About Home Remote
Tired of all the different apps you need to control your smart home? Are they missing features you’d like to see such as schedules, geofencing or Today Screen access? Then Home Remote is for you. With native support for...
Tired of all the different apps you need to control your smart home? Are they missing features you’d like to see such as schedules, geofencing or Today Screen access? Then Home Remote is for you. With native support for Milight, LimitlessLED, EasyBulb, LIFX, Belkin WeMo, Indigo, along with URL calls and TCP/UDP packets, there isn’t much that Home Remote can’t control. You can add attributes to any action, such as location triggering with beacons or geofences, schedules, even voice recognition. Home Remote - Great for any smart home with Home Automation. Sunrise and sunset times are provided by http://sunrise-sunset.org
Version History Home Remote now works with Shortcuts! You can now use Siri to trigger to your Home Remote actions! 3.7 10/01/2019 Improved Milight V6 responsiveness. Fixed a crash. 3.5 12/12/2017 Support for Milight V6 RGBWWCW bulbs, dual white on V6 coming soon! 3.4.3 12/08/2017 New Features: • Fixed issue with Home Remote: Remote login due to Parse being taken down. Coming Soon: • Milight V6 support, includes new iBox bridges Notes: • If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you • If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.4.2 02/16/2017 New Features: • Added Taptic Engine feedback for tap, on and off status on the widget screen for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Notes: • If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you • If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.4.1 10/11/2016 New Features: • Prepared for iOS 10 Notes: • If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you • If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.4 09/12/2016 New Features: • Auto complete for milight bridge ip, port and beacon id and name • Upgrade to open ears 2.5 - now supports more languages • Added an option to inherit the action button color from LIFX or Milight actions • Now shows the light color in the action selection screen - with option to turn this off in settings • Reduced time to call multi actions • Added a button coaching screen Bug Fixes: • Fixed sunrise sunset no touch bug Notes: • If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you • If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.2 08/27/2016 Bug Fixes 3.1.1 03/22/2016 Bug Fixes 3.0.1 03/18/2016 Here's a massive update version 3.0! New Features: • LIFX actions • TCP/UDP actions with a hex keyboard • Spacer action - Arrange your actions on the Today Screen • Set beacons or geofences to only activate between certain hours... Including sunrise and sunset • Add sunrise and sunset to schedules • Schedules can now be offloaded to Home Remote - Activator on OS X • Quickly launch actions from the Home screen with 3D Touch • Increase geofence radius to 5k • Real time colour selection • Batch rename actions and properties • Configure if actions should show on Apple Watch, Apple TV or OS X • Add double tap to watch options • Full accessibility control • Status icons for users with color blindness • Make UISliders tappable to fine adjust values • Pebble Time support • Documentation - Use the "?" button in the app to find out more. Bug Fixes: Fix WeMo search crash Notes: • If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you. • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 3.0 02/19/2016 New Features: • Geofencing - You can now set the range that your actions trigger • Spotlight support - Trigger your actions from Spotlight • Native Indigo support - gives status feedback • WeMo action type - now gives status feedback • Home Remote: Remote will show status for WeMo and Indigo actions • Apple Watch app will show status indicators for WeMo and Indigo actions Bug Fixes: • Fixed crash when trying to control all four milight groups at once Coming Soon: • LIFX Support Notes: • If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you. • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 2.9 12/16/2015 New Features: • Geofencing - Trigger actions to happen at any location! • If you have all 4 milight groups selected then they will be controlled as one, rather than 4 separate groups • Home Remote: Remote now works from Apple Watch notifications for geofence and beacons Bug Fixes: • Fixed WeMo screen only showing 3 items • Fixed Home Remote: Remote bug • Fixed bug with beacon options Coming Soon: • LIFX Support Notes: • If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you. • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 2.8 