Release Notes — Version 1.24.0

What's new:

• A home is created and switched in Settings, from the current home card
• Every home has its own groups, widgets and scenes; brokers are shared by all homes
• “Add standard rooms” creates a living room, kitchen, bedroom and other groups at once
• A home can be renamed, reordered and deleted

Good to know:

One home is free, additional homes require Premium. Scenarios and notifications work in every home, not only in the open one. Deleting a home removes its groups, widgets, scenes and scenarios; brokers stay.

What's new:

• A new parameter type: text “latitude, longitude”, JSON with lat/lon or lat/lng, GeoJSON and OwnTracks
• The widget card shows a map of at least 2×2 cells; the home screen widget shows a map snapshot
• Details show a live map with the track for the selected period and a “Whole track” button
• “Get directions” opens a navigation app to the latest point

Good to know:

Without a subscription the map on the card and in details is covered by a Premium button: only the area without the point is visible. The track and the route require Premium.

What's new:

• Publishes battery, screen, power saving, ringer mode and Do Not Disturb, network, free space, the next alarm and the app version
• Location as a track with the chosen interval, in the OwnTracks format
• Updates on every change with background work, or about every 15 minutes without it
• “Announce device” publishes a discovery description: the phone appears in device discovery by itself
• When switched off, the app clears its messages on the broker

Good to know:

Battery is free, other sensors and location require Premium. Nothing is sent by default: every sensor is switched on separately, and data goes only to the selected broker. Background work noticeably drains the battery.

What's new:

• “Export history” in the terminal menu and in the widget or parameter screen menu
• Export terminal messages under the current filter or selected widget parameters
• Period from 5 minutes to 30 days, or all time
• The export runs in the background: a progress banner with “Minimize”, “Stop” and “Open” when done
• CSV uses a comma separator and writes values exactly as the device sent them

Good to know:

Export is included in the subscription. If you stop it or it is interrupted, the file is deleted.

What's new:

• The “Image” parameter understands an image in a message as bytes or base64: JPEG, PNG, GIF and WebP
• Instead of a wall of base64 there is a caption such as “JPEG image, 124 KB”
• Device discovery finds an image in a message
• Details have “All frames”: a gallery by day and a full-screen viewer
• The archive can be cleared, and its size is shown in Settings → Data and storage → Storage usage

Good to know:

The last 20 frames are kept for free, up to 500 with Premium. Clearing removes every frame except the latest one; frames are also removed together with history.

What's new:

• The value condition has two new fields: “Holds for at least” — up to 24 hours
• “Reset at” sets a threshold: the scenario fires again only when the value crosses it
• The condition card shows “holds for…” and “reset at…”

Good to know:

Both settings are included in the subscription. Without it the condition fires at once and again as soon as it stops being true. If the subscription ends during the countdown, the scenario fires immediately.

What's new:

• “Ask before sending” in the “Sending” section of the parameter editor
• A confirmation dialog for manual control: home screen, widget screen, parameter screen and the home screen widget
• For a button, “pressed” and “released” are sent only after “Send”

Good to know:

Confirmation works with Premium. Without a subscription, an attempt to send offers to get Premium or to turn confirmation off, and the value is not sent. Scenarios, scenes and the terminal do not ask for confirmation.

What's new:

• Pinching a chart zooms in down to 1/60 of the interval
• A zoomed chart scrolls through time
• The time axis starts at the first point and ends at the current moment
• Changing the interval resets the zoom

Where it works:

On the widget screen and the parameter screen, including a merged chart of several values.

What's new:

• The “Latest” chip on the details screen opens a feed of 5, 10, 20 or 50 values
• Feed direction: incoming, outgoing or all
• Outgoing messages are marked “Sent”
• The chosen view is remembered for the parameter

Where to set it:

The chip in the header of the text block on the widget details screen and on the single parameter screen.

What's new:

• Recognizes Home Assistant, Zigbee2MQTT, Tasmota, Shelly and plain topics
• Found devices appear on the dashboard, on brokers and right after you connect a new broker
• Devices are sorted into groups: by room or into one group, and you can adjust the layout

Good to know:

Searching for devices is free. Adding found devices is part of the subscription.

