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Version 9.1 06 June 2026

v9.1 lets you swap blocking-re-enable notifications for a proper Alarm (iOS 26+), adds full config backup downloads, brings adlist & domain imports, and introduces a live tail for dnsmasq, FTL and Webserver logs. Plus reliability boosts and a fresh round of fixes.
Enjoy!
* Changelog *
New:
- New option to use an Alarm instead of a notification when blocking re-enables (iOS 26+, requires PHR+)
- Download a full config backup .zip file from your instance (requires PHR+)
- Import adlists & domains (requires PHR+)
- View a live tail of dnsmasq, FTL and Webserver logs from your instance
- The 'Away Connection' configuration of your instances is now selectable in widgets, controls & Shortcuts
Improved:
- Improved Away Connection reliability when Wi-Fi details are unavailable
- Improved toolbar on the instance detail screen (OS 26+)
Fixed:
- Crash fixes for Clients & Groups settings
- Several small fixes for the Live Activity, Widgets, Notifications
- Minor background crash fixes.

Version 8.6.2 21 March 2026

v8.6.2 contains translation improvements and small fixes:
- Translation improvements
- Small fix for certain HTTPS connections
- Minor UI fixes
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v8.6.1 contains some improvements & fixes:
- The Share Extension now supports third party browsers
- Improved Apple Watch sync reliability
- Apple Watch: added instance icons in instance picker
- Fixed an issue with PHR+ validation
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v8.6 brings some solid quality-of-life improvements across the apps, plus a new feature for Apple TV. The update also includes several accessibility improvements and general polish across the app to make everything feel a bit smoother.
Enjoy!
* Full Changelog *
New:
- Apple TV: new Blocked Services tab
Improved:
- Favorite Blocked Services now sync with iCloud
- Many performance improvements
- Translation improvements
Fixed:
- Fixed a navigation issue with Home > Active Clients
- Apple Watch: added some missing service icons
- Apple TV: minor fixes
- Fixed several background crashes
Accessibility:
- Better respect the Reduce Motion accessibility setting
- Improved chart labels
- Better button accessibility annotations.

Version 8.2.1 06 January 2026

v8.2.1 improves and adds a few missing translations for several languages.
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v8.2 adds new Pi-hole diagnosis features and some requested improvements to Blocked Services.
Happy new year & enjoy this update!
Joost
* Full Changelog *
New:
- View and manage Pi-hole diagnosis messages on the Instance detail screen
- Optional severity badges on the Settings-tab for diagnosis messages
- Master toggle to enable/disable all favorite services at once in 'Blocked Services'
Improved:
- Several optimizations to service blocklists
- Support for 26.2 OS versions
- Added a short explainer at the bottom of the 'Blocked Services' screen
Fixed:
- A bug in DNS Settings where the 'Save' button wouldn't appear when changing rate limit settings.

Version 8.1 31 October 2025

v8.1 includes display improvements for DNSSEC and adds support for the latest Pi-hole version. Enjoy!
Changelog:
- New 'DNSSEC status' info on the query detail screen
- New setting 'Show DNSSEC status' on the Query Log
- Support for Pi-hole v6.2 & v6.3
- Performance improvements for Live Log
- Translation improvements
- Minor UI fixes for some close buttons (iOS 26).

Version 7.3.3 27 July 2025

v7.3.3 adds a 'Purge iCloud Data' button to fix iCloud-related issues.
- New 'Purge iCloud Data' button on the Help & Feedback screen
- Minor design improvement to the small query graph widget
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v7.3.2 contains a minor bugfix for the 'Domains & Adlists' screen.
- Improved error handling
- Fixed refresh behavior of the Domains & Adlists screen
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v7.3.1 contains a small improvement and brings 'Combine instances' to Apple TV.
- Apple TV: support for the 'Combine instances' setting
- Improved refresh behavior when 'Combine instances' is enabled
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v7.3 includes some nice improvements for the 'Target Group' feature of Blocked Services, especially in the Shortcut. Alongside this, some bugs were fixed.
My focus will now shift to updating the app for new OS versions in the fall!
- Joost
* Changelog *
New:
- Added a 'Target Groups' parameter to the 'Toggle Blocked Services' Shortcut to specify what target group(s) to use
Improved:
- The 'Target Group' picker in Blocked Services now shows comments assigned to groups
- Small improvements to logic in Shortcuts
- Improve adlists/domain screen refresh behavior
Fixed:
- Blocked Services now correctly reflects the enable/disable state of the selected target group
- Fixed an issue where views could 'jump around' on the Dashboard if you have multiple instances.

