HomeAssistant or Home Assistant? YOU DECIDE

robbiet480 · June 3, 2016, 8:29am

So originally the app was named “HomeAssistant” because “Home Assistant” displayed as “Home Assis…”. However, it’s bugging me a little bit that push notifications also appear as “HomeAssistant”. There is no way to make the title below the icon on your homescreen “HomeAssistant” and the title in push notifications “Home Assistant” (except on Apple Watch, but even then it’s too long and wraps).

So here’s another poll for y’all!

What should the app title be on iOS?

HomeAssistant, because it displays nicely under the icon without an ellipsis.
Home Assistant, because it’s the name of the project, screw the ellipsis!

0 voters

Thanks as always

danichispa · June 3, 2016, 8:45am

Mine shows always as · Home... but anyway I preffer HomeAssistant

robbiet480 · June 3, 2016, 8:46am

That’s only due to Testflight. The actual app name when released will not have the dot at the start.

danichispa · June 3, 2016, 8:49am

Yes, but I have an icon for the frontend added to homepage that shows as Home Assi... , so…Hass?

jjlawren · June 13, 2017, 8:49pm

The ellipsis are driving me crazy. Looks like the vote went for ‘HomeAssistant’ but it launched with the space. Possible to reconsider?

rabittn · June 14, 2017, 4:27pm

github.com

home-assistant/iOS/blob/master/fastlane/metadata/en-US/release_notes.txt#L29


Welcome to Home Assistant Companion version 2019.1, also known as 2.0! It's been a very long time coming but it's finally here. Here's some of the new features in this release:

- Brand new push notification engine, powered by Firebase, for even more complex notifications than ever before, including critical notifications and much much more
- Siri Shortcuts: Now, you can interact with your Home Assistant via Siri and the Shortcuts app
- Apple Watch: Control your home via the Apple Watch app and monitor its status with Complications
- Widget: Quickly trigger actions at home via a widget. Also available via home screen icon
- Nabu Casa Cloud support: Cloudhooks and remote UI are here so you can (optionally) never open a port in your router again
- New connection engine: now you can have internal and external URLs for total customizability

There's plenty more new features and improvements to discover instead. Check the forums and the new documentation for more information.

Thanks for using Home Assistant Companion!

Jer78 · July 4, 2017, 5:26am

Speaking of not displaying correctly, is there a fix coming soon for now HA displays when in an iPad split view? Appreciate all your hard work on this!!