It's only an Apple Watch CPU so it isn't going to get that warm anyway.
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How to Set Up Temperature and Humidity Automations on HomePod
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It's only an Apple Watch CPU so it isn't going to get that warm anyway.
I have installed the beta on a HomePod Mini and the sensors have calibrated. However, the temperature reading is currently 4.5C above a regular thermometer placed beside for testing. (15.5C as opposed to 11C) It is also about 2C above the temperature indicated on the Hive Thermostat (13.5C) which is linked to 'My Home' and in the adjacent hallway which feels a bit warmer than the room the HomePod mini is placed in. I will leave this overnight and check in the morning to see if things settle and then during the day when we will have heating on again.
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In the morning temperature difference between HomePod Mini and regular thermometer next to it is 5.5C.
Anyone know if there is a way to re-calibrate?
I could try re-calibrating, otherwise will stick to music on the Mini and monitor temperature via Hive sensors - and the good old fashioned thermometer...
Next day update
In the morning temperature difference between HomePod Mini and regular thermometer next to it is 5.5C.
Anyone know if there is a way to re-calibrate?
I could try re-calibrating, otherwise will stick to music on the Mini and monitor temperature via Hive sensors - and the good old fashioned thermometer...
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A valid point. I would say that if this is a concern, you can either avoid purchasing or buy it and use a utility to examine packets being sent from your network.
I have a couple and wouldn't say it's a tool or a solution, but rather a convenience or a "luxury item" that fits nicely into my network of things. If you have a homekit-based network of smart home devices, this is a nice addition (especially if you use a smart thermostat).
Do you have the 16.3 RC HomePod and iOS updates installed? With just the HomePod update through the beta option you can ask Siri the temperature but HomeKit needs 16.3 iOS to show it in the home app.
Can you prove that? e.g., provide Apple documentation that indicates automations work without Internet connectivity?
I'm so glad the HomePods have temperature sensors, now they know when the song I'm playing is a... fire track.
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...okay, that joke was terrible. 😅
👉😎👉
...okay, that joke was terrible. 😅
I have a third party HomeKit temp and humidity sensor set up (and by the looks of it the integration with hompods would work the same). I mainly use it to control my space heater in the winter and portable AC unit in the summer. I have the humidity sensor trigger my humidifier. I also like to have different temperatures/humidity depending on night vs day or whether I'm at home or not, so this is an easy way to automate everything.
You will need both an automation for the upper limit and one for the lower limit so a device would keep to your desired range (e.g. turn on heater when the temperature drops below 22° and turn off when it rises above 25°).
Homekit is all local and definitely works without an internet connection. I've used it when my ISP had outages without issues. The only thing that won't work when the internet is down is remotely controlling devices and scenes through a HomeKit hub like Apple TV or HomePod when you're away from home.
We've known quite a while that the sensors are there but not turned on. At the time most people just assumed it was for diagnostics.
Showing for me in the UK. Need to be on HomePod software 16.3 and iOS 16.3.
Hah, we have 2 from Amazon and they to a pretty poor job… 🤷
Agree. My app can display smart power plug usage, but not HomeKit. Also with HomeKit basic stuff like turning on and off a smart plug is limited, there's the option to turn off after a given time, but the max is 4 hours... why limit to 4? I too wish there would be some "if... then... else"
All updated here, nothing appearing at all. Are you on the old or new Home architecture? I am on new.
New architecture, upgraded before they pulled it. Once I upgraded the HomePods the sensors showed up in the home app on the top with my other non Apple sensors immediately with each room that they are in. So far they are working fine and the temps are usually identical to the non Apple one or vary a little bit occasionally but always within less than 1c.
I have smart thermostats and they follow rules like letting a room cool down at night or heat a specific room at a specific time and leave it cool at other times or turn them off altogether when I leave the house. Like the bathroom is only heated in the morning and in the evening, and only when I am at home. Saved me roughly 40% of my heating bill last year.
I'm not questioning that. Smart thermostats make sense. Setting them based on presence or time makes sense.
What doesn't make sense is to change their setting based on the indoor temperature.
It works from my experience, over many years of using it, with and without Internet connection. If you want to go and find some documentation, help yourself.