I've tried most of the solutions others have posted, anything that reliably works to fix this? Scenes fire correctly when tested, but when actually fired with automations, they are really buggy. The color and brightness of the bulbs are wrong. If it's an automation timeout thing, is there a workaround? I've tried the double shortcut […]

https://www.evehome.com/en-us/eve-energy-outdoor https://matter-smarthome.de/en/products/eve-systems-announces-outdoor-plug-for-matter/ I just gave over this. I haven't seen a post about this so I wanted to share it.

The lights come on after someone comes home triggers, after the network is restarted at random midnight. Have you tested turning off the automation that someone comes home to and it didn't happen. Does anyone know how to prevent this without disabling the feature?

Is shelly worth setting up for a single relay? I'm hoping/wondering if the app exposes more relay features than are available through HomeKit. And for configuration, is it smart enough to detect a relay already configured in Home or do I need to add it to the app as well?

I bought a second house and the other day I added a new HomeKit setup to the new house. A few hours later, I noticed that the HomePods in my other house were not responding. There are no problems with the internet. My security cams work and my switches have another app I can use […]

Unfortunately, my house came with some Feit dimmer switches that lit both my living room and kitchen. I would like to connect them to Apple Home, but there seems to be no native support. I have a raspberry pi running Homebridge but not sure where to go from here. What's the best way to connect […]

The doorbell camera is unresponsive in the homekit app, but works fine in the ecobee app

I have an Onyx 5, a UE boom 3 and of course a HomePod mini. Ever since we got the HomePod mini, it has taken over as our default home speaker for obvious reasons. However, I have these other speakers that I would still like to use somehow in my smart home ecosystem (mainly the […]

My 2021 Yale Assure lock died today, years too early. I thought it was the batteries so I replaced them but it wouldn't start. I tried a second set, this time rechargeables from a different brand. No dice. Reseat the module. No dice. Finally called it dead and ordered a Schlage Encode Plus from Amazon […]

Just added eufy camera. For whatever reason, I can't cast the camera to the HomeKit app. The native app works, but the main purpose of buying the eufy was to use it in HomeKit. He hands me the charging wheel and I end up with that. Switch to the eufy app and it streams fine. […]

Nanoleaf is not connected, so ignore that. All my devices stopped working with HomeKit for some reason. I removed the bridge and added it again but nothing worked. However, they all work fine in the Hue app. The only thing I can think of is to completely wipe the house and reset the bridge. The […]

Can someone explain how this makes sense? Running Hue bulbs in HomeKit.

All the regular switches in my house are black and I'm looking to add a smart switch to match the rest but I can only find the white ones. Are there black light switches available?

New house and want to completely replace all light switches with homekit compatible switches. Looking for recommendations/suggestions on what I should go for. I have checked Lutron, Kasa so far.. Thanks

My surveillance cameras are connected to Apple Home. I get event notifications and watch clips. Although I want to access the cameras from the Home app on my iPhone, I don't want my Apple TV in the living room to show all those camera clips. I couldn't find a way to disable only my AppleTC […]

Hello everyone. I made a video about how I control my home studio with HomeKit. It lives in both worlds of music production and smart home gear, so I thought I'd share it here. I've kept it on the simpler side as it's geared more towards people unfamiliar with Homekit. I would love any feedback […]

I have some Logitech Circle 2 cameras and Eufy cameras that I monitor via HomeKit...or used to...using my iPhone or iPad (both current models). Since updating to iOS 17, or at least around that time, I can no longer see a live stream on any of them. When you open HomeKit, there is always a […]

I have the latest Apple TV 3 meters from nuki and a HomePod mini 5m away. everything updated everything works. Another threaded device works too perfectly. \- had a gen 2, died right after warranty expired \- bought gen 4, never started, refunded \- bought gen 4 again, started, paired with Nuki app. for 3 […]

I feel like this is a first world problem, but an annoying one. I have a TON of Thread compatible devices (like 37 thread light switches in a 2500 square foot house). About a month ago we repainted our house, which means all of our home centers (2x Apple TVs, 5x HomePod Minis, and 4x […]

I'm struggling to find unique use cases that a Scene handles, but not a fake button.

I use the Aqara motion sensor, the door sensor is not an option, the doors are not always closed. So I set up every motion sensor in the room to trigger the light. And it turns on while the sensor doesn't detect.. But every time I enter the room and don't move for a few […]

What is the brightest (lumens) smart bulb out there? Ideally it doesn't require a hub as I only need one bulb. Only white is needed. Luck

Basically, I want my guests to control my Homepods and Airplay 2 devices, maybe some lights and the fan, and that's it. I want my wifi protection. How can I set this? Do I only let them access the guest wifi? Or let them access my real wifi but with inhibitions?

I use HomeKit to manage my smart home. I use different brands for devices and sensors like IKEA, Sonoff, Eve and SwitchBot. I think the main problem with using Apple for your smart home is the lack of dashboard, historical data and information. I have some shortcuts, some automation to record events and device states […]

Anyone having any luck getting their house keys at work? Any tips? Thank you in advance.

I added 3 decors to my home network and my very stable HomeKit setup is now a complete mess of unresponsive items. I tried changing it to 2.4ghz and even went back to my original setup and everything doesn't work right. Has anyone else been through this?

Or did I remember wrong? Or maybe I remembered correctly and Apple never exposed the functionality. Iirc, the HomePod mini was supposed to use UWB for the spatial presence of the iPhone/watch, plus the microphone sensor to validate that a user was in the room. And from there you can configure additional functions (turn off […]

Hi, I feel like I'm losing notifications and recordings if I have HSV enabled and my resolution drops to 1080p, can I keep the cameras I have in Apple HomeKit but only allow them to record in the eufy app? If so, what are the steps to do this? Thank you in advance.

Do any of you have an underwater/fluid HomeKit sensor? I would like to see the current water temperature in my pool.

Tomorrow we are installing 2 Hunter symbol connect smart ceiling fans, one for my bedroom and one for my parents bedroom. These were chosen after much deliberation and a bit of a conflict of interest between me and my dad, my dad wanted something that worked with Alexa, I wanted something that worked with both […]

[https://www.homekit.blog.com/r/HomeKit/comments/rxcekj/comment/hrhpl8s/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.homekit.blog.com/r/HomeKit/comments/rxcekj/comment/hrhpl8s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) And will a Home Hub address it? I use an old iPad just for a Home Hub. Will a HomePod or new Apple TV allow the camera to be viewed on a Mac without a microphone?

What are the best smart bulbs for an Apple user who wants to have red lights on at night for better sleep? I took some [Wiz smart bulbs per the recommendation of the NYTimes Wirecutter](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-smart-led-light-bulbs/). The bulbs themselves are good. The app is terrible. I got it working after all sorts of problems. I had […]

So I got a notification that the password used by my Nanoleaf devices (so my entire IoT network) was compromised and needed to be changed. So I changed it, and the HomePod minis (hubs) were reassigned to the IoT network with the new password. Now, more than an hour later, nothing responds. So a search […]