Hi all! I haven’t see too much around IKEA products recently, so hope this question isn’t redundant. Looking into IKEA’s product line recently and wanted to hear about people’s experience with them. I’m specifically looking into their lightbulbs, but may grab some of their other products as well. Thanks all!

So I'm trying to load the Native HomeKit Firmware onto the Ratgdo board and I'm stumped.

• I start at the GitHub page (https://github.com/PaulWieland/ratgdo)

• it links to the instructions page (https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/)

• under Quickstart, there's a link to the HomeKit installer (https://ratgdo.github.io/homekit-ratgdo/)

• which links to the flasher page (https://ratgdo.github.io/homekit-ratgdo/flash.html)

On this page, I'm stumped. I don't don't think I want the MQTT or ESPHome firmware instead of HomeKit so I scroll on down. I downloaded and installed the CH340 USB driver. But now what...

EDIT/RESOLUTION: There was something with my Chrome install that was causing the Connect button on the flash page not to show. I reset Chrome and it worked immediately. I’ll leave this here in case someone else runs into the same thing.

Hello, I have a very specific Case of where I want to use a Home Key (with a NFC Sticker, Tag or something that doesnt require power, battery is also fine) to unlock the Gate connected to my Hikvision Doorbell.

I already exposed the Gate to Homekit and found a Implementation: https://github.com/kormax/apple-home-key-reader But it needs Power like a Raspberry Zero and im sure that it wont run on a Battery. Can someone help me?

My home has a doorbell at the front and rear, using both front and rear on the transformer. I’m considering the Logitech for the front doorbell. But Logitech seems to indicate it won’t work, while posts from a few years ago say it will. Hoping to get confirmation either way with more current info. Thanks.

Not sure if I set this automation up correctly or if it won’t work. I have an automation (works) that turns lights on. The automation is set to turn the lights out after 5 minutes. I have a separate automation that triggers when these lights turn off. Will the second automation run after 5 minutes of the other automation or does the second automation need a manual state change for the lights? I’m getting variable behavior. Thanks.

I have an old SimpliSafe security system in a closet in my basement. I don't use it anymore and do not have an active subscription.

I'd love to be able to give these old SimpliSafe door and motion sensors a new life as part of my smart home. Is there a way to do this, specifically without a SimpliSafe subscription?

Some quick googling says there's no native HomeKit support, but is there a 3rd party way to get these sensors working with my Apple Home setup?

For those waiting for a Eve Smoke detector (like myself), you can start looking for other options now.

Is it possible to add the temperature from my homepod to the widget?

I have a homepod in my living room and kitchen and it would be super great to see the temperature on my widget screen instead of opening the Home app.

I’ve googled it with no luck.

Hey all - I've searched but can't find a good answer. I use Aqara buttons around my house to trigger various Homekit scenes/automations etc. I'd like to use one on my clothes dryer to set a timer on my ios device. I can't figure out a way to do this. Any ideas?

I know I run a massive risk of jinxing myself by posting this, but I've spent so much time over the past year trying to figure out this issue that I wanted to provide a resource for anyone else who may be having similar issues since a lot of my troubleshooting was done based on other forum posts.

Here's my equipment rundown (or just the problematic components)

• Asus RT-AX86U router running stock firmware with 2 access points which are default/nothing changed:
  • RP-AX58
  • ZenWIFI AX
• Belkin Wemo Doorbell
• Logitech Circle View Camera
• Meross garage door opener - MSG100HK

I've had the Belkin Wemo for about 9 months now, and for the first 7 it would disconnect from our network for seemingly no reason, and wouldn't be able to reconnect until I took it off the mount, and plugged it into a wall charger to reboot. Re-install and then a week or so later it would do it again...for seven months straight, it was really annoying.

The Meross garage door opener exhibited the same, although less frequent, behavior. Randomly disconnecting once every couple months, and I would have to completely reset it to get it back into Homekit.

The Logitech Circle we got two weeks ago and it was like the Wemo on crack. It would stay connected for a couple hours and then become non-responsive. It would have to be completely reset, uninstalled from Homekit, and then re-installed for it to work again.

