Apple already auto-upgraded my HomePods to OS 18 last year without asking, which means I can’t manage alarms on them anymore via the Home app on my devices, which are still on iOS 17. 
The problem is that the new architecture isn’t compatible with devices that are stuck on iOS 15. So you can’t use your old iPhone SE or 7, or iPad mini 4, as a handy Home “remote” anymore, for example.I switched to the new architecture early on and have not looked back. It just works. Maybe device manufacturers should play more attention to keeping their gear compatible with HomeKit. I don’t use Matter and stick to devices that officially support HomeKit. I have no problems.
no complexity or confusion- just wait, Apple will autoupdate those that failed to heed the year of nagging...or just click the update button in settings, instructions in the articleThis whole situation is the antithesis of simple and easy to understand.
I have a variety of HomeKit stuff and I have no clue if I have old or new or whatnot.
I had hoped that buying Apple would have saved me from this complexity and confusion.
Have you considered reading this post out loud to yourself?
This is not a very kind way to talk to someone.
It just works until it doesn't. Just added a second AppleTV at my mom's house. It broke everything, nothing would respond. Tried everything and ended up having to start completely over and create a new "home" and had to reconfigure all 8 of her devices (light switches, smart plugs, garage door opener, doorbell cam etc.) basically from scratch.I switched to the new architecture early on and have not looked back. It just works. Maybe