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    HomeKit HELP - Multiple Apple TV and iClouds HomeKit confusion

    I bought a bunch of hue bulbs recently. I put them in the entrance of my house, my bathroom, my bedroom, and another bedroom. There is a den that has no hue bulbs, but it has an Apple TV that acts as a hub. The "other" bedroom (that has a hue bulb) has its own Apple TV that uses a separate...
  2. S

    HomeKit Thermostat keeps disappearing from Home app on other devices self

    https://imgur.com/a/4VfMoTQ I have an Emerson Sensi Thermostat. Recently I’ve noticed a problem. While it shows up on my iPhone in the Apple Home app just fine. It doesn’t show up on other devices in the home app. If I go to my fathers phone its not there, or my iMac and its not there. It’s...
  3. Finnegan_Murphy

    Creating a Mac mini server at home, looking for suggestions...

    I am running into issues at home with multiple Macs, multiple users, storage issues, and managing updates. I know enough about all of this to be dangerous. What would be the best way to manage all this using Mac server? What I envision is each user being able to use any device (iMac, several...
  4. S

    How do you buy furniture?

    This is a question that's been on my mind for awhile so I'm hoping I can get some great responses from the community here :). So, as a potential purchaser of furniture I want to buy something that lasts and I'm willing to pay for the value. I've look at regular furniture stores, but for the...
  5. Volusia

    HomePod HomePod Doesn't Work with One Lutron Switch

    Just picked up a HomePod (music is fantastic on it) but having an issue with my Home settings. I have two rooms with Lutron dimmer switches, the living room and a bedroom. When I tell Siri, through the HP to turn on the bedroom light, it turns on the living room light. It works fine on the...
  6. ipedro

    HomePod HomePod In Canada

    This thread will be an ongoing comprehensive review of HomePod in Canada. I've had my HomePod in Toronto for about a week now and can report that while HomePod setup was seamless, recognizing my Canadian AppleID and Apple Music account with no issue, Canadians looking to import a HomePod should...
  7. Patriot24

    HomePod How Siri on HomePod Handles Multi-Room Lighting Requests

    Something I just discovered that I'm hoping others can verify. My HomeKit setup includes multiple rooms with multiple lighting devices in each: With an iPhone/iPad/Apple Watch when you say "Hey Siri, turn on the lights" HomeKit turns on all lights With a HomePod when you say "Hey Siri, turn on...
  8. Chadest

    Family computer setup recomendation

    My brother and his wife both use iPhones and Macs, but they’re about to have twins and need to upgrade their old machines. The goals are: Have a shared contacts list. When one ads a new contact, the other gets it. Shared system for notes A single destination for all their photos, to collect...
  9. agsmith87

    HomeKit Home Hub status different across iOS devices

    So I have a HomeKit setup running. At home there is one ATV4, used as my home hub. Everything was fine and working. Had to get my iPhone replaced so did a backup and restore. All good. However, now it seems HomeKit won't sync properly. On my iPhone, it says my ATV4 is in standby. When you...
  10. jagooch

    Apple Home app for MacOS?

    I felt something was missing from the moment I started using Apple Homekit. Today, it hit me - No Apple Home app on MacOS. I spent some time searching the Mac App Store and google , but I only found a thread on Apple developers forum discussing this missing app. I think that I noticed because...
    • jagooch
    • Thread
    • automation home homekit
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  11. R

    Need some advice on security system

    Hi, My wife and I are moving to our new home in Winnipeg within weeks. The staging and cleaning of our home will finish within a few weeks and we will be moving in, a week after that. But before moving in I was hoping to install a security alarm monitoring service. As I am a Businessman, I am...
  12. C

    Invitation to Home failed

    When I try to invite my wife to the HomeKit app Home in iOS 11.1.2 I get the following error message: “Invitation failed Could not invite blah blah because the Apple ID is not registered with iCloud”. Obviously her Apple ID is fine. I’ve searched the web high and low and can’t find a...
    • citivolus
    • Thread
    • home homekit icloud ios 11 bug
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iOS 11
  13. T

    iPhone X iPhone X home bar location should not change

    Hi, Am I the only person to think that changing the home bar location based on orientation of the phone is a bad idea? I believe that changing the position of the Home Bar based on the orientation of the phone should be optional, as by always changing the location from where I can close any...
    • tatuman
    • Thread
    • home iphone x
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPhone
  14. KingBowser64

    Sonos AirPlay 2

    So within the last week or two, Sonos had two major announcements: 1: Sonos One 2: AirPlay 2 Support (Future update) In our household, we have quite the Sonos and HomeKit setups, which I listed at the bottom of this post. If anyone has any questions about any of the products, feel free to ask...
  15. rhett7660

    Motion Sensors

    Hello, I am looking to add a motion sensor in our walk in closet and in one of our bathrooms. I currently have a Caseta setup, however after reading through their forums, there isn't a motion sensor that works with Caseta switches while it is connected that switch is connected to the hub. I...
  16. Type4O

    Fibaro Motion and (light?) sensor

    So I bought this thing because it has a light sensor and motion sensor and temperature all in one, but only motion detection is available in HomeKit for automation. Their website gives zero info on how to use the light or temperature sensors. Anyone have this thing and know what how to use light...
  17. daijholt

    Does iOS11 finally fix HomeKit's issues?

    I'm wondering if anyone running the beta can comment on the reliability of HomeKit in the new release? Check the image I've attached and you'll see what I mean; I'll intermittently get "No Response" on my Philips Hue Lights in the Home app, both on my multiple phones and my watch, as well as my...
    • daijholt
    • Thread
    • home homekit hue ios 11 philips
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: iOS 11
  18. M

    Relocated Home directory to exFAT partition => Skype freezes

    Do you have a fix for this particular scenario: 1) Two partitions boot drive, the second one formatted exFAT 2) Relocate Home directory to Partition2 using the default way: System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Advanced Options -> Home directory 3) Install Skype 4) At first launch Skype...
    • mariusmbp
    • Thread
    • directory folder freezes home home directory home folder os x partition relocate relocated skype users
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: macOS
  19. HelloMikee

    7 Plus home button gets hot, advice?

    So I've had every iPhone since launch and have always used them at 100% brightness. However with the 7 Plus, at full brightness, my iPhone starts to get really hot and oddly, it starts at the home button and the bottom bezel area becomes really hot (the screen itself doesn't get hot which I'd...
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    Not getting usel to Taptic engine.

    Can't edit title but it says "used to" Hey I've had my new regular iPhone 7 for about 10 days now and I'm still not getting used to the Taptic Engine home button. I'm using setting 3 and I just can't get rid of that obnoxious feeling pressing my thumb/fingers against a solid state "button"...
    • Tidehunter3
    • Thread
    • button haptic home strain
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: iPhone
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