Home Assistant2026.10.1 - App Store

The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to access your Home Assistant instance on the go. Home Assistant is the smart home solution focused on privacy, choice, and sustainability. It runs locally in your home via a device like the Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi.

This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant,
- One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services.
- Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Sonos, and IKEA Tradfri.
- Automate everything - Make all the devices in your home work in harmony - have your lights dim when you start watching a movie, or turn off your heat when you’re away from home.
- Keep your home’s data in the home - use it privately to see past trends and averages.
- Connect to open standards with hardware add-ons - including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth.
- Connect anywhere - If you would like to access this app while away from home, the most secure and simple way to get started is Home Assistant Cloud.

The app unlocks your smartphone or tablet as a home automation tool.
- Securely share your location, using it to automate heating, security, and so much more.
- Get notifications on what's happening in your home, from detecting leaks to doors left open, you have full control over what it tells you.
- Carplay functionality lets you open a garage or disable the security system from the dash of your car.
- Build your own widgets to control any device in your home with a tap.
- Integrate Home Assistant's functionality into Shortcuts, for example have your phone’s morning alarm turn on the coffee machine.
- Apple Watch compatibility can show your home's temperature on a watch face or quickly activate devices.
- Text or talk to your local voice assistant on your device.
- Mac compatibility allows you to control your home from your desktop, but also to share data to build automation, like having your streaming lights turn on when your camera is active.

Join the over 1 million users and empower your home with better privacy, choice and sustainability.

Compatible with: Airthings, Amazon Alexa, Amcrest, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, ASUSWRT, August, Belink WeMo, Bluetooth, Bose SoundTouch, Broadlink, BTHome, deCONZ, Denon, Devolo, DLNA, Ecobee, Ecovacs, Ecowitt, Elgato, EZVIZ, Fritz, Fully Kiosk, GoodWe, Govee, Growatt, Hikvision, Hive, Home Connect, Homematic, HomeWizard, Honeywell, iCloud, IFTTT, IKEA Tradfri, Insteon, Jellyfin, LG Smart TVs, LIFX, Logitech Harmony, Lutron Caseta, Magic Home, Matter, MotionEye, MQTT, MusicCast, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Nuki, OctoPrint, ONVIF, Opower, Overkiz, OwnTracks, Panasonic Viera, Philips Hue, Pi-hole, Plex, Reolink, Ring, Roborock, Roku, Samsung TVs, Sense, Sensiba, Shelly, SmartThings, SolarEdge, Sonarr, Sonos, Sony Bravia, Spotify, Steam, SwitchBot, Synology, Tado, Tasmota, Tesla Wall, Thread, Tile, TP-Link Smart Home, Tuya, UniFi, UPnP, Verisure, Vizio, Wallbox, WebRTC, WiZ, WLED, Xbox, Xiaomi BLE, Yale, Yeelight, YoLink, Z-Wave, Zigbe

Version History New
- iPhone Duo hinge and pose sensors
- Apple Watch location reporting
- Apple Watch Assist: tap or hold to talk, faster replies

Improved
- Better layout on iPhone Duo

Fixed
- Images missing in notifications
- Assist stuck with text-only pipelines
- Kiosk camera and screensaver commands
- Top gap in iPad full screen
- Repeated "Login attempt failed" alerts 2026.10.1 2d ago New
- iPhone Duo hinge and pose sensors
- Apple Watch location reporting
- Apple Watch Assist: tap or hold to talk, faster replies

Improved
- Better layout on iPhone Duo

Fixed
- Images missing in notifications
- Assist stuck with text-only pipelines
- Kiosk camera and screensaver commands
- Top gap in iPad full screen
- Repeated "Login attempt failed" alerts 2026.10.0 3d ago New
- Sensors can be enabled per server, on iPhone and Apple Watch. Existing servers keep their current selection; new servers start with none enabled.
- Adding a second server asks which location and sensor data it should receive before registering.
- Optional setting to show a notification's actions when it is tapped (Settings > Notifications, off by default).
- Live Activities accept an optional relevance_score to influence Dynamic Island and Lock Screen ordering.
- Apple Watch Assist uses the on-device speech-to-text and text-to-speech settings from the iPhone.
- The Closest Server row shows whether it was chosen by Wi-Fi network or location.