12/03/2015 New Features: • Support for the Apple TV version which is out now! • WeMo Insight switch support • WeMo grouped lights supported • Notification options on Apple Watch. Don't want beacons to always trigger? Set them as an option! • Indigodomo improvements - digest authentication • Give your beacon a name to avoid having to type the UUID in every time Bug Fixes: • iOS 9 iPad display issues fixed Coming Soon: • LIFX Support • GeoLocation fencing Notes: • If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you. • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 2.7 11/17/2015 New Features: • Integration with Home Remote - Activator. Available now on the Mac App Store • Home Remote: Remote - with an old iOS device or Mac there is no need for port forwarding • Simple text in post actions • Change action names much faster Bug Fixes: • Apple Watch bug fixes Coming Soon: • LIFX Support Notes: • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.6 07/20/2015 New Features: • Belkin Wemo support for plug sockets and light switches and bulbs - be sure to update their firmware! • Disco mode for Milight. • Double Tap option for secure actions - avoid accidental taps. • VoxCommando support for the Apple Watch. Bug Fixes: • Apple Watch bug fixes with username and password actions. • URL Action bug fixes. Coming Soon: • Home Remote: Remote - Control your actions from anywhere, without port forwarding. Coming soon to iOS and OS X. Notes: • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.5 07/01/2015 New Features: • A Glance that will take you right in to vioice control for the app. • Improved user interface for the Apple Watch app. Bug Fixes: • Apple Watch app improvements. • Beacon response fixes. Notes: • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.4.2 05/12/2015 New Features • Apple Watch support. Notes: • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.4.1 04/27/2015 New Features: • The Today Screen now remembers what page you were on • Home Remote now works with self signed certificates • You can now access the tutorials from a button in the app • Improved bridge detection for Milight Coming Soon: • New Tutorials Notes: • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.4 04/23/2015 New Features: • Apple Watch support • White color available for the today screen configuration • Improved bridge detection • Ability to hide actions on the Apple Watch • X Callback URL support. Format is: "homeremote://x-callback-url/call?action=ACTION_NAME" Coming Soon: • New Tutorials Notes: • Fixes the app in iOS 8.3. Sorry for the inconvenience. • If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.3 04/13/2015 New Features: • Rename an existing action • Add a custom voice recognition prefix, you no longer have to use "Home Remote” - this is done in the Settings app • Add repeatable buttons - great for controlling your TV • Added email option when generating a configuration file from settings • Add ability to import configuration file from email or other sources • A settings button so you can easily access the Home Remote set up screen • Improved MiLight bridge IP detection • Added Dutch and German localisations Bug Fixes: • Thanks to BM and DMR for their help and patience in getting a crash resolved. There are 2 crash bugs fixed in this release: A crash when saving an action and a a crash when allowing microphone access. Notes: If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.2 03/05/2015 New Features: • Voice recognition - Enable it on a per action basis by tapping the microphone icon • Send a username or password with your URL actions • Raspberry Pi control with WebIOPi • Multi-actions now show numbers to indicate the execution order Bugs Fixed: • Dual White Milight bulbs now work with brights up/down and temperature up/down correctly. • Multi actions with multiple Milight bridges now work. 2.1 02/17/2015 New Features: • Dark keyboard used for better UI (thanks to Dr Hercule) Coming Soon: • Voice recognition Bugs Fixed: Fixed a bug with hidden Today screen buttons not working in multi actions Fixed a bug with schedules Fixed a bug with iBeacons Notes: If you are enjoying the app please leave a review. Instructional videos can be viewed at http://bit.ly/1EStzGP 2.0.1 02/03/2015 • App layout changes - The app is now much easier to understand and use • Customise Today Screen buttons - Change their color or hide them, perfect for your Beacon actions that you don’t want to see in your menu • Multi Actions user interface • URL scheme support - Launch the app from a URL: homeremote://action=Action%20Name • Improved milight bridge detection for v4 bridges • Night mode for v4 milight bridges • Save and Back buttons