Home Assistant User Reviews

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Bugs. So many bugs.

Not sure what happened to the iOS app but the bugs with cards are making it hard to use. Gauges are especially broken. This has been a problem for a while. I’ve tried resetting the app as well as reinstalling. There’s at least enough functionality to keep it useful, such as managing presence and notifications.
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I don’t ever leave reviews on anything…

But I will for this!

So far my experience with HA has been delightful - one particularly enjoyable experience was going to the integration screen, clicking on August (door locks), and within seconds being able to control my locks from HA. It even pulled in the open/closed door sensor!

I’ve only scratched the surface of HA but I can’t wait to do more.
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Multi-server support!!!

I’ve used this app for a long time now and this is the one feature I’ve been wishing would arrive. This is going to make things way easier!

Perfect Smarthome solution

The capabilities are practically endless and with a great community to turn to for support and sharing of ideas, it’s the perfect solution to smarten the home.
I love it.

Outstanding!

A great app for Home Assistant. Design your interface on the computer with either the included buttons or get free addons to customize your experience further. Keeps it easy for beginners or advanced features for more tech-savvy types.

My biggest gripe with other smart home hubs like SmartThings are that I can’t change change the UI and unable to see all my sensors on one page. With the Home Assistant app, I was able to create custom buttons and display everything on the same page for an instant status of my house.
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Can’t believe that I waited so long!

For anyone who is considering getting into home automation or is already into automating their home, please consider using Home Automation. I made the switch about 2 weeks ago, and it is the best platform available. Not only is it open source, the user community is strong, and you are not beholden to Samsung, Google, HomeKit, though there are integrations to each if needed.

Keeping all of your data locally resolve privacy concerns, and significantly speeds up response time.

I’ve made the switch and have no plans on looking back!
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Dashboard icons don’t load anymore

Not sure when this started but in the last little while icons never load unless I do a manually refresh of the screen, not sure why. Several others have reported the same issue on Reddit.

Blank panel and cannot be connected

Worked with web browser and dash-board

I see a white screen when I open the app

I dont see anything other than a white screen. I have no issues accessing HA via a web browser.

Fatal Crash at Startup

A few weeks ago I edited the remote URL in the app configuration and I believe I may have had an error in the URL. The app has crashed immediately on startup ever since. Originally I was on iOS 14.6. I have since upgraded to the 14.7 beta, but the crashing persists. I tried every combination of deleting the HA app, reinstalling it and restart & hard reset of the device. I even tried wiping the phone completely and restoring it from a backup. Nothing has worked. Love the app, so I'm giving it 5 stars despite the issue, but hope to bring this to the developers attention.

(temporarily changing my rating to 1 star in the hopes it will bring my rating to the developer's attention more quickly)

Thanks
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