Version 7.2 12 June 2025

v7.2 adds notifications for blocking status and more Apple TV options.
If you’re using PHR+, the app can now notify you when blocking is automatically turned back on after being temporarily disabled.
On Apple TV, the Settings tab got some tweaks and now shows more preferences.
Enjoy!
- Joost
* Full Changelog *
New:
- Get notified when blocking is automatically re-enabled after being temporarily disabled (PHR+ required)
Improved:
- Apple TV: added more preferences to the Settings tab
Fixed:
- Minor app tint color fix in the instance icon sheet
- Textual fixes.

Version 6.6 09 April 2025

v6.6 brings back the Share Extension, adds a new 'Network overview' and contains some small widget improvements.
* Changelog v6.6 *
New:
- Share URLs to the app with the new Share Extension, which will directly open the 'Add to list' sheet (iOS/iPadOS only)
- Added new 'Network overview' on the instance detail screen with info about devices on the network
- You can now select 'Clients' as type for the 'Statistic' widget
Improved:
- The 'Statistic' widget now shows an extra line of info under the main statistic
- The medium 'Statistics' widget now shows percentage blocked & total clients
- Increased the maximum domains/clients in the Statistics-tab from 20 to 50
- Minor improvements to error handling.

Version 5.2.1 03 January 2024

Version 5.2 is here with many new blocked services as well as a very nice improvement to the Live Activity in combination with the interactive widgets.
Have an amazing 2024!
- Joost
* Full Changelog *
New:
- Interactive widgets can now also start a Live Activity when disabling blocking (iOS 17.1+)
- Added over 20 new block-able services like Max, League of Legends, Fifa, AliExpress, betting websites, and more
- Toggling blocked services will now show a progress indicator
Improved:
- Greatly improved blocklists for some services like Instagram, X, Whatsapp, Netflix, Roblox, and more
- Improved support for iOS 17.2
Note: Please be aware that the app is not compatible with Pi-hole v6 yet. To use the app, do not update to the v6 beta. Support is being developed.
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v5.2.1 fixes an issue in the HBO Max blocklist..

Version 5.1 08 October 2023

Version 5.1 brings a completely redesigned Apple Watch app, as well as improvements to widgets and bug fixes. Enjoy!
New:
- Completely redesigned Apple Watch app (watchOS 10)
- If you have multiple instances, you can now select 'All Instances' in widget configurations
- The instance picker in Statistics, Query Log, and Lists will now remember your selected instance between app restarts (only visible when you have multiple instances)
Improved:
- Improved the tap target of buttons on widgets
- UI improvements to widgets
- Translation improvements (German)
- Apple Watch: you can now mark blocked services as favorite (watchOS 10)
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue where the timer in the disable widget wouldn't animate (iOS 17)
- Fixed other small UI issues with home screen widgets
- Fixed an issue where 'Top Clients Blocked' wouldn't show the correct clients when you have multiple instances but select only one instance
- Apple Watch: fixed a missing 'Blocked Services' icon
Accessibility:
- Minor accessibility improvements for Query Log rows
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Version 5.0 is here with some major new features and improvements, like: a new interactive widget, interactive Live Activity, widgets in many more places, extended Watch complications, Statistics-tab improvements, bug fixes, and more!
Thank you for your continued support and kind words. Enjoy the update! - Joost
New:
- Widgets and the Live Activity are now fully interactive! (iOS 17)
- The charts in the Statistics-tab now support interactivity (iOS 17)
- Widgets now support iPhone Standby mode, the iPad Lock Screen, and the desktop on Mac (iOS 17)
- Added a few new circular Lock Screen widgets
- Much expanded Apple Watch complications (watchOS 9+)
- Apple Watch complications now support the Apple Watch Smart Stack (watchOS 10)
- Live Activities are now also available on iPad (iPadOS 17)
Improved:
- Improved Statistics-tab on macOS (macOS 13+)
- Design improvements to the 'Statistics & Chart' home screen widget
- The 'Query Types' and 'Forward Destinations' charts are now interactive donut charts (iOS 17)
- Improved Siri Shortcuts (App Intents) (iOS 16.2+)
- Minor improvements to symbols and animations
- Improved refresh behavior when opening the Home-tab
- Design tweaks throughout for iOS 17
- Translation improvements (Spanish)
Fixed:
- Fixed a bug where query types graph wasn't displaying the right information
- Fixed an issue that the disable duration was sometimes not displayed in the 'Enable' button on the Home-tab
- UI fixes for the large Query Graph home screen widgets.

