{"id":291,"date":"2026-06-27T10:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tehybug.com\/?p=291"},"modified":"2026-06-27T10:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:50:14","slug":"put-your-tehybug-on-your-phones-home-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tehybug.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/put-your-tehybug-on-your-phones-home-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Put Your TeHyBug on Your Phone&#8217;s Home Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want your temperature, humidity or CO\u2082 a glance away \u2014 without opening a browser and hunting for the page? Here are three ways to get TeHyBug onto your phone&#8217;s home screen, from the one-tap option to a fully live widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The quick app icon (iOS &amp; Android \u2014 10 seconds)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TeHyBug site is a <strong>Progressive Web App<\/strong>, so you can pin it like a native app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>iPhone (Safari):<\/strong> open <strong>tehybug.com<\/strong>, tap <strong>Share<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Add to Home Screen<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Android (Chrome):<\/strong> open <strong>tehybug.com<\/strong>, tap <strong>\u22ee<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Add to Home screen<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll get a TeHyBug icon that opens straight into your live <strong>Overview<\/strong> \u2014 color-coded tiles of every device, auto-refreshing. It&#8217;s the fastest way in, on any phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. A live widget on iOS (Scriptable)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want the reading right on the home screen, no tapping required? Use the free <a href=\"https:\/\/scriptable.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scriptable<\/a> app. There are two scripts \u2014 pick by how you want to reach the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On your home WiFi (any device, including CO2 sensors)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every TeHyBug serves its own readings locally, so no account or public key is needed \u2014 your phone just has to be on the same network. This is also the way to get a widget for the <strong>CO2 sensors<\/strong>, which run standalone. 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Long-press it \u2192 <strong>Edit Widget<\/strong> \u2192 set <strong>Parameter<\/strong> to your public key, optionally with the value to show:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>yourkey<\/code> \u2014 temperature (default)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>yourkey,co2<\/code> \u2014 CO\u2082 (color-coded green \/ amber \/ red)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>yourkey,h<\/code> \u2014 humidity \u00b7 <code>,p<\/code> pressure \u00b7 <code>,v<\/code> battery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One script works for every cloud device \u2014 just change the parameter. Tap the widget to jump to the full public page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Android (for the tinkerers)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Android doesn&#8217;t have a simple Scriptable equivalent, so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Easiest:<\/strong> the <strong>Add to Home Screen<\/strong> shortcut from option 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A live widget:<\/strong> use a widget builder like <strong>KWGT<\/strong> (with its web-fetch feature) or an automation app like <strong>Tasker<\/strong>, pointed at our JSON feed (below). A bit of setup, but it gives you a true at-a-glance widget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The data feed (build your own)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every public device exposes a tiny JSON endpoint \u2014 perfect for widgets, dashboards or scripts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>https:&#47;&#47;tehybug.com\/api\/public\/bug\/&lt;public-key&gt;\/latest<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>{ \"title\": \"Greenhouse\", \"time\": 1719500000, \"system\": \"metric\",\n  \"values\": { \"t\": 22.5, \"h\": 60, \"p\": 1013 } }<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No login required (the device just needs public access enabled), and it&#8217;s cached and rate-limited so it&#8217;s friendly to poll every few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions? Tap the <strong>AI assistant<\/strong> on tehybug.com or check the <a href=\"https:\/\/tehybug.com\/faq\">FAQ<\/a>. <em>Turning ideas into smart devices.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want your temperature, humidity or CO\u2082 a glance away \u2014 without opening a browser and hunting for the page? Here are three ways to get TeHyBug onto your phone&#8217;s home screen, from the one-tap option to a fully live widget. 1. 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