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Apple ID1317682478
Bundle IDnet.avglabs.hsbuddy
SellerSeller
Min iOS13.0
Min macOS11.0
Device familieswatch, iphone, ipad, ipod
Released2017-11-29
Copyright© Antonio Vargas Garcia
Privacy policyLink ↗
Preview 3 platforms
iPhone 9 images
iPad 8 images
Apple Watch 6 images
What’s New Version 1.0.90
New: Widget actions now support opening an arbitrary image
Fix: Links should open using the system's browser
Fix: App crashes when asking for a PIN code
Description
HSBuddy is a free application for iOS® that turns your mobile device into the ultimate companion for your HomeSeer® home automation system. With the included Apple Watch companion app you can take control of your home from your wrist!
Certain features require an additional HomeSeer controller plug-in which you can install from the plug-in manager in your HomeSeer configuration pages. Look for HSBuddy under the User Interfaces section.
Complement your home automation experience and use HSBuddy to:
• Control and edit devices
• Run and edit events
• View history of device state changes *
• View images from your home cameras **
• Create your own customized dashboards
• Speed up your daily automation tasks
» Create Siri shortcuts
» Place Widgets for your Home Screen
• Send push-notifications to your devices as part of your server events
• Browse your HomeSeer server logs *
• Enable geo-location on the app and location-based events *
• Automatically switch between local-WiFi and remote connectivity to your server based on your location.
• Connect to multiple HomeSeer servers and switch quickly between them
• Use Smart Tags to quickly control a device or run an event by tapping a tag with your phone
*Requires installing the free HSBuddy HomeSeer controller plug-in
**Compatible with some existing HomeSeer controller camera plug-ins
To use this app you need a running instance of HomeSeer. To find out more, visit http://www.homeseer.com
For more information and troubleshooting help, go to http://hsbuddy.avglabs.net
Accessibility
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Version history 25 versions
Build 887852198v1.0.902026-07-05 20:23:41
New: Widget actions now support opening an arbitrary image
Fix: Links should open using the system's browser
Fix: App crashes when asking for a PIN code
Build 883720976v1.0.892026-06-13 22:07:11
New:
- Map dashboard widget — view client locations on an interactive map
- Support for location history — shown as breadcrumbs in map
Bug fixes:
- App may crash occasionally on startup
- Dashboard widget device icons may freeze in certain scenarios.
- Scanning NFC tags opens Safari instead of HSBuddy.
- Widgets may not connect when using multiple server profiles.
- Background geolocation can stop working after a change in HomeSeer proxy address.
- Minor UX fixes.
Build 875674556v1.0.882025-06-20 16:58:53
- Ability to create background Siri shortcuts that do not bring the app to the foreground
- Prompt user for feedback and/or rating after opening the app a few times
- Other minor UX fixes
Build 872093698v1.0.872025-01-29 08:27:30
Minor UX fixes
Build 870708149v1.0.862024-11-26 23:37:35
Dashboard updates new options available in latest server editor:
- Display widgets without a border
- Set custom background color for widgets
New report flow to submit issues from the app
Build 867523799v1.0.852024-07-16 18:38:41
Widgets:
- Control devices without opening the app (iOS 17+)
- Circular accessory widget available for Lock Screen
- Option to show device status as caption
Apple Watch:
- Complications now support accent colors
Other:
- Minor UX fixes
Build 864269419v1.0.842024-03-07 12:47:20
Fix: Links embedded in device status should open on the system browser
Fix: Better reliability for background notifications
New: Send location updates directly to your server (no longer uses a proxy)
Fix: Re-enable app for iOS version 12 and up
New: Home Screen widgets now support custom shortcuts
Fix: Some dashboards showed wrong font size in auto-resized text fields
Fix: Device history cannot be accessed from favorites list
Build 863356463v1.0.832024-02-02 10:33:34
Geolocation improvements. New tracking mode: 'Fence'. In this mode, HSBuddy will only track when device enters or leaves a geofence. This provides a significant improvement to power consumption.
Home Screen Widgets. You can now add a small widget with up to 4 devices to your Home Screen. To configure a new widget, go to Options > Shortcuts > Widgets
Build 858682372v1.0.822023-07-24 00:15:18
New: Complications for Apple Watch (make sure to update the plug-in on the server if you use device complications)
Fix: App fails to write or format new NFC tags
This build includes other minor visual fixes and improvements
Build 855577048v1.0.812023-05-22 23:02:51
* New: Inline controls in device lists to interact with devices without navigating away from the list
* Improved: Clustering of devices in lists to better match the behavior of the HS4 website
* New: Color picker to control devices that support color input
* Fix: Not all devices with range input can be controlled from Apple Watch
* Fix: Unable to connect via Apple Watch to HS using a local IP address
* Fix: Geolocation updates were missing or late after updating to iOS 16.4
Build 852548006v1.0.802022-10-01 16:53:58
• New: Device presets let you set 1-click actions for devices with ranged controls.
