We're looking to find a linear pendant light that can be dimmed and controlled via a "Bridgelux Vesta Flex WiZ Control Module", all the documentation I've found online about it says it supports "Siri Shortcuts" but a a lot of the recent press about WiZ is talking about Matter already launching on their hardware. Do […]

I just purchased a dozen Linkind Wi-Fi Smart Matter bulbs (A19 RGBTW). They are on sale and it was hard to resist at $5.50 per bulb. They paired with HomeKit quickly and seamlessly. I mostly turn them on and off using HomeKit scenes activated by programmable buttons (Wemo Stage). I also have Apple shortcuts set […]

Can I ask Siri to show a video from my Logitech doorbell camera on my TV whenever I want?

I recently reset my home kit and all my devices were removed. I just added all my devices again and when I tried to add my Yamaha RX – V6 receiver again it shows up under add accessory > more options > “home theater” but when I click on home theater it says no can […]

As the title says, just put the new iOS 17.4 Beta 1 and I noticed that when I go into the Home app and show a camera, I see a pop-up that says "Some activity was not analyzed". The pop-up continues to display a camera icon with a question mark in it, and states that […]

I have a puzzling problem that has been hard to track down. It boils down to the fact that all my devices (and the devices of other Home members) do not receive notifications about arming or disarming the security alarm until I or someone else interacts with the Home app. # My setup I have […]

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There have been many reports and posts about "ghost" home centers over the past year, apparently starting with the botched implementation of the "new architecture." A high-level summary of the problem is: **Problem** Home Hubs that are not paired with an actual physical HomePod or Apple TV accessory appear in every room as "Not Responding" […]

Just added a new garage door controller. Everything works great on my iPad. But garage door open/closed status doesn't work on iPhone. In the photo you can see that one door is open and one is closed on my iPad, but on my iPhone both doors are closed. You can even see the live feed […]

Hi everyone, My wife and I have two Schlage Encode Plus locks that support Homekey. The first lock is on our front door. I installed it last year. It works well with Siri, the Home app and Homekey for both my wife and I. I installed a new lock on the back door yesterday and […]

Does anyone have experience with Bosch? They have a Matter enabled Smart Home controller that they released to bring their various sensors, relays, etc. smaller smart home to the Matter ecosystem, but of course it has not yet been updated to support the new categories of devices added. in matter 1.2. Looks like I'll have […]

All of a sudden I'm not getting push notifications when my hubs are offline, ATV and Homepod Mini I've tried a hard reset on my phone running iOS 17.3 Any suggestions?

So most of my house is set up with Philips Hue bulbs. The upstairs bathroom has 4 light bulbs and a sensor. The bathroom on the ground floor has 1 light bulb and 1 sensor. The kitchen has 6 light bulbs and 1 sensor. The conservatory has 6 bulbs and 1 sensor. All cameras are […]

Can anyone tell me if there is an app that will record the sensor data? Meaning temperature, humidity, switch status etc? I like it at home, but I really like being able to analyze trends.

I recently switched from using my phone as an alarm to using a homepod mini and my smart bulbs. I have an automation set up where at 8 every morning my lights will come on and the homepod will play the generic Apple Music alarm sound on repeat until I tell Siri to turn them […]

I had a hard time justifying the decision to buy the HomePod or the Apple TV, as I know for sure I won't have a use for either except for its home hub capabilities. I have M2 iPad Pro but not sure if this is supported as a home hub as I read they removed […]

Hi all, I have a nanoleaf essentials a60/e27 bulb that keeps disconnecting. I did some googling and found that the eve app (I have an eve energy and smart plug) has a thread network display and when I got to settings->Thread Network it says "no thread network found". Do I need to do anything special […]

The new Mini also features an integrated temperature and humidity sensor built into the power cable, like the Swtichbot Hub 2.

I'm looking to use one of these light strips because I'm putting them in an LED channel and they both meet the width requirements and are expandable. Can anyone provide insight into their reliability in homekit? And if there are problems adding them to homekit? I have read posts about LIFX being difficult to add […]

I added two more light bulbs to my house today. Outdoor lights. When I first set it up, I accidentally touched the notification on my eero when it connected to WiFi. When I navigated back to HomeKit, the setup was gone. Now the bulb isn't listed among my accessories and I can't add it because […]

I have a Logitech Circle View doorbell connected. I haven't installed it, I'm not good at such things. I see it through HomeKit; my hub is an apple 4k tv upstairs. Today I changed the wifi password. The camera was offline. I don't see an option in the HomeKit app to reconnect to wifi. I […]

About a year ago, I ditched Alexa and switched the whole house to HomeKit. I currently use HomePod Minis, considered my home hubs. I swapped the doorbell and cameras for the Logitech Circle cameras and doorbell. For lights I just use smart plugs now. Wemo WSP100 with Thread and Kasa EP25 plugs are currently used. […]

Since upgrading to 17.3, CEC is no longer available, forcing me to revert to using the TV remote to turn it on/off, and my Hue sync box no longer receives the color data it used to, so it reports No signal. Anyone else experiencing oddities in the HDMI signal after updating to 17.3?

As impressed as I am with the Schlage Encode Plus and HomeKey support, my alarm.com system has a cellular backup. This is a great feature if your internet service goes down (it happened during a long vacation). Also, z-wave uses very little power. Yale Assure 2 with z-wave integrates with the alarm.com system. But, I […]

Hi, I purchased the Starling hub to connect my Nest Doorbell (2nd generation) to Homekit. It's working great so far, however, every time motion is detected in the defined area, I get two notifications (the first without a snapshot and the second with a snapshot attached). When someone rings the doorbell, I get a single […]

Hi all, ​ I have a pretty robust network of wires (5 boxes, 2 Apple TVs and 2 eve power sockets, 10 wired smartwings blinds and some eve motion sensors that also use wires). Every couple of days or weeks, the entire network of wires will fail. Historically, unplugging each router with the edge of […]

Hello all smart people! I am trying to get my Netatmo A/C unit to control my dehumidifier on and off. I want the dehumidifier to work IF the humidity exceeds a set value, but I can't get it to work. I made an automation, "When the humidity rises above 50% (Only between 09:00 and 22:00)" […]

I use the Starling Home Hub for all my Google Nest devices in HomeKit, but I recently bought a SimpliSafe system that I will add to HomeKit via HomeBridge. I'm a retired geek so I'm not worried about the techie side, but I've never used HomeBridge before. What flavor do I need to integrate SimpliSafe […]

does anyone know of a thermostat with a battery operated control unit? I have a system in the US with a hardwired relay but a battery operated controller and sensor. The best I can come up with is to install something like an Ecobee where the relay is and use room sensors to get the […]

I have an outlet in the powder room in an odd place, I want to add a speaker to the room but the location of the outlet does not allow for optimal cable placement. I don't want to run a cable over the top of the door frame for an oil diffuser. Is there a […]

TL;DR – 9 month old Nuki lock failed due to power function malfunctioning, Nuki support knows about it, does nothing about it, offers a 15% discount code as compensation. Dear everyone, I have been a smart home user for more than 5 years. I have a solid setup of over 100 devices with solid connection […]

After recently announcing Homekey support for the u200, Aqara has now updated its product page to include HomeKey. Unfortunately, it's listed as a feature that will be supported "soon". Just an FYI, as I know, many have been burned by the features promised before. It's worth noting that Aqara has a strong track record of […]

Any idea why my Kogeek blog suddenly stopped responding? I've completely removed it from the Home app, done a reset on the powerstrip, and read it in the Home app without issue several times so far. Then it works fine for a day until it doesn't respond again!?! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.