Home+ 6.2 Introduces New Smart Battery Features with Section and Widget

Cupertino, February 20, 2024

Matthias Hochgatterer's Home+ 6 for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch is one of the most powerful HomeKit apps out there, offering automation based on functionality revealed by Apple's HomeKit framework that doesn't even use its own Home app. The app also does a great job of surfacing sensor data hidden deep within the Home app, such as details about the air quality in your home if you have a sensor monitoring it. With version 6.2 of Home+, Hochgatterer added a new section to the app that reports the remaining charge for any battery-powered HomeKit accessories, such as window and door sensors. The new section, which color-codes the battery icons based on the charge remaining, is accompanied by a new set of , , and widgets that can be customized to display all your battery-powered devices, or a subset chosen by you. Like the smart section in the main app, the rings around each device icon are color-coded, making it easy to spot the low battery rings. Home+ also offers device widgets with the name of the room they are assigned to added, making it easy to distinguish accessories within the widget. However, the accessory and scene widgets are not compatible with the new interactivity of iOS and iPadOS 17. Tapping an accessory or scene activates it, but it opens the Home+ app. Now that I've gotten used to the interactivity of iOS and iPadOS 17, I hope Home+ will add support for it in the future. Version 6.2 is a minor update for Home+, but one that I appreciate nonetheless. Battery data is hidden too much in the Home app, and with the new widget and smart part of Home+ I now know I have a Hue dimmer that needs my attention. And if you haven't tried Home+ in a while, it's worth exploring its automation tools, which are some of the best available in any HomeKit-based app. Home+ 6.2 is available on the App Store for $9.99, which is 30% off the usual price.

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