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echo pulsar Jan 12, 2025, 5:59 PM

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I've written a short post for newbies like me about the iOS app: https://blog.frankel.ch/home-assistant/5/

I hope it can help you!

A Java geek

Besides a regular webapp and a Mac app, which uses the same endpoints as the webapp, Home Assistant also provides mobile apps. In this post, I want to describe its advantages over the former. I’ll use iOS to do this: Samsung’s French partner to recycle used mobiles tricked me once, and I moved away from Samsung. I decided to buy Apple for better...

autumn gate Jan 13, 2025, 8:40 AM

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Looking good! I'd advice to also include the newer widgets to the post, since iOS Actions is an old way of integrating things

echo pulsar Jan 13, 2025, 8:51 AM

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wow, i did this in december
is there anything new?

autumn gate Jan 13, 2025, 8:52 AM

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Yes, so the recommended way now is to use scripts instead of iOS actions, if you open the widget selector you will see we have quite a few options nowadays.

Using the script widget you just select the script you want to run and job done ✅

supple silo Jan 27, 2025, 8:27 AM

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autumn gate Yes, so the recommended way now is to use scripts instead of iOS actions, if you...

Hi Bruno i just saw your message.

I only actions right now but I will modify to have scripts instead. I just have one question. With IOS actions I have some logo / background colors then it's very cool and usefull. I created a widget script and I didnt find any way to put some colors too..
Is there any possibility to do it ?

autumn gate Jan 27, 2025, 8:28 AM

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supple silo Hi Bruno i just saw your message. I only actions right now but I will modify t...

Not right now. There is a “widget builder” in development that will allow that.

supple silo Jan 27, 2025, 8:35 AM

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Wow cool thanks for your quick answer

supple silo Feb 15, 2025, 9:42 AM

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I just downloaded the latest beta version. We can add colors to widget ❤️

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