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iOS and iPadOS 16.2 Betas Overhaul Home App Architecture With Improved Performance
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Yeah I know I can do that, but it's an extra step when trying to reach a scene quickly from the Control Center.
I have about ten specific to my Philips Hue bulbs, I honestly use the same 4/5 most of the time but iOS "THINKS" he knows better then me which one I'm gonna use next so they end up mixed. I was hoping for improvements in this new iOS 16 Home app but nothing...
It's in the update portion of the Home app's settings window. But if you have HomePods you need to make sure they're on 16.2, so you first have to install a developer profile on each one if you haven’t already.
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This is my worry. I have all of my devices running on the latest release software, with only my iPad running on the 16.2 beta. If I were to upgrade my Home, I could still control everything from my iPad. But what does that do to those still running Ventura 13.0 and iOS 16.1? I can understand if Monterey or older or iOS/iPadOS 15 have trouble, but what about the latest released versions?
For this reason, I don't think I'll take advantage of that upgrade until all the current beta versions go release version.
You can turn that off too... go into Home Settings, then toggle "Show Suggested Scenes" to Off, it's below Sound Check.
This! Plus I'd like to have the ability to manage which wifi network to join. I have a couple of devices that are in close proximity of a separate wifi network on my property and oddly at times the default hub was a HomePod or TV on the other wifi network. Crazy considering a better one would be right next to the wifi router.
Do you mean which Wi-Fi network the HomePod joins? It can only be configured to join one SSID at a time.
Exactly. Two 1Gbps Ethernet Apple TVs, one on wireless, and two HomePod Minis. Somehow one of the wireless devices always winds up being the home hub. Just why. That should be step one in the logic to decide which one to use.
Quick dumb question because I’m not too knowledgeable with home bridge but wouldn’t Matter make home bridge obsolete ?
"An error occurred updating HomePod software", on iPad, iPhone, and Mac on the home app. Apple's been having a rough time lately...
PS - Save me "but it's a beta!" silliness, how are developers supposed to build against and test software if it they can't install the software. This isn't a "this feature isn't working" rant, it's a "Apple is now shipping software to devs that can't even be installed".
PS - Save me "but it's a beta!" silliness, how are developers supposed to build against and test software if it they can't install the software. This isn't a "this feature isn't working" rant, it's a "Apple is now shipping software to devs that can't even be installed".
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16.1 didn't fix the bug I'm having with my TVs where the on-screen skip intro button is not working. Hopefully 16.2 does it.
I remember we were promised improved HomeKit, I guess that's finally next up to ship with 16.2.
16.1 just shows all the more that 16 should not have shipped in the state it was in.
Hopefully Apple sets themselves a less ambitious schedule next year.
I remember we were promised improved HomeKit, I guess that's finally next up to ship with 16.2.
16.1 just shows all the more that 16 should not have shipped in the state it was in.
Hopefully Apple sets themselves a less ambitious schedule next year.
No, because millions of devices already, and will continue to, exist which are not Matter compatible. All your existing devices still need to work. And, especially on the lower end of the price scale, non-Matter devices will continue to be created I'm sure.
Matter is just another (more compatible) WAY for devices to connect to the HomeKit architecture. (Or Google's or Amazon's.) Its use doesn't eliminate all the other ways that are already there. (Bluetooth, Wifi, etc.) For example, there are tons of people with HUGE Zigbee networks connected to their "home" and although Thread is basically newer-better Zigbee, they're going to end up existing side-by-side, at least for quite a long while.
"hey Siri, turn on kitchen lights"
"kitchen lights are off"
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. for me, my wife...maybe we just speak weirdly? idk...but this drives me nuts.
hopefully Home gets better and better...I like that Apple is putting time/resources into this
"kitchen lights are off"
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. for me, my wife...maybe we just speak weirdly? idk...but this drives me nuts.
hopefully Home gets better and better...I like that Apple is putting time/resources into this
You can set the order. Just go to the scenes view and select Edit Scenes View and drag them into the order you want. If you are getting suggested scenes, it sounds like you have Show Suggested Scenes turned on in the Home Settings. Switch that off and I "think" it will do what you are trying to do.
The active one seems to be the current device in use, assume maybe to save power as it’s in use anyway. If I’m playing music on HomePod mini it seems to switch to that and then when watching tv it switches to atv. Atv is Ethernet.
This is all confusing as hell but no, I don't think so. I think it just makes more devices interoperable so that they can show up in HomeKit.
Thread is separate but related and more useful because it takes load off your wifi network, but not all devices that support Matter support Thread, apparently.
Oh... I wasn't aware of that setting.
I turned it off, but my control center items still doesn't match. Does it present the most used scenes?
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You've been able to do that for years.
Set up your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub - Apple Support
Set up a home hub to control your smart home accessories while you're away from home, share control of your accessories with others, and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.
If you're worried about it doing so, don't update yet. This is a beta. There will be changes. And just because it works now doesn't mean it'll work in the next beta and then you're lock in.
People shouldn't be installing any HomeKit betas unless they're ready to live with having some HomeKit devices not work for days, weeks, or even months while they work through the early beta process.
no, they are automatically home hubs. I wish they weren’t as wellYou've been able to do that for years.
Set up your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub - Apple Support
Set up a home hub to control your smart home accessories while you're away from home, share control of your accessories with others, and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.support.apple.com