I've posted screenshots of my router settings below, but here are the main changes I remember making to get everything stabilized, i.e. I've had no disconnects or any issues with Homekit for the past two weeks.

• Separate networks for 2.4 and 5 ghz (Smart Connect off).
  • ALL of my Homekit devices are on the 2.4 network
  • The network name and password are both under 8 characters and contain no symbols or special characters
  • You will have to switch your phone to the 2.4 network to set things up, but can switch back to 5 ghz once through the set up process.
• 802.11ax/WiFi6 - Disable
• WiFi Agile Multiband - Disable
• Target Wake Time - Disable
• Roaming Assistant - Disable
• Bluetooth Coexistence - Disable
• Preamble Type - Short
• AMPDU RTS - Disable (This is the setting I had to change to get the Circle working. It worked fine with the Wemo and Meross, but ever since I disabled this the Circle View hasn't disconnected.)
• Airtime Fairness - Disable
• Multi-User MIMO - Disable
• Universal Beamforming - Disable
• Adaptive QoS/any Quality of Service setting - Off

I think it goes without saying that your mileage may vary with these settings as network configuration issues can be so frustratingly difficult to troubleshoot and different from environment to environment, but if you continue to have issues I think changing some of these things (or their equivalents for your router) is worth a shot.

I hope this helps someone.

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Anyone run into image quality like this? Looks the same in HKSV and the Tapo app. Wasn’t like this yesterday.

Hi! I was wondering if any of you know how to add more ambient sounds for automations or if I get an Apple Music subscription and I purchase something, and then I cancel my subscription do I still having that song or sound?

Thanks

Is it better/ok to run HA on a virtual box or raspberry pi 5?

I have a Mac studio and a Synology NAS that I’m debating running a Vbox on. It would save me the extra hardware but i don’t want to worry about losing resources on my Mac?

I tried aqara original motion sensor with 1 minute cool down and also their p1 motion sensor on which you can adjust cooldown

well what i can say know is that 1 minute cool down works well at home and is quite cheaper, cannot find use case for more or less time to be effective

My question is what are your use cases of adjustable cooldown? maybe i dont know how to use it effectively

Hey,

I got a gateway for my two Velux Windows.

I can now open both Windows with my phone and in Apple Home.

Somebody know when i ask Siri to open Window i have to accept on the phone before it opens?

I have a homepod in the House as Well.

Thank you

I have some shiny new Kasa Matter smart plugs with energy monitoring.

Setting up the plugs was a breeze and are proving to be among the most reliable devices I have.

However I want to access the energy monitoring feature and I do not see anywhere in the home app where this is made available.

Does HomeKit’s Matter bridge support this feature yet, or maybe I’m doing things incorrectly? Maybe I am misunderstanding how it is supposed to work?

Help! I have two scenes that I wish to toggle between, to control a misbehaving accessory.

I have a ZigBee retrofit wand (E-Wand gen2) to control a vertical blind. I have it connected through an IKEA Dir gateway to HomeKit.

I want HomeKit to change the angle of the vertical slats to let light in. The control is surfaced and I can manually set the angle in the app, but only as a secondary attribute. It appears Siri isn’t able to change the angle, only the blind open/close control (which would be lift/lower, etc).

To get around this I have created two scenes, one with the blinds at an open angle, and one with a closed angle. What I really want is a toggle between the two, to come full circle and have an open/close button I can tap and control with remotes that does my version of “open” and “closed”

Is there a way to do this in HomeKit?

First I had issues with Nanoleafs in HomeKit (turn off/on all lights would hang and like only 75% would turn on/off, and Siri would say there was a problem) So I assumed after doing to research that it was Nanoleaf's causing the issue. I have some older Hue's so I set them up today, and I am still having issues in HomeKit. Siri commands are not always reliable, The turn all on/off sometimes results in 2-3 bulbs not turning on/off. For fun I installed google assistant/home to see if it was the same. So far it works, although google assistant says "I am not sure which all lights on/off you want, all the lights turn on/off at least.

Wondering before I go get a nest and switch, if anyone else has had this issue with lights and found a fix, I would prefer to stay with HomeKit, but the lights are like the majority of my smart home usage.

Thanks.

We have quite a few (25) of these things supporting differing automations. But the only wayto get to them in the Home view is Home=>hub=>settings=>accessories. Is there no way to promote them to being viewable anywhere else? Buried in the sub-sub-basement is okay for most automations, but it's pretty annoying if you just want the reading off a sensor.

Can a few people please confirm that there aren’t any standalone mmWave presence sensors that are HomeKit-cert or Matter-cert and aren’t Aqara brand?

What I’m looking for

• HomeKit over WiFi
• HomeKit over Thread
• Matter over WiFi
• Matter over Thread

Preface: I’m on the newer side to HomeKit and home automation.

I’ve got a few matter over WiFi devices that I can pair to HomeKit but are immediately unresponsive. I’m able to control them in the manufacturer’s apps, just not HomeKit.

I can add them to Home Assistant and they show up in HomeKit via the HomeKit bridge, but I’d prefer to set them up straight in HomeKit since I lose some of the sensor functionality with the home assistant work around.

I’ve tried resetting the devices, adding them to the manufacturer’s app first then adding to HomeKit with a new pairing code, restarting my router, restarting my Apple TV, adding straight to HomeKit with no manufacturer’s app, and disabling my 5Ghz WiFi… nothing.

Does anyone know what could be causing this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Trying to get my Schlage Lock to auto upon when either myself or my wife arrives home and I can’t get it going? Am I missing a setting in the home app or a location service I’m missing?

I have an automation in my kitchen that turns on the lights when I open my cabinets above my fridge and freezer. But it seems like I only can select all the spotlights in the group “kitchen lights”, instead of only triggering the one spotlight that is pointed to the cabinets.

Is there a workaround?

I’m working on lighting for my home office and now that I’ve covered the basics, I’d like to have a touch of warm light under my desktop speakers (they’re on stands).

Today I tried a couple of rechargeable “puck lights” I had in my old kitchen and they look nice. The size is ok (3.3” x 3.3” and less than 1” thick) so they do the trick and they’re barely visible.

But of course they’re not smart. And because they have an internal battery I can’t just connect them via usb-c to a smart plug.

I have some scenes set up in multiple rooms, but I’m wondering if there’s a way to create a scene that triggers multiple scenes?

Previously using Broadlink RM4 Pro but now it's a paper weight because it sucks.

I purchased a bond bridge just now and added the shades to my home kit via homebridge. I can now open and close my roller shades but there's no pause button? Does anyone know how to fix this?

Alternatively is there a way to do this in Home Assistant?

We gave out 7 year old has a new apple watch Series 7. So watch i working great using Family Setup. My 7 year old has no other apple devices.

1.) When using home kit devices after adding her as a resident in that home, Kid always get this error “Sorry, you don’t have permission for that.” using Siri although kid can open the home app and control those accessories. Is there anything else I have to do to enable accessing those devices using Siri? Before someone asks, Siri and Dictation is enabled in Allowed apps under Content and Privacy Restrictions in Screen time and siri works for other things like telling the weather.

2.) Also, can I set up “Recognize My Voice” is my kid only has this apple watch and no other apple devices? Right now, I see that option disabled in my iPhone (Parent's iPhone) in Home app.

Just picked up an Onvis 5-Key Switch. So far seems pretty intuitive. I've done some basic button programming, but am looking for additional ideas. Current buttons include:

• Single button press that is set to an IF/Then shortcut to turn my desktop fan on/off.
• Button to pause my Office HomePod Music

I'm looking for other ideas that might be useful and could use some inspiration. Also, I don't think it's possible, but figured I'd ask... can I program a button to play Pandora on my HomePod when my phone is recognized on the network? Looks like I can play Apple Music, but I don't see Pandora in the option list.

Thanks in advance!