are context sensitive, making their addition or removal easier Bugs Fixed: Fixed a crash when syncing over iCloud Various small fixes 2.0 01/27/2015 New Features: Schedules - going away on holiday or leaving the house? Use Home Remote to manage your lighting or device schedule. Simply set up your timers and leave the app open and Home Remote will do the rest. Action pages - You can now have as many actions as you want as the Today screen extension is now paginated. Collections of actions - Call multiple actions with one button press, just use multi://?action name&action name. Hue support - http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/getting-started Filtrete Thermostat support. Coming Soon: Real time colour preview on the colour selection screen. Today Screen button customisation, change colour or shape. Bugs Fixed: Fixed a bug that stopped you having a space in your URL. Thanks to ironjbear for finding that. Thanks: I just wanted to thank everyone that has left a review. It's really nice to see that people are using Home Remote and I just wanted to let you all know there are plenty more features to come. 1.7 01/05/2015 New Features: iCloud sync, now when you add a command on one device it appears on all your others. Discover Milight/Easybulb/Limitless LED bridge IP automatically with the press of a button. A new colour scheme for the app and its icon that's easier on the eye. Coming Soon: Schedules - Have an action automatically run at a certain time and repetition rate. Pages of actions on the Today Screen - No more running out of space. Thanks: I just wanted to thank everyone that has left a review. It's really nice to see that people are using Home Remote and I just wanted to let you all know there are plenty more features to come. 1.6 12/15/2014
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Home Remote since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-28 20:34:44.
The latest version is 3.7 and it was updated on 2026-06-27 03:46:27. See below the changes in each version.
Home Remote version 3.7
Updated At: 2026-06-06
Changes: Version History Home Remote now works with Shortcuts! You can now use Siri to trigger to your Home Remote actions! 3.7 10/01/2019 Improved Milight V6 responsiveness.
Fixed a crash. 3.5 12/12/2017 Support for Milight V6 RGBWWCW bulbs, dual white on V6 coming soon! 3.4.3 12/08/2017 New Features:
• Fixed issue with Home Remote: Remote login due to Parse being taken down.
Coming Soon:
• Milight V6 support, includes new iBox bridges
Notes:
• If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you
• If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.4.2 02/16/2017 New Features:
• Added Taptic Engine feedback for tap, on and off status on the widget screen for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
Notes:
• If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you
• If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.4.1 10/11/2016 New Features:
• Prepared for iOS 10
Notes:
• If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you
• If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.4 09/12/2016 New Features:
• Auto complete for milight bridge ip, port and beacon id and name
• Upgrade to open ears 2.5 - now supports more languages
• Added an option to inherit the action button color from LIFX or Milight actions
• Now shows the light color in the action selection screen - with option to turn this off in settings
• Reduced time to call multi actions
• Added a button coaching screen
Bug Fixes:
• Fixed sunrise sunset no touch bug
Notes:
• If you're having a problem, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, as there is no way to contact you
• If you enjoy using Home Remote, then check out the Apple TV, Apple Watch or Mac versions or leave us a review 3.2 08/27/2016 Bug Fixes 3.1.1 03/22/2016 Bug Fixes 3.0.1 03/18/2016 Here's a massive update version 3.0!
New Features:
• LIFX actions
• TCP/UDP actions with a hex keyboard
• Spacer action - Arrange your actions on the Today Screen
• Set beacons or geofences to only activate between certain hours... Including sunrise and sunset
• Add sunrise and sunset to schedules
• Schedules can now be offloaded to Home Remote - Activator on OS X
• Quickly launch actions from the Home screen with 3D Touch
• Increase geofence radius to 5k
• Real time colour selection
• Batch rename actions and properties
• Configure if actions should show on Apple Watch, Apple TV or OS X
• Add double tap to watch options
• Full accessibility control
• Status icons for users with color blindness
• Make UISliders tappable to fine adjust values
• Pebble Time support
• Documentation - Use the "?" button in the app to find out more.
