Hi all, I want to upgrade to a smart lock. I like the idea of ​​coming home and opening my door with my watch, but I have others in the house who have iPhones instead, so a backup method like a passcode, fingerprint, and /or key (my wife is somewhat of a tech freak) We […]

I have my Aqara G2H Pro camera set to stream and allow recording when I'm away, but I haven't been able to see any recording history when it's recording. It is normal? Are there other settings I need to enable on Home or in the Aqara app? Thanks!

Under "My Home," People shows my wife and I. But my name is listed as "sljsadlkjf sdfhsdf". I searched the contacts and found no such contact. Show my correct email address. I go to my contact in contacts and it shows my name correctly with my email address. Not sure where to find this mythical […]

Hi. I thought of a way to essentially make repetitive announcements on our Amazon echo devices when our laundry is done. I'll use a voice monkey routine triggered by an HTTP request triggered from a HomeKit automation converted into a shortcut to trigger these ads on our devices. However, now comes the part where we […]

I have a HomePod mini in my office and when I say "Siri, turn on the lights" sometimes my phone will prioritize asking Siri over the HomePod. When the HomePod processes the request, it doesn't make a problem because it's in the same room as the devices it turns on. Obviously, if the phone picks […]

I have a few Arlo cameras and a few lights, but that's about it. I am looking to upgrade my home to an Apple smart home. What accessories do you have and would you recommend them?

Everything worked yesterday, but not today. Nothing has changed. For some reason, HomeKit automations just don't fire. If I run them manually they do what they are supposed to do. But none of them fire when the devices are turned on or off...if it acts like none of my automations are randomly activated today. I […]

As usual, I have several discrete devices in various rooms in my Apple home. They are named distinctly so I can ask Siri to turn individual devices on or off. The screenshot is an example of a camera. But in several of my rooms, whenever I ask Siri to turn a certain light on or […]

I have a room with two Homekit controlled lights in it; let's call it "Camera X". The X Room has both a fan light and a floor lamp that I can control independently through the home app, but I can't get Siri to control them independently. I have a Homepod mini in the same room […]

I just bought some Wemo threaded plugs to replace my WiFi versions. It connects well and seems to work great (for now haha). The problem is that the eve app says it's connecting via bluetooth when it should be via thread. Does anyone have this problem and/or have a solution? Appreciated!

I like to use my watch to turn on/off all the lights in my house. Before the 10.2 update, this worked perfectly. After the update, my watch every time I ask “Turn off all the lights” I first get, “Hmm, there was a problem connecting to My Home remotely. Try to check if you are […]

It has been installed for 5 days. It has been flawless so far. But this is what I see from 3 connected devices (by two different users). Any tips? https://preview.redd.it/7osou13q5gec1.png?width=402&format=png&auto=webp&s=a1b360da71ec00212a5344b381b050331216f801

Hello! I want my lights to come on slowly over a period of 15-20 minutes at sunset. Is this something I need to do via shortcuts, multiple automations, or something else? Thank you in advance!

Siri doesn't seem to understand adding avocado to a list

I have my devices set not to update automatically, why is it ignoring this? It also happened on the last update. The reason it matters is that I only manually update the devices that I want to be able to become a hub for.

I would like to trigger various Shortcut automations using a light sensor. I can see a number of Homekit sensors on Amazon, but none show how integrated they are with shortcuts. Does anyone have product recommendations that would work for me?

Over the years this thing has spilled a lot and I've stayed away. Battery life was abysmal and response times were quite laggy. They seem to have taken this feedback to heart and I have nothing but praise! Installation is done exclusively through HomeKit, so you don't need another app. A firmware update starts within […]

**I have a large extractor fan in my apartment that pulls air from both the bathroom and kitchen and directs it outside.** **I don't really need to use it often, only in the dead of winter when it's cold and I'm cooking. /shower creates excess condensation on the windows, which I rather avoid.** Unfortunately, the […]

Wireless switch for my extractor fan

Has anyone heard anything about the Holomarq HomeKit fingerprint door handle?

Hello HomeKittens - firstly, thank you for all the fantastic tips posted in this sub that have helped us tremendously. I thought my HK setup was stable now as everything was finally working, however over the past few weeks one of my LG TVs has stopped responding to the volume control on the Apple TV […]

Long story short, when I leave I put Pet Central on Pluto TV for my dogs so they don't bark up a storm and give me another noise complaint (yes I know they are spoiled). I'm trying to find a way to set up an automation to automatically start Pluto TV on Apple TV when […]

So around 5am, every light in the house (both the Hue and the Ikea) turned on at 100%. When I went to turn them off, all the lights didn't respond for several minutes. There's still no way to check a log where the command came from, right?! PS I live alone and no one else […]

I set up my Schlage Encode Plus through HomeKit and can't find the lock history. My previous lock was Schlage Sense and I used to see the history through the Schlage app. I can't find the equivalent in the Apple Home app. Where should I look?

The question speaks for itself. I for one wish we had more apartment lock options…

Hi, if I don't use the adaptive lighting on certain bulbs will it remove the feature or can I use them whenever I choose in the future?

I didn't change my network setting and reconnected the network + all devices (sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't). However, all my HomePods and AppleTVs continue to have issues in the Home app (ignoring all automations) while simultaneously connected to the network (for example, while streaming content to the AppleTV). The only change is that […]

Can I connect the VMC2030-100NAS Essential Spotlight camera to my homekit without an arlo base station?

Greetings. Basically what the title says. Alarms and timers for my kids HomePods don't show up in their home app. They are also members of our home. However, I can see the timers in my app. Everything is updated to the latest operating systems. This drives me crazy. Let's hope someone has a solution. Thank […]

I'm in contact with Eve support and hopefully they can send me a replacement, but their tech support isn't great. I've only had this thing for a year and it looks like it's already dead. How is the Netatmo homekit reflector camera?

I had a lamp called "tall lamp" and twice it called people I definitely didn't want to call when I told Siri to "turn on the tall lamp". Now it's just "the lamp". Fool me once, shame on me; fool me twice, you won't be fooled again.

In the latest episode of HomeKit Insider, Andrew O'hara (not sure if he's on homekit.blog) unofficially confirms that manufacturers can no longer ship new products for HKSR. [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/homekit-insider/id1515834398?i=1000642462988](https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/homekit-insider/id1515834398?i=1000642462988) Skip to 7th minute.​ ......A minute of silence ​

I am now planning for my future new home. Do I need to use smart bulbs everywhere or do I need to mix them with smart switches? My only issue is which traditional bulbs (warm or cold) to use for the ceiling fixtures if I go this route then I will use the smart bulbs […]