Update version to 0.1.50 and enhance voice behavior, chat consistency, and auto-scroll functionality

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to the OpenClaw Home Assistant Integration will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.1.50] - 2026-02-21
+
+### Fixed
+- Improved Android Home Assistant app voice behavior by preferring Home Assistant TTS first and handling browser-TTS-unavailable cases correctly.
+
 ## [0.1.49] - 2026-02-21
 
 ### Fixed

custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ _CARD_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "www" / _CARD_FILENAME
 # URL at which the card JS is served (registered via register_static_path)
 _CARD_STATIC_URL = f"/openclaw/{_CARD_FILENAME}"
 # Versioned URL used for Lovelace resource registration to avoid stale browser cache
-_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.49"
+_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.50"
 
 OpenClawConfigEntry = ConfigEntry
 

custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "iot_class": "local_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant/issues",
   "requirements": [],
-  "version": "0.1.49",
+  "version": "0.1.50",
   "dependencies": ["conversation"],
   "after_dependencies": ["hassio", "lovelace"]
 }

custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * + subscribes to openclaw_message_received events.
  */
 
-const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.8";
+const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.9";
 
 // Max time (ms) to show the thinking indicator before falling back to an error
 const THINKING_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
@@ -641,6 +641,11 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     return brandMatch || ua.includes("brave") || !!navigator.brave;
   }
 
+  _isHomeAssistantAndroidApp() {
+    const ua = (navigator.userAgent || "").toLowerCase();
+    return ua.includes("home assistant") && ua.includes("android");
+  }
+
   _getVoiceProvider() {
     const configured = this._config.voice_provider;
     if (configured === "assist_stt" || configured === "browser") {
@@ -1218,6 +1223,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
           if (this._voiceIdleRestartTimer) {
             clearTimeout(this._voiceIdleRestartTimer);
           }
+          const idleRestartDelayMs = this._isHomeAssistantAndroidApp() ? 3500 : 1500;
           this._voiceIdleRestartTimer = setTimeout(() => {
             this._voiceIdleRestartTimer = null;
             if (!this._isVoiceMode || !this._recognition) {
@@ -1228,7 +1234,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
             } catch (e) {
               // Ignore — may already be started
             }
-          }, 1500);
+          }, idleRestartDelayMs);
           return;
         }
 
@@ -1348,8 +1354,10 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
   }
 
   _speak(text) {
-    if (!("speechSynthesis" in window)) return;
+    const hasBrowserTts = "speechSynthesis" in window;
     this._pauseVoiceInputForTts();
+    this._voiceStatus = "Speaking…";
+    this._render();
     // Strip markdown for TTS
     const plain = text.replace(/[*_`#\[\]()]/g, "");
     const preferredLanguage = this._getSpeechSynthesisLanguage();
@@ -1357,6 +1365,25 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
       this._hass?.locale?.language || this._hass?.selectedLanguage || this._hass?.language || navigator.language || "en-US"
     );
 
+    if (!hasBrowserTts) {
+      this._voiceStatus = "Browser TTS unavailable, trying Home Assistant TTS…";
+      this._render();
+      this._speakViaHomeAssistantTts(plain, preferredLanguage).then((ok) => {
+        if (ok) {
+          this._voiceStatus = "";
+          this._render();
+          this._resumeVoiceInputAfterTts();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const reason = this._lastHaTtsAttempt ? ` (${this._lastHaTtsAttempt})` : "";
+        this._voiceStatus = `TTS unavailable${reason}`;
+        this._render();
+        this._resumeVoiceInputAfterTts();
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
     const pickVoice = (targetLanguage, voices) => {
       const normalizedTarget = String(targetLanguage || "").toLowerCase();
       const targetBase = normalizedTarget.split("-")[0];
@@ -1468,6 +1495,8 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
       };
 
       utterance.onend = () => {
+        this._voiceStatus = "";
+        this._render();
         this._resumeVoiceInputAfterTts();
       };
 
@@ -1479,6 +1508,25 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
       speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
     };
 
+    if (this._isHomeAssistantAndroidApp()) {
+      this._voiceStatus = "Speaking with Home Assistant TTS…";
+      this._render();
+      this._speakViaHomeAssistantTts(plain, preferredLanguage).then((ok) => {
+        if (ok) {
+          this._voiceStatus = "";
+          this._render();
+          this._resumeVoiceInputAfterTts();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const reason = this._lastHaTtsAttempt ? ` (${this._lastHaTtsAttempt})` : "";
+        this._voiceStatus = `Home Assistant TTS unavailable${reason}; trying browser TTS…`;
+        this._render();
+        speakNow(preferredLanguage);
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
     const loadedVoices = speechSynthesis.getVoices() || [];
     if (loadedVoices.length) {
       speakNow(preferredLanguage);

www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (async () => {
   try {
     if (!customElements.get("openclaw-chat-card")) {
-      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.49";
+      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.50";
       console.info("OpenClaw loader importing", src);
       await import(src);
     }