After updating to ZimaOS 1.6.2 and with UPnP turned off on my router for security reasons, the Zima Client app indicates it is successfully connected to the network. However, clicking the Files, Photos, or Apps buttons results in an infinite “connecting…”.
Workaround:
- Leaving the Zima Client open to maintain the secure ZeroTier tunnel.
- Opening a desktop web browser and navigating directly to the ZimaOS Virtual Network IP (e.g. http://10.x.x.x`).
- The core dashboard and native File Manager load perfectly this way.
- Installed Docker apps (like Home Assistant or Portainer) also work perfectly if I bypass the dashboard shortcut and type their explicit port numbers directly into the browser URL bar (e.g. http://10.x.x.x:8123 for Home Assistant`).
It looks like the new 1.6.2 security hardening combined with disabling UPnP prevents the Zima Client app from dynamically rewriting the dashboard app links (zimaos.local or the local LAN IP) over the remote tunnel.
Hopefully, the development team can update the Zima Client mobile app routing logic to properly translate these endpoint shortcuts when UPnP isn’t assisting.