Ever since ios27 I’ve been swiping down through muscle memory, but instead have to reach to the furthest corner from my thumb to get of of this screen. Is it just me that finds this frustrating?

There is nothing in the changelog, but I swear to all the homekit gods that Apple has changed something on the back or frontend of 27.2. The issue was present immediately prior to 27.2 and for 9 LONG YEARS, and the fix was noticed immediately after I updated

I can now view all 9 of my HomeCam cameras while my computer is connected to NordVPN. This was literally impossible before. I'd have to disconnect VPN, re-launch HomeCam from my StreamDeck, then re-connect VPN (painful process!) and hope to all hell my cameras dont disconnect (which they do frequently).

Paging HomeCam dev /u/aaron-pearce Are you aware of this!? All 9 of my cameras are now fully operational behind (confirmed connection) to VPN. Apple allowed more than 2 cameras on WAN and now fixed HomeKit behind VPN. It's like a dream come true... I had given up all hope.

Now if we could get rid of that unsightly bar at the top of HomeCam (or make a setting to remove it) , I will be in heaven.

Edit: I am sure /u/RevolutionaryRip1634 will also want to know about this. I remember reading your post 1 year ago and guess what! MacOS 27.2 has finally fixed this issue. Let us know if you're seeing the same behavior.

I updated my HomePod minis (OG) yesterday and it seems there’s an AI report? What’s this all about?

I don’t remember it being a thing before

After significant updates to Apple hubs I like to compare advanced automations to shortcut automations. My test is a simple one using a button device and a smart plug.

When button is pressed:

• in the shortcut automation I do: If plug is on, turn off. Otherwise turn on.
• in the advanced automation it is actually two automations. In the first, I use a conditional of plug is off. Action is turn on plug. In second automation the conditional is plug is on. Action is turn plug off.

With the shortcut automation the response time is roughly 2-3 seconds.

With the advanced automation response time is 1 second or less.

Yes, with advanced automations in my example you need to create two of them. But the faster speed can be more than worth it. (note: a third party app is required for advanced automations)

First time seeing “door left open” alerts. Not sure if these are new? I don’t remember ever seeing them before. I have Aqara P2 door and window sensors. I don’t see any way to configure a “duration” to determine how long a door needs to be open to be considered “left open” though.

Hi all,

I’m the developer of the HomeView app, a dashboard app that puts your HomeKit accessories as widgets on one screen.

Just want to let you know that 3.0, brings Home Assistant support.

The idea: one clean dashboard on your iPad (great as a wall-mounted kiosk) or iPhone that treats HomeKit and Home Assistant devices the same.

What works with HA in 3.0:

• Lights (on/off, brightness, colour + colour temperature)
• Switches
• Covers / blinds (open/close + position)
• Climate / thermostats (setpoint, and now mode: heat/cool/auto/off)
• Scenes and scripts

It connects straight to your HA instance after setup.

It’s not trying to replace HA’s own dashboards, it’s for people who also have HomeKit gear and want one tidy, glanceable surface for both, especially on a tablet by the door. As HomeKit will stay the primary focus.

Happy to answer anything, and would appreciate feedback or suggestions for future updates. As previous feedback helped shape the app and helped it over 1500 users now. Just post about major updates on this forum.

Hi everyone,

After updating to iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2, I'm having trouble enabling the new Apple Intelligence features in the Home app.

There are two issues:

1. Summarize Videos: I can't enable this feature at all. It keeps telling me that an iCloud+ subscription is required, even though I already have the 2TB plan.
2. Reduce Notifications: When I turn this on, the switch immediately turns itself off.

Here's my current setup:

• iOS: 27.2
• tvOS: 27.2
• Home Hub: Apple TV (active Home Hub)
• Me: Home Resident (Admin), iCloud+ 2TB
• Home Owner: iPhone 17 with Apple Intelligence enabled, iCloud+ 200GB

I'm wondering if the problem is related to the Home Owner only having the 200GB iCloud+ plan, even though I have 2TB as an Admin.