Version 4.6 20 June 2023

Version 4.6 brings a new 'Statistics + Chart' homescreen widget and the app now shows your Docker version when running inside a Docker container.
Furthermore, the query graph now looks much better when displaying 12 or 24 hours of data, some widgets got some UI improvements and the Live Activity will automatically dismiss after a while.
Lastly, some rare crashes were fixed. To help some people debug their setups, I also added a text with the exact URL the app will connect to inside Instance Settings.
Enjoy!
New:
- New 'Statistics + Chart' Home Screen widget
- If you run Pi-hole inside a Docker container, 'System Info' in Statistics will now display the current version and latest version
Improved:
- The query-graph will now combine values if displaying 12 or 24 hours of data
- Design improvements to the query-graph Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
- The Live Activity should now disappear automatically after a while (requires Background App Refresh)
- Instance Settings will now show the exact URL the app will be connecting to
- Minor performance improvements
Fixed:
- Fix display of your instance host in Settings when using custom paths in your hostname
- Crash fixes.

Version 4.5.1 30 May 2023

Version 4.5.1 brings small improvements and fixes:
- The Live Activity now includes a better 'light mode'
- Performance improvements to the Query Log
- Translation improvements (German)
- Stability updates to networking and parsing libraries
- Paving the way for new features, sadly by having to drop iOS 13 / macOS 10.15 support
- Minor crash fixes
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Version 4.5 includes a new real-time graph for temperature & memory, improved visibility for some settings and preferences, and other small improvements.
New:
- The Usage Metrics screen now includes a real-time graph for temperature & memory (iOS 16)
- The time-picker next to the query graph now also includes other chart settings (iOS 16)
Improved:
- Moved the 'Usage Metrics Password' field in Instance Settings to make it more visible
- Improved the 'Test Connection' button
- Small UI improvements to the Usage Metrics screen
Fixed:
- Fixed some connection issues with widgets.

Version 4.4 09 April 2023

Version 4.4 brings a new statistic: Top Blocked Clients! Furthermore, the query graph has received an upgrade with improved axis marks, a new line type, and it's now available on Apple Watch.
This update also brings some really nice quality of life improvements with a supercharged preferences button in the Lists-tab, color scheme improvements, and some bug fixes.
Enjoy! - Joost
New:
- New 'Top Blocked Clients' section in the Statistics-tab (iOS 16)
- The query graph now displays axis marks with more specific times (depending on the number of hours shown) (iOS 16)
- The query graph is now also visible on Apple Watch! (watchOS 9)
- New line type for query graph: linear
Improved:
- The 'Sort' button in the Lists-tab has been turned into a more functional 'Preferences' quick menu (iOS 15+)
- The Statistics-tab and the graph now better respect your chosen color scheme
- Detailed top-lists will now be able to show more items
- UI improvements to the Query Log filter screen
- Prevent accidental duplicate 'http(s)://' in hostnames
- The default graph timespan for new installs is now 6 hours
- Improved support for iOS 16.4
- Improved translations (German)
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue where the line graph could show a negative number of queries
- Fixed an issue where changing the sort order of Lists would not work
- Minor UI fixes for the Live Activity.

Version 4.3.1 23 December 2022

Version 4.3.1 brings the new statistics chart design to the homescreen widgets, improves support for iOS 16.2, improves some translations, and contains one important fix.
Enjoy and all the best for 2023!
Improved:
- The query-widgets on home & lock screen now look much better (requires iOS 16+)
- Improved support for iOS 16.2
- Stability improvements
- Improved translations (Spanish, Vietnamese)
Fixed:
- Fixed connection issues on the Home-tab & Statistics-tab with Pi-hole Web Interface v5.18.

Version 4.2 02 November 2022

Version 4.2 tweaks the Live Activity & Dynamic Island design, brings tweaks to translations, improves graph accessibility, and fixes some bugs.
Try out the Live Activity if you haven't already! When you disable blocking you can keep an eye on exactly how long it's still disabled right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. I think it's extremely cool!
** Full Changelog **
Improved:
- Improved Live Activity design on Lock Screen
- Improved timer font in Dynamic Island
- Minor improvements to search performance
- Translation improvements (Spanish)
Fixed:
- Fixed small text on iPad when using 'Combine' setting
- UI fixes for Statistics > Graphs
Accessibility:
- Improved VoiceOver support for 'Queries' graph
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Version 4.1 brings a Live Activity and Dynamic Island support!
When you disable blocking you can keep an eye on exactly how long it's still disabled right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. I think it's extremely cool!
Alongside these new features there are some small improvements to the Home-tab and German translations. Enjoy!
** Full Changelog **
New:
- Live Activity! See exactly when your Pi-hole will enable blocking again, right on your Lock Screen
- Dynamic Island support! See a live countdown when disabling blocking
Improved:
- Countdown on Home-tab when disabling for a preset
- Toggle the Live Activity on/off in Settings > Other
- Improved German translations
- Minor UI improvements
Fixed:
- Fixed some refresh issues on Home-tab.