What's New in 2.1 Three new integrations — control devices without Home Assistant: • eWeLink / Sonoff — log in with your account, control multi-channel devices • Tuya / Smart Life — secure QR login, browse and control your devices • Shelly — connect with your cloud key and control your relays CarPlay improvements: • Fixed the tab that kept jumping back to the first one • Geofence notifications now appear on the car screen • Geofence "Assist" mode now always asks before running an action • Fixed sensor units (%, °C, W) and button colors in list view More: • Redesigned Backup screen — cleaner export & restore • Expanded in-app Help for all services • Widget reliability fixes Thanks for your feedback — keep it coming!

• MQTT support — connect any MQTT broker directly (ESPHome, Zigbee2MQTT, etc.) • eWeLink support — control Sonoff devices directly without Home Assistant • Tuya support — control Tuya/Smart Life devices directly • Read-Only tile colors now display correctly • Sensor unit suffix (V, °C, W, kWh) now shows correctly in CarPlay • Grid/List layout toggle per tab • Geofence zones now default to current location • Geofence radius sliders fixed

• Read-Only Tile — new button type for displaying sensor values as colored tiles in CarPlay grid • Custom ON/OFF labels per button (e.g. Open/Close, Active/Idle) • Sensor unit display (%, °C, W, kWh etc.) • Temperature and numeric values now rounded to 1 decimal place • Scene state fix — scenes now display correctly instead of showing OFF permanently • Dual Action now supports a separate state entity for display • All tabs can now show as grid layout (including sensor/read-only tiles) • Geofence zones now default to your current location when adding a new zone • Geofence radius sliders now working correctly • Location permission "Always" now requested correctly

• Fixed an issue where entities would not display when searching in the button picker • Improved connection error messaging

• Configuration no longer resets after app updates • Geofence radius sliders now work correctly • Import configuration from file (in addition to clipboard) • Timer entities now supported in dashboard • All interface text now in English • Custom geofence notification message now saves correctly

• Geofence zones now support dual radius: outer radius for notifications, inner radius for automatic execution • Configurable execution mode per zone: By Proximity, By Time, or Both • Custom notification message per geofence zone • Countdown timer displayed when geofence action is confirmed

• Geofence delay: set a countdown timer before actions are executed after confirmation • Live Activity countdown shown on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Notifications no longer bring CarHA to foreground when confirmed • CarPlay icons now display correctly in all tab configurations • Improved CarPlay interface refresh performance

Fixed icons not displaying in CarPlay when a tab contains mixed button types (sensors and toggles)

- Geofence zones — automatic actions when you arrive near home or any location - Real-time WebSocket updates in car dashboard - iOS Widget for quick sensor status on home screen - Backup & Restore — export and import your configuration - Bug fixes and improvements

- New Help section with setup guide - Drag & drop to reorder tabs and buttons - Duplicate buttons with swipe action - Colored icons in Car Dashboard view - Bug fixes and improvements