Release history

What’s new in CasaRay.

A readable history of improvements shipped through the App Store. When Apple releases the iPhone and iPad edition and the Mac edition on different schedules, the entry names the platform explicitly.

2.0 for Mac — Apple Home and a more consistent CasaRay

Current for its platform

  • Use the same normalized Home Assistant home and selected Apple Home devices across CasaRay on Mac.
  • Open a polished camera center and a CasaRay Plus Live Wall with up to six cameras.
  • See a clearer Free and Plus boundary: complete daily control remains Free; Plus adds Live Wall, notification tools, dashboards, advanced navigation, and Assistant where available.
  • Continue using CasaRay in the mainland China storefront without Assistant.
  • Benefit from camera-routing, release-readiness, and cross-platform consistency fixes.

1.8 for iPhone and iPad — Quicker access to Assistant

Current for its platform

  • Ask CasaRay returns as a floating chat and voice launcher on iPhone and compact iPad for eligible users.
  • The launcher is enabled by default and can be disabled or restored under Settings > Your Experience > Appearance.
  • Regular iPad and Mac continue to provide Assistant from the sidebar.
  • The floating launcher no longer reserves page space, keeping controls and scrolling layouts unchanged.

1.7 — Consistent safety choices across Apple devices

  • Safety confirmation choices now use one shared policy across the app, Apple Watch, CarPlay, and Assistant actions.
  • Safety settings explain how Automatic, Ask, and No Ask behave, including deliberate CarPlay controls and separate Assistant permissions.
  • CasaRay Plus descriptions now match the features available in this release.
  • Assistant requests identify the installed CasaRay version automatically.
  • Apple Watch voice now carries the same Assistant privacy disclosure as the main app.

1.6.0 — Apple Watch, CarPlay, and faster control

  • Use compact status, manual controls, and optional Assistant voice on Apple Watch through the paired iPhone.
  • Use the approved voice-first Assistant and bounded manual controls in CarPlay system templates.
  • Get faster, more reliable Assistant actions and more adaptive Home, Lights, and Climate layouts.
  • See clearer store disclosures for ChatGPT requirements, Assistant data handling, and CasaRay Plus.

1.5.0 — People, richer energy, quieter connectivity

  • Choose visible household members and places, view current presence privately, and request Distance or Route only when useful.
  • See clearer live solar, grid, battery level and reserve, supported runtime or charge estimates, and stronger electricity, gas, and water history.
  • Use a stable connection dot with detailed state and privacy-safe Support Diagnostics.
  • Mute camera playback; Live Wall starts muted with independent audio controls and Mute All.
  • See numeric waste-day distance and clearer CasaRay versus Home Assistant notification actions.

1.4.0 — Adaptive iPad and Mac camera experience

Added adaptive layouts, direct navigation, room-aware camera mosaics, a native same-window camera experience, faster and more reliable WebRTC, configurable fallbacks, fresh snapshots, local diagnostics, and a Plus Live Wall.

1.3.0 — Healthier return to the app

Improved foreground reconnection, native navigation, preserved scroll position, large-home and camera-mosaic performance, Live Activities, dark mode, access controls, notifications, and waste schedules.

1.2.0 — Consistent live actions and clearer energy

Aligned actions across lights, access, covers, media, and garden devices while retaining confirmations for risky controls. Energy views more clearly separated live power from cumulative usage.

1.1.0 — A complete free home and focused Plus

CasaRay Free gained one complete Home Assistant home with live controls, cameras, widgets, basic notifications, and personalization. Plus focused on notification management, imported dashboards, and advanced organization.

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