So today I wanted to test drive Sonoff M5 and to my surprise it was added to Homekit as power outlet. Any idea how to change this?

Hello, i have connected my t1 light strip to m3 hub and connected to homekit by matter but i dont have adaptive light control no more,

i have 18.1 update on my homepod

So I don’t use the security system very often, but for the last several months if I put it in away mode in HomeKit it immediately disarms. Like with 5 seconds. Works just fine in the Aqara app and shows seemed in HomeKit. The alarm can they be properly disarmed from either app. Has anyone encountered this?

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I’ve been trying now for months to use the Matter FW update (2.1.25) to work with my Home setup. The switches work with the older HomeKit set up.

I’ve been using a IPhone 16 pro with the home hub as either my AppleTV or HomePod 2nd Gen. Last try today was with iOS 18.1.

I have an Orbi 970 router and have tried using only the IoT network (2.4 GHz only or combined 2.4GHz +5) or the standard network.

I’ve made sure the Leviton switch (2nd Gen) can communicate with the App. Tried putting in paring mode with both the short 7 second press and longer press.

Each time after we kick off the pairing, I see a yellow LED blink 6 times then after a long wait of “setting up” I get the dreaded message here

Thoughts or time to give up?

All my other hub capable devices (HomePod minis) have updated to an 18.1 release, but my AppleTV 4K is still sitting at 18.0. This puts it at the bottom of the preferred hubs list in my HomeKit network.

I live in Montana, where our temperatures hit -20°F (-30°C) regularly in the winter, and get as low as -40° from time to time. Rain & snow won't be a problem because the outdoor cameras will be on a porch or tucked up under the eaves, but every manufacturer I've talked to says their cameras aren't specced for temps that cold.

Tech support at NanoLeaf even told me I should take down their string lights in the winter, even if we don't turn them on! I have a bunch of outdoor LED bulbs (E26 base), and I've never had a problem with them in cold weather.

Does anyone have recommendations for native HomeKit or Matter outdoor cameras that you've used in extreme cold?

I would like to hang an iPad on our wall to use HomeKit. Socket is already there (see photo)

Which iPad makes the most sense. If possible, I want to have a kind of screen saver or the display off when no one is passing by and when you get there, Home or Home+ (whatever opens) should always open directly.

Which iPad makes sense to hang up and fulfills the purpose? Should of course work for 2-3 years without any problems.

Of course, the mount must also look nice!

A brand new iPad is somehow too bad! What are your solutions?

Notice: m home hubs are some Apple TVs and some HomePods

Cheers

I have a room (Living Room) which includes two smart bulbs and an Apple TV. When I ask Siri (via HomePod or iPhone) "Turn off the Living Room" only the lights switch off. The Apple TV remains on.

Why doesn't the Apple TV turn off using this command?

Additional detail which might be helpful:

Even when I get more specific by saying "Turn off the Living Room Apple TV", nothing happens.

When I say "Turn off The Apple TV", Siri asks me to choose which Apple TV (Living Room or Basement). I say "Living Room", and the Apple TV successfully turns off.

Is there a way to get "Turn off the Living Room" to turn off everything including the Apple TV?

Hi I have been thinking of getting Smart bulb installed in my home! I have two names in my mind mainly Sengled and Philip. Do you guys have any experience with them. Please give your valuable opinion.

See title. Old ipad running some wemo lights on timers. Do I even need to update? I don't use a lot of voice command (siri, alexa, etc) and have other solutions for media boxes

Hi all

Our new 280 year old house doesn’t have any heating and looking to put in electric radiators. Oil mainly as more kid safe.

See loads that have Alexa and Google integrations but none that have HomeKit, is anyone aware of a make that does ? That’s available in the UK

Thanks :)

Hey all! Just moved into a new house and the plan is to eventually get smart switches, but in the meantime we do need to get lights for the house. Nanoleaf was having a super cheap deal on homekit version of the essential lights so I ordered a bunch to use for now. In the future however, if I do want to get smart switches can I use the lights as just "normal" lights and not care if they get switched on and off, or does that wear down the lifespan of the lights?

Or perhaps there is a better way to handle this integration? I see some other companies that make wireless switches like Aqara but would that mean the lights stop working if the wifi shuts off? Was gonna go with the Nanoleaf switch as well but I've heard the new Nanoleaf products and support kinda suck so not sure how to proceed with this choice paralysis!

Thanks for the help!

Question in title. After updating from iOS 17 to 18.1 on a iPhone mini 13, location triggered automations and actions (video recording only when nobody is home) are not working anymore.

