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January 18, 2024
Unexpected iPhone UX issue with HomePods in home, speaker

An elderly relative moved into my family home for several months to recover from an injury. They are a reasonably competent user of their iPhone and iPad. I've added them to Apple Home and they work well with the lights via the app or Siri. The only problem they have is on their iPhone with […]

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January 18, 2024
Which thermostat/doorbell is compatible?

I am currently in the early stages of purchasing a new construction home and am in the process of choosing all of the home upgrades. The builder offers a choice of two included thermostat/bell options. I can choose either a Honeywell T-10 Sound Doorbell and Thermostat, or a Nest Video Doorbell and Nest Learning Thermostat. […]

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January 18, 2024
How to remove an obsolete accessory from the Home app?

I have 2 smart plugs, one is bad and the other is good. Since the first one is bad, I removed it from the Home view and installed a new one. Unfortunately, both are called "Humidifier". When I told Siri to turn on “Humidifier,” Siri said, “Humidifier is on. Humidifier not responding”. This means that […]

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January 18, 2024
Run the automation once a day

Hey. I'm trying to make an automation but have it only run once a day. I'm using homebridge and the automation is to run my vacuum robot once the last person leaves the house, but I need help. I created a fake switch and made an automation to turn it off every day at 4am. […]

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January 18, 2024
I can configure VLAN without internet access for EUFY Homebase

Hi all. I have a TL-SG107e switch and router provided by my ISP. I have a couple of IOT hubs that are connected to the switch. Port 1 goes to my router and everything works fine. I would like to create a VLAN to block access to IOT hubs from the internet and only access […]

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January 18, 2024
What do you call the main light in a room?

I only had one smart bulb in one room, so I named the one in the living room the "Living Room Light." Now I also have a lamp in there, which I called the "Living Room Lamp". The problem is that now I can't ask Siri to "turn on the light in the living room" […]

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January 18, 2024
Homekit enabled hot AC and cooling?

Does anyone know of a HomeKit compatible AC that will heat and cool. In the wall or window, I have a window in my basement office that faces under the porch stairs that I will use to permanently install this unit.

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January 18, 2024
Is there a way to play an alarm on the iPhone when a sensor is triggered?

I have this Eve door and window sensor. Every time it fires it posts a notification saying "door is open"..."door is closed". But with my iPhone in my pocket, most of the time I don't hear this notification coming. Is it possible to use shortcuts or something to at least vibrate the phone a lot […]

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January 18, 2024
Logi buzzer still yellow after switching to a new transistor

The first picture is the old transistor. The second is new. The third shows the multimeter reading from the new transistor. The fourth shows the bell wires. The fifth shows the circuit breaker sharing one hot wire with another hot wire. I don't know why, but that's how it was set up before. The sixth […]

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January 18, 2024
How much mDNS is too much?

Hi, I have a unifi setup with vlans (mDNS enabled) and everything is solid and working perfectly, that's not the problem. My doubt is about the amount of mDNS traffic I've seen with Wireshark (mDNS filtering). Each of my networks receives about 20,000 mDNS packets in a 30 minute time frame. It seems massive to […]

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January 18, 2024
How to receive notifications when automation is enabled

Hi all, I'm trying to find a way to get a push notification when this automation is enabled. I checked the settings for the device (Sensibo air) and there is no notification toggle as I googled etc. any advice welcome. Thank you!

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January 18, 2024
Would a light sensor turn on the blinking led?

I have a driveway sensor that is about 400m away, it picks up movement in the driveway and sends it back to the box inside the house that flashes a red led. If I were to place the receiver box in a black box, would a HomeKit light sensor be triggered by flashing LEDs? Or […]

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January 18, 2024
Unified hub for smart home

When looking for Smart Home gadgets, I always try to find ones that don't need a hub. But many gadgets need a hub, so I looked for hubs that would work with many different gadgets from different brands and maybe have some functionality, like a smoke alarm. Know something? Also, I'm from Europe so it […]

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January 18, 2024
Motion sensors for the hall light

Ok, this is driving me crazy. I have a new Apple TV 128 4k - two HomePod minis and a qnap running home bridge to run my nest and call... I'm trying to use a Fibaro motion sensor (and now trying a 1st gen Eve motion) for to turn on a colored light in the […]

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January 18, 2024
Philips Hue adaptive lighting not showing

I recently reset my Philios Hue bridge and after adding all the lights (20+) back to the homekit, the adaptive lighting window won't show. Any idea how to fix this?

