Anyone know how to clear cache in the iOS app?

Jer78 · August 17, 2018, 11:50pm

I really don’t want to have to delete the app as it always complicates the device_tracker. There has to be an easy way to clear the cache. Settings>Safari>Clear History and Website Data has no effect

DavidFW1960 · August 17, 2018, 11:54pm

Only way is to delete the app and reload

Jer78 · August 17, 2018, 11:57pm

I was hoping you wouldn’t say that! Ugh

jwelter · August 18, 2018, 1:57am

Change the connection URL to something that fails, then force-exit the app, then start app and change it back to being correct. On connect it refreshes the cache.

Jer78 · August 18, 2018, 2:07am

Thanks. I tried that but it won’t let me save a bad URL and just remembers the previous one.

jwelter · August 18, 2018, 2:32am

Try adding or changing the port for the URL so it fails to connect. I’ve done this several times and it works on iPhone and iPads.

Jer78 · August 18, 2018, 3:39am

So weird. That doesn’t work for me either. I tried your method exactly a few times and it still loads the same old cached page. I guess my only option is deleting the app and going through the messed up location settings again. Thanks for you help.

blackgold9 · August 19, 2018, 7:42pm

what’s the use case here? What cache are we talking about?

Jer78 · August 19, 2018, 8:07pm

For me the use case is when working on a custom card in lovelace. If I make a change, the iOS app uses the old version in its cache rather than fetch the new one. But the workaround I discovered is to change the version number on the reference to ?v=2 and it forces the app to look for a new version. Would still be nice if there was a way to empty the cache somewhere.

blackgold9 · August 20, 2018, 6:27am

seems like an issue we’d want lovace itself to help with right? End users of cards shouldn’t have to clear cache.

MatejKovacic · March 3, 2021, 10:47am

Interesting. I removed app completely from iPhone, and guess what… when installed it again, it remembers the old location.

However, when I try to enter URL manually, it just crashes when I click to URL entry form.

Christopher_Pham · May 17, 2021, 8:26am

Old thread but posting up in case anyone trying to figure out.

In the iOS app. Side bar> app configuration > debugging>reset frontend cache

sany3000 · June 12, 2021, 4:19am

Just did on iOS the above and it works.

aparker21 · January 21, 2023, 3:48pm

For those who don’t see “app configuration “ in the sidebar, try going to “Settings” in the sidebar and then “Companion App”, then you can find “debugging” at the bottom and then “reset frontend cache”.

duceduc · June 18, 2023, 7:43am

What does the Reset link do?? Does it reset the cache and also delete the user login credentials??

DavidFW1960 · October 18, 2023, 9:21am

Settings>Companion App>debugging>reset frontend cache

OlliK · October 25, 2023, 9:06pm

Is there also a solution for Android? Cant find the Debug section…

Calamar · December 5, 2023, 2:46pm

It is possible to do it via command line as a message to the companion app?

hazio · January 4, 2024, 11:32pm

Android has built-in cache management unlike iOS.

Just go to Settings > Apps > Home Assistant > Storage and cache, or hold then app icon the click info.

wfox · December 25, 2024, 5:50pm

Yes, the solution to the app cache problem on Android is not in the app but in Android itself.

Just clear the app cache in the Android settings and the problem will be solved.

In my case, it was an image card that simply stopped loading and not even restarting the device solved the problem. Only clearing the app cache on Android forced it to reload everything.