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We've created a case to use the Aqara P2 door and window sensors outdoors!

As of iOS17, I couldn't add people to HomeKit via iOS. If I invite Apple ID and accept it says "Joining Home" for about 5 minutes and then says "Unable to accept invitation". However, it works fine on macOS, however it takes a long time to appear on the phone. For context, the person I'd […]

For the past few years, Siri and I have enjoyed a loving, peaceful and mutually respectful relationship. She literally lights up my world! The last few weeks have been so hard. It's like we're talking past each other. We are rarely on the same page. It's even to the point where I feel like she's […]

I have the latest Apple TV connected as well as 7 HomePods around the house. Everything is fast and smooth when the Apple TV is the homehub, but constantly switch to a HomePod and things break. I have all my HomePods on smart switches and twice a day I even reboot them for 2-3 minutes […]

Aqara FP2 update adds sleep monitoring option.

Almost the title. I'm looking for some cheap energy monitoring plugs that work in HomeKit with the data visible through the Eve app etc. I have some Eve energy, but I don't like taking out a small loan to buy a load more. Happy to use Homebridge if it helps!

Yesterday at 11pm I got a notification saying my Aqara camera is no longer responding. I thought of everything but it still worked through the app. A day passed and the same thing. All my HomeKit accessories work in the native apps, but not in the HomeKit app. Most still work with Siri on my […]

This is a tricky one. I use some Aqara double rockers with no neutral switches and they work great. I love them and the wife approves. However, I have a few that are a double rocker that controls a fan/light and wall lights. The wall lights are 100v and the fan/light is 200v and they […]

Anyone else having problems with HomeKit on IOS17

I am trying to set up my Homekit through the system in the title. Hubs for lights and accessories are connected to the ATT Gateway Lan ports. Wifi is disabled as I am running the network through the Google Nest Mesh router and I have set the pass-through IP to it. However, I can't add […]

Using the hoobs plugin for a year with perfect success. Suddenly my doors are not in homekit. Deleted and reinstalled hoobs pod to no avail. HomeKit sees the bridge, but asks to add the individual doors after. Anyone else having a similar problem? Sorry if you want this in a hoobs/homebridge sub

Just picked up and installed a Schlage Engage plus. Other than iPhones and iPads, I don't have any other Apple products. No Apple keys have been sent to my family members (those on my family account), but I have one in my Apple wallet and it shows up on my Apple watch (ok, I have […]

Anyone having issues with the ringer not saving any of its recordings? My doorbell has randomly stopped ringing since Friday morning. Doorbell software is 8.12.15. HomePod is currently on 17.0. I'm tired of having to soft reset the ringer every time it decides to take action.

I recently picked up the mini switch. I added it to HomeKit and want to use it to control a Philips Hue bulb in a lamp. I set it to one press, it turns it on. Is there a way to set it where it's on, turns it off, or if it's off turns it […]

Hello everyone, Please delete if this is not allowed here. I'm trying to determine if the shortcut below is possible with a Hive heating system (UK made) because of the way I assume it's programmed, I can't use the Hive thermostat to detect that the temperature has dropped below 17 degrees. and then in the […]

I have a couple of Meross smart bulbs and I want to be able to automate the brightness changes so that they transition smoothly between settings more like a dimmer rather than going from one brightness to a new setting. On my phone and iPad, I have Shortcits that do this for screen brightness adjustments […]

Hey, I remember from the early life of the HomePods a lot of calls for supports and the like. I came across these by accident. These much more different styles not only for HomePods, but also for the smart home in general. [HomePod Accessories](https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1327356571/2-x-apple-homepod-mini-wall-mount-3d?ref=listing_page_ad_row-12&plkey=fd8ca8c78d656dfbc3b390a7974301cb317352f127301f12373 52565656571 1327356571&listing_slug=2-x-apple -homepod- mini-wall-mounting-3d)

Hi guys, many older properties, including mine in the UK, do not have the secondary handle to lock the door. I was wondering if anyone could recommend one of the few home key locks that work with these types? Thank you 😊

Hello. I've had an issue with Homekit location several times. My home location changes in HomeKit. For example, last night Homekit thought I was leaving home. As a result, as of this morning, all location-based automations are no longer working. This has happened before and I fixed it by resetting important locations in my iPhone's […]

I asked Siri to turn on the lights in my bedroom and it said "lights won't unlock". Good. I restarted my Apple TV and all is well.

You want to set up 2 homepod minis - one in each children's room. I can stream different music - say a perspective timer - to each from a single source (like an iPad?) just learning how to do all of this.

I got Nanoleaf a19 bulbs from a friend and loved it in my studio so I went crazy and bought a bunch more and some light strips... and now when I try to connect them to my app from home, it tells me I need a hub? WTF!? I didn't need this before, why can't […]

I am looking for a wireless camera to put in an area where there is no light (under the basement). It should record 24/7 so internal storage/SD card is a must. Trying to solve a pest problem. Thanks for any suggestions.

I have some Eufy cameras and I'm trying to set them up to record and I keep getting this message. I have a 2TB iCloud+ plan.

So it works. I know, I know, it's not the best choice, but it's what I could afford at the time. No, it's not the highest resolution, but it's enough for my purposes. However, when I try to add it to my house (and HomeKit recognizes that the room exists) via the HomeKit code included […]

I'd like a traditional countdown timer (1/5/10/20/30/60) that can also be HomeKit controlled. Why would I like both physical switches and HomeKit control? Because I would use Siri or the Home app to control it, but others in the family just want to push a button. But no matter how hard I look, I can't […]

So I made a shortcut for when I plug in my phone to charge, the light bar on the back of the TV flashes 3 times, then turns off when my phone gets to about 40% just to charge enough for the rest of the night.. though these when done turn off how would i […]

Home Automation shortcut help please Hi everyone. In my last post everyone was very helpful, thank you very much. I'm here again with another question. I have created a shortcut for motion sensor automation. It works, but there is a small hiccup. I had it more basic like "when motion detected light on", but when […]

Does anyone have any suggestions for this? I'm looking at the outdoor outlet, but I'd prefer something wired instead of WiFi. There doesn't seem to be much, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

Why do automations autoplay on an Apple TV even when my phone is the last device connected and the TV is asleep?

HKSV works perfectly while I'm watching on a device on my home network (same Wi-Fi network as the HKSV cameras and hubs). Off the network, while my phone is connected to 5G, everything works fine. I get alerts, I can view old footage, etc. With one huge exception; the live stream is interrupted. I get […]