Pilot: Home Automation Control (iOS app)

[Windsorguy13]

Curious if Pilot works with Siri Shortcuts on iOS 13. I’ve tried to create a shortcut for pilot but couldn’t figure it out. Thanks!

[patoo77]

Curious if Pilot works with Siri Shortcuts on iOS 13. I’ve tried to create a shortcut for pilot but couldn’t figure it out. Thanks!

Shortcuts are completely being redone for full support with iOS 13.
Should be available in a few days too.

[gomario]

Hi Guys.

I have a problem with my nginx setup and pilot.
I am a bit of a newbie as far as nginx goes...

I have a dynamic dns setup, forwarded to my public IP with 443 enabled, ssl cert installed in nginx, signed by letsencrypt.

when I go in via Safari on iPhone (via 4G) it all works just fine. I am brought to my domoticz login page, log in and all goes fine, secure connection and all

no matter how I set up Pilot, I just can't connect from outside.
My nginx config is as follows:

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access_log /var/log/nginx/my_dns_server.access.log;
add_header Cache-Control public;
server_tokens off;

# HTTPS 443
server  {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    listen [::]:443 ssl http2;

    keepalive_timeout 70;
    server_name my_dns_server;
    include /etc/nginx/ssl.conf;
    include /etc/nginx/services.conf;
}

nginx log says:

192.168.***.*** - username [20/Oct/2019:04:01:19 +0100] "GET /json.htm?type=command&param=getconfig HTTP/2.0" 403 78 "-" "Pilot/201910101 CFNetwork/1107.1 Darwin/19.0.0"
192.168.117.1 - username [20/Oct/2019:04:01:19 +0100] "GET /json.htm?type=plans&displayhidden=1 HTTP/2.0" 401 91 "-" "Pilot/201910101 CFNetwork/1107.1 Darwin 19.0.0"
192.168.117.1 - username [20/Oct/2019:04:01:22 +0100] "GET /json.htm?type=plans&displayhidden=1 HTTP/2.0" 401 91 "-" "Pilot/201910101 CFNetwork/1107.1 Darwin/19.0.0"
192

obviously .. I replaced actual data with my_dns_server and username

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I tried all I could and nginx config is still a bit of a mystery to me...

[rgroothuis]

Location problems with the beta version of the Pilot app.
I'm running version 2019.10 which is a beta version that I received through the TestFlight app.
On this version the location functionality is not working correctly anymore. Getting home or leaving home the flag in Domoticz is NOT updated.
I'm running Pilot app on the iPhone Xr.

What could be the problem? How can I debug this? How can this be fixed?

The Life360 app is detecting that I arrived home as this app is configured to send a notification to my phone when I'm at home. My conclusion this is thus not a phone issue.

I've checked the setting: Settings -> Pilot -> Location which is set to Always.

The iPhone has already been rebooted to see if it makes a difference.

Suggestions?

[FearNaBoinne]

Location problems with the beta version of the Pilot app.
I'm running version 2019.10 which is a beta version that I received through the TestFlight app.
On this version the location functionality is not working correctly anymore. Getting home or leaving home the flag in Domoticz is NOT updated.
I'm running Pilot app on the iPhone Xr.

What could be the problem? How can I debug this? How can this be fixed?

The Life360 app is detecting that I arrived home as this app is configured to send a notification to my phone when I'm at home. My conclusion this is thus not a phone issue.

I've checked the setting: Settings -> Pilot -> Location which is set to Always.

The iPhone has already been rebooted to see if it makes a difference.

Suggestions?

This worked for a while for me, but all iPhones in my family have stopped working now as far as GPS goes. I don't believe there is much incentive to fix it either.

[rgroothuis]

Thanks, will give that a try as well. When browsing through the settings the location itself has disappeared, that could be a valid reason of course why the location functionality is not working anymore. No location then Pilot cannot detect if it is home or not. Will give this a try first.

