Hey, AVA installers!

Last week at CEDIA Expo 2025, we announced the biggest AVA OS news ever: AVA OS 2.0!!

The thousands of visitors that came to see us were stunned by the massive surprise of new features and possibilities.

Since AVA doesn’t like to pre-announce, we made sure we could follow the show with an immediate release. So - we are delighted to provide it to you today!

Highlights

• Free upgrade for all AVA installers and homeowners
• New AVA apps for Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, and Android Phone and tablets*
  • Download the AVA apps at https://ava.com/download
• Support for third-party Android in-wall panels (can run as a full launcher or a companion app)*
• Pro configuration tools now available on macOS and Windows for faster project setup and management.
  • Windows will be listed shortly, as we work our way through the fun house of Microsoft’s approval process
  • Download the AVA apps at https://ava.com/download
• Premium design system inspired by Swiss graphic design: improved readability, larger touch elements, adjustable font sizes.
• 300+ new icons added, with a great new UI that groups icons to make them easier to find.
• Automation improvements: make changes faster, and reconnect an IP driver to a device without breaking any flows
• Now over 1,000+ IP drivers with deep native integrations
• Google Play certification (still unique in CI products): run apps like two-way video doorbells, Tesla/EV apps, Powerwall, or family calendars, and launch them from a Flow

* apps, pro tools, and 3rd party panels requires project to be running on an AVA Nano Brain.

New IP Drivers

• Lutron - Now certified by Lutron and generally available, AVA’s driver for shades and lights gives you easy-to-use control of Lutron HomeWorks and RadioRa3 systems
• JVC DILA projector IP driver with authentication
• SkyQ - a major win for our UK dealers
• Lilin NVR
• SurgeX Power Strip
• CYP IP to RS-232
• CYP EL-42M-PIP
• CYP IP-CS9000
• Blustream Matrix IP driver
• Blustream Multiview IP driver
• Anthem MRX SLM
• Apple TV IP driver enhancements
  • AVA auto-detects an on-screen search field and brings up the remote’s keyboard (so you don’t have to navigate Apple’s on-screen ultra-wide alphabetic entry)
  • A long press now accelerates forward or rewind speed scan (2x, 3x, 4x, etc)
  • Even faster performance and wake-up

And, in our prelude to AVA 2.0, we already released a new load of IP Drivers. See the full AVA OS 1.59 release notes.

Addendum: AVA OS 2.0.3 Release Notes

September 22, 2025 - We posted A small payload of nice enhancements to AVA OS 2.0 today:

• Roku touch UI added - Control Pad slide is now available on AVA App and AVA Home Remote for Roku, and a few other drivers that previously did not have the Control Pad slide. (Thanks for the report, Bailey!)
• Marantz enhanced - Marantz AVR IP driver now displays volume slider on AVA App and Home Remote; you can set volume level from a flow; driver now has sensors for mute and volume level, letting you trigger flows from their value.
• IR label - added to IR drivers when adding a device.
• Room icons - updated to colorful icons for rooms in the AVA OS 2.0 style.
• About 100 additional AVA OS 2.0-style icons.
• Bug fixes
  • YouTube & Roon icons corrected (Thank you, Mr. Holthaus!)
  • Device rename no longer renames a duplicated Flow
  • Improved handling for larger font sizes
  • Minor layout and font fixes in AVA app

Addendum: AVA OS 2.0.4 Release Notes

September 27, 2025 - We posted a small follow-up release with the following changes:

• Added app launch - smart STB app launcher for Android TV Box IP Driver
• Fixed - A bug with Anthem MDX IP driver with caused a white screen when the mute sensor was used
• Fixed - A regression with the “Portscan” discovery mechanism that blocked a few devices such as Kaleidescape or Anthem MDX from being auto-discovered on some networks
• Fixed - An issue with the AVPro Edge Matrix IP driver that occurred when trying manual IP entry but no MAC address could be found.

Availability

Publicly available in >30 countries today. Android, iOS, iPad OS and macOS release today. Windows to follow shortly [update: now available].

How to Get to AVA OS 2.0

AVA OS updates are non-disruptive.

• AVA Nano Brain - You will see an Update Available badge on any remote connected to the Nano Brain.

• Cinema Remote & Home Remote - AVA remotes update automatically when on their charging dock. You can also get the latest version of AVA OS from the Play Store as an update to the AVA app.

  💡 Pro tip: You can get to the Play Store fast from Settings > General.

   

What’s Next

We are already in the works for the AVA OS 2.1 release in which we mainly plan to introduce free local backup & restore for the new Apps. Of course that next AVA OS release will, as always, also include a load of features requested by you.

Stay awesome!

— Raph