Hearth Release Notes

Release History

Version 1.6

Latest

Adaptive iPhone Dashboard

Use the iPhone dashboard in portrait or landscape with controls that adapt to the available space

A Clearer First Run

Choose your Home and first room through a clearer onboarding flow

Free and Pro, Explained

See clearer Free and Pro comparisons, benefits, and purchase options

Confirm Whole Home Commands

Confirm Whole Home commands before applying them across your home

Optional Slider Haptics

Enable optional stepped haptic feedback for supported iPhone control sliders

Steadier Dashboard Layouts

Enjoy steadier dashboard layouts when changing photo backgrounds or opening room navigation

Version 1.5

Camera Events in Context

See supported camera events above Hearth while the app is visible, then dismiss them without losing your place.

Control Every Light

Keep room-wide controls while adjusting power, brightness, color temperature, and color for each compatible light.

Camera Quick Look

Open cameras for the current room, swipe between feeds, pin the panel, or expand full screen.

Version 1.4

Always ready

Turn off Auto-Sleep in Display & Sleep to keep the dashboard visible until you put it to sleep.

Camera Presence Wake (Experimental)

Use this device’s front camera for on-device Presence Wake while Hearth is visible, with clear permission, interruption, availability, and thermal-status feedback.

Try Every Pro Feature

Eligible customers can try Pro Monthly free for one month. Lifetime Pro remains available as a one-time purchase.

Version 1.3

Your whole home together

See and control every room from one Home dashboard.

Settings simplified

Find display, dashboard, screensaver, home, and data options in a clearer Settings layout.

Smoother music playback

Enjoy smoother, more reliable media playback and artwork transitions.

More reliable every day

More reliable HomeKit sensor recovery, iCloud settings sync, and Active Devices preferences.

A clearer display

Improved screensaver sizing, dashboard readability, and auto-sleep controls.

Version 1.2

Temperature your way

Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit with smoother climate controls

Hearth on iPhone

Use the full Hearth experience on iPhone in landscape

Now in German

Use Hearth entirely in German

More reliable controls and sync

Improved HomeKit light-group control and settings sync reliability

Smoother wake and sleep

Improved Presence Wake, screensaver, and Night Mode transitions

Version 1.1

Display-care guidance

Added clear display-care guidance during onboarding and in Settings.

Feedback from the app

Added privacy-safe feedback from inside the app.

Settings within reach

Added a direct path from room settings to global app settings.

More reliable Night Mode

Fixed Night Mode scheduling and screensaver timing after returning from the background.

Clearer Presence Wake guidance

Clarified LCD blackout behavior and the sensor required for Presence Wake.

Better support and releases

Improved App Store support information and release reliability.

Version 1.0

Room backgrounds

Added built-in room gradients with matching light and dark interface styles.

Appearance that works together

Added clear controls for making the interface follow a room background or making backgrounds follow the interface.

Built-in themes for everyone

Made built-in themes and theme-aware backgrounds available in Hearth Free.

Make it your own

Added Adaptive appearance and custom photo backgrounds to Hearth Lifetime Pro.

Lifetime Pro, one purchase

Added a one-time Lifetime Pro purchase with no subscription.

Clearer appearance settings

Improved appearance settings so related choices and their effects are easier to understand.