This is the largest update I’ve ever released for any of my apps.
Hearthboard has been a passion project of mine for over a year, and I’ve put an incredible amount of care into this release. Several major parts of the widget experience have been fully reworked, with more consistent text sizes, spacing, padding, controls, media presentation, and layouts across every supported widget size.
This update also introduces Home Assistant support, including compatible controls, sensors, cameras, automations, and home-energy widgets alongside the existing HomeKit experience.
Other improvements include:
• More consistent HomeKit and Home Assistant widgets
• Refined Weather, Calendar, Clock, Reminders, music, photo, and camera layouts
• Improved camera fit, fill, and saved framing
• Clearer status colors and more glanceable smart-home information
• A cleaner widget picker and starter-dashboard experience
• Many smaller visual, interaction, and reliability improvements throughout the app
My goal has been to make Hearthboard feel calmer, clearer, more cohesive, and more polished in everyday use.
I’m incredibly thankful for the warm reception Hearthboard has received. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded it, shared feedback, or made it part of their home.
If you need help or have an idea for what Hearthboard should do next, open Dashboard Settings and use the Support section to view the roadmap, suggest features, or contact me directly. I’d love to hear from you.