Improved
- Works around dashboard lag on iOS 27 when a server is reached over plain HTTP. Can be turned off in Settings > General.
- Device sensors such as battery, storage and connectivity are now listed under Diagnostic in Home Assistant.
- Onboarding no longer stores the current Wi-Fi as a home network automatically.
- App Shortcuts in Spotlight use a different icon per action.
- Force closing the app clears the remembered page, so the next launch opens the default page, with also an opt-in setting to receive a push notification alerting that force closing the app causes location updates to be delayed.

Fixed
- Assist kept spinning when the pipeline failed to start; the error is now shown.
- Actions from the Apple Watch could run late and be reported as failed.
- Shortcuts synced via iCloud failed with "No server provided" on single-server setups.
- Shortcut navigation paths starting with "/" opened the dashboard instead.
- App icon shortcuts could show entity IDs instead of names.
- Assist prompt edits that moved the item to another server were not saved. 2026.9.3 Sep 30 New
* Apple Health sleep sensors (Labs)
* Apple Watch as its own device — separate registration with battery reporting from the watch (Watch sensors require opt-in on watch settings itself)
* Manage Storage screen under Settings › Debugging
* “Create deeplink” gesture action
* Gas and battery added to the Energy widget
* Client-certificate prompt when a server requires (or refuses) one

Improved
* Widgets: entity icon colors, tap behaviors, and tile icon actions now match the frontend; "Show states" is on by default and out of beta; Common Controls can be filtered by domain
* Expanded Dynamic Island layout for Live Activities
* CarPlay actions have error handling and timeouts

Fixed
* Launch crash on iOS 16 caused by nested navigation stacks
* Quick Access items switching server when entity IDs collide
* Watch entity states not updating, and mTLS camera streams on Apple Watch
* Lock screen widgets not running scripts, and entity states missing on some widget tiles
* Frontend reloading on rotation
* Legacy watch complications showing an icon or shrinking text; icons missing from the bundled icon font
* Stale sensor values overwriting newer ones
* Clipboard writes failing silently from ingress panels (like Music Assistant)
* Network state lost when Wi-Fi info is unreadable 2026.9.1 Sep 9 New
- Energy widget: follow your energy dashboard from the Home Screen and Lock Screen
- Calendar widget: see your upcoming Home Assistant calendar events at a glance
- Redesigned Apple Watch app: control lights, covers, fans, climate, locks and vacuums, browse areas, and see sensors on your wrist
- All-new Apple Watch complications, fully customizable and configurable directly on the watch (Labs)
- Medium-size Assist widget with support for multiple pipelines
- Climate and vacuum controls in CarPlay, and folders for Quick Access
- Live Activities: follow timers and progress from Home Assistant on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Special thanks to Ryan (@rwarner on GitHub) for starting this one.
- Automatic server switching based on your location
- Apple Health sensors: share health data with Home Assistant (Labs)
- Sync Apple Reminders with your Home Assistant to-do lists (Labs)
- Search your entities from Spotlight, and new App Intents for events and calendars
- New app icon and refreshed launch experience

Fixed
- Many crashes and stability issues across iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac
- Widgets and Assist audio now work on servers using mTLS client certificates
- Deep links no longer ignored while another screen is open
- Deleted servers no longer reappear

Improved
- Faster launch
- Settings reorganized into clearer groups, now with search
- Entity pickers with better search, filters and multiple selection
- Better camera player with more reliable remote streaming
- More reliable Apple Watch syncing and connectivity
- The app now recovers automatically when your session expires 2026.9.0 Aug 31 New
- Energy widget: follow your energy dashboard from the Home Screen and Lock Screen
- Calendar widget: see your upcoming Home Assistant calendar events at a glance
- Redesigned Apple Watch app: control lights, covers, fans, climate, locks and vacuums, browse areas, and see sensors on your wrist
- All-new Apple Watch complications, fully customizable and configurable directly on the watch (Labs)
- Medium-size Assist widget with support for multiple pipelines
- Climate and vacuum controls in CarPlay, and folders for Quick Access
- Live Activities: follow timers and progress from Home Assistant on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Special thanks to Ryan (@rwarner on GitHub) for starting this one.
- Automatic server switching based on your location
- Apple Health sensors: share health data with Home Assistant (Labs)
- Sync Apple Reminders with your Home Assistant to-do lists (Labs)
- Search your entities from Spotlight, and new App Intents for events and calendars
- New app icon and refreshed launch experience

