ESPHome is the easiest way to use ESP8266/ESP32/Pi Pico W via simple config files and control them remotely via home automation systems like @home_assistant.
If you are using Raspberry Pi Pico W with ESPHome and had issues installing firmware by drag and dropping it to the Pico W drive in Finder, update to Ventura 13.1 which addresses the issue.
The Ventura Problem was fixed in the latest release of macOS Ventura 13.1.
We've updated our recent blog on the issue to explain:
https://t.co/aLFbVmSDOT