• Update: Better configuration options to choose devices and events that are shared with your smart watch app.
• Update: Support for local and non-SSL connections from SmartWatch to your HS controller
Build 851662233v1.0.792022-08-25 12:54:27
• New: Apple Watch companion app - take control of your home from your wrist!
• New: Select one of several built-in sounds when configuring push notification actions on your server. Requires the latest version of the HS4 plug-in installed on your server.
• Fix: Stability improvements on requests to HS controller
Build 848386554v1.0.772022-05-03 22:36:30
Minor fix: Unable to control devices with text box input from Quick Actions
Build 847028327v1.0.762022-04-06 04:50:39
Dashboards:
* Adjust the number of columns on a dashboard
* Use the same layout in both portrait and landscape orientations
* Dashboard will scale content on similarly sized screens
* On much larger or smaller screens you can scroll horizontally
* Automatic synchronization of dashboards with the server
* Text in labels now auto scales with widget size
* Change font color in labels
Other:
* More accurate search results
* Search devices and events by ref number
Build 845901958v1.0.742021-12-29 17:42:33
Notification history
* View notifications that have been sent to the device from the server (*)
MyHS connection improvements
* Connecting to MyHS uses a direct route instead of a proxy, which may result in better app performance.
* Automatic retries for some failures.
Other minor visual improvements
Build 845600758v1.0.702021-11-28 22:35:26
Minor improvements:
* Fix: Siri shortcuts stopped working
* Improved: Simplified the flow to submit feedback
Build 845470529v1.0.692021-11-22 22:08:16
Support for Smart Tags (+)
* Now you can use Smart Tags with HSBuddy.
* Format new or existing tags so they can work with the app.
* Assign shortcuts to open a specific screen and/or perform an action.
* Create events in HS that trigger when a tag is tapped (++)
Notes:
(+) Requires a device with NFC support and iOS 11 (or higher)
(++) Requires latest version of the HSBuddy plug-in installed on your HS server
Build 845033802v1.0.662021-10-31 11:34:48
== Favorite device lists ==
* You can now manage multiple favorite device lists.
* Quickly switch between lists by tapping on the list name at the top.
* You can save your favorite lists to your HomeSeer server.
* You can also choose to have them synchronized automatically.
* Any favorite list can be used as a shortcut or notification target.
Build 842430380v1.0.652021-05-30 12:58:30
Minor improvements:
• Sometimes device images are stale when resuming app.
• Device widget actions cannot be bound to associated devices.
• Device status with HTML escape sequences are not rendered properly.
• Ability to set default orientation when opening camera in full screen mode.
Build 842139400v1.0.642021-05-10 08:14:21
Minor bugs and fixes:
• Device icons are sometimes out of sync with value.
• Control sliders do not work for negative values.
Build 841101745v1.0.632021-03-28 19:21:23
Minor bug fixes.
Build 840996911v1.0.622021-03-22 10:30:31
Notification improvements:
• Add action buttons to remote push notifications. Choose an action for each button, like viewing or controlling devices, events, cameras or dashboards.
• Action buttons that control devices or events will run on the background. The actions will take place without switching you out of the app currently in display. Actions will also work from the lock screen.
Build 840771676v1.0.612021-03-06 18:41:16
Notification improvements:
• Assign default actions to push notifications sent to HSBuddy from your HS server.
• Actions include showing a specific device, event, camera or dashboard to display when you tap on the Notification.
• Create silent notifications to perform the default action immediately if HSBuddy is already running
• Include camera snapshots with notifications
• Requires installing HSBuddy plugin version 3.23 or higher on your HS server
Build 840461719v1.0.602021-02-12 09:51:54
24-hour Display:
• HSBuddy now uses your device settings to format timestamps in 12/24hr format.
Local camera access:
• HSBuddy is now capable of retrieving snapshot images directly from cameras that support it.
Always-on screen:
• HSBuddy can keep the device screen active on based on your preferences.
Dashboards:
• Image widgets now support an action to view image in full-screen mode
• Sections now support a background layer where you can add image widgets.
