2021.12 (321)

• Fixes time sensitive notification interruption levels
• Fixes server version not being updated when upgrading
• Fixes non-synced actions & complications for deleted servers
• Fixes AirPlay showing a different version of the frontend than what's on-screen
• Fixes Cloud Cloudhook URL usage when remote UI is not enabled

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• Fixes the frontend not reconnecting quickly when opening the app from the background. This requires core-2021.12.0b6 or newer.
• Fixes crash on launch in the last build for iOS 14 and below. Apple's recompilation of the app for bitcode has bugs, surprise.

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The macOS app is now also available on TestFlight on macOS 12+.

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2021.12 (312)

• Add Audio Output sensors on macOS & rename Microphone to Audio Input (existing entity IDs won't change).
• Add deprecation alert for notification categories. It's time to transition to in-notification actions. See the docs.
• Fix avatar in settings showing a black line on some edges, depending on font sizes.
• Fix complications not updating in 2021.12.
• Log JavaScript errors encountered, which may help debug some problems in the frontend.

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2021.12 (306)

Added

• Three-finger swipe-up: pick a server or open settings. Do the gestures in this release feel good?
• Log export button when showing an onboarding error, to make bug reporting easier.

Changed

• Shortcuts on iOS 14 or later and macOS 11 or later now go through a different mechanism. Please report back if this improves or worsens Shortcuts; I believe it will make them more reliable.

Fixed

• Fixes Focus changes on macOS causing incorrect/outdated information to be sent for other sensors.
• Fixes Cloud not being enabled by default during onboarding.
• Fixes 'timeout' errors during onboarding if only an internal URL is set in the server config.
• Fixes deleting a server and re-adding the same one occasionally using the deleted server's info.
• Fixes some rare crashes that occur when accessing server info (aka randomly all the time).
• Fixes some errors like "Could not communicate with background transfer service" in Shortcuts, probably.
• Fixes potentially confusing error during onboarding when "Local Network" privacy permission was not granted.

Known issues

• Actions, scene actions, and notification categories defined in the HA configuration with duplicate identifiers across the multiple servers will fight each other; one server value will win.

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The macOS app is now available on TestFlight on macOS 12+.

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• Added a name setting of a server so you can name it "Parent's House" for just yourself.
• Added swipe gestures: two-finger to go back/forward, three-finger to switch between servers (iOS only).
• Fixes deleted servers being resurrected after deletion.
• Fixes a case where macOS onboarding would get stuck at Location permission.
• Fixes a confusing situation where the app expects Safari to open on macOS during onboarding but there's a system bug preventing it.
• Fixes onboarding when the internal URL doesn't work, but the external does; the app will now use the external only for connecting.
• Fixes a few visual bugs when viewing/editing Scene Actions.
• Fixes the 'activate' button showing up when viewing a server when there's only one server.

Known issues

• Actions, scene actions, and notification categories defined in the HA configuration with duplicate identifiers across the multiple servers will fight each other; one server value will win.

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The macOS app is now available on TestFlight on macOS 12+.

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The Mac app is now also available on TestFlight for macOS 12+.

Note: downgrading (back to 2021.11) from this release will require deleting your local actions, notification categories and watch complications.

Multi-Server

This is largely complete, but it could use extensive testing. Please report issues on GitHub, Discord or the Forums.

• Add additional servers in App Configuration. Switch to them there as well (eventually this will be easier).
• core-2021.10 is required for notification actions or attachments.
• Action, Watch Complication and the macOS Menu Bar title template require selecting a server to act against.
• When navigating to a my.home-assistant.io or homeassistant://navigate link, you'll be prompted which server to use.
• Adding an additional server may require updating some existing Shortcuts.app shortcuts to specify which server use.

Known issues

• Actions, scene actions, and notification categories defined in the HA configuration with duplicate identifiers across the multiple servers will fight each other; one server value will win.

Fixes

• Provides clearer error if mobile_app is not loaded during onboarding.
• Fix onboarding error 404 when URL has a trailing /.
• Improves the reliability of the "Local Push" status, which is now under the server rather than in Notifications.

Since the last beta

• Fix crash on launch on watchOS and macOS in this beta.
• Fix scene actions not being associated with the correct server.
• Fix menu bar title template being unchangeable if you delete the server associated with it.

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Note: downgrading (back to 2021.11) from this release will require deleting your local actions, notification categories and watch complications.

Multi-Server

This is largely complete, but it could use extensive testing. Please report issues on GitHub, Discord or the Forums.

• Add additional servers in App Configuration. Switch to them there as well (eventually this will be easier).
• core-2021.10 is required for notification actions or attachments.
• Action, Watch Complication and the macOS Menu Bar title template require selecting a server to act against.
• When navigating to a my.home-assistant.io or homeassistant://navigate link, you'll be prompted which server to use.
• Adding an additional server may require updating some existing Shortcuts.app shortcuts to specify which server use.

Known issues

• Actions, scene actions, and notification categories defined in the HA configuration with duplicate identifiers across the multiple servers will fight each other; one server value will win.

Fixes

• Provides clearer error if mobile_app is not loaded during onboarding.
• Fix onboarding error 404 when URL has a trailing /.
• Improves the reliability of the "Local Push" status, which is now under the server rather than in Notifications.

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2021.11.1 (266)

Fixes a crash during onboarding when setting up not using a manual address.

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2021.11 (262)

macOS 12

• Supports time-sensitive notification interruption level. See the docs.
• Adds binary_sensor.focus which reports on your device's focus state (aka do-not-disturb).
• Dynamic notification actions can now have icons using SF Symbols; for example, sfsymbols:bell. See the docs.
• Allows frontend microphone/camera access when the app has permission, rather than prompting each time.

Onboarding

• Simplifies and improves the steps necessary to set up the app.
• Adds support for internal/external URLs.
• Adds support for landscape, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type.
• Prompts for missing permissions on app startup in a simpler flow.

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macOS 12

• Supports time-sensitive notification interruption level. See the docs.
• Adds binary_sensor.focus which reports on your device's focus state (aka do-not-disturb). This updates immediately in the background. You’ll need to enable permission in App Configuration > Sensors.
• Dynamic notification actions can now have icons using SF Symbols; for example, sfsymbols:bell. See the docs.
• Allows frontend microphone/camera access when the app has permission, rather than prompting each time.

(This is what was made available in iOS 15 in the previous release.)

Onboarding Improvements

There's been a lot of changes to initial app setup; it could really use testing if you've got another device to test on, or want to onboard again.

• Supports internal/external URL at setup time.
• Handles device name already existing by prompting for a new choice.
• Adds landscape, VoiceOver and Dynamic Type.
• Many steps which previously could not be cancelled can now be cancelled.
• Improves the time it takes to get through onboarding by consolidating or removing steps.
• Simplifies permission granting after setting up the server to be a page per permission with a lot more details about what it gives you, and a more clear call to action on how to go forward.
• When a permission has never been prompted, the app will now ask on startup to confirm/deny the preference. For example, this should now begin prompting for focus permission if it's never been requested. This should also improve onboarding after clearing privacy settings.

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