I'm trying to figure out how multiple homes works (including basic behaviour and geolocation).
My home at address A
I have a Home A setup in the Home app, you can't specify an address.
I have an ATV A setup as home hub pointing to Home A.
I have My Info (iOS device > Settings > Contacts > My Info) pointed towards my contact card which does include an address of type "home" set to Address A.
I have My Location (iPhone Settings > My Account > Find my> My location) set to 'This device'.
I have People Arrive/Leave automations configured for Home A
Geo-location (my iPhone in relation to the address specified in My Info) will now trigger Arrive/Leave automations via ATV A.
When I instruct Siri to "Turn off all the lights", it will turn off all the lights in my home a address A.
Additional home at address B
I create Home B in the Home app. Again, you can't specify and address in the home app.
I setup an ATV B as home hub and have it point to Home B in the Home app.
Question: What do I do with My Info?
Do I add Address B ? If so, which type do I choose?
How will geolocation now know which home hub it needs to trigger? There is no address specified at the level of the hub or the home in the home app.
Question: If I now instruct Siri to "Turn off all the lights" and I am at Address A, what will happen?
Will it turn off all lights in both homes or only the ones at Address B?
Question: If I setup People Arrive/Leave automations in Home B how will Homekit know to tie My Location to which address specified in My Info?
My home at address A
I have a Home A setup in the Home app, you can't specify an address.
I have an ATV A setup as home hub pointing to Home A.
I have My Info (iOS device > Settings > Contacts > My Info) pointed towards my contact card which does include an address of type "home" set to Address A.
I have My Location (iPhone Settings > My Account > Find my> My location) set to 'This device'.
I have People Arrive/Leave automations configured for Home A
Geo-location (my iPhone in relation to the address specified in My Info) will now trigger Arrive/Leave automations via ATV A.
When I instruct Siri to "Turn off all the lights", it will turn off all the lights in my home a address A.
Additional home at address B
I create Home B in the Home app. Again, you can't specify and address in the home app.
I setup an ATV B as home hub and have it point to Home B in the Home app.
Question: What do I do with My Info?
Do I add Address B ? If so, which type do I choose?
How will geolocation now know which home hub it needs to trigger? There is no address specified at the level of the hub or the home in the home app.
Question: If I now instruct Siri to "Turn off all the lights" and I am at Address A, what will happen?
Will it turn off all lights in both homes or only the ones at Address B?
Question: If I setup People Arrive/Leave automations in Home B how will Homekit know to tie My Location to which address specified in My Info?
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