Build 840328136v1.0.572021-02-03 22:26:46
Dashboard upgrades:
• Image widget: Display an image from your HS server
• Text widget: Display any arbitrary text
• Text format options: Change font size and text alignment for device, event and text widgets
• More flexible widget actions: Any widget can now target any device, event or camera as a tap or hold action
• New widget action to open another dashboard
• Dashboard backgrounds: Display an image from your HS server as a dashboard's background
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Change log 29 changes · US
✎
releaseNotes updated
New: Widget actions now support opening an arbitrary image
Fix: Links should open using the system's browser
Fix: App crashes when asking for a PIN code
✎
description updated
HSBuddy is a free application for iOS® that turns your mobile device into the ultimate companion for your HomeSeer® home automation system. With the included Ap
✎
subtitle updated
HomeSeer companion app
✎
name updated
HSBuddy
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Version 1.0.90 released
New: Widget actions now support opening an arbitrary image
Fix: Links should open using the system's browser
Fix: App crashes when asking for a PIN code
◆
Version 1.0.89 released
New:
- Map dashboard widget — view client locations on an interactive map
- Support for location history — shown as breadcrumbs in map
Bug fixes:
- App may crash occasionally on startup
- Dashboard widget device icons may freeze in certai
◆
Version 1.0.88 released
- Ability to create background Siri shortcuts that do not bring the app to the foreground
- Prompt user for feedback and/or rating after opening the app a few times
- Other minor UX fixes
◆
Version 1.0.87 released
Minor UX fixes
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Version 1.0.86 released
Dashboard updates new options available in latest server editor:
- Display widgets without a border
- Set custom background color for widgets
New report flow to submit issues from the app
◆
Version 1.0.85 released
Widgets:
- Control devices without opening the app (iOS 17+)
- Circular accessory widget available for Lock Screen
- Option to show device status as caption
Apple Watch:
- Complications now support accent colors
Other:
- Minor UX fixes
◆
Version 1.0.84 released
Fix: Links embedded in device status should open on the system browser
Fix: Better reliability for background notifications
New: Send location updates directly to your server (no longer uses a proxy)
Fix: Re-enable app for iOS version 12 an
◆
Version 1.0.83 released
Geolocation improvements. New tracking mode: 'Fence'. In this mode, HSBuddy will only track when device enters or leaves a geofence. This provides a significant improvement to power consumption.
Home Screen Widgets. You can now add a small
◆
Version 1.0.82 released
New: Complications for Apple Watch (make sure to update the plug-in on the server if you use device complications)
Fix: App fails to write or format new NFC tags
This build includes other minor visual fixes and improvements
◆
Version 1.0.81 released
* New: Inline controls in device lists to interact with devices without navigating away from the list
* Improved: Clustering of devices in lists to better match the behavior of the HS4 website
* New: Color picker to control devices that sup
◆
Version 1.0.80 released
• New: Device presets let you set 1-click actions for devices with ranged controls.
• Update: Better configuration options to choose devices and events that are shared with your smart watch app.
• Update: Support for local and non-SSL conne
◆
Version 1.0.79 released
• New: Apple Watch companion app - take control of your home from your wrist!
• New: Select one of several built-in sounds when configuring push notification actions on your server. Requires the latest version of the HS4 plug-in installed o
◆
Version 1.0.77 released
Minor fix: Unable to control devices with text box input from Quick Actions
◆
Version 1.0.76 released
Dashboards:
* Adjust the number of columns on a dashboard
* Use the same layout in both portrait and landscape orientations
* Dashboard will scale content on similarly sized screens
* On much larger or smaller screens you can scroll horizon
◆
Version 1.0.74 released
Notification history
* View notifications that have been sent to the device from the server (*)
MyHS connection improvements
* Connecting to MyHS uses a direct route instead of a proxy, which may result in better app performance.
* Automat
◆
Version 1.0.70 released
Minor improvements:
* Fix: Siri shortcuts stopped working
* Improved: Simplified the flow to submit feedback
◆
Version 1.0.69 released
Support for Smart Tags (+)
* Now you can use Smart Tags with HSBuddy.
* Format new or existing tags so they can work with the app.
* Assign shortcuts to open a specific screen and/or perform an action.
* Create events in HS that trigger wh
◆
Version 1.0.66 released
== Favorite device lists ==
* You can now manage multiple favorite device lists.
* Quickly switch between lists by tapping on the list name at the top.
* You can save your favorite lists to your HomeSeer server.
* You can also choose to ha
◆
Version 1.0.65 released
Minor improvements:
• Sometimes device images are stale when resuming app.
• Device widget actions cannot be bound to associated devices.
• Device status with HTML escape sequences are not rendered properly.
• Ability to set default orienta
◆
Version 1.0.64 released
Minor bugs and fixes:
• Device icons are sometimes out of sync with value.
• Control sliders do not work for negative values.
◆
Version 1.0.63 released
Minor bug fixes.
◆
Version 1.0.62 released
Notification improvements:
• Add action buttons to remote push notifications. Choose an action for each button, like viewing or controlling devices, events, cameras or dashboards.
• Action buttons that control devices or events will run on
◆
Version 1.0.61 released
Notification improvements:
• Assign default actions to push notifications sent to HSBuddy from your HS server.
• Actions include showing a specific device, event, camera or dashboard to display when you tap on the Notification.
• Create si
◆
Version 1.0.60 released
24-hour Display:
• HSBuddy now uses your device settings to format timestamps in 12/24hr format.
Local camera access:
• HSBuddy is now capable of retrieving snapshot images directly from cameras that support it.
Always-on screen:
• HSBuddy
◆
Version 1.0.57 released
Dashboard upgrades:
• Image widget: Display an image from your HS server
• Text widget: Display any arbitrary text
• Text format options: Change font size and text alignment for device, event and text widgets
• More flexible widget actions: