I share an office with my wife. She has her desk, I have mine. On/arround my desk I have some lights that I control in the Home app. Same with hers. I know that personalized requests are supported, so I was hoping to add the lights to a group, and name them Max's Lights. Same for her, a group named Amy's Lights. Then when one of us says "Turn on my lights" it turns on the correct group based on who asked.

Doesn't work. Did I set this up wrong? Overthinking it?

I've been on a mission to remove Hue from my house. One issue was E14 bulbs as they aren't available from nanoleaf, my default alternative to Hue, but Wiz came to the rescue!

https://practicalhomekit.blogspot.com/2024/04/wiz-bulbs-via-matter-and-connection-to.html

Ikea Simrishamn also seen in Star Trek; Strange New Worlds.

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As someone who’s been in the “HomeKit Certified” world since the beginning of time, things saying “updating” or “no response” was just a fact of life. The iHome plugs (ips5s) had a hard time. The TPlink plugs have a hard time now. But the cameras are the worst since they are quite important to checking on the house.

My wife bought a couple nest cameras off of Facebook marketplace, so I hooked them up. Wanted to bring them to HomeKit, so I got a Starling Hub.

These used nest cameras are FLAWLESS with HomeKit. They fire up almost immediately and are super reliable. On the Apple TV, you can see all your cameras at once. Those two nest cameras are live within a second while the HomeKit certified cameras are 25s, 26s, 27s, 28s and waiting… eventually they come up, but not always.

We do not have a very big house (1800 sq ft) and have 2x eero 6E pros, one downstairs and one upstairs, wired cat6. 2.5 gbps plan from frontier.

Not looking to hate on “HomeKit certified”, but I wish I went with the 3rd party option years ago. It actually works great, which is exactly the opposite of what I would expect. Why is that?

The HomeKit certified cameras are the Eve Outdoor and a couple Logitech Circle 2s, plus the Belkin doorbell camera.

Hubs are two Apple TV 4K (gen 2, Ethernet), two HomePods first gen connected to the living room TV for audio out, six HomePod minis. All latest software.

I was able to nab three sets of these at 1/3 their original price so I decided to go for it despite the mixed reviews. I installed them at the top of my walls in our Great Room and main Hallway as 'mood' lighting, and they have been great fun and quite good to have: We have regular power failures, and I was able to plug one set into my UPS for my router and telephones, so when the power goes out, we are not in the dark.

I set them up early January on the same day they issued a firmware update for them. I left them installed via their own app only for about two-and-a-half months. There were some glitches relating to their behaviour, but I came to realize it mostly had to do with a lag after opening the app. When I began to wait about 15 secs after opening the app to try to control them, I had no problems at all.

About 10 days ago, there was another update (there may have been another update in between, I just don't remember for certain). I decided at that point to add one set to HomeKit via Matter. Since then, they have been working flawlessly. They are included in a few scenes and automations, and on/off and % works fine from HomeKit. Colour and themes remain controllable only via their app, but that is not a biggie.

I will likely move the two remaining sets to HomeKit this weekend.

I know there are many criticisms of Nanoleaf's customer service, and some of their devices, but I knew this going in. I weighed what I could potentially get out of these lights for an excellent price vs. the negatives and decided to take a chance. I am glad I did!

I would definitely grab more of these for my Christmas Tree if I could again get them at the same price.

I have installed an eve door sensor on the inside of my metal mailbox… It is pretty safe from water there, so I’m not worried about waterproofing it, but I am unable to find any information on temperature ranges for it. Do y’all think that it will still work come winter time, I am in central Indiana

I know this is kinda random. Is it possible?
My Apple TV is under the same Apple ID as my other devices and I can see it listed under my Apple ID with my iPhone. But yet under HomeKit home it doesn’t show up.

I was under the impression it would automatically show up as a hub since they share the same Apple ID.

The Apple TV is hardwired into Ethernet

I guess I could get the wife to use an iPad I have at home under my Apple ID to add the Apple TV in under HomeKit. And then presumably it will show up on my phone with the same Apple ID.

So i have a ceiling light and a lamp and they are compatible with homekit They are able to be controlled with siri, however they only work when i activate siri from the side button. if i just start saying ‘siri, turn off the lights’ it just ignores my request and leaves

is there a hidden toggle i have to switch?

sorry if im kinda dumb lol im new to homekit

Over the last week my HomePods (mini, OG, and 2) and Accessories (Nanoleaf essentials, shapes, IKEA lights, and WEMO switches) as well as my thermostats are randomly switched on and off. Usually from 8pm to 3am. Now my Apple TV randomly pauses and turns on.

How do I check what’s going on?

I’m using Linksys Velop for home mesh Wi-Fi.

Like is my apple home hacked? How can I find out?

The only people with access to my home are my wife and my toddler (only on Apple TV). It’s not my wife or me, and definitely not the toddler.

I’ve updated all devices, reset the power and reset the network. Still an issue.

Basically, I want to set up an automation that when the doorbell button is pressed, it turns on lights in my hallway.

I can see an option in the Aqara app, but my lights aren’t in the Aqara app.

Any way of activating something like this in Homekit. I can only see motion sensing which is no good for what I want.

I have Yale Assure Smart Lock bought in Nov 2019 from Costco. Paid around $275 for it. For the last 1 year - I have some constant issues. I have did the factory reset almost every 3 months. Calibration every 1 month. It doesn't auto lock which is a big security risk. If I call support - they simply have an excuse that it is out of alignment. This lock had some issue in the very first year also and they sent a part to replace it.

