Hubitat Elevation

Since the new version was released every time I try to use the Dashboard it says connecting to hub. I was already connected and trying to use the Dashboard disconnects the hub. The hub works fine from the home screen and the Dashboard works fine on the PC but not on the IPhone. My phone operating system is also up to date so the issue is with the new update. 👎

I avoided the old apt, just used a vpn running on a $20 RP 2 within my LAN and a Safari window to get directly to my hub. Expected to do the same, ignoring the new app. But came to really like it. The geolocation settings were easier to use and very reliable (once I relocated the red pin to where my hub actually was). Indeed, I had given up on Hubitat geolocation, using Alexa instead. Was happy to be able to ditch Alexa and dependence on the cloud. Lately, though, the app (version 2.02) crashes every 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Sad to see as I am a great fan of Hubitat. I am happily a beta tester for platform versions and expect, consequently, that there will be bugs. But, I am disappointed to be, involuntarily, a beta tester for the app. And, while I never used the old app, many did; why withdraw it without having a prime-time ready replacement? Rooting for Hubitat and better experiences ahead.

For years, the old Hubitat app had poor geofencing capabilities. Sometimes it worked, other times not. And about every other day, one had to kill the app and launch it again for it to update your location. The workaround was to sign up for Life360, install the app on your Hubitat hub, and use it for your automations. Well, that worked well until Life360 blocked access to their API, breaking this functionality for Hubitat. Users were left looking for workarounds, such as setting a trigger when a mobile device connects to the home WiFi (where the device receives a consistent IP address from the DHCP server on the router). All of these methods had drawbacks and were messy to implement and maintain. Last evening, when I launched the old Hubitat iOS app, I was notified about the new iOS app. So, I installed it and gave it a try. First, enabling geofencing in the new iOS app is much straightforward than it was on the old app. No having to configure extraneous options, like updating the location when the iPhone connects to a different network or motion is detected. You literally just enable geofencing and set your geofence boundary and that’s it. Next was the most important part, testing that geofencing actually works reliably in the new app. I am very pleased to announce that it not only works, but it more accurate and reliable than the old iOS app! A huge improvement! Finally, I can set up location-based automation and trust that they will work as intended. Thank you developers for the much improved app! PS: I see that some reviewers are complaining about the new iOS app crashing. So far, this has not happened to me. I am running an iPhone 14 Plus. So far, the new app has been stable for me.