2026.9.3
LatestPatchSep 30 · WedOpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 30 19:26
Shared Apple-platform release notes for 2026.9.3. Platform-specific iPhone and Apple Watch changes are preserved and are not asserted to apply to macOS.
Official Apple-platform release notes
This release includes the macOS artifact, but individual changes may target other Apple platforms.
What's Changed
New
- Sensors can be enabled per server, on iPhone and Apple Watch. Existing servers keep their current selection; new servers start with none enabled.
- Adding a second server asks which location and sensor data it should receive before registering.
- Optional setting to show a notification's actions when it is tapped (Settings > Notifications, off by default).
- Live Activities accept an optional relevance_score to influence Dynamic Island and Lock Screen ordering.
- Apple Watch Assist uses the on-device speech-to-text and text-to-speech settings from the iPhone.
- The Closest Server row shows whether it was chosen by Wi-Fi network or location.
Improved
- Works around dashboard lag on iOS 27 when a server is reached over plain HTTP. Can be turned off in Settings > General.
- Device sensors such as battery, storage and connectivity are now listed under Diagnostic in Home Assistant.
- Onboarding no longer stores the current Wi-Fi as a home network automatically.
- App Shortcuts in Spotlight use a different icon per action.
- Force closing the app clears the remembered page, so the next launch opens the default page, with also an opt-in setting to receive a push notification alerting that force closing the app causes location updates to be delayed.
Fixed
- Assist kept spinning when the pipeline failed to start; the error is now shown.
- Actions from the Apple Watch could run late and be reported as failed.
- Shortcuts synced via iCloud failed with "No server provided" on single-server setups.
- Shortcut navigation paths starting with "/" opened the dashboard instead.
- App icon shortcuts could show entity IDs instead of names.
- Assist prompt edits that moved the item to another server were not saved.
New Contributors
- @g3rv4 made their first contribution in https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/pull/5712
- @alexspeller made their first contribution in https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/pull/5764
- @jpbede made their first contribution in https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/pull/5747
Full Changelog: https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/compare/release/2026.9.2/2026.2995...release/2026.9.3/2026.3126
Official source: https://github.com/home-assistant/iOS/releases/tag/release/2026.9.3/2026.3126