I prefer not to add everything back to a new home if I can avoid it. Is this possible?

I've ripped my hair out and tried to figure it out. I don't see any opportunity to use Apple TV in any kind of automation. Even when using shortcuts, I don't think I can get the status of an Apple TV, and then use it to trigger something in HomeKit. What I'm trying to accomplish […]

Everyone comes with a solution that allows you to add a keyboard to a garage door so people can enter by entering a code. Think of something like the August Lock keyboard setting. None of the HomeKit garage openers seem to have that option. iSmartGate, Insignia or Liftmaster .... Would there be a work around?

I set up my Apple TVs in my new house and they don't show up in the Home app and therefore can't be added in automations. They used to show up before I moved. When I move, I reset everything in the Home app by deleting my home completely as I knew I had to […]

I've created a motion sensor in a hallway that turns on the hallway light if it detects motion. It works fine. But I would like the lights to stay on for a few minutes and then dim the lights to say 25%. As I understand it now, you can only set it to do something […]

Hello friends. I am looking for some recommendations or personal experiences for motion sensors that can be used indoors in a house that has small pets (cats / dogs / birds / etc). My goal is to use the motion sensors to trigger actions in specific locations when movement from a large body is detected […]

I have an old iPad with iOS 10.3.3, I designated it for my home button (that part seems to work). I would like to add an automation that calls a shortcut when I get home. However, when I try to configure this, my home app tells me that I need to upgrade my home hub. […]

The problem where you put a specific sound in Homekit automations that needs to be triggered at a certain time or by a certain sensor and then play a random sound instead of the one you still select percists. I use: Motion sensor at the door to trigger a welcome sound on my Sonos speakers. […]

Then got atv4k and homepod. When the homepod acts as the primary hub. It can't see the door lock. When appletv4k does. It may. The ATV is above the home pod by 30 cm They got equal length to the door lock. I always set ATV as the primary. But sometimes the homepod takes on […]

I'm not sure if I was in luck or this is the regular installation process for Wemo Mini Smart Plugs (no bridge required). It did not go smoothly. After messing with these types of devices, I had the patience to finally get all 9 up and running, well over an hour. They are for the […]

I've been trying to open my Home app for the last day or so, and when I do, I just get a black screen for 10 seconds, then pop it back to the home screen. I've tried restarting the phone. Some ideas?

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tl: dr - Would Logitech Circle 2 camera motion detection cause ISP data usage to increase? I live on a busy street and my front-facing camera detects almost constant movement. I recently installed 2 cameras and have seen my ISP data usage sky rocket. My family is usually around 300 GB per Month, but as […]

I'm in the unfortunate situation where I chose Leviton Decora for my half dozen switches (maybe 2 years back?), And since 13.2 their reliability has been absolutely horrible - in both automation and independent operation. I feel like they might also cause the original view of the Home app to be exceedingly long sometimes, as […]

Can anyone tell me why I lost video controls on my Apple remote and HomeKit?

Therefore, received an email this afternoon after reporting my case months ago that my pro 2 base would not connect to the homekit. Always say unconscious item and get the red x. Following my email from Arlo today, the token has been updated. I can now add my base station and cameras. FINALLY!!

I can't add anyone to my home. I send invitations, but they are never received by the recipient. I've tried different addresses, removed the home completely and started from scratch, resetting HomePod, leaving HomePod disconnected (so AppleTV becomes hub), using different devices (Mac, iPad, iPhone), using a different network (mobile ), and nothing seems to […]

Since the update to 13.1 and then to 13.2 it has been a drama. Devices continue to update or stop responding. Scenes and automation often do not respond !. The iOS app does not respond smoothly, as does the mac app! I think the problems arise when you have a lot of devices in your […]

I have a couple of Eve Energy connectors that are only used as energy monitors and should never be turned off. Is there any way to "lock" them so they don't turn off accidentally? I have moved them to my "Logic" room, so that the controls throughout the room, such as. "Hey Siri, turn off […]

Can you get Siri to read text in automated homekit? Do you like TTS (text to speech)? You can do this easily in shortcuts. What I want to do here is when the garden door is open, Siri will announce “Garden door is open!” Through HomePod. If you try to use an audio file and […]

This happens when the alarm is triggered. Aqara hub with Aqara door sensors as trigger, Yeelight light strips and HomePod as speaker playing Steel on Steel (Skyrim). Flashing was only possible with advanced automations. I hope it scares some intruders!

Hey guys, Since iOS 13, I found it so blunt that you had no way to separate the tiles for a multi-meter sensor (humidity, temperature). This also meant (at least to me) that on my Apple Watch I can't access any of these sensors as they don't perform any action I click on them and […]

The Home app has stopped loading for me. Just tapping the app icon opens a dark background that shows nothing, and then it crashes to the iOS home screen after about twenty seconds. Has anyone seen this before? I don't know how to get it back. Restarting the phone has not helped. I'm 13.2.

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Hi Is it possible to use Apple TV which is paused as a trigger. I would love it if my lights were on when it was paused. Some ideas ? Cheers

Hello everyone, Maybe someone is interested in Homekit enabled security system with push notifications etc. As always, my binary bridges work without bridges. It's easy to build it, even if you don't know anything about DIY. You can use Your Home Kit's existing devices, motion / switch, and other sensors to trigger alarms and even […]

Was so happy to see that you can now include music with scenes ... I'd like to create a scene that turns off all the lights and plays music from HomePods to the dog as I leave the house. This works fine except for a problem. The scene doesn't let me keep the Apple TVs […]

Hello everyone, I will turn off a power outlet 90 minutes after it turns on. This must be done, whether it is switched on as part of an automation, in response to a direct command, or manually (when someone presses the button on the socket). I know I could do it this way: `` When: […]

Hello everyone. Had a great scare tonight when I returned home with both the dog door and the fence gate open. Apparently I left the gate by accident when I left. Fortunately, the sleepy puppy was still asleep on the couch. To prevent this from happening again, I would like to put a contact sensor […]

Since AppleTV is made into my home hub, if my iPhone is connected to the WiFi network, if I try to place a voice call on the speaker, I get a dialog asking if I want it on my regular phone speaker, on the speakerphone speaker, on my MacBook or AppleTV. I would never want […]

What kind of salary? - I'm really starting to get discouraged by Homekit. Maybe there is a way to prevent this from happening? Homekit * constantly changes * its behavior. I use a Homepod as the most important control system in our home, and it gets 99% of the Homekit commands we issue around the […]

I've almost given up hope that Kwikset will solve the problems with their Premis app in iOS 13.x, so I'm researching options to replace my Premis Locks. Does anyone have a recommendation for a HomeKit smart lock that has a keypad and works reliably both inside and outside the house? I know that August, Schlage […]

So initially in the iOS 13 beta, if I say, set my good night scene, if Apple TV played something, it would pause (since there is no turn on the TV's feature for automation yet ...), but if Apple TV was already off nothing would change. Now, every time I set up good night or […]