Bug Fixes:
Fix WeMo search crash
Notes:
• If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you.
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 3.0 02/19/2016 New Features:
• Geofencing - You can now set the range that your actions trigger
• Spotlight support - Trigger your actions from Spotlight
• Native Indigo support - gives status feedback
• WeMo action type - now gives status feedback
• Home Remote: Remote will show status for WeMo and Indigo actions
• Apple Watch app will show status indicators for WeMo and Indigo actions
Bug Fixes:
• Fixed crash when trying to control all four milight groups at once
Coming Soon:
• LIFX Support
Notes:
• If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you.
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 2.9 12/16/2015 New Features:
• Geofencing - Trigger actions to happen at any location!
• If you have all 4 milight groups selected then they will be controlled as one, rather than 4 separate groups
• Home Remote: Remote now works from Apple Watch notifications for geofence and beacons
Bug Fixes:
• Fixed WeMo screen only showing 3 items
• Fixed Home Remote: Remote bug
• Fixed bug with beacon options
Coming Soon:
• LIFX Support
Notes:
• If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you.
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 2.8 12/03/2015 New Features:
• Support for the Apple TV version which is out now!
• WeMo Insight switch support
• WeMo grouped lights supported
• Notification options on Apple Watch. Don't want beacons to always trigger? Set them as an option!
• Indigodomo improvements - digest authentication
• Give your beacon a name to avoid having to type the UUID in every time
Bug Fixes:
• iOS 9 iPad display issues fixed
Coming Soon:
• LIFX Support
• GeoLocation fencing
Notes:
• If you have a problem please, please don't leave a review asking a question. We cannot provide help to reviews, there is no way to contact you.
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development 2.7 11/17/2015 New Features:
• Integration with Home Remote - Activator. Available now on the Mac App Store
• Home Remote: Remote - with an old iOS device or Mac there is no need for port forwarding
• Simple text in post actions
• Change action names much faster
Bug Fixes:
• Apple Watch bug fixes
Coming Soon:
• LIFX Support
Notes:
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.6 07/20/2015 New Features:
• Belkin Wemo support for plug sockets and light switches and bulbs - be sure to update their firmware!
• Disco mode for Milight.
• Double Tap option for secure actions - avoid accidental taps.
• VoxCommando support for the Apple Watch.
Bug Fixes:
• Apple Watch bug fixes with username and password actions.
• URL Action bug fixes.
Coming Soon:
• Home Remote: Remote - Control your actions from anywhere, without port forwarding. Coming soon to iOS and OS X.
Notes:
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.5 07/01/2015 New Features:
• A Glance that will take you right in to vioice control for the app.
• Improved user interface for the Apple Watch app.
Bug Fixes:
• Apple Watch app improvements.
• Beacon response fixes.
Notes:
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.4.2 05/12/2015 New Features
• Apple Watch support.
Notes:
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.4.1 04/27/2015 New Features:
• The Today Screen now remembers what page you were on
• Home Remote now works with self signed certificates
• You can now access the tutorials from a button in the app
• Improved bridge detection for Milight
Coming Soon:
• New Tutorials
Notes:
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with the app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.4 04/23/2015 New Features:
• Apple Watch support
• White color available for the today screen configuration
• Improved bridge detection
• Ability to hide actions on the Apple Watch
• X Callback URL support. Format is: "homeremote://x-callback-url/call?action=ACTION_NAME"
Coming Soon:
• New Tutorials
Notes:
• Fixes the app in iOS 8.3. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.3 04/13/2015 New Features:
• Rename an existing action
• Add a custom voice recognition prefix, you no longer have to use "Home Remote” - this is done in the Settings app
• Add repeatable buttons - great for controlling your TV
• Added email option when generating a configuration file from settings
• Add ability to import configuration file from email or other sources
• A settings button so you can easily access the Home Remote set up screen
• Improved MiLight bridge IP detection
• Added Dutch and German localisations
Bug Fixes:
• Thanks to BM and DMR for their help and patience in getting a crash resolved. There are 2 crash bugs fixed in this release: A crash when saving an action and a a crash when allowing microphone access.
