Cannot connect to HA in Companion App via Internal URL

[merryflag4173]

iOS device model, version and app version

Model Name: iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation)
Software Version: 18.5
App version: 2025.5

Model Name: iPhone 11 Pro
Software Version: 18.5
App version: 2025.5

Home Assistant Core Version

2025.5

Describe the bug
I am unable to connect to my HA instance via Internal URL. External URL works (via HA Cloud). I'm also able to connect to the Internal URL from my laptop.

To Reproduce

• Enter Internal URL under Settings > Companion app > Home > Internal URL
• Quit app & relaunch
• App does not connect to HA

Expected behavior

• App should connect to HA

Screenshots

Additional context

[bgoncal]

Can you connect to this internal URL using iOS Safari? Any security warnings it gives you?

[merryflag4173]

Hi! See below for the screenshots of what I get (Mac, iPhone, iPad):    The iPhone looks to be connecting successfully, but the iPad is not. All devices are connected to the same SSID & do not have any VPN on.

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On May 21, 2025, at 1:35 AM, Bruno Pantaleão Gonçalves ***@***.***> wrote: bgoncal left a comment (home-assistant/iOS#3608) <#3608 (comment)> Can you connect to this internal URL using iOS Safari? Any security warnings it gives you? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3608 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BLHFM7TIWUPSSRFS5WCT3NT27Q3E3AVCNFSM6AAAAAB5RXGB52VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDQOJXGA4TAMBQGU>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[bgoncal]

Your images weren't uploaded to GitHub, can you try again?

[charlespick]

I think I am encountering the same issue. The new app isn't respecting the scheme defined when connecting to a server. I specify https://servername when adding the server but:
In nginx access log, I see 301 redirects to HTTPS on the /api/websocket endpoint
In the app I get a Starscream.HTTPUpgradeError
In the exported app logs I see
[Error] [main] [Environment.swift:75] init() > WebSocket: Error: Optional(Starscream.HTTPUpgradeError.notAnUpgrade(301, ["Server": "nginx/1.26.3 (Ubuntu)", "Content-Type": "text/html", "Date": "Mon, 26 May 2025 03:17:41 GMT", "Connection": "keep-alive", "Location": "https://dev-hass.makerland.xyz/api/websocket", "Content-Length": "178"]))
With TCPdump I see traffic going to port 80
04:05:09.417593 eth0 In IP 10.3.5.140.52083 > hass02.makerland.xyz.http: Flags [S], seq 600926463, win 65535, options [mss 1460,nop,wscale 6,nop,nop,TS val 4049053127 ecr 0,sackOK,eol], length 0
In the configuration.yaml, I've defined the URLs with HTTPS also. HTTP isn't mentioned anywhere but starscream is trying to connect via insecure websocket. Not sure if that makes it a bug better suited for the starscream repo. I can't tell if it's a bug in the implementation of the library or the lib itself. Swift is up there with the programming languages that confuse me the most.

[charlespick]

Actually now that I think about it, this might not be related. The original poster probably isn't using https. I will open a new issue if nobody tells me otherwise.

[PeterPudney]

My iOS Home Assistant Companion app stopped working today. I can still connect to my HA server (a local Raspberry Pi) via browsers from my laptop, but not from Safari or from the app on my iPhone. Perhaps it is an iOS issue.

iOS version: 18.5
Home Assistant Companion version: 2025.5 (2025.1264)

Safari says: Safari couldn't open the page because the server stopped responding.

When I try to add a server from the app, it cannot find any servers. When I try to add the server URL manually I get:

We couldn't connect to Home Assistant
...
Description: The request timed out.
Domain: HomeAssistant.OnboardingAuthError
Code: 1