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Every Wollie release, newest first: the iPhone app's beta builds and the image for the box. Each entry has its own link, to share or to quote.

iPhone app

Build 171

Every radiator at once, to its minimum or maximum with one tap.

What’s new

What to test

  1. In Home devices tap “All to max”, then “All to min”.
  2. Open a radiator and try “Min” and “Max”.
  3. Ask Wollie to turn off all the radiators and see how long it takes.

The box

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iPhone app

Build 170

Radiators with a ruler, devices shown at once, your apps beside the chat, and reminders that get through a Focus.

What’s new

What to test

  1. Open a radiator, scroll the ruler, then “Set to…” or Cancel.
  2. Put Home devices beside the chat in Me → Tabs and swipe right from the chat.
  3. Set a reminder a few minutes ahead with a Focus on.

The box

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iPhone app

Build 169

Wollie reads web pages itself: the text, the links to follow and the files to download.

What’s new

What to test

  1. Ask. “leggi https://agrariomendel.edu.it/ e dimmi le ultime circolari”. Then ask it to open one and read its PDF.
  2. Ask it to file that circular in a project, in a category.
  3. On a phone without a box, ask it to read a news page by its address.

The box

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Box update

Box update 0.7.8

Sites with an incomplete certificate, searching a site's feed, and project pages that read better.

What's new

Works with any app build. This is a signed software update installed from the app. No new SD-card image is needed. For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install updates from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app.

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Box update

Box update 0.7.7

Recurring events and real calendar editing, subcategories in projects, and a watch that follows a site's news without a model run per look.

What's new

Works with any app build. This is a signed software update installed from the app. No new SD-card image is needed. For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install updates from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app.

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iPhone app

Build 167

The back arrow at the top of a page works again on iOS 27.

What’s new

What to test

  1. Open Me, Home devices, then a device, and stay on it for a couple of minutes while its readings update. Tap the back arrow: it should go back every time.
  2. Repeat on other pages with a back arrow (Calendars, Email accounts, a job, a project page).
  3. Swipe from the left edge to go back on the same pages.

The box

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iPhone app

Build 166

Connect Gmail and Google Calendar by signing in with Google, work accounts included.

What’s new

What to test

  1. Me, Email accounts, Sign in with Google: pick a Gmail or a work account, allow, and check the account appears with a Google tag. Ask Wollie for your latest mail from it.
  2. Me, Calendars, Sign in with Google: then ask Wollie what is on your calendar this week, and to add a test event with an alarm.
  3. On the consent page, untick the mail box: the app should say access was not granted, and add nothing.
  4. Ask Wollie to draft and send a test mail from the Google account: it should appear once in Sent.

The box

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iPhone app

Build 165

Wollie opens again on iOS 27. Paste a photo or a file to attach it, divide a project into categories, and copy useful text right where it appears in the reply.

The Substitute teaching project page listing two categories, Hillview Agricultural Institute and Lakeside High School, above the facts filed at the project level.
A project with two categories: each school keeps its own facts and documents.
The Hillview Agricultural Institute category page with three facts and the Add, Rename this category and Delete category buttons.
A category's own page, with rename and delete.
A birthday email draft in the chat with copy icons beside the recipient, the subject and the body block.
Copy in place: recipient, subject and body of a draft, each with its own copy icon.

What’s new

What to test

  1. On iOS 27, open the app cold and from a wollie:// link or a file shared from Mail or AirDrop while the app is closed.
  2. Copy a photo in Photos, open a chat, long-press the message field and choose Paste. Try two photos, and a PDF from Files.
  3. Ask Wollie to create a project with two categories and to file a fact in one of them. Open the project page, open a category, move an item with “Change category”.
  4. Ask for an email draft and copy subject and body separately.

The box

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Box update

Box update 0.7.5

Gmail and Google Calendar connect by signing in with Google: work accounts included, no app password.

What's new

Use app build 166 or later for the “Sign in with Google” buttons. Accounts with app passwords keep working as before. This is a signed software update installed from the app. No new SD-card image is needed. For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install updates from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app.

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Box update

Box update 0.7.4

Projects can be divided into categories: one project, several named parts, each with its own facts and documents.

What's new

Categories work with every app build, because the project pages are drawn by the box. Use app build 165 or later for the rest of this release's news: the iOS 27 launch fix, paste to attach and copy in place. This is a signed software update installed from the app. No new SD-card image is needed. For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install updates from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app.

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iPhone app

Build 162

See what needs your attention from any screen, with a badge on Me.

Chat with a badge of three on the Me tab.
A badge on Me shows how many actions you can take, from any tab. Simulator screenshot with invented sample data.
Me showing a box update, an email account warning and a total of three actions.
Opening Me keeps the badge. The update card and account counters show where to act; a selected brain needing attention has its own counter further down.
Chat after all actions have been resolved, with no badge on Me.
Once the actions are resolved, the badge disappears. It also refreshes when you return after resolving something from another device.