Notes:
If you're enjoying Home Remote then please leave a review. It helps with app position and sales which contributes towards further development. 2.2 03/05/2015 New Features:
• Voice recognition - Enable it on a per action basis by tapping the microphone icon
• Send a username or password with your URL actions
• Raspberry Pi control with WebIOPi
• Multi-actions now show numbers to indicate the execution order
Bugs Fixed:
• Dual White Milight bulbs now work with brights up/down and temperature up/down correctly.
• Multi actions with multiple Milight bridges now work. 2.1 02/17/2015 New Features:
• Dark keyboard used for better UI (thanks to Dr Hercule)
Coming Soon:
• Voice recognition
Bugs Fixed:
Fixed a bug with hidden Today screen buttons not working in multi actions
Fixed a bug with schedules
Fixed a bug with iBeacons
Notes:
If you are enjoying the app please leave a review.
Instructional videos can be viewed at http://bit.ly/1EStzGP 2.0.1 02/03/2015 • App layout changes - The app is now much easier to understand and use
• Customise Today Screen buttons - Change their color or hide them, perfect for your Beacon actions that you don’t want to see in your menu
• Multi Actions user interface
• URL scheme support - Launch the app from a URL: homeremote://action=Action%20Name
• Improved milight bridge detection for v4 bridges
• Night mode for v4 milight bridges
• Save and Back buttons are context sensitive, making their addition or removal easier
Bugs Fixed:
Fixed a crash when syncing over iCloud
Various small fixes 2.0 01/27/2015 New Features:
Schedules - going away on holiday or leaving the house? Use Home Remote to manage your lighting or device schedule. Simply set up your timers and leave the app open and Home Remote will do the rest.
Action pages - You can now have as many actions as you want as the Today screen extension is now paginated.
Collections of actions - Call multiple actions with one button press, just use multi://?action name&action name.
Hue support - http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/getting-started
Filtrete Thermostat support.
Coming Soon:
Real time colour preview on the colour selection screen.
Today Screen button customisation, change colour or shape.
Bugs Fixed:
Fixed a bug that stopped you having a space in your URL. Thanks to ironjbear for finding that.
Thanks:
I just wanted to thank everyone that has left a review. It's really nice to see that people are using Home Remote and I just wanted to let you all know there are plenty more features to come. 1.7 01/05/2015 New Features:
iCloud sync, now when you add a command on one device it appears on all your others.
Discover Milight/Easybulb/Limitless LED bridge IP automatically with the press of a button.
A new colour scheme for the app and its icon that's easier on the eye.
Coming Soon:
Schedules - Have an action automatically run at a certain time and repetition rate.
Pages of actions on the Today Screen - No more running out of space.
Thanks:
I just wanted to thank everyone that has left a review. It's really nice to see that people are using Home Remote and I just wanted to let you all know there are plenty more features to come. 1.6 12/15/2014
Home Remote version 3.7
Updated At: 2019-10-01
Changes: 1 Oct 2019 Version 3.7
Home Remote now works with Shortcuts! You can now use Siri to trigger to your Home Remote actions!
Home Remote version 3.7
Updated At: 2019-10-01
Changes: Oct 1, 2019 Version 3.7
Home Remote now works with Shortcuts! You can now use Siri to trigger to your Home Remote actions!
Home Remote version 3.7
Updated At: 2019-10-01
Changes: Home Remote now works with Shortcuts! You can now use Siri to trigger to your Home Remote actions!
Home Remote version 3.4
Updated At: 2014-10-14
Home Remote version 3.7
Updated At: 1970-01-01
Changes: 1 Οκτ 2019 Version 3.7
Home Remote now works with Shortcuts! You can now use Siri to trigger to your Home Remote actions!
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