What's new:

• With a subscription, a widget can hold up to 32 parameters
• Whatever doesn't fit on the card is shown on the widget screen, and the card shows a “+N” counter
• Found devices are added with all their parameters

Good to know:

Without a subscription, 4 parameters per widget work, as before. If the subscription ends, the other parameters are not deleted: data keeps coming in, and values and controls return once you renew. Which four parameters work depends on their order in the widget settings.

What's new:

• Pick the look in the parameter settings: “Regulator view” — circle or line
• The slider works both on the dashboard and on the widget screen
• Tap the value to enter an exact number

Existing widgets:

Regulators stay round until you choose another view.

What's new:

• Chart type: line, candles or area
• Line color and width, candle colors for rise and fall
• Make your settings the default or apply them to all charts at once
• New chart intervals: 5, 15 and 30 minutes

Where to find it:

The “Chart style” row in the parameter editor or the “Chart style” item in the parameter screen menu.

What's new:

• Choose the “JSON” format in the Outgoing section
• Set the path to write the value to, for example $.state
• Constant fields go into a template, for example {"device":"lamp1"}
• Value type: auto, string, number or boolean
• A preview shows the exact message sent to the device

Existing widgets:

Keep sending messages in the “Text” format, as before.

What's new:

• Search by value, topic, widget and parameter name
• Filters by broker, topic, direction and period
• The broker is shown right in the message card
• Copy a topic or send a message again

Good to know:

Search and filters are free.

What's new:

• Add the widget from the launcher's widget list: pick any widget of your dashboard, groups are shown as tabs
• The same look as the card in the app: icons, colors and parameter layout
• Values update as soon as new data arrives
• Switches and buttons control the device straight from the home screen
• The widget can be shrunk to a single cell; ready-made 1×1 and 2×1 sizes are in the launcher list

Good to know:

Home screen widgets are part of the subscription. Without it, a lock with a link to the premium purchase is shown instead of the values.

Other parameter types (value, regulator, dropdown list and so on) show their current value on the home screen; to control them, use the app.

What's new:

• Widget size in grid cells (width and height) is chosen manually; "Auto" works as before
• Every parameter has its own width in cells
• Parameters are reordered by dragging — the order matches the one on the card
• A parameter can be hidden from the card: it stays visible on the widget screen
• Settings → Interface → Home screen → Reset sizes puts every size back to "Auto"
• Widget size and its place in the grid are carried to other devices together with the configuration

Existing widgets:

Stay on "Auto" and look as before. Nothing needs to be reconfigured.

What's new:

• A parameter is added with a single tap
• Parameter settings are split into collapsible sections: "Subscription", "Sending", "Scenarios"
• The Done button is always at hand, and errors are gathered in one summary — tap an error to jump to the right field
• The topic can be checked over MQTT without leaving the screen
• A new widget gets its first parameter right away

Parameter order:

A new parameter is always added to the end of the list.

What's new:

• Icons are grouped — lighting, access, power and more
• Search works with Russian and English words, whatever the interface language
• Icons in the picker are shown in the chosen color right away

Existing widgets:

Icons you picked earlier are kept as they are.

What's new:

• Settings and Scenarios are shown in two panes: the list on the left, the opened item on the right
• "Brokers" and "Groups" open on the right too, and "back" returns the list
• The expanded side panel lies over the content and takes no room

Good to know:

Widgets on the Home screen no longer shrink when the menu opens.

What's new:

• Every state has its own label, MQTT value, icon and color
• New look on the tile: a segmented control replaces the previous one
• States adapt to the tile size — one row, two rows, or a menu on the smallest tiles
• Wait for device confirmation toggle: publishes with a timeout and a loading indicator, and can be turned off for an unreliable broker
• States are included in backups, config sharing and widget cloning

Existing widgets:

Migrated automatically on update: the former "On" and "Off" values become the first two states, keeping their icons and colors. Nothing needs to be reconfigured.

See the Widget Parameter Configuration section of the documentation for details.

