# HA! I'm Home! — Auto Home Arrival Detection

> Auto Home Arrival Detection (iPhone/iPad app by Alexander Bogatyrev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ha-im-home/id6763960415 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexander Bogatyrev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890864438)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.2 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ha-im-home/id6763960415/reviews.md

## What is HA! I'm Home!?

HA Im Home detects when you arrive home and instantly triggers your Home Assistant automations — before you even reach the door.

HOW IT WORKS
The app uses a combination of GPS geofencing and barometric pressure (elevator detection) to know you're almost home. It then connects via Bluetooth Low Energy to a Mac Mini running the HA Im Home daemon, which securely notifies your Home Assistant instance.

No cloud servers. No subscriptions. Everything stays on your local network.

FEATURES
- Automatic arrival detection via GPS + elevator pressure drop
- Bluetooth Low Energy — fast, battery-friendly
- HMAC-SHA256 authentication — cryptographically secure
- Works with any Home Assistant automation
- Presence sensor per user — supports multiple family members
- Runs silently in the background

REQUIREMENTS
- Home Assistant instance on your local network
- Mac with Bluetooth (always-on, e.g. Mac Mini)
- HA Im Home integration installed in Home Assistant
- HA Im Home Mac daemon running on your Mac

PRIVACY
Your location never leaves your device. Authentication secrets are stored only in Home Assistant — never on any external server.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.03 — 2026-05-01

Redesigned Interface
Completely rebuilt UI with card-based status dashboard. Real-time arrival pipeline shows each step — Away, Home, Lift, Bluetooth — so you always know exactly where you are in the flow.

Live Map
Interactive map displays your home zone radius, approach zone, location trail, and current position at a glance.

Live Activity
Track arrival status directly from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no need to open the app.

Hub Health Monitoring
Automatic BLE and HTTP checks while you're home. Get notified if your hub goes offline for more than 30 minutes.

Smarter Location Tracking
Adaptive GPS profiles conserve battery when you're far away and ramp up precision as you approach home. Fine-tune approach distance, filter thresholds, and precise switching radius to match your environment.

Improved Arrival Detection
Signal quality filtering ignores inaccurate GPS samples. Hysteresis between zones prevents false triggers. Altitude-aware home detection for multi-story buildings.

Lift Calibration
Ride your elevator once, save the reference height, and the app only triggers for your floor — no more false arrivals on wrong floors.

Home Assistant Integration
One-tap config import — pull BLE UUIDs, shared secret, and home coordinates directly from your HA instance.

Settings Backup
All settings are automatically backed up to local iOS Keychain and restored after reinstall.

On-boarding with QR
Now you can scan token's QR code from App to save it

### 1.02 — 2026-05-01

What's New in Version 1.0

Redesigned Interface
Completely rebuilt UI with card-based status dashboard. Real-time arrival pipeline shows each step — Away, Home, Lift, Bluetooth — so you always know exactly where you are in the flow.

Live Map
Interactive map displays your home zone radius, approach zone, location trail, and current position at a glance.

Live Activity
Track arrival status directly from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no need to open the app.

Hub Health Monitoring
Automatic BLE and HTTP checks while you're home. Get notified if your hub goes offline for more than 30 minutes.

Smarter Location Tracking
Adaptive GPS profiles conserve battery when you're far away and ramp up precision as you approach home. Fine-tune approach distance, filter thresholds, and precise switching radius to match your environment.

Improved Arrival Detection
Signal quality filtering ignores inaccurate GPS samples. Hysteresis between zones prevents false triggers. Altitude-aware home detection for multi-story buildings.

Lift Calibration
Ride your elevator once, save the reference height, and the app only triggers for your floor — no more false arrivals on wrong floors.

Home Assistant Integration
One-tap config import — pull BLE UUIDs, shared secret, and home coordinates directly from your HA instance.

Settings Backup
All settings are automatically backed up to local iOS Keychain and restored after reinstall.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-30

No release notes.

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