Question about HomeKit remote

[Stromberg]

Hi,

I'm on PB2 with my 6s+ and I also own a Apple TV with the latest public firmware (no beta).

In the HomeKit-app a see the automation tab but I'm not able to trigger any scenario from remote. I was following the information that apple provided: disconnect of the appleID on the Apple TV, restart and reconnect. Disable iCloud for HomeKit on the iPhone and so on.

I reckon that the actual developer version vor TV-OS is needed to get this functional.

Is this correct? Or any thing else is happen with my setup?

 

[tony_glasgow]

I thought it needs the new (currently in beta) tvOS for this to work.

 

[Stromberg]

I thought it needs the new (currently in beta) tvOS for this to work.

Thanks for the clarification, than I have to wait for the public tvOS Release.

 

[GrumpyTrucker]

Supposedly it works on an TV 3 as well so I doubt it requires any version of tvOS

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204893

 

[Stromberg]

I followed this instructions several times without success :-(

 

[mariusignorello]

You'll need the beta version, and we're currently on beta 3. For things to work properly, you'll want to make sure all your iOS devices are on beta 3 as well.

 

[tony_glasgow]

I might have been wrong about requiring the beta version of tvOS...

I've been messing around with HomeKit and Xcode, and installed the Catalog sample onto my iPhone:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/HomeKitCatalog/Introduction/Intro.html

This allows you fairly raw access to the HomeKit database. It does allow the creation of rules and so I created a rule within it (to turn my lights down at a certain time) and now the 'Automation' tab within the Home tab is working - I can see the rule and add new rules.

As I haven't assigned any iPads to be the 'Home' controller I can only assume this is all working through my Apple TV with release firmware.

All seems to be working just now and I can create rules on these actions:

• My location changes
• A time of day occurs
• An accessory is controlled (lights turned on or door opened)
• A sensor detects something (greyed out as I don't have any of these devices)

Don't know if tvOS 10 will add to this list...