Does Apple require the Home Owner specifically to have the 2TB plan? Or could this be a bug in iOS 27.2?

Has anyone else experienced the same issue or found a solution?

Thanks!

A few years ago, my friend and I wanted an air quality monitor that was both accurate and looked good in our homes. We couldn't find anything we really liked, so we decided to build our own.

Neither of us expected it to take over three years of our lives, but here we are! :)

This is the result plus some photos of how we got here, from our early prototypes to where we are today.

If you like what we've built, please support us on Kickstarter and help us keep building. Thanks!

P.S. This already works with Apple Home and the entire project will be open sourced soon!

I've updated my Thermo Watch app with a few neat new features:

Most obviously, you can now add some festive fun to your thermostat by decorating it with a Jack-o'-lantern or a snowman.

It now lights up the physical world around it when thermostat's screen is glowing (while the system is heating or cooling). You get some extra light with the Jack-o'-lantern decoration as he radiates his own light.

For those unfamiliar, the app lets you grab and spin a virtual dial to change the temperature. If you’re farther away from it, you can look and drag up or down. It functions as an interactive widget with live updates, that you can pin to a wall in your environment. More details and a video here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeKit/comments/1t9aqxe/my_vision_pro_homekit_thermostat_control_app/

Update is now available on the App Store. Hope you enjoy it!
https://apps.apple.com/app/thermo-watch/id6758426115

Title: Can't add new Matter-over-Thread devices — existing devices work, border routers verified

I'm experiencing a persistent Apple Home commissioning failure. Whenever I attempt to add a new Matter-over-Thread accessory, Apple Home recognizes it, begins connecting, then reports "Thread Border Router Required."

This has happened with both a Kwikset Halo Select lock and an Aqara motion/light sensor. Two identical Halo Select locks previously paired successfully and both continue to work.

Setup:

• Two HomePod minis and an Apple TV
• UniFi Dream Machine, iPhone, iPad and HomePods on the same Wi-Fi
• Both HomePods advertise the same Thread network, verified using dns-sd
• All Apple devices running current software

Troubleshooting already attempted:

• Pairing from both iPhone and iPad
• Switching between all three Apple home hubs
• Factory-resetting and re-adding one HomePod
• Restarting devices and resetting iPhone network settings
• Enabling iCloud Keychain
• Repeatedly resetting Matter setup on the accessories
• Verifying UniFi multicast and isolation settings

Nothing has helped. Existing Matter-over-Thread accessories continue working normally.

Has anyone encountered this specific situation and found a solution that doesn't require deleting and rebuilding the entire Apple Home?

I'm particularly interested in whether the Home's stored Thread network credentials or commissioning configuration can become corrupted, and whether there's a way to repair them without losing existing automations.

I have a Level Lock Pro on 3.6.1 and even after updating to iOS 27.2, still not able to see the “Door left open” and lock after door closes options.
Anyone able to see these features after updating to iOS 27.2v

For those keeping score:

27.2 has thankfully fixed the Get Contents of URL shortcut action, which is often used to trigger notifications (I use Pushover).

Sadly, Stored Content actions still don’t work in shortcut automations. I’m really anxious to use this functionality to keep track of light status across automations. Hopefully a future update will make it work.

Is anyone else disappointed or at least underwhelmed by the recent Apple Home announcements?

I’ve been waiting for this announcement before deciding what to do with the Ring cameras I want to replace. I figured I would get the HomeView and HKSV cams that were POE and would load almost instantly in HomeView and Apple TV. After their announcement, and after getting a lot of useful feedback on this forum, I ended up getting UniFi cams. I might try to add Scrypted later—I don’t want to deal with setting up an always-on device for now. I wouldn’t be surprised if the UniFi app fulfills all my needs.

I’m definitely prioritizing quality and reliability over integration. I’m tired of sacrificing quality for integration. That’s why I went with UniFi over Aqara and LG. Will the Matter standard fix this one day? Is there any hope? Or will mixing high quality with integration involve techie plugins like Scrypted and Home Assistant for the foreseeable future? Why can Apple wow us with their mobile devices and not much else? It seems like a blown opportunity to me. Anxious to hear your thoughts.

