Shopping list offline mode

[pale kindle]

The shopping list in home assistant is currently not very helpful for me and my family because when we go to the shop the mobile signal is terrible and the list either doesn’t load or we can’t tick things off.

Is there a way to get the shopping lists to work offline?

As a web developer I know it’s possible to have the app sync down the shopping lists while online and to use that synced data while offline. It’s also possible to have the app function offline and re sync changes once back online. This was the main reason for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).

So if it’s possible for web apps it must be possible to do in native apps too right?

[gloomy vortex]

It might be possible. This should be a feature request. Also, the companion app is “basically” a wrapper around the HA frontend (as in it renders the webpages).

[pale kindle]

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/improve-shopping-list-when-offline/372226/3

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/shopping-list-ability-to-remove-specific-ticked-items-and-to-mark-as-complete-when-offline/626198

[terse nymph]

Instead of using the local to do list in HA, you could consider an integration that syncs offline to devices.
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/#to-do-list

If you use CalDav then that would sync with iCloud and you could even easily add items to the list with Siri on your devices

[pale kindle]

I appreciate the suggestion but unfortunately, this will not meet with spouse approval. She hates having to extra install apps on her phone. It was hard enough getting her to use the HA one :/

[terse nymph]

Reminders is pre-installed on her device though? It comes natively with every iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and even Vision Pro

[pale kindle]

She uses Android. I use iPhone. We both need to add/remove things on the shopping list and tbh, using the reminders interface on iOS for a shopping list feels kinda clunky.