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January 18, 2024
Homekit only shows one week of recorded videos

Hi all, Homekit seems to only show me the last week's records, any idea what I'm doing wrong? The devices are all Eufy Cam 2 Pro via Eufy Homebase. I have 200GB of icloud storage The eufy app itself has events since February last year.

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January 18, 2024
Homekit only shows one week of recorded videos

Hi all, Homekit seems to only show me the last week's records, any idea what I'm doing wrong? The devices are all Eufy Cam 2 Pro via Eufy Homebase. I have 200GB of icloud storage The eufy app itself has events since February last year.

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January 18, 2024
Smartthings app does not lock/unlock Schlage Connect Deadbolt or allow me to add user codes

* Recently changed internet providers and got a new router. * My Smart Things Hub is connected to power and to the router with an ethernet cable, and the LED is solid green. * Lock is a Schlage Connect Touchscreen with Alarm (model BE469NX) * Walked through the steps to put the ST Hub into […]

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January 18, 2024
Viewfinder camera with HomeKit

I currently have a Ring camera, but it doesn't work with HK. Is there an alternative that installs in the viewfinder and connects with HomeKit?

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January 18, 2024
Meross Smart Garage Door Opener - Can I get a keypad to go with it?

Hi All, I recently moved into a house that has two separate garage doors, one with an old school Liftmaster and one with a newer Chamberlain model. There is a very old looking keypad attached to the Liftmaster garage door. I would like to upgrade both garage doors to smart openers and ended up with […]

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January 18, 2024
Lutron Caseta Smart Switches with HomeKit

They all require a Lutron hub to work with HomeKit, right? Won't they work with a HomePod as a hub?

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January 18, 2024
THE BEST HOMEKIT LOCKER

What is the best home door lock.

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January 18, 2024
Does anyone know what the difference, if any, is between the two Meross power outlets listed at two different prices on Amazon US? Both indicate that they work with HomeKit.

What does the title say? I can't find a difference and wonder if there is one. Strange to have different prices for the same product if that's the case.

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January 18, 2024
Leviton Matter Update Configure the switch as a fan

Has anyone figured out how to set up a Leviton switch as a fan after the Matter update? I had some switches set up as fans before I upgraded to the Matter firmware. After the update, this is no longer possible.

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January 18, 2024
How to get rid of "Adaptive Lighting"?

I tried everything. 😢

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January 17, 2024
Any suggestions - adjustable 2 way 1 gang wall switch

I've looked and looked but can't seem to find anything for it, but basically I'm after a pair of adjustable light switches to control a ceiling light. (Two switches are on either side of the room, so if I turn it on on one side of the room, I can turn it off on the […]

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January 17, 2024
How to make it smart?

I have a lightning mirror and I want it to be smart so I can turn it on and off with a presence sensor. But I also want the button on the mirror to work (just in case). Is there any way to do this?

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January 17, 2024
Which switch should I get?

I currently have a few Kasa switches integrated into HK via Home Assistant. I'm thinking of trying to remove home assistant entirely and just use HK. I recently saw that Kasa now has HK compatible switches and they are much more affordable than the Lutron Caseta switches. Does anyone have any advice on which switch […]

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January 17, 2024
Home Hub: "No Response" devices

I can't figure this problem out. Apple Home Hub, quite a few hue devices. Two Apple TVs. One connected via ethernet, the other via wifi. Every week or two I open Apple Home and all the devices show up as unresponsive. Everything is connected, if I use the manufacturer's app (Hue/Lightspeed etc) the device is […]

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January 17, 2024
I built a HomeKit-compatible automatic tea maker (using an instant water cooker and a SwitchBot)

I built a HomeKit-compatible automatic tea maker (using an instant water cooker and a SwitchBot)

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January 17, 2024
How was the thread resistance for the Schlage Encode Plus?

I was *very* happy with my SEP. Rarely is it not answered at random. But when there's a known Thread "outage", possibly due to a HomePod mini (which isn't the main hub) restarting or an Eve Energy being disconnected, which the Schlage was probably going through, it seems to struggle to reconnect itself. . After […]

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January 17, 2024
Zones and rooms metadata objects?

Does anyone know what the official answer from Apple is for this: Why can't I organize the Home UI by area? Do you have cameras under the area then? Every home automation tool I know is organized like this?!! So hard to find things without this hierarchy. Also: Why aren't room zones and objects for […]

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January 17, 2024
HomeKit still sends notifications when home - ecobee camera

For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get home to stop notifying me when someone is home. I pulled out my home camera and read. I've checked my HomeKit location settings, restarted my phone multiple times...nothing works. Does anyone know how to stop notifications when someone is home? I am about […]

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