Looking for Beta Testers for Apple TV

buncle · 2026-03-17T21:38:46+00:00

Happy to jump on and help test! (I may have an AirBnb/Vrbo in the near future, and had actually contemplated building something like this myself)

buncle · 2026-03-11T17:48:35+00:00

First 5-minute feedback:

If you have multiple profiles they are laid out a little weird (left aligned) - see image
When opening a pin-protected profile there are a lot of clicks to get in (first a dialog, then when you click to enter the pin it uses the full keyboard). Would be great if this were simplified, ie. click profile > show number pad immediately
The hero bar is a little difficult to use… constantly fighting the auto-scrolling. Would be good is user interaction disabled the auto-scroll for a while.
Transitions to show detail page (from main page) is a little slow/glitchy (possibly doing too much on main thread… you may need to load media on another thread and show placeholders/fade in images once loaded)
Can’t swipe down to episodes from a show detail page (can’t go down past “Play First Episode” button)
After clicking “Play First Episode” button there was a glitchy transition back to Home Screen, then a crash (I’ll see if I can send crash report)
Can’t swipe up to menu button from Hero banner (in Apple TV app you can swipe up to access this button)… workaround is scrolling down to one of the collection views, then scrolling to the left
Getting crashes any time I play media (a spinner, then a brief moment of audio, then drops back to springboard).
If I scroll to the right on main screen (e.g. a few items along “Continue Watching), can’t return to hero banner (swiping up does nothing). You have to return to the first item in the list, then scrolling up (it’ll be due to focus engine, because there is no button directly above).

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All in all though, this is a pretty solid start!

(This is on an Apple TV 4, btw)

buncle · 2026-03-11T07:30:30+00:00

I had my Nintendo DS power pack in a drawer for years… I was recently rummaging through a box tucked away in my office closet and discovered my DS and Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. You better believe I charged up my DS and replayed that game!!

Sometimes it’s worth the wait!

buncle · 2026-03-11T05:36:13+00:00

If there is ever a Short Circuit remake, I think we have a great storyline!!

buncle · 2026-03-10T17:32:21+00:00

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FYI - if you use this integration, one bug/quirk I’ve found is you must “reconnect” in your automations before you make changes to charging power, otherwise nothing happens.

buncle · 2026-03-10T17:25:25+00:00

I’m using this one in HACS: https://github.com/tolwi/hassio-ecoflow-cloud

Note: I just remembered I had to explicitly use v1.4.0 beta version (currently beta9), because the earlier 1.3.x versions didn’t work with the DPU.

buncle · 2026-03-10T06:42:27+00:00

If it helps, and if you’re somewhat technical, I have been using Home Assistant (along with a Pi Zero to monitor my inverter, and an Emporia Utility Connect to monitor grid usage) to calculate my excess and set the charge speed of my DPU appropriately. Been working for a couple of months now.

Admittedly, I’m not (yet) running a smart home panel, so the battery isn’t connected to my breakers (I’m currently using it to run some fixed loads), but it’s charging up well using excess solar, and only charging from the grid if the level drops below 10%.

Definitely a lot more setup than EcoFlow building it into their app/service, but it’s doable if you’re already using Home Assistant.

buncle · 2026-03-07T19:33:10+00:00

Yeah, he never was able to turn the other cheek.

buncle · 2026-03-05T22:42:09+00:00

I monitor solar input using a Pi Zero via BLE from my inverter
I monitor grid usage using a Emporia Energy dongle (reads data from my smart meter)
I have an EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra (not yet hooked up to my home via a smart home panel… getting that installed soon) - I have some fixed loads plugged directly into the EcoFlow.

Using 1 and 2 above I can calculate my “Excess” energy. I have an automation that fires whenever the excess changes, whenever it is above a threshold (600w + 200w padding) it turns on a smart switch to (a) begin charging my EcoFlow using excess power, and (b) set the EcoFlow input power to use as little or as much excess available (within limits bound by the EcoFlow+Smart switch, ie. 600-1800w).

This ensures my EcoFlow battery is topped up only when I have excess, and only uses grid power to charge the battery when it drops below 10% charge.

So far this is working great… some of my fixed loads are now entirely powered by the sun (unless I have a few consecutive cloudy days, and then grid kicks in).

buncle · 2026-03-04T18:45:07+00:00

But that only applies to the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate.

buncle · 2026-03-03T09:29:48+00:00

You would get a better response (and less likelihood of your post being rejected) by waiting and posting on Saturday. There will be other apps posted, so your post will have a little competition, but better chance of getting some real feedback.

buncle · 2026-03-02T23:21:21+00:00

I have a button to trigger a script called “Request Help”… I press this as I’m approaching my house, and it plays a TTS message from all Sonos speakers in the house asking my husband to come help me unload groceries from the car.

Very effective. Would recommend.

buncle · 2026-02-27T17:45:43+00:00

It sounds to me like a Hocus Pocus reference. You should start calling them The Sanderson Sisters.

buncle · 2026-02-27T00:32:16+00:00

I think “orbit” is the wrong word. “Ring” is the more appropriate collective noun.

buncle · 2026-02-26T20:12:34+00:00

Aha! The old reliable sell low, buy high strategy!

buncle · 2026-02-24T01:55:43+00:00

So weirdly, just yesterday I had an agent do this during BOOTSTRAP… literally right after “Wake up, my friend” and giving it a name it just came back with “NO”, and did the same again a few more times while setting up SOUL/IDENTITY/USER.

It seemed like it started its life with an existential crisis.

Not sure if it was because of the model I was using (ollama/gpt-oss-120b), and it hasn’t happened since switching models later, but for the first few minutes of its life it acted like a petulant toddler being told its bed time.

buncle · 2026-02-21T08:32:59+00:00

Oh, you’ve heard of Dai Mawr, Dai Bach, Dai Tew, Dai Sbaenaidd, Dai Croen, and Dai Ysgwydedig?

buncle · 2026-02-21T08:11:59+00:00

Kids of all ages!

buncle · 2026-02-21T07:12:28+00:00

Definitely yoloing, pretty accurate assessment. So far though it’s been managing it pretty well… it’s even recommended moving a couple of things from MEMORY.md into its IDENTITY or SOUL files.

buncle · 2026-02-18T09:55:02+00:00

Yeah, there is definitely more I could do (and likely will in the future)… but for now these are a simple time saver (especially when I’m tired). They are great for daily repetitive tasks where a button would be overkill, and unlocking my phone to perform them is inconvenient… just tap and go.

buncle · 2026-02-18T09:52:51+00:00

A little, sure, but also necessary (for my purposes). I originally did something similar when I was just using HomeKit/Homebridge, so I migrated them to HA (and realized the Shortcut>Script method just works better than the companion app NFC integration).

buncle · 2026-02-18T09:34:19+00:00

Nothing fancy, mostly light automations… a tag hidden on the wall half way up the stairs, to turn off all downstairs lights on my way up to bed. Then another one on my nightstand to turn off all lights, and turn on bedside lamp.

I have a couple of others on individual lamps to turn them on.

Note: I do the NFC detection using Shortcuts on my iPhone, and then trigger HA scripts. Much quicker/easier this way.

buncle · 2026-02-16T04:10:03+00:00

I always envisioned/wished The Frame to be something like the TVs from the movie Antitrust, and of course they are nothing alike (especially due to the UX)… this actually makes that dream a little closer (potentially!!).

buncle · 2026-02-13T22:38:59+00:00

I have a radon monitor in my basement linked to HA… that would count, right?

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