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January 29, 2024

NEW! Uses the new Apple Weather (formerly Dark Sky) capability. Requires iOS 16 or higher.

February 13, 2022

• Fixes a display issue that popped up with iOS 14 and later

August 25, 2021

• Fixed a problem that occurred when electricity exceeds $1/kW•h, as it did in August of 2021. • Restored compatibility to iOS 11 and later.

June 14, 2021

• Better control of HVAC mode of Ecobee 4 thermostats.

October 12, 2020

• iOS 14 compatible • New: User setting for controlling ventilation in out-of-comfort-range conditions when both indoor and outdoor conditions are extreme • Improved setting and saving of user's thermostat slider Preferences • Fixed a bug related to the above that occasionally caused reverting to factory defaults • Improved the setting and removal of app badges • Various streamlining and bug fixes, particularly related to controlling HomeKit thermostats • Better handling of intentionally disabling control of HomeKit devices

June 23, 2020

• Updated for new Com Ed pricing system • Improved logging for diagnosis of problems • Added tool for wiping cloud-stored settings • Miscellaneous interface improvement, NightMode indicator • Under-the-hood code streamlining and toughening

May 22, 2020

• General code streamlining. • Interface improvements, particularly involving data entry. • Thermostat target temperatures adjust for humidity. • Online help within the app See the latest Release Notes in the user forum for details https://www.aircompare.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10

October 17, 2019

• Dark Mode and iOS 13 compatibility. • Requires iOS 11 as a minimum. • Improvements to robustness of HomeKit operations See the latest Release Notes in the user forum for details https://www.aircompare.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10

August 21, 2019

• Removed the tiny "Error" text that occasionally appeared on the Home screen. • Fixed a bug that could cause the green fan icon to spin on the Home screen without first making a valid connection to a HomeKit fan or Window. • Added the ability to set a temperature increase at night, by selecting a negative value for "Nighttime cool-down °". • Changed the Open/Close algorithm so that the advice to Open requires a more significant enthalpy advantage (of 0.3 BTU/lb) AND an outdoor temperature not more than 3° above (in summer) or below (in winter) the desired thermostat set point. Leaving the windows closed more often will leave the indoor conditions under HVAC control more often. The choices of 0.3 and 3.0 are arbitrary and may need future tweaking. • The app now checks whether the user has disabled Background Refresh for the app or globally. If so, an alert will show when the user accesses the in-app Settings table. See the latest Release Notes in the user forum for details https://www.aircompare.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10

July 30, 2019

• Interface updates for iPhone X • Fixes that should finally eliminate the Home/Away indicator being slow to update. • Fixed a bug that prevented manual entry of a location in Settings. • Removed Wunderground as a choice for weather data. That service went blank 12/31/2018 • Added Accuweather as an option. Free service is capped. If you see no updating, the limit has been reached for the day. • Fixed an issue that interfered with reinstalling the app • Misc. streamlining See the latest Release Notes in the user forum for details https://www.aircompare.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10