The war against bugs and instability continues 🦄

Happy New Year everyone! 🍻

I’m back at work! First, I want to share this discovery. Since the recent updates of Home Assistant (I’m not sure which one exactly), the optimized mode for pop-ups has become obsolete. This is because the regular mode is now exactly as efficient, which greatly simplifies things for both new and current users. I will keep the optimized mode in Bubble Card for now, but it will probably be removed in the future.

In addition, I’ve been working tirelessly on bug fixes and numerous optimizations to further enhance the experience. I hope that this version will be (once again) the perfect candidate to become the stable 1.6.0 version.

Looking forward to an amazing year ahead with more enhancements and features. Stay tuned!

v1.6.0-beta.5 :

• The "Optimized mode" is no longer necessary in the latest releases of HA!
• Everything has been optimized for the latest version of HA.
• The custom tap actions have been permanently fixed!
• Significant optimizations of the editor.
• Pop-ups are now faster (once again).
• Various issues have been resolved.
• Further overall optimizations have been made.

v1.6.0-beta.4 :

Hi again everyone! I've fixed the issue with the editor for the pop-ups in optimized mode and I've also added a new feature that will automatically reorganize the frontend resources to put Bubble Card at the first position if it's not already the case, this should improve the pop-ups initialization in regular mode for people with a lot of custom cards. Just restart Home Assistant after this update to see the magic happen!

This one is (again) the candidate for the stable 1.6.0 version! 🤞

I’m looking forward to hearing your feedback, good or bad, on this update. Please share your thoughts and opinions here 🍻

✔️ Bug fixes and optimizations

• Fixed the issue with the editor for the pop-ups in optimized mode.
• Improved the initialization of pop-ups in regular mode for people with a lot of custom cards.

v1.6.0-beta.3 :

Hi everyone! I’ve dedicated nearly all of my free time to bring you this release, which I hope will be the candidate for the stable 1.6.0 version! This update introduces numerous enhancements, including fixes and optimizations for the editor, faster pop-ups, and A LOT of other fixes.

Thank you for your continued support and I can’t wait to hear your feedback 🍻

✔️ Bug fixes

• Removed the back_open option. It now behaves as if set to true because it was not functioning as expected when set to false.
• The cache is now cleared on all devices after every update. If you are using bubble-pop-up.js, you still need to change the version number in your configuration.yaml before updating (to match the new version you are updating to).
• Numerous optimizations have been made for iOS users.
• The pop-ups now operate more quickly. I've put a lot of work into this!
• Custom styles also load more quickly now.
• Fixed all issues related to entering editor mode, which is also faster now! (Edit: There is still an issue for Bubble Pop-up users, damn!)
• Fixed a minor error that was displayed in the Chrome console.
• Fixed the issue "Popup button randomly stops working" #258.
• Fixed the issue "Bubble Card log spamming during startup: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'entity_id’)" #255.
• Cleaned up the code a bit.
• Various other fixes have been implemented.

v1.6.0-beta.2 :

Hi! Here is a new update that should fix all the new issues introduced in v1.6.0-beta.1. This new version was a huge challenge for me, as it involved a complete overhaul of the entire code structure. However, I sincerely hope that everything is working flawlessly now!

And given the uncertainty of getting another version out before the holidays, I’d like to take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you! 🎄

✔️ Bug fixes

• Fixed "bg_color, bg_opacity don't work" #246
• Fixed? "bubble card error android webiew" #247
• This one should be definitely fixed "Reload issue still present on 1.6.0-1 beta" #248
• This one too 🤞 "Beta v1.6 Won't load on Android Companion App" #252
• This one too? "Scrolling is not smooth on Android" #253

There is now a small issue with this fix from v1.6.0-beta.1 (but it works after a refresh):

• Fixed the pop-ups background color that was not changing when switching themes.

v1.6.0-beta.1 :

Hello! I’m excited to announce that the v1.6.0 update of Bubble Card is finally here! This update is all about making Bubble Card work the way it should. I’ve worked really hard to fix almost all known bugs that were affecting Bubble Card’s performance, usability and stability.

In this update, I also made a major change. The entire code has been refactored, which makes Bubble Card run smoother on low-end devices and easier for me (and everyone) to maintain!

Can’t wait to hear what you think! And remember, a bug-free software is like a unicorn, some say it doesn’t exist, but with this update, we’re one step closer to finding it!

And here is the biggest Bubble Card changelog of all times:

✔️ Bug fixes

• Fixed the issue of empty columns in the dashboard caused by hidden pop-ups.
• All tap actions on iOS are now functioning correctly.
• Fixed the icon glitch that occurred when a slider was moving on Safari and iOS.
• Corrected the entity picture when set as an icon. E.g., icon: /local/image.jpg.
• Fixed the entity picture (album cover) of a media player. If an icon is defined, it will now switch automatically.
• Increased the line opacity in the separator for better visibility.
• Resolved the ‘Reload UI’ issue.
• Fixed all errors with some cards when the pop-ups were closed.
• Cameras inside pop-ups now load faster.
• Made some minor style adjustments for smaller devices.
• Fixed the issue where pop-ups would disappear when the connection was lost or on a mobile device coming out of sleep mode.
• Improved pop-ups in regular mode.
• Fixed the pop-ups not opening in some cases.
• Fixed the pop-ups still showing when the editor was closed.
• Fixed the pop-ups background color for some custom themes.
• Fixed the pop-ups background color that was not changing when switching themes.
• Fixed when scrolling inside a pop-up and that the content behind it was scrolling too.
• Fixed the top gradient for pop-ups without an entity.
• Refactored the entire code, and it’s much smoother on low-end devices.

💡 New features

• Haptic feedback has been added for the HA companion app users (the slider button is the coolest one).
• Added an option to highlight the current hash / view in the horizontal buttons stack with a soft animation. Thank you @Winor for helping me!
• You now have the ability to show or hide the state of covers (default is show_state: false).

Thank you once again for your continued support!

🍻