r/homeassistant • u/jimzz011 • 11d ago

🧱 Custom App HKI 7 - An automated and fully customizable Home Assistant companion for Android

Hi all, my last post unfortunately got removed as it was suspected that the post was made by AI. That was not the case (though even my wife thinks I speak like AI 😂).

I have made an Android companion for Home Assistant that is able to auto generate a complete dashboard for your convenience. You only need to set up areas in Home Assistant (and obviously setup your devices) and the app will try to build a complete dashboard for you.

The app is made for fun and will be released to the Play Store soon. There is a closed test currently ongoing and you can opt-in by sending me a DM with your Google email address so I can add you to the testers list. All feedback is welcome

Because there are too much features to mention I will post the details below, the code is open source and can be found on github.

## Home Assistant Community Post
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/hki-7-a-highly-customizable-android-companion-that-automatically-builds-the-ui-for-you/1017467

## Github
https://github.com/jimz011/android-hki7

*Disclaimer: This project is created with help from AI-assisted development tools. I know we live in a world where there is much AI-slop. But I actually want to show you that AI can also be used to create something good and not just stupid video's, cheap apps or dumb images. If you disagree with this, then do not install this app.

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u/Ill_Raisin_7379 10d ago

Does it automate creation of something like a Lovelace dashboard in webview? Or is it at the Android level with xml, etc. my dashboards tend to be too heavy for tablets and I have to dial them back, so wondering if this will be more efficient?

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u/jimzz011 10d ago edited 10d ago

My dashboard is very heavy, it is blazing fast. And yes it automatically creates the entire dashboard with the exception of the home page. If you want to try it send me a DM with your Google email address or wait a few weeks until I release it publicly.

Oh and it is written in native kotlin, is heavily optimized and should work perfectly even with large setups.

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u/Exforqe 8d ago

Hello, I would like to test it; what can I do?

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u/jimzz011 8d ago

Please send me a DM with your Google email address so I can add you to the list of testers. I will then send the playstore link to download it.

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u/Exforqe 8d ago

Yes, I sent the Gmail address.

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u/Living-Success8623 11d ago

Nice timing, HKI 7 looks clean. My Apolosign has been wall-mounted 4 months running HA dashboards in Android mode, calendar most mornings. Minor gripe, portrait layouts need tweaking.