Floating Windows

Floating Windows

Floating windows overlay on top of any app, displaying clocks, weather, notifications, and music controls while a full-screen HA dashboard is visible.

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Overview

This is what makes Ava visually unique. Floating windows overlay on top of any app - display a full-screen HA dashboard while still seeing clock, weather, and notifications overlaid on top.

Other apps force you to choose: dashboard or clock. With Ava, you get both.

Features:

• Always visible - overlays on any app, including full-screen browsers
• HA control - remotely toggle each window from Home Assistant
• Non-intrusive - designed to complement, not block the main interface
• Global overlay back control (0.5.4+) - auto-hiding oval back button on all fullscreen overlays

Global Overlay Back Control

In Weather, Dream Clock, Minimal Clock, and Quick Entities, a light tap on the screen reveals a floating oval back button at the top edge. It auto-hides after a few seconds of inactivity. One tap returns you to the main dashboard or exits the current overlay.

This is especially critical for Facebook Portal, tablets, and wall-mounted panels running 24/7, where browser overlays and fullscreen layers previously trapped the user with no obvious escape path.

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Available Floating Windows

Window	Description	Settings Location
Dream Clock	Elegant analog clock	Interaction -> Scenes
Simple Clock	Minimal digital clock	Interaction -> Scenes
Vinyl Cover	Rotating record cover when playing music	Interaction -> Playback
Floating Subtitle	Shows what you said and AI responses	Interaction -> Interface
Weather Overlay	Immersive weather UI	Interaction -> Scenes
Light Switch Overlay	Beautiful reminder when controlling lights by voice	Interaction -> Interface
Quick Entity Panel	Stream Deck style entity control panel	Interaction -> Interface

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Dream Clock

An elegant analog clock floating window.

How to Enable

1. Go to Settings -> Interaction -> Scenes
2. Turn on Dream Clock

Home Assistant Control

# Show
service: switch.turn_on
target:
  entity_id: switch.your_device_name_dream_clock_display

# Hide
service: switch.turn_off
target:
  entity_id: switch.your_device_name_dream_clock_display

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Simple Clock

A minimal digital clock floating window.

How to Enable

1. Go to Settings -> Interaction -> Scenes
2. Turn on Simple Clock

Double Tap Toggle

Enable Double Tap Toggle to double tap the bottom area to hide or show the clock, mapped to the HA entity.

Home Assistant Control

# Show
service: switch.turn_on
target:
  entity_id: switch.your_device_name_simple_clock_display

# Hide
service: switch.turn_off
target:
  entity_id: switch.your_device_name_simple_clock_display

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Vinyl Cover

Rotating record cover displayed when playing music.

How to Enable

1. Go to Settings -> Interaction -> Playback
2. Turn on Home Assistant Media Controls or Music Assistant Media Controls
3. Set the HA Media Player entity ID for album art

See Music Playback for details.

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Floating Subtitle

Shows what you said and Ava's AI response on screen as a floating subtitle.

How to Enable

1. Go to Settings -> Interaction -> Interface
2. Turn on Floating Subtitle

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Weather Overlay

An immersive weather UI showing real-time weather information.

How to Enable

1. Go to Settings -> Interaction -> Scenes
2. Turn on Weather Display
3. Set the Weather Entity (e.g., weather.home)

Display Content

• Temperature
• Weather condition (sunny, cloudy, rain, etc.)
• Humidity
• Wind direction and speed
• Air quality
• Pressure

Home Assistant Control

# Show
service: switch.turn_on
target:
  entity_id: switch.your_device_name_weather_display

# Hide
service: switch.turn_off
target:
  entity_id: switch.your_device_name_weather_display

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Light Switch Overlay

Shows a beautiful reminder when you control lights by voice.

How to Enable

1. Go to Settings -> Interaction -> Interface
2. Turn on Light Switch Button Overlay

Voice Feedback Colors

Customize glow and ripple colors for each wake word:

• Custom color picker
• Default green (Wake Word 1) / blue (Wake Word 2)
• 7 rainbow presets (red through purple)

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Quick Entity Panel

A Stream Deck style entity quick control panel. See Quick Entity for details.

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Settings Summary

Setting	Location	Description
Dream Clock	Interaction -> Scenes	Show analog clock
Simple Clock	Interaction -> Scenes	Show digital clock
Weather Display	Interaction -> Scenes	Show weather overlay
Vinyl Cover	Interaction -> Playback	Show music cover
Floating Subtitle	Interaction -> Interface	Show conversation text
Light Switch Overlay	Interaction -> Interface	Show light control reminder
Quick Entity Panel	Interaction -> Interface	Show entity control panel

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FAQ

Floating windows not showing?

1. Check overlay permission
2. Enable the specific floating window in settings
3. Try restarting service
4. Check if another overlay is blocking

Weather overlay shows no data?

1. Set the Weather Entity in settings (e.g., weather.home)
2. Check if the entity exists in Home Assistant
3. Check network connection

Dream Clock / Simple Clock overlap?

Only one clock should be enabled at a time. Disable one if both are showing.

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