A few days ago I noticed that the temperature around the house was not what the automation should set. Automations set Mysa thermostats through scenes (eg a scene that sets all thermostats to 16°C, which is triggered by an automaton when everyone has left). After trying to run the scenes manually, I noticed that they […]

I have an Encode Plus Smart lock. I've had it for a few years now. I've never had a problem with it. I usually use Apple Watch Series 9 to open it. All of a sudden when I put the watch in front of it, it registers like it's working, but nothing happens. It says […]

This is quite confusing. I have several cabinet door sensors in my house. I use native HomeKit aquara context sensors. The automation is very simple: open contact sensor, turn on the cabinet light. Closed, light out. This works perfectly about 75-80% of the time. However, randomly and without explanation, even though HomeKit itself shows that […]

Since updating the app to version 10.5.0, all my Essentials bulbs and lights are unresponsive. Restarted the home hub, reset the router and removed an accessory as a test and it could not be added again. No response in the Nanoleaf app. Other devices that use HomeKit are fine.

I am so overwhelmed. We are building a new home and so far we and our builder have met with 2 contractors with our A/V/Smart Home wish list. The first makes a lot of million dollar beach houses (second or third homes). He showed us the Control4 system (although he didn't pressure us, to be […]

I live in an apartment complex and have to go down a few stairs to check on my washing machine. Is it possible to set up an automation to notify me when cycles are complete? maybe through sound….tell me your thoughts

I want to install a Philips Hue light strip inside our sliding wardrobes. Are there contact switch solutions on the market that operate on pressure and would turn the lights on and off when the sliding doors open and close?

I know this is not new. And I feel like I've tried all the normal suggestions. But the frequency of alerts is so maddening that I have to mute my cameras most of the time, defeating their purpose. The picture below is my child approaching and leaving his room. 4 notifications back to back. And […]

I have the heater in the picture that I would like to be able to turn on and off via HomeKit. Does anyone know of a device I could use? At first I thought a switch couldn't work, but I don't think it could do the rotary motion

Could someone (maybe from homekit.blog?) tell me how to stop seeing posts from this sub in the feed? I checked it out only to realize the Smart+ light doesn't even use HomeKit. I muted the sub but I keep getting post notifications and there doesn't seem to be any way to block the sub completely. […]

I installed a new Eve Energy outlet (Matter version) in February. I don't run Matter and have no other active Matter devices. I have a bunch of these Eve sockets around the house. But it was updated on February 10th, and I've gotten a notification that it's updated every day since. Same plug. None of […]

Title. Since the update, the HomeKey on the watch (not on the phone) has stopped working. The watch says "Finished" but the HomeKey doesn't actually open it. iPhone works. Tried: - Re-pair Home with lock. - Re-pairing the lock with the Schlage app (full factory reset). - Re-pairing the watch with the iPhone. I've tried […]

Assuming it shows up as one color in HomeKit, but is there a way to have different color presets via HomeKit Scenes? Or any solution to achieve this?

I have purchased two Eve Matter products and have different problems with both. * Eve Outlet Matter (20 meters from ATV) * Eve Door/Window Matter (30 meters from ATV. 10 meters from Outlet) * Apple TV Wifi and Internet 128 (should support Matter and Thread) * Google Mesh AC Router -1304. I enabled IPv6 because […]

If there's one thing I miss from the Google ecosystem, it's the ability to see my ringtone displayed on a screen. Is there a way to get my Aqara to appear on the Nest Hub screens? We have HomePods all over the house, but I'd like some kind of touch screen to control the house […]

Has Siri stopped working with HomeKit for some people? HomeKit itself works, but voice commands don't even try to work with accessories anymore and go straight to "unresponsive accessories" when all are obviously working

I have the Netatmo Welcome camera integrated into Home. When I'm live streaming and I've set the volume to zero, it still plays sound on my iPhone. Is this some kind of security feature? Or a known bug? Netatmo's own camera app (called "Security") can completely mute the sound.

My case is very strange with a phantom home hub right after my Apple TV 4K (2021) crashed due to motherboard issues. I have this problem on my iPhone, iPad, but not on my Mac mini. So only the Mac mini shows 8 Home Hubs & Bridges, but the other mobile devices show 9, including […]

As of watchOS 10.4, HomeKey does not work on Apple Watch. HomeKey says "Done" but doesn't actually open the lock. On iPhone yes. It looks like some kind of authentication problem. I think it's authenticated, but it doesn't really connect all the dots. I've tried doing the troubleshooting found in other posts here, such as […]

Has anyone made a Homebridge plugin that talks to SMRTScape (Unique Lighting) outdoor lighting systems, either the individual controllers or the SMRT internet adapter?

(I hope this is allowed. Feel free to remove the changes if not.) Now does anyone know how I can change Siri's name to "Computer?"

Wiz bulbs not responding in HomeKit

All of mine went offline around 3am. I know iHome no longer supports them and you can only connect them to HomeKit. I had no network changes at 3 AM / overnight. None of them will reconnect even after rebooting. Is anyone else having this problem?

This is Reddit, so I have to start with the usual caveats. Everyone's situation is different. What worked for me may not work for you. Nothing here is definitive. I don't think I have all the answers. I'm often wrong. Other than that, I had a fairly stable Thread network, but every now and then […]

Does anyone have a Hunter Aerodyne ceiling fan(s)? I just installed one recently and have 2 simple HomeKit automations. On at 6am and off at 10pm. Automation "on" works perfectly. Automation "off" does not work at all. I have created/deleted/created it several times. I changed the time. Nothing. When the time is right, it seemingly […]

I just bought a new house and installed the Aqara U100 for the front door. I was going to replace all the other locks/knobs with locks in the house since I don't know who the previous owner gave the keys to. If I eventually want to take all the new locks to a locksmith to […]

I have two cameras right now, on the home screen they are split in two so the bottom and top of the views are cut off, how does this share with 3 cameras? Can you make one bigger than the other? I can only see cases with 4 when I google it, divided into four […]

I'm thinking of getting the Yale Assure Lock 2 Plus, but I'm not clear on the differences between the wi-fi and non-wi-fi versions. Can anyone help clear this up? For my use case, the locks would be an integral part of an Apple HomeKit home. From what I've been able to find, it looks like […]

I want to install LED strips under my bedroom bed to turn on as a night light when motion is detected at night. I currently own an aqara t1 strip and I'm happy with it, but I don't want that many customizations for this led. All I want is just warm white 2700 -3000k and […]

I've been a HomeKit user for a few years, but I've always stuck with Hue when it comes to my lighting. Typically controlled through HomeKit or Hue switches and buttons configured in the Hue app. We're looking at adding discrete light strips and floor lamps, but Hue's prices for light strips are frankly insane, and […]

HomeKit - shared home

We have a security door and what I'm looking for is an automation where it unlocks the second door when someone enters their PIN or uses their phone at the first door. This way, the person would only have to unlock the security door to unlock the inner door.

I'm thinking of adding the Eufy 3C 4K camera to my home kit with a solar panel. But, my question is homekit is limited to 1080p, so can i add more or do i need homebridge or scrypted? Can I add homekit 1080p and have the 4k version on the camera?