What’s new

What to test

  1. With a box update available, stay in Chat: Me should show a badge. Open Me and return: the badge should remain until you start or complete the update.
  2. Resolve an owned email account’s authentication problem, test it or remove it. Its count should disappear after the box confirms the new state.
  3. Sign in to a selected brain or choose a ready one. Check that the count falls; an unused brain or a temporary usage limit should not add a badge.
  4. Put the app in the background, resolve an action from another device and return. The badge should refresh. Unpair: no box badge should remain in Solo mode.

The box

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iPhone app

Build 161

Share documents from other apps, manage Shelly gateways and identify temporary files before they expire.

Home devices with a radiator indented under its Bluetooth gateway.
Devices grouped under their gateway; tap a device to see its readings and controls.
Gateway detail showing one new radiator valve to add.
Find connected devices from the gateway detail. Already registered valves are hidden; the current integration supports BLU TRV valves paired in Shelly.
Temporary-file warning with a PDF attachment, content description and Keep it button.
A planned deletion date, a recognizable description and a file preview you can open. Screenshot uses invented sample data.
Chat composer containing one shared PDF attachment.
A shared document is ready in the message composer, with a single attachment.

What’s new

What to test

  1. Share a PDF from Mail or an AirDrop preview with Wollie open, in the background and closed. Check that only one attachment is ready before sending.
  2. Increase text size and open the attachment menu: Photo, Camera, Scan and File should stay readable.
  3. In Me → Home devices, check that valves appear under the correct gateway. Open its detail, find connected devices and add one: it should disappear from discovery results. Repeat network discovery: registered devices at their current address should be hidden.
  4. When a temporary-file warning arrives, open its preview, check the description and deadline, then tap Keep it. An already expired file should show a clear explanation.

The box

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Box update

Box update 0.7.3

Wollie can choose the useful text to copy from your request, including a draft email's subject and body, directly where it belongs in the reply.

What's new

Use app build 163 or later for inline highlights, copy icons, tappable text and complete draft blocks. The app also recognizes common values in older replies without repeating chips at the bottom. Solo includes the new guidance in app build 163. This is a signed software update installed from the app. No new SD-card image is needed. For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install updates from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app.

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Box update

Box update 0.7.2

Recover Shelly gateways after an address change, add paired radiator valves, and recognize temporary chat files before they expire. Install this software update from the app without reflashing the SD card.

Home devices with a radiator indented under its Bluetooth gateway.
Devices grouped under their gateway; tap a device to see its readings and controls. Shown with app build 161.
Gateway detail showing one new radiator valve to add.
Find connected devices from the gateway detail. Already registered valves are hidden; the current integration supports BLU TRV valves paired in Shelly. Shown with app build 161.
Temporary-file warning with a PDF attachment, content description and Keep it button.
A planned deletion date, a recognizable description and a file preview you can open. Screenshot uses invented sample data. Shown with app build 161.

What's new

Use app build 161 or later for grouped gateway devices, discovery in gateway details, and previews in older file warnings. Older apps keep working. Pair new valves with their gateway in Shelly first, then add them in Wollie. For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install this update from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app.

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iPhone app

Build 159

Choose the brain for chat and jobs from the app, control home devices directly, and read scans with your ChatGPT subscription.

The Brain screen with ChatGPT selected for chat, Qwen for scheduled jobs, and Claude and ChatGPT usage bars.
Choose separate brains for chat and scheduled jobs; check sign-in status and usage. Simulator screenshots with demo data.
The Home devices screen showing two light switches, a radiator temperature and a home energy meter.
Switch lights from the list and see temperatures and energy readings at a glance.
A radiator detail page showing 20.5 degrees in the room, a target of 21.5 degrees ready to apply, valve opening and battery level.
Set a radiator’s target temperature from its page, with room temperature, valve opening and battery readings.

What's new

What to try

  1. Me, Brains. Check the available brains and the choices for chat and jobs.
  2. Me, Home devices. Open a device and check its readings and controls.
  3. Send a scan, ask Wollie to read and keep it, then find it in Documents with the date printed on the paper.

The box

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Box update

Box update 0.7.1

Choose the brain from the Wollie app and control home devices directly. This is a software update for existing boxes, installed from the app without reflashing the SD card or removing household data.

The Brain screen with ChatGPT selected for chat, Qwen for scheduled jobs, and Claude and ChatGPT usage bars.
Choose separate brains for chat and scheduled jobs; check sign-in status and usage. Simulator screenshots with demo data.
The Home devices screen showing two light switches, a radiator temperature and a home energy meter.
Switch lights from the list and see temperatures and energy readings at a glance.
A radiator detail page showing 20.5 degrees in the room, a target of 21.5 degrees ready to apply, valve opening and battery level.
Set a radiator’s target temperature from its page, with room temperature, valve opening and battery readings.