What's new:

• No limit on the number of states (at least two)
• The current state is shown as a compact row; tapping it opens a menu with every option
• States are configured exactly like Switch: label, MQTT value, icon, color
• Waiting for device confirmation is supported

Example:

An air conditioner publishes AUTO, COOL, HEAT, DRY, FAN to home/ac/mode. Five states with readable labels — the widget both displays the current mode and switches it.

See the Widget Parameter Configuration section of the documentation for details.

How it works:

• Enabled in Settings → Interface → Home screen, off by default
• With the lock on, a long press on the Home screen does nothing: no widget context menu, no drag and drop
• Taps, switches, buttons, regulators and dropdown lists keep working as usual
• The lock also applies inside a group — the same widgets stay protected there

Good to know:

Editing, cloning and deleting a widget remain available the usual way: tap the widget → widget screen → the action you need.

What's new:

• The preview is drawn by the same code as the tile on the Home screen — you see how the parameter will actually look
• Every type has a description: what it shows and whether it can control the device
• Name and Data type are now one card, with the name first

Clearer setting names:

• "Widget Property Type" → "Data type"
• "Appearance on the dashboard" → "Icon", described as "Choose an icon and a color"
• The appearance dialog title → "Icon and color"

See the Widget Parameter Configuration section of the documentation for details.

What's new:

• Multiple addresses for one broker — for example, a local IP at home and a cloud domain
• Priority — High / Medium / Low: higher priority addresses are tried first
• Network Scope — which networks an address suits: Any / Wi-Fi only / Cellular only
• Automatic failover to the next address when the current one is unavailable
• Growing pause between attempts (2 s → 60 s) and reset on network change
• Quick enable/disable and delete moved to a menu on the address screen
• Connection addresses are now included in backups

Availability:

The first endpoint is free. Adding more endpoints requires a Premium subscription.

Learn more in the Broker Endpoints section of the documentation.

Export (Publish):

• Settings → Share configurations over MQTT → Export configuration
• Choose what to include: scenes, scripts, broker credentials
• Optionally set an encryption password and storage period (1–30 days)
• Tap Publish — the configuration appears on the broker

Receive (Import):

• Enable Receive configurations — the app subscribes to config/share/+
• Received configurations: View details, Apply, Decline
• Import modes: Merge or Replace all
• Password entry is now a separate step, with an option to save it for automatic use on future configurations
• Revoke your own published configuration — removes it from the broker so other devices no longer see it
• The Author field is now Configuration name

Learn more in the Share configurations over MQTT section of the documentation.

What's new:

• LogicalBlock — group multiple conditions with AND/OR logic:
  Example: "If temperature > 30°C AND humidity < 20%"
  or: "If button pressed OR more than 1 hour passed"
• StartAppCondition — triggers when the app starts. Useful for executing actions after a restart.
• Sound notification — play a sound or show a push notification as a script action

Where to find:

Menu → Scripts → create or edit a script

New blocks are available in the condition constructor:

• LogicalBlock (AND/OR)
• StartAppCondition
• Action: sound notification

Incoming data (premium):

Format broker data before displaying:

Outgoing data (free):

Format outgoing payload — useful for building JSON commands:

Self-signed certificates:

1. When creating/editing a broker, select ssl:// or wss:// protocol
2. Enable Self-Signed Certificate toggle
3. The app will trust any certificate from this broker

Custom CA certificates:

1. Select ssl:// or wss:// protocol
2. Keep Self-Signed Certificate disabled
3. Tap Select certificate file
4. Pick a .pem certificate file via system file picker
5. The selected filename will be displayed

Three-stage pipeline:

1. JsonPath — extract field from JSON (previously available)
2. Regex (primary) — extract data with a regular expression
3. Regex (secondary) — post-process the result

Additional options:

• Time regex — separate expression to extract timestamps from payload
• Secondary regex — apply another regex to the result of the first one

How to set up:

1. Open widget editing
2. In Topic In section, enable Regex parse data toggle
3. Fill in the regex patterns for data and time
4. Optionally enable secondary regex