lambda "return 0.4 + std::abs(x - 25) * 0.023;"
+        coefficient: !lambda "return 0.4 + std::abs(x - 25) * 0.023;"
       - source: template_temperature2
-        coeffecient: 1.5
+        coefficient: 1.5
   - platform: combination
     type: max
     name: Max of combined temperatures
diff --git a/tests/components/remote_receiver/test.esp32-c2-idf.yaml b/tests/components/remote_receiver/test.esp32-c2-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87154e19fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/remote_receiver/test.esp32-c2-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+remote_receiver:
+  id: rcvr
+  pin: GPIO2
+  dump: all
+  <<: !include common-actions.yaml
+
+binary_sensor:
+  - platform: remote_receiver
+    name: Panasonic Remote Input
+    panasonic:
+      address: 0x4004
+      command: 0x100BCBD
diff --git a/tests/components/remote_transmitter/test.esp32-c2-idf.yaml b/tests/components/remote_transmitter/test.esp32-c2-idf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..424cd8d249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/remote_transmitter/test.esp32-c2-idf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+remote_transmitter:
+  id: xmitr
+  pin: GPIO2
+  carrier_duty_percent: 50%
+
+packages:
+  buttons: !include common-buttons.yaml