What's new

For a new box, start with image 0.7.0, then install this update from the app. Images older than 0.7.0 cannot update from the app. The new brain settings and manual device controls need app build 159 or later; older apps keep working.

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iPhone app

Build 156

Calendars and home devices are set up from the app now, several appointments become one confirmation, and you can edit an earlier message and carry on from there. Your box updates from the app too, and there is a new box image to start from, 0.7.0.

The Calendars screen with a connected demonstration iCloud account, Personal and Family calendars, and Ask before writing enabled.
Connect iCloud or another CalDAV calendar, see its calendars, and decide whether Wollie asks before writing. Simulator screenshots with demo data.
A grouped calendar approval with three proposed appointments, two ticked, and a Confirm 2 selected button.
Review several appointments in one panel: untick the ones you do not want, then confirm only the selected events.

What's new

What to try

  1. Me, Calendars. Connect a calendar, then ask Wollie to add two appointments at once.
  2. Long press a message of yours, “Edit and continue from here”, change it and send; then “Undo”.
  3. Long press a reply of Wollie's, “Reply”, and ask about that one.

The box

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Box image

Box image 0.7.0

A new box image, and the same version as an update for boxes already on 0.6.1: the box's owner sees it on the Me tab and taps Update now. Wollie is offline for about a minute while the box restarts, and your data stays where it is.

The Calendars screen with a connected demonstration iCloud account, Personal and Family calendars, and Ask before writing enabled.
Connect iCloud or another CalDAV calendar, see its calendars, and decide whether Wollie asks before writing. Simulator screenshots with demo data.
A grouped calendar approval with three proposed appointments, two ticked, and a Confirm 2 selected button.
Review several appointments in one panel: untick the ones you do not want, then confirm only the selected events.

What's new

Install image 0.7.0 on a new box: from then on it updates from the app. A box on the 0.6.0 image or earlier can't update in place. The new screens need the Wollie app build 156 or later; older apps keep working with this box.

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iPhone app

Build 151

The same app as build 150, published again so TestFlight's page shows its new description: Wollie starts on your iPhone, no Raspberry Pi needed. What's new is in build 150.

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Box update

Box update 0.6.1

New installation: do not start from an image older than 0.7.0. Use image 0.7.0, then install updates from the Wollie app. Earlier images cannot update from the app.

The first update for the box that installs from the app: the box's owner sees it on the Me tab and taps Update now. Wollie is offline for about a minute while the box restarts, and your data stays where it is.

What's new

Boxes on the 0.6.0 image or earlier can't install this update in place: they get these changes with the next image. The Update card needs the Wollie app build 152 or later; older apps keep working with this box.

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iPhone app

Build 150

Several chats, one per topic: swipe sideways to go from one to the next. And a reading mode for long answers.

The list of chats: Main chat, Home, Work and Lisbon trip, with a New chat button.
One chat per topic: tap the name at the top for the list, or start a new one.
The Home chat, with four dots under its name and a question about the boiler technician.
Swipe sideways from one chat to the next; the dots say which one you are in.
A long answer comparing electricity offers in reading mode, on a sepia page in a serif typeface.
Reading mode: full screen, an easy typeface, your size, a white, sepia or night page.
A chat scrolled back, with a floating search bar holding the word electricity.
Scroll back through a chat and the search bar comes up.
A scheduled job, Morning news digest, with its Search the web switch on.
A scheduled job can search the web: Wollie turns it on when a job needs it, and so can you.

What's new

What to try

  1. Tap “Wollie” at the top, tap “New chat” and ask something: the chat gets a name with the answer.
  2. Long-press an answer, choose “Reading mode”, then “Aa” to change size and page.
  3. Scroll up in a chat, type a word in the bar at the bottom and press Search.

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Box image

Box image 0.6.0

New installation: do not start from an image older than 0.7.0. Use image 0.7.0, then install updates from the Wollie app. Earlier images cannot update from the app.

The box image for Wollie 0.6.0. Flash it with the one-line command on the site, or with Raspberry Pi Imager and wollie-repo.json.

What's new

A box you already have: there is no in-place update yet, and flashing this image starts a box from scratch. If your box is in use, it is fine to leave it on its version for now. Phones on app builds before 147 keep working; once a phone has opened 147, don't go back to an older build, or it will need pairing again.

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Box image

Box image 0.5.0

New installation: do not start from an image older than 0.7.0. Use image 0.7.0, then install updates from the Wollie app. Earlier images cannot update from the app.

The first box image under the name Wollie — before, it was called Ambrogio. Flash it with Raspberry Pi Imager or the one-line command on the site.

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