I have a tado X system in my home that I set up in spring. It’s working fine, but there’s one room where I haven’t put a TRV yet. The valve for the radiator in my kitchen is right by the door, so if I open the door, it will be influenced by the temperature coming from the hall. I would like to put a TRV on that radiator, because I would like to be able to keep the kitchen at a comfortable temperature, especially when I make bread and want the dough to rise.

I have one of those dumb TRVs, but since it reacts, according to the temperature by the door, it tends to overheat the kitchen if the door is slightly open, which is often the case.

I have two HomePod mini in the kitchen, and I could use one of them as a temperature sensor. (I would rather not buy a tado temperature sensor, which is quite expensive.) Claude suggested the following automations to control this. Has anyone done this sort of thing? Does it work?

1. Automation A, heating on: third-party sensor Drops Below your lower value (e.g. 19°C) → set the tado X TRV to Heat at 25°C. tado X has a 5–25°C temperature range, so 25°C is the maximum. A kitchen room will rarely reach 25°C at the valve, so the valve stays open whatever the draft from the door does to its own reading. screwfix
2. Automation B, heating off: sensor Rises Above your upper value (e.g. 21°C) → set the TRV to Off.

Hi, I am Ajax, the developer of Hearth for HomeKit. This post is hand made.

HomeView has been announced with limited market availability at launch. As a HomeKit user out of the primary markets, I managed to come up with something with what I already have in Hearth.

From this release, you will be able to create modular screensavers with for your home. The first batch comes with a numeric clock, an analog clock, a climate data block, a date calendar, a device battery and a home status module. All of them are available to the free users.

The modules are designed in squares and arranged in grids, partially following Apple's widget design guildlines. This helps supporting different screen sizes, from iPhones to iPads. As a first version there might be some layout/sizing issues, please let me know your thoughts in the comments. For example, I am noticing the humidity numbers are too small to read and I've already planned a fix in the next patch version. Side notes, the OG screensavers are still in place if you prefer the original simple look.

Apart from the new modular screensaver, there are some new changes to the existing experience as well. First, you will be able to browers and manage your screensavers through a screensaver gallery where you can browers, switch and customize your screensavers. You can also open it by long-pressing the screensaver itself. There are more typefaces and typography controls for digital clocks, and you can resize, rearrange and edit modules directly from the preview. This also allows me to extend screensaver types more easily. For those of you who asked for a photo album screensaver earlier, this is a jump start. I'll keep you posted.

I've also made more of the basics free: the built-in clock styles, Night Mode, burn-in reduction, and choosing which devices appear in your active room’s dashboard controls.

There is more planned for the 1.7.x releases:

• 1.7.1: Shortcuts to your existing HomeKit scenes from the dashboard, with options to choose and arrange your favorites; simpler controls for showing or hiding the media card.
• 1.7.2: Upcoming events from calendars you select on your device, so the display can show your schedule as well as the date. You'll continue managing events in your usual calendar app. I'm also planning a WeatherKit module for current weather and temperature in a location you choose,
• 1.7.3: The screensaver using a local Photos album.

These are the current plans. I guess I'll make another brief post in my app's subreddit to keep the noise low. I'll also keep working on readability and layout based on feedback from this first version.

Hearth support iOS/iPadOS 17.0 and above, and I will try to extend the range to 16 in the future. If you try it on an old iPad or a spare iPhone, I'd love to hear what works for your setup and what you'd want to see at a glance. If you try it on your brand new iPhone Duo, love to see it in action. Thanks for giving it a try!

btw: Some of you might recall me posting a sketchy video introducing this app months ago. I had to admit making videos isn't my strength but making websites is. For those of you who's interested, feel free to learn more at https://hrth.us, which comes with more details and screenshots.

I’m trying to decide between Silver and Starlight but they look almost identical in most videos I’ve seen. Anyone seen a good colour comparison they can share?