Where can I check / set the location for my home? In an automation it looks as my home was shifted 100 m on the map, hence it thinks I’m not at home when I am

Hi, I use eufy camera as my baby monitor but it keeps disconnecting from our different devices (either you can not access the stream or it suddenly disconnects). It works best with: Mac book air M1, Apple TV (the recent model), it works totally random with IPhone 12 pro, Iphone 13 mini, ipad mini (6th gen).

Should I get rid of eufy and buy something else? Should I upgrade my router (it is TP-Link 130$ router from 2019 so not super new but a decent one I think).

Also looking for solution I found that for one guy eufy cameras were working better with 2.4 GHz network, I have two internet networks both with same name and same password - one 2.4ghz and second 5ghz, maybe I will create dedicated 2.4ghz network for eufy so it won't connect to 5ghz? Can it be the issue?

P.S.to be honest I just think that the camera is the problem it's eufy c24 so a 35$ camera

I recently bought a matter enabled smart switch to convert my normal light switch into a smart switch. It works all fine but the thing is whenever I want to switch on the light manually I have to flip the switch ON and then OFF again for the light bulb to light up and same scenario when turning it off. I know that there is a function in giya switches where you can change the setting into “Flip state of the switch” but I cannot find a way to do that to this matter enabled switch.

Im using HomeKit app to control these switches. Is there any way I can fix this?

Hi all, I’ve set up a Shelly P1 on a wifi network to test it and make sure it works - this is with it flashed to allow HomeKit. When I’ve taken it home there’s no way I can get to the ip address online or connect to the Shelly in any way since the app has it disconnected.

I’ve tried renaming my wifi and password to the same as the original network but no luck.

Any help would be great

Don’t know the correct term to call it. Looking for a matter “pico” looking button/switch. Basically something that looks pico-ish but has matter and doesn’t connect via wires. I’ve seen the matter buttons looking like buttons, but I want to put it inline with the other smart switches. I’m aware picos will work w/ homebridge & ha, but trying to find a matter device (long story). Does this exist today? I appreciate your input

Like, ALL devices… other than the Apple TVs and HomePods.

Has anyone else had this?

None of the usual steps to get things back up and running are working.

Any suggestions?

Ugh.

UPDATE: Tried all the suggestions and it looks like I may have to start from scratch. Thank you everyone for trying!

UPDATE, PART DEUX: Apparently two Meross smart plugs had firmware updates that completely bricked them. Once those were removed from the home everything else came back! My apologies for blaming 18.1!

I’ve got an automation that does the following:

At sunset set an outdoor light to 50%. At 10pm, set the same light to 10% At sunrise turn off the light.

Works great, but I’d like to add something like this:

When I arrive home, between sunset and sunrise, temporarily set the light to 100% for 5 minutes, then return to 50% before 10pm, or 10% after 10pm.

Any ideas how something like that could be set up?

My door can be slightly ajar and the P2 sensor will register as CLOSED. I’ve tried moving the magnet a just a bit further away from the sensor but then it never registers CLOSED. I think the problem might be that there is better alignment between the magnet and sensor when the door is slightly open than when it’s closed. How do I fix this?

The reason I want the status to be precise is because I want (1) to know for sure when I need to go close the door, and (2) to have a smart lock function correctly, which won’t happen if the door is ajar.

I have been having all sorts of issues for my HomeKit setup since 18.1. As few as 3 or as many as 30+ devices are showing offline at any given time, and automations have all died. I thought a way to fix this issue would be to hardwire my Apple TV which is my selected hub. When Ethernet is disconnected, I have full connectivity to the internet, and even pull 500+ mbps download speed. When I plug in, I am disconnected from the internet. I have CAT 6 though an unmanaged switch, have checked the cables with a tester so no pins are out of order, and I’ve even plugged my work computer in to that same Ethernet and run a speed test with absolutely no issues.

I tried restarting the Apple TV while plugged in to Ethernet but no fix yet. Any idea why the Apple TV seems to be rejecting the Ethernet but is willing to work with wifi?

I feel like getting this will allow me to take the next step in fixing the rest of the home.

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for a reliable camera system to integrate with my HomeKit setup. My goal is to use the HomeKit app as my primary interface, without relying on any third-party apps. I’m already running "homebridge" and am a big fan of Unifi, so I have a few Unifi cameras, but I can’t set up PoE everywhere in my house.

I also have a Netatmo doorbell, a Presence camera, and an Eve Outdoor Cam… but to be honest, they haven't really met my expectations. I'm considering Eufy, as I’d like a solution that works locally and keeps me independent.

Any recommendations or experiences would be appreciated!

Cheers

I have several minipods and an AppleTV 4k that can act as hubs. But if I make my iphone unavailable (by putting it in a Farraday bag), my IOT devices start losing connection. I also have Homekit installed on an iPad and iMac. I don't understand why the availability of my iPhone should matter, unless it has some kind of priority over all other hubs. What if I want to get rid of it?