With the latest update from Apple to iOS15 or your iPhone, it's easy to forget the improvements made to other devices in the Apple ecosystem, such as tvOS for example, especially regarding HomeKit. An addition to Apple TV is the ability to not only get a picture-in-picture notification from your HomeKit-enabled video doorbell but now yours too HomeKit cameras at! This is especially useful for outdoor cameras, where you might be watching TV and not have your iPhone to hand, but still want to be notified if someone is lurking in your yard, for example. In my case, it's helpful to keep an eye on our 1-year-old dog Bubble...
It's easy enough to set up if you follow these steps, but if you have a lot of cameras like me, you might want to think about which cameras you want to get notifications on to avoid a flood of notifications when you're watching your favorite show. or trying to watch a movie.
The following instructions are based on the assumption that you have an Apple TV HD or 4K that can run tvOS15 and that you have updated to the latest firmware.
There's probably a little more to explore with tvOS15, but this is an addition that was most welcome - if only to keep an eye on a mischievous dog...
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