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homekit

  1. M

    ATV and HomeKit

    ATV 3rd generation HomeKit service does not work for me with any devices I have (Elgato weather, doors, hue lamps etc). ATV 4 with tvOS 9.1 HomeKit service works perfect with all devices. I can control and access them outside the wifi and bluetooth range. ATV 4 with tvOS 9.2 beta HomeKit service...
  2. M

    ATV tvOS 9.2 beta and HomeKit issue

    the latest 9.2 beta has a problem with the HomeKit service. Simply the HomeKit devices do not connect to the ATV4 and no way to control them outside the range. I have two ATV4 - the one that I updated to 9.2 stop supporting HomeKit. While the second I kept with the official release - no issues...
  3. S

    Hey Siri + Bluetooth = Amazon Echo?

    Im in the process of setting up some home automation and have been weighing the pros and cons of Siri vs Alexa. Currently running Homebridge on my raspberry Pi to control my nest, kwikset lock, and wemo lights. I now see Alexa can control wemo switches so considered switching to that until I had...
  4. F

    Share NEW HomeKit Device

    I have successfully setup HomeKit with many Hue bulbs and some iHome Smart Plugs. I've successfully shared all of this with my wife's iPhone and it's been working great. Today I added two more Hue bulbs. In the "Siri Voice Control" settings of the Hue app I needed to "sync" the new bulbs...
  5. pernozzoli

    Universal LiVo - for Apple HomeKit and more...

    Hi, I take the chance to quickly introduce myself: My name is Arno and I am an individual software developer since more than twenty years, engaged in many different open source and commercial applications. Since 2010 I'm mainly developing visualization software in the home automation field...