Home Assistant iOS App

oztralia · June 28, 2023, 1:09am

Home Assistant Companion

App Store:

References:

https://companion.home-assistant.io

Requirements

IMPORTANT:
Before configuring the Home Assistant app, please go to the mobile device's settings, select General -> About -> replace the name which is normally "iPhone" with the Session ID (32 alphanumeric characters)

The Session ID can be found on https://console.aunsw.88.io -> Community Entity -> Agent Session -> Session List -> Current Session.

Installation

During the installation or configuration please allow all permissions requested, if prompted, such as Notifications, Critical Alerts, Location, Activity etc.

Four things are needed after the installation has been completed:

Home Assistant address
https://device.quuvoo4ohcequuox.0.88.io
Username (Session ID)
b1234567890123456789012345678901a
Password (Session ID)
b234567890123456789012345678901a
Device Name (Session ID)
b234567890123456789012345678901a

Examples above assumes that the Session ID supplied to you is:
b234567890123456789012345678901a
So you have to enter the Session ID as input in THREE different fields.

App Configuration

Location	88.io
Location Permission	Always
Location Accuracy	Full
Background Refresh	Enabled
Zone enter/exit	Enabled
Background fetch	Enabled
Significant location change	Enabled
Push notification request	Enabled

Notifications	88.io
Permission	Enabled

Sensors	88.io
Periodic Updated	1 minute
Motion Permission	Enabled
Focus Permission	Enabled
Activity	Enabled
Audion Output	Enabled
Average Active Pace	Enabled
Battery Level	Enabled
Battery State	Enabled
BSSID	Enabled
Connection Type	Enabled
Distance	Enabled
Floors Ascended	Enabled
Floors Descended	Enabled
Focus	Enabled
Geocoded Location	Enabled
Last Update Trigger	Enabled
Location permission	Enabled
SIM 1	Enabled
SIM 2	Enabled
SSID	Enabled
Steps	Enabled
Storage	Enabled

admin · May 18, 2024, 9:58pm

iCloud3 Integration

If you are running the Home Assistant Server in your own Personal Entity then you can improve your iOS experience by installing iCloud3 Integration on the HA

oztralia · June 11, 2025, 6:27am

NFC Tags

With Home Assistant, an Activity Marker can be written to an NFC tag and when scanned by the Home Assistant app, a marker will be created on https://console.aunsw.88.io

Requirements:

Community Alias
Publish Pins must be ticked

How to Write

Go to Main Menu -> App Settings

Click on NFC tags -> Write Tag -> Manual -> Enter the 12 characters Activity Marker in upper case.

In the example below, the Activity Marker entered is 2200CE528304, then click on the Done button.

If successfully saved, the Ready to Scan message will be displayed.

Place the iPhone above the NFC tag to start writing. If successful, the Tag Written! message will be displayed followed by the Tag Identifier.

How to Read

Go to Main Menu -> App Settings

Click on NFC tags -> Read Tag -> Place the iPhone above the NFC tag to start scanning. If successful, the Tag Identifier will be displayed.

Click on the button to complete the scanning.

NOTE: In iOS there is no confirmation, therefore it is essential to wait 3 seconds after clicking on the button before leaving the page.

A marker will be created on https://console.aunsw.88.io.