NSPanel Pro V4.0.0 Update: Supports F-Droid and Home Assistant App Install

Introduction

We’ve always envisioned the NSPanel Pro as more than just a control screen — it’s the central hub of your smart home. To deliver a smoother and more powerful experience, we’ve spent the last four months fully restructuring and optimizing the device’s technical stack.

With the release of version 4.0.0, NSPanel Pro takes a major leap forward: screen swiping and overall responsiveness are now faster and smoother than ever. Even more exciting, NSPanel Pro now supports F-Droid, allowing you to download official apps like Home Assistant and more.

What’s New in V4.0.0

A Smoother Control Experience

We’ve optimized the underlying structure to provide a smoother swiping experience and faster response times. Whether you’re navigating between device dashboards or checking automation status, your daily interactions with NSPanel Pro will feel more fluid and responsive.

Support for F-Droid

One of the biggest highlights of this update is F-Droid.

F-Droid is a free and open-source app store offering applications that are ad-free, privacy-respecting, and verified by the open-source community. Starting from NSPanel Pro V4.0.0, you’ll find a new F-Droid entry in the NSPanel Pro drop-down menu. With just one tap, you can explore and download the apps you need.

Example: Running Home Assistant on NSPanel Pro

For example, you can now directly install the official Home Assistant app from F-Droid. Once installed, it can be launched right from NSPanel Pro, bringing you full compatibility with the official HA app.

• The app version in F-Droid may differ slightly from the latest release, but it ensures stable and official support.
• Importantly, running F-Droid apps will not affect NSPanel Pro’s original features. Your existing device setups and automations remain intact. For instance, if your NSPanel Pro is configured to trigger security alerts, it will continue to do so seamlessly, you can still receive the alerts from NSPanel Pro.

Web Shortcut Removal

In earlier versions, the Web Shortcut feature provided a convenient way to keep quick-access pages for Home Assistant, Cast, and other services. However, prolonged usage of Web Shortcuts could sometimes affect device performance.

Now that NSPanel Pro officially supports F-Droid, users can install applications directly for a more stable, reliable, and higher-quality experience. Therefore, the Web Shortcut feature will be phased out, but basic quick access to web pages will remain available.

We understand this change may cause inconvenience to some users and sincerely appreciate your understanding and support as we continue improving NSPanel Pro.

Try Version 4.0.0

Starting September 19, NSPanel Pro V4.0.0 will be rolled out in phases, and some devices will receive the update in advance.

👉 If you’d like to experience these features early, simply send us your Device ID via Facebook message, and we’ll prioritize your device for the latest update.

Conclusion

With version 4.0.0, NSPanel Pro is entering a new stage:

• A faster and smoother control interface.
• Access to a huge range of apps via F-Droid.

This update reflects our ongoing commitment to NSPanel Pro. We look forward to your feedback as you try out the new version — together, let’s make NSPanel Pro even better.

Thank you for your continued support of SONOFF.