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Product: HSBuddy
Author: Avglabs
Version: 4.53.825.4
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4.53.825.4 - 9/3/2024

  • Fix: Add read-only mode to main DB to avoid conflict with backup operation
  • Fix: Move history DB to NoBackup location to avoid conflict with backup operation
  • New: Add option to hide border from widgets in dashboards
  • Fix: Lower noisy log line level to DEBUG
  • Fix: Failing to initialize plugin due to history.db3 being locked

4.52.416.8 - 4/17/2024

  • Support for Apple Watch background notifications
  • New device selector UX to match HS4 parent/child hierarchy
  • Do not close history DB during BACKUP event
  • Generate accent images for Apple Watch complications
  • New API for home-screen widget registration
  • Update SQLite version, use a write-ahead journal for the history DB
  • Support for date/time widgets in dashboards
  • Support 'any fence' in geolocation triggers

4.51.303.0 - 3/7/2024

  • New: Support for background updates for Android widgets
  • New: Notification options to use default sound and no sound
  • New: Support to re-order dashboard sections on web editor
  • Bug: Geofence with quote in name cannot be edited
  • Bug: Cannot create new fences in Chrome
  • New: Support for direct client location updates
  • New: Support to send background notifications
  • Fix: Fail-safe timeout to server backup

4.50.128.5 - 1/30/2024

  • Fix: Support for HS backups to avoid conflicts on .db3 files
  • New: Support for fence-only location updates (requires client v1.0.83)
  • Fix: Various exceptions occurring for missing devices

4.49.1230.1 - 1/3/2024

  • New: Support for background updates of iOS widgets
  • New: Close and re-open the DB files during a backup operation
  • New: Account page support for forced password changes
  • Fix: Errors in HS log when new devices do not appear in the cache

4.48.707.0 - 7/31/2023

  • Fix: Repeated NullReferenceException entries in the logs
  • New: Support new geolocation tracking mode
  • New: Support functions for watchOS complications

4.47.619.4 - 6/20/2023

  • Fix: Fails to create static map for geofence
  • Fix: History for devices with HTML status does not render in app
  • New: Geofence radius and margin can be as low as 0.01 miles
  • Fix: Media folders page hangs in Windows
  • Fix: Attempt to reconnect when legacy plugin disconnects

4.46.609.8 - 6/9/2023

  • Fix: Failing to refresh authentication token for HSBuddy account

4.46.603.6 - 6/7/2023

  • Fix: Plugin fails to launch in Windows
  • New: Adds a feature to the HS4 client devices with the image of the location of your phone or tablet - https://hsbuddy.avglabs.net/#/geofencing?id=generating-maps
  • New: Sign-up for a personal HSBuddy account to access additional features - https://hsbuddy.avglabs.net/#/account
  • Fix: Better support for Unicode characters in web dashboard editor

4.45.516.5 - 5/22/2023

  • New: Support for Ring cameras (experimental)
  • Fix: Loopback address is not accessible when HS is bound to a specific IP

4.44.511.2 - 5/12/2023

  • New: Support for HomeSeer camera snapshots with notifications
  • New: Notification option to launch dashboard in full screen
  • New: Plugin JSON function to get server local IP address
  • Fix: Geofence validation for radius and margin values

4.43.427.1 - 5/1/2023

  • Fix: Some Win7 systems have error due to missing system.net.http.dll
  • New: plugin API to retrieve feature display information

4.42.401.2 - 4/3/2023

  • Fix: Changes in OneSignal cause plug-in to send repeating "You may have missed notifications" alerts to clients

4.41.319.1 - 3/21/2023

  • New: Function to update event/device references when replacing the phone or tablet where HSBuddy is installed
  • Plug-in reliability improvements and reduced amount of logging to HS console
  • See more: https://hsbuddy.avglabs.net/#/changes?id=plugin_4_41

4.40.310.3 - 3/10/2023

  • New: Feature page to manage Device Lists
  • New: Diagnostic setting to enable rolling file logs
  • Fix: Devices created by HS4 plug-ins sometimes show the wrong status string
  • Fix: Unhandled exception when saving a list with a device that no longer exists
  • https://hsbuddy.avglabs.net/#/changes?id=plugin_4_40

4.39.226.18 - 3/2/2023

  • Performance improvements on Events page when using HSBuddy actions and triggers
  • UX fixes for the Settings pages
  • UX fixes for the Dashboard Editor page

4.38.208.4 - 2/10/2023

  • Fix: Remove features from device cache when parent device is deleted
  • Dashboards: Added 'zoom' control to the web editor
  • Dashboards: Added option to add 'floating' widgets
  • Notifications: New setting to send alerts to clients when notifications fail to send
  • Geofencing: Clients can now be added as HS devices that report latitude/longitude and current geofence
  • Chore: Update HS plugin SDK to v1.4.2.0

4.37.118.1 - 1/20/2023

  • Dashboard editor support for background layer and images
  • Fix startup issue on version 4.36

4.36.113.1 - 1/16/2023

  • Fix errors ending notifications

4.35.1125.0 - 11/28/2022

  • Fix: Dashboard editor improvements
  • Fix: Some performance improvements
  • Fix: Some range devices do not show a slider

4.34.1008.3 - 10/10/2022

  • Fix device status replacement in notifications
  • Settings option to always use legacy device loader
  • Dashboard viewer/editor

4.33.906.1 - 9/6/2022

  • Initial support for device presets

4.32.831.19 - 9/1/2022

  • Fix: High CPU usage due to push notification actions

4.31.827.10 - 8/29/2022

  • Fix: Status images not showing for certain devices
  • New: Additional options when sending notifications from script

4.30.824.2 - 8/25/2022

  • Fix: Notification action categories aren't generated on event changes
  • Fix: Do not use notification sounds for FireOS client since they do not currently work
  • Fix: Use HS3 API to query event data since HS4 is not returning fully populated information

4.29.809.0 - 8/12/2022

  • Configurable sounds for notifications
  • Initial release for HS4
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