[gomario]

Guys, anyone has a simple guide to setup Pilot with nginx and ssl?
As in my previous post, I have ssl working but pilot only works if I allow local LAN to connect to domoticz without a password.

I can't be the only one who uses Pilot with nginx, right? all info I found is not really helpful, or doesn't apply to my setup...
Can anyone help?

[rgroothuis]

Thanks, will give that a try as well. When browsing through the settings the location itself has disappeared, that could be a valid reason of course why the location functionality is not working anymore. No location then Pilot cannot detect if it is home or not. Will give this a try first.

The situation is getting worse, the beta version of the Pilot app is crashing on my phone. First impression is that this is due to the Location service, when I just go home the app crashed, when I left home the app crashed as well.

[drogert]

hi guys,

im trying to connect Pilot to my local network with the settings tab. I just cant get it to work.

i havent set up any ssl or something like this. It wont connect. When im off my wifi it works like a charm. Anyone knows what to do?
Ipone XS max -> iOS 13
domoticz -> Version: 4.10717
pilot app -> 2019.10.1

thanks in advance

[Waltman]

Hello, I am a longtime pilot and Domoticz user. I started paying around with an iBeacon. The plan is to have iBeacon in my house and as soon as it is detected by pilot turn on the “somebody is home protocol” . Basically an alternative for geofencing with a shorter range.

But I am not sure pilot app can perform such an action in ios13 ? Shouldn’t pilot app have acces / permission in:

Privacy ->Bluetooth ? It does not mention the pilot app.

Thank you for your time.

SOLVED 16-11-2019

[RduPre]

I sent two messages to the creator of the Pilot app(via de app website), but I don't get any response.

Is this app dead or ??

[patoo77]

Next beta opening soon. Register here: http://pilot.patrickferreira.com/beta-en/

What's in it?
* Shit ton of bug fixes
* Much improved Siri shortcuts
* VoiceOver

[Calzor Suzay]

Any idea on a future release date?
We talking weeks, months etc.?

[patoo77]

Any idea on a future release date?
We talking weeks, months etc.?

January 2020.

[Calzor Suzay]

January 2020.

Awesome, just an upgrade to the current iOS app?
I was about to install and set it all up before you mentioned a new version.

[patoo77]

January 2020.

Awesome, just an upgrade to the current iOS app?
I was about to install and set it all up before you mentioned a new version.

Yes, a regular update, as usual
you can start using the app now and it will be updated as soon as it's released.

[patoo77]

Pilot, version 2020.1, is out on the App Store.
The update will be automatically rolled out in the coming 7 days.

You can also update manually by going in the App Store.

[mvveelen]

I would love to see the status of the (Xiaomi) doorsensors directly: open / closed or with coloured arrows.

Now, when I (long)click on the button, I can see when the last status update was sent, but that doesn't tell me if the door is open or closed. Even going into the log is too much of a hassle.

Is this something that could be added to the feature requests ?

Like the app Domoticz has, so you can see directly the status:

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[patoo77]

I would love to see the status of the (Xiaomi) doorsensors directly: open / closed or with coloured arrows.

Now, when I (long)click on the button, I can see when the last status update was sent, but that doesn't tell me if the door is open or closed. Even going into the log is too much of a hassle.

Is this something that could be added to the feature requests ?

Like the app Domoticz has, so you can see directly the status:

Actually, that's a bug. Will release an update next week to make it work again
Sorry for the inconvenience!

[mrtea83]

Hello,
I have problem with 2 connected d-link cameras in Pilot app. In 90% of usage I see a black screen on both of them. Sometimes after Domoticz "service restart" i see correct preview, but after a couple of minutes... black screen.
I connected to "Pilot app" with Dataplicity.com service (port 443).

When I access the Domoticz website directly using the dataplicity.com address, there is no problem - I have a picture from the cameras all the time.

When I connect Pilot app with local IP address (without dataplicity.com) there is also no problem. Problem only occurs in conjunction with dataplicity.com and the Pilot app.