Community Project Keeps June Oven Features Working Locally

June's cloud services have been turned off by Weber, which bought June in 2021. Owners who still have working June ovens faced losing app-dependent features. Project July is a community-led effort that aims to keep those ovens functional by moving the required software onto the oven itself.

Project July installs a small server directly on supported June ovens. Once installed, the oven and a phone or tablet can communicate locally over the home network, removing reliance on June's cloud. The project has demonstrated several working features:

• Local pairing with multiple phones and tablets.
• Integration with Home Assistant, including an MJPEG camera stream.
• Remote preheat, setting temperature, and canceling cooking.
• Camera upgrade that supports a live feed up to 15 frames per second versus the stock 1 fps.

The team has customised an Android app for the project. A native replacement for the original June app is still in development. The customised app cannot be signed for Apple devices at present, so iOS users are limited until further work is completed.

Hardware and installation requirements

Because of these invasive steps, the developers are not publishing installation files immediately. They have said they want more testing and validation first and plan to publish checksums for files when ready.

An important limitation: third‑generation (Gen 3) June ovens are not currently supported. The Project July team found Gen 3 models lack the micro‑USB port and two buttons present on Gen 2 units. The team is investigating other connection points but has not announced a solution.

Project July is designed to keep everything local. There is no Project July cloud, no external servers, and no Project July account. The developers say camera data stays on the home network.

Project July is an independent community effort created by June oven owners. It is not affiliated with or supported by June or Weber. The team is asking June owners to follow progress and provide feedback while installation files remain withheld pending further testing.

If you own a supported June oven and want to preserve app-driven features after the cloud shutdown, Project July offers a path forward, but it requires technical comfort with opening the appliance and flashing software. Gen 3 owners will need to wait for further work or alternate connection options.

The developers plan additional testing and validation, and they will publish installation files with checksums once they are confident the process is stable. They continue to work on a native app replacement and are exploring ways to support Gen 3 hardware.