I updated to HA 85.0 to get the new authorization system because it is more secure that than having a master password in the file system.
Unfortunately, I had to enable the API password to get reliable connection to HA using my iOS App running on my iPhone and iPad. I think this is a documented issue.
My iPhone is my primary device to monitor HA as it works at home and away.
I would like to remove the API password eventually.
Is anyone working on an iOS App upgrade?