Fixed
- Many crashes and stability issues across iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac
- Widgets and Assist audio now work on servers using mTLS client certificates
- Deep links no longer ignored while another screen is open
- Deleted servers no longer reappear

Improved
- Faster launch
- Settings reorganized into clearer groups, now with search
- Entity pickers with better search, filters and multiple selection
- Better camera player with more reliable remote streaming
- More reliable Apple Watch syncing and connectivity
- The app now recovers automatically when your session expires 2026.8.0 Aug 30 - Added camera stream and camera motion sensors 2026.7.5 Aug 22 Future 2026.8.0 release will require iOS 16.4 to run.

- Fix sensors activation state 2026.7.4 Aug 13 Future 2026.8.0 release will require iOS 16.4 to run.

- Fix zones sync 2026.7.3 Aug 3 Future 2026.8.0 release will require iOS 16.4 to run.

- Adds kiosk_set_screensaver_mode and kiosk_set_screensaver_brightness commands to kiosk mode.
- Fixes issue where sensors were not updating for all servers 2026.7.2 Jul 28 This is the last version compatible with iOS 15 and watchOS 8 2026.7.1 Jul 16 • Kiosk Mode Rebuilt: Easier to configure and more reliable than ever.
• Smarter Shortcuts: App Intents have been cleaned up to provide richer context and a smoother experience.
• Apple Watch Upgrades: Added mTLS support and a brand-new settings screen right on your wrist.
• CarPlay Enhancements: Configure CarPlay directly from your car screen, no iPhone interaction required!
• Improved Pickers: Entity pickers now include area and device context.
• Better Camera Previews: Added a WebRTC player for cameras in push notification previews.
• Snooze notifications: Notifications now come with snooze options, and you can customize in settings. 2026.7.0 Jul 5 - Remove unnecessary refresh after Matter device commissioning.
- Bug fixes and improvements for Kiosk Mode (Labs).
- Fix issue where location permission screen was being displayed in a loop.
- Improved Home Assistant Invitation screen. 2026.6.0 Jun 4 * Added a new barometer sensor for supported iPhone and iPad models.
* Added a new app icon shortcuts configurator.
* Added a new “Assist prompt” option for CarPlay quick access.
* Added a cloudhook connection check in server settings.
* Improved CarPlay Assist feedback and playback troubleshooting.
* Improved the camera player gestures.
* Improved mTLS certificate handling, including support for using the same certificate with multiple servers.
* Fixed issues with on-device speech-to-text submission.
* Fixed duplicate connection error messages and reconnection loops.
* Fixed kiosk mode brightness persisting after leaving the app.
* Fixed several macOS mTLS display and profile request issues.
* Fixed URL normalization issues for manually entered and IPv6 server URLs s. 2026.5.0 May 26 - Fix crash on Kiosk mode
- Improved mTLS certificates compatibility
- Fix scroll and focus on text field
- Fix issue where widgets that were going blank due to extension crash
- Hide hidden entities in CarPlay
- Added re-authentication flow for expired tokens
- Prevent crash on call_service from deep link
- Validate frontend message origin 2026.4.1 Apr 22 - Improved CarPlay UI (iOS 26+)
- Added Kiosk mode (“Labs” feature)
- Added mTLS (“Labs” feature)
- Added Apple Watch folders 2026.4.0 Apr 7 Fix crash on iOS 15 and 16
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- You can now directly add entities from your dashboard to CarPlay, Apple Watch, and Widgets. Simply tap on the desired entity from your dashboard, tap the more menu, and select “Add to.”
- The entity picker has been improved.
- The download manager has been improved.
- The app now preserves the current page when switching between internal and external URLs.
- The WebRTC camera player has been improved.
- The connection security block screen instructions have been improved.
- An experimental setting has been added to enable drawing the Home Assistant Dashboard edge-to-edge.
- A “quick search” gesture action option has been added.
- The app now automatically refreshes after 5 minutes of inactivity (this can be disabled under companion app settings > general).
- The visibility of disabled, hidden, configuration, and diagnostic entities has been removed from CarPlay.
- The widgets entity state now reflects device-class-specific state.
- A connection troubleshooting tool has been added to the error screen.
- A “mute response” setting has been added for Assist.
- Several crashes in the background due to the database updater have been fixed. 2026.2.1 Feb 10 - You can now directly add entities from your dashboard to CarPlay, Apple Watch, and Widgets. Simply tap on the desired entity from your dashboard, tap the more menu, and select “Add to.”
- The entity picker has been improved.
- The download manager has been improved.
- The app now preserves the current page when switching between internal and external URLs.
- The WebRTC camera player has been improved.
- The connection security block screen instructions have been improved.
- An experimental setting has been added to enable drawing the Home Assistant Dashboard edge-to-edge.
- A “quick search” gesture action option has been added.
- The app now automatically refreshes after 5 minutes of inactivity (this can be disabled under companion app settings > general).
- The visibility of disabled, hidden, configuration, and diagnostic entities has been removed from CarPlay.
- The widgets entity state now reflects device-class-specific state.
- A connection troubleshooting tool has been added to the error screen.
- A “mute response” setting has been added for Assist.
- Several crashes in the background due to the database updater have been fixed. 2026.2 Feb 9 CarPlay
- Diagnostic and configuration entities are now hidden.
- Fixed the issue where CarPlay wouldn’t perform a lock operation when displayed from the quick access tab.
- The entity area is now visible in the quick access tab.

