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    HomeKit Homekit Secure Video now available for Logitech Circle 2

    https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023265434#beta Requires iOS app update to 3.4.5. I can't see it, yet, but should soon.
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    HomeKit Homekit Flaws

    So I have Phillips hue and I love it. Im eating to get a motion sensor to control them and I was looking for the cheapest HomeKit compatible motion sensor and I came across the Aqara Human Body sensor which seems perfect. However, after doing some reasrech it transpires I need to buy there hub...
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    iPhone HomeKit and Geofence

    Hi all, Since updating to iOS 13, all my HomeKit automations which require geofencing, ie turning on and off lights, stopped working. I am using an Apple TV as a hub and everything is updated to the last version. Is anybody else experiencing this? Cheers, Fatih
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    HomeKit HomeKit integration, new home installation

    I am framing a new home. The last home I did was before the advent of smart home access and phone apps. Please forgive this neophyte and these elementary questions, but I have not been able to resolve yet from the HomeKit tutorials I have read so far, these questions: • What wiring if any...
  5. lvanness7690

    All Devices Homekit Camera Notification

    In the latest betas I get notifications when my camera detect motion but when I open the notification I only get a snapshot of the camera feed instead of a live feed. In previous beta versions you could hold down on a notification from a camera and a live feed would open. "Now in iOS13, you...
  6. palbiswas

    HomeKit how to automatically switch on lights if room gets dark?

    I want to automatically switch on lights if room gets dark on a cloudy gloomy day. don't want to trigger based on motion - instead want to use light level. I installed a Philips Hue Motion sensor - which added a light level sensor in Home app - but not able to use that to trigger an automation...
  7. moxxham

    HomeKit Hotwire Heating HomeKit, Aus

    Hey everyone Hotwire in Australia, who make under tile heating and heated towel racks, look as though they may be adding HomeKit support to an upcoming thermostat. I enquired via Facebook today asking if they planned to add HomeKit support. This is there response: Hopefully they come...
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    HomePod HomePod can’t understand the word “the” in requests

    I’ve been troubleshooting this for weeks and am getting nowhere. Recently my HomePod has started saying “I’m sorry I can’t find anything like that this time” when I ask it to turn off “the table lamp” (or any of my other hue bulbs around the house). Previously Siri understood this no problem. I...
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    HomeKit Multiple user HomeKit: Not updating

    Looking for some advice on this. Basically, my fiancée was invited by me so that she can control our HomeKit devices from her phone. The problem is that whenever I amend or add something such as a scene or automation, that scene/automation doesn’t update on her device. I have to delete her and...
  10. lvanness7690

    All Devices Homekit Camera Support

    Anyone else having issues with Logi 2 Circle loading in Home app when not connected to home wifi? Had no issues in beta 1. Won't load on my MacBook, iPhone or iPad. Maybe something to do with my Apple TV 4 Hub running beta as well?
  11. iConcept

    HomeKit PS4 and HomeKit Issues

    Does anyone else experience issues with HomeKit devices when downloading things via the PS4? For example, if I'm downloading a game or game updates, all of my Hue lighting becomes unresponsive through the Home app, but are perfectly fine through the Hue app. If I pause or cancel the downloads...
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    HomeKit Video Doorbell

    Hi, Is there any video doorbell, that support or will support Homekit anytime soon? It has to be battery one unfortunately... Regards!
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    HomeKit How to choose controller for Fujitsu Air Conditioner?

    We have a Fujitsu AOYG18LAC2 outdoor unit which is controlled with Siemens RDG160T. I would like to make it smart for my parents but I don't really know what kind of thermostat I need to look for. Can somebody help me in this situation? Should I check the wires in the controller or what should I do?
  14. macduke

    HomeKit Garage Door Opening By Itself

    I have a HomeKit garage door opener from Insignia that I bought on Black Friday sale last year. It had a lot of problems at first and bricked itself, but the newer device with the newer firmware seems to be running okay now. But I'm wondering—is it possible for a geofence to incorrectly detect...
  15. Jay-Jacob

    Apple TV 4 won’t forget my WiFi password

    I have changed my WiFi password and Apple TV 4 keep remembering old password and I went settings app and network and pick current network then forget this network and it just keep spinning spinning doing nothing. I tried pull power plug off and back in and still no different. I need Apple TV...
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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...
  17. Skeptical.me

    General Shortcuts for Homepod

    Hi, Today I received my new Homepod, and so far so great! Ever since it was released I was in two minds about purchasing one. I was using a Google Home mini and while Google Assistant has some extra features that SIRI doesn't, I simply don't have a need for those, other than a few things I'm...
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  18. Sethal

    HomeKit HomeKit/AirPlay 2 on an Apple TV that is allowed HomeKit access but not the primary HomeKit overseer

    I am in charge of our family plan. I am also in charge of the HomeKit set up in our house. My HomeKit access is shared with the members of my family who each have their own Apple devices and live with me. Each one of them have their own Apple TV’s in their rooms and are logged in with there...
  19. SaxPlayer

    HomeKit Hue dimmer custom controls suddenly stopped working

    I've had Philips Hue dimmer switches in my lounge for a long time, and when I set them up I configured the buttons that usually do dimming to instead trigger my chosen scene. It's worked flawlessly for many months. As far as I know, nothing's changed (unless some firmware has been updated...
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    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...
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