HomeKit Bridge Replacement = Priorities?

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Re: HomeKit Bridge Replacement = Priorities?

GlennNZ wrote:
Depends on what you are referring to.

Currently with progress thus far (and very close to Beta just need a name!) can go to HomeKit app select accessories (eg. Light) and go to combine devices within settings for this accessory.

You can then group with a whole lot of other devices (presume they are all lights)
And creates one device

eg.
I have 2 hue bulbs in a standing up lamp (sure there is a technical name for the lamp!)
Grouped together with HomeKit app and on/off, brightness, color all behave the same.

Is that what you mean?
It does seem mainly for Bulbs - on further HomeKit app checking..

Glenn
Ah no, I mean having HomeKit recognise it as a combined device but still have individual controls. Like this:

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(I believe this can also be done with things like dimmer, and faucet control so you can have one control for hot and one for cold)


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DaveL17 wrote:
What about "HomeKit Link"?


Has my vote!


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durosity wrote:
DaveL17 wrote:
What about "HomeKit Link"?


Has my vote!


Me too.

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jay (support) wrote:
durosity wrote:
DaveL17 wrote:
What about "HomeKit Link"?


Has my vote!


Me too.
Dang.. the planets must be in alignment for me and Jay to be in agreement!

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Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:24 pm
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Gang,
has anyone else experienced an issue where all there HomeKit devices stopped responding ?
My stiff has been working perfectly for a long long time and a few days ago , Siri replies, the deck lights are not responding...I turned the lights on with the Indigo app.
Today, I see that ALL of the devices in the home app are no longer responding,
I was running the old homebridge (0.4.22) app, (ya, I know :) ) but I updated the Homekit Bridge 1.0.2, configured and published a single lamp, but the IOS Home app can't seem to find the bridge...
If it matters, I have a few AppleTVs, and HomePod , Is it possible that one of those devices received an update and killed the software bridge capability ?
...or has this been broken for a while and that's why the new "link" software in in beta ?

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Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:44 pm
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scs wrote:
Gang,
has anyone else experienced an issue where all there HomeKit devices stopped responding ?
My stiff has been working perfectly for a long long time and a few days ago , Siri replies, the deck lights are not responding...I turned the lights on with the Indigo app.
Today, I see that ALL of the devices in the home app are no longer responding,
I was running the old homebridge (0.4.22) app, (ya, I know :) ) but I updated the Homekit Bridge 1.0.2, configured and published a single lamp, but the IOS Home app can't seem to find the bridge...
If it matters, I have a few AppleTVs, and HomePod , Is it possible that one of those devices received an update and killed the software bridge capability ?
...or has this been broken for a while and that's why the new "link" software in in beta ?



Oddly enough, 6th time adding the bridge was the charm
...strange that the homebridge failed all of a sudden tho.
thanks for all your efforts
scs

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