What should I do?

If I buy this August 4th generation, it doesn't have a bridge but has a major issue of constant battery replacement. Do you suggest some other alternative? There is no alignment issue out here, I have got the door checked.

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I'm a homekit guy who has sensors all over. cameras, smart sockets, doorbell that is digital, door lock. everyone is homekit. BUT now I want to get a display, digital as in the picture so I can create my own alarm. The display needs to be homekit accepted. this so that the children can turn the alarm on/off. any tips? Ides?

I am replacing a Ubiquiti mFi 8-way power controller with two Eve 3-way power strips...or am trying to do so. First adds fine. When I try to add the second, Home (and Eve app) both insist the device is already part of the Home, and refer to the previously added strip. They have different serial numbers, different "Home codes" (and different QR codes). Adding one, taking it offline to add the other, trying to reverse the order of addition...none of that makes any difference. I tried Apple support for this, but their callback system refuses to accept it when I enter "1" to talk to a tech. Have a trouble ticket open with Eve. I have multiple identical Leviton devices in this Home...they add with no problem. This smells like an Eve problem, and the darned things may be going back. But thought I'd ask here in case someone has met and outsmarted this situation.

On mobile on vacation so I apologize for not searching too hard.

Have had two recent incidences of my garage door opening or closing seemingly on its own. Have never had an issue till the last couple of weeks. Maybe a new “security” trigger in HomeKit?

I have a ring alarm via home bridge.

Is there a way to see what triggered it? Maybe I butt dialed the trigger via my phone? Etc?

Noticed one of my Eve energy’s was no response. Button on it did nothing. Unplugging and plugging back in seems to sort it, but I reset it for good measure. Curious if anyone else has had one freeze up/crash (for lack of a better description) like that?

Hi. Just got a Schalge Encode Plus lock. It says that it's paired in the Schalge App on my phone, but it doesn't show in HomeKit, so therefore I can't unlock the door with my phone. Anyone have a similar experience or any advice? Thanks....

All my accessories are working on Homebridge and there native app but on apple home app they all have “no response” tag and arent working , i am using raspberry pi 4, can any tell me how to solve this issue?

Im new in homebridg i try to fine any plugins related to to magicHome app to add it my light to apple home, i try many plugins but not working shows error when i install it

One one call Homebridge Mahichome Dynamic platform that installed successfully but i dont know how it works.

Can any one help me please

Thanks

Title. Just moved into my first home and replacing the thermostat for sure with an Ecobee. I liked the idea of having door bell integration into the thermostat, but is it really worth the extra $160 to be able to do that, or should I just keep the Ring that the previous owners left and save the money?

Is it possible to have the Hue sensor turn on and off a Wemo plug at a certain temperature ?

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Hi Folks,

I want to create a voice command that will turn off a HomeKit switch for 30 minutes, then turn it back on again. Do I need to use shortcuts for this, or can I do it within the home app?

Thanks!

The color of the light shown in the screenshot below is purple. This shows correct within the Hue and Eve apps. However, in HomeKit it's showing up as orange. This just started about a week or two ago. I've rebooted my Hue bridge and network, but I don't think it's that considering Hue and Eve both show the right color. Anyone else experience this?

https://preview.redd.it/z3kaitq5disc1.png?width=598&format=png&auto=webp&s=0a58c1125ad0b5a4dcedbd70c09b56bc80f115b0

Has anyone tried the new version and does it work well with HomeKit? I heard that you need the bridge, but then someone else said you don’t and you can just reset it and add it to HomeKit/ Hue bridge?

If anyone has experience please share, I’m guessing it’s not as good as the Hue one? But that’s also 3-4x the price -_-

I’ve been trying to connect my two Nanoleaf bulbs to my HomeKit since March 6 and it always says “failed to respond.” I’ve connected them to the Nanoleaf app and it works just fine but it won’t work on HomeKit. I’ve tried resetting them and power cycling them. To be clear, they are registered light bulbs on my HomeKit but they just don’t respond to commands from Siri. What should I do?

I’m in the process of converting all switches in the house to the Lutron Casetas. However, I have a 4 way switch location and haven’t been able to find any information on if that is possible. Have any of yall put a caseta and remote plates in a 4way? I’m not an electrician but I can watch YouTube pretty good if someone could point me in the right direction.

Hi, I have a bunch of Aqara devices and two hubs, and just recently installed an Aqara smoke detector in my garage which is separate from the house (but still within reach of one hub of course). I can automate the Hubs to ring an alarm when the detector is triggered in the Aqara app but I don’t really trust it (IYKYK) and the HomeKit app doesn’t seem to be able to do that. I bought a Netatmo smart alarm but it only works with the indoor camera and cannot be activated separately which makes it useless for me. Do you know of any device that I could control through HomeKit that could work as an alarm? Thanks!

Hello.

I'm searching for some 3-way switches that I could use in the very long hallway and on the stairs. I did check historical posts and a lot of you folks are recommending Lutron caseta, Claro, and Meross. Unfortunately, all I could find are US versions. Does any of you know a reliable 3-way switch for European standard? I appreciate any help. Thanks.

which one works better in homekit? which devices are more responsive and which company offers more compatible products? pls help me decide which to buy! thx