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  1. G

    HomeKit Lights only with bluetooth connection

    Hello, I'm starting to play with Homekit devices. I currently have some Sonoff switches reprogrammed for HomeKit and added to My Home in Apple. I have set up the automation that if one of the household members returns home after dusk, certain lights are automatically turned on. I would like to...
  2. Squillace

    New Siri behaviour when controlling homekit accessories?

    Hi, All the lamps I own in my apartment are Philips Hue and I control them exclusively via the Home(kit) app. Often I go to bed at night and just say "Hey Siri, turn off the lights" and it works like a charm. Let me just put some clarification: my apartment is a 1 bedroom studio, I have an...
  3. Jay-Jacob

    HomeKit Motion Sensor for bedroom door

    I have got Philips Hue light bulbs in my bedroom. I am wondering if I get Philips Hue motion sensor and have it point my bedroom door area and if someone come my bedroom at night dim light come on but not come on when I move in my bed opposite side of room. I cannot hear anyone come my bedroom...
  4. S

    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...
  5. lauramayer

    HomeKit Hue problem

    Hello, I have a Hue lights problem. It would be really nice if somebody can help me. I am using normal routines for my Hue lights, like turn on the lights on X AM or PM. I bought some Hue motion sensors and I am using the Hue Lap “Do not disturb my scene” for the motion detectors. Sometimes...
  6. Aguaman

    HomeKit Siri Can Now Fade Hue Lights Using Shortcuts

    I've been struggling to find any helpful use for Siri Shortcuts, but I finally... finally found one! I don't know why shortcuts works and HomeKit doesn't, but at this moment Shortucts allows us to use Siri voice commands to activate a Hue lighting scene that has been edited to include transition...
  7. A

    HomeKit SIRI Colour Change Request Turns on ALL Homekit Lights

    Is there a way to request SIRI to only change the colour of the lights that are currently turned on? For example, if I have several lights turned on in the house and they are white, and I request SIRI to set the lights yellow, it sets those lights to yellow, but also turns on all the other...
  8. S

    HomeKit HomeKit Wall Switch for Scenes

    Hi everyone. I'm getting ready to start outfitting my home with smart lights throughout. We have different needs for different spaces, so I've decided to go with a combination of some LIFX bulbs and some Lutron Caseta in-wall switches. Both are HomeKit compatible. I'm on the hunt for a wall...
  9. Slix

    Deck the Macs with Boughs of Holly...

    Happy holidays everyone! I rediscovered these last year, but I thought I'd share them with you guys since it's December, and Christmas and snow is around the corner! MacLampsX is a neat program that allows you to have strings of lights on your desktop, or on top of your windows when you're...
  10. GetToDaChopa

    iMac G4 with actual lamp function

    Did you know that your iMac G4 has a built in lamp? no not really, but ive put one in, that kinda works as a lamp. I can turn it off and adjust the brightness and change the colour. I did this before but recently got a led strip with remote that you can change the colour on. Here are some...
  11. RumorzGuy

    Change Dock Background Color and Indicator Lights

    In visiting the official Apple Support forums, as well as a number of other Apple related forums -- such as this one -- it becomes rather apparent that at the very least, for years now, thousands of users have been asking Apple to give them the ability to change the Dock background color, as...
  12. anthonycastelli

    Lights - LIFX for Mac

    Lights allows you to quickly and easily control all of your LIFX light bulbs anywhere in your house. Everything from choosing a kelvin value to activating your custom scenes. Features • Access all of your light groups • Activate any of your saved scenes and your lights will all restore to their...