Control Center
- Several new controls have been added to open domain-specific entities in the app.
- New control for fan domain

Entity Picker
- The search functionality has been improved. Now, it’s possible to filter entities by their ID, name, and the area they belong to.

Native WebRTC Player (Alpha)
- Audio has been added to the player. To try it out, add a control center control called “Open camera.” Please note that this is still in early development, and a known issue is that the microphone is requested even when it’s not in use.

Local Push
- The activation issue where the iPhone required a reboot to enable it has been fixed. 2026.1.1 Jan 6 CarPlay
- Diagnostic and configuration entities are now hidden.
- Fixed the issue where CarPlay wouldn’t perform a lock operation when displayed from the quick access tab.
- The entity area is now visible in the quick access tab.

Control Center
- Several new controls have been added to open domain-specific entities in the app.
- New control for fan domain

Entity Picker
- The search functionality has been improved. Now, it’s possible to filter entities by their ID, name, and the area they belong to.

Native WebRTC Player (Alpha)
- Audio has been added to the player. To try it out, add a control center control called “Open camera.” Please note that this is still in early development, and a known issue is that the microphone is requested even when it’s not in use.

Local Push
- The activation issue where the iPhone required a reboot to enable it has been fixed. 2026.1 Jan 5 - Fix issue where App freezes in URL settings when running on iOS below 26 2025.12.1 12/03/2025 - Fix missing “Add” button for watch complications 2025.12.0 12/01/2025 - Lock screen widgets (‘Details’ and ‘Gauge’) can now execute scripts on tap (replacing old iOS Actions) 2025.11.2 11/26/2025 - Fixed issue where connection security level screen was shown for users with all URLs already https
- Fixed issue where user ended up in a dead state (blank screen) when entered the wrong URL in settings and force closed the app 2025.11.1 11/25/2025 We’ve redesigned the onboarding experience to make getting started with Home Assistant easier, faster, and more secure than ever.

You’ll now be prompted to choose between two connection security levels — giving you more control and peace of mind, especially when accessing your Home Assistant remotely. For details, check out our companion app documentation.

Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Fixed Apple Watch app header buttons not responding
• Improved stability for CarPlay connections
• Resolved an issue where the Watch Assist pipeline picker wouldn’t open
• Widgets now migrate correctly after restoring from an iPhone backup

Note regarding this release note:
For languages other than English, we rely on AI translations. If you see any issues with the text, please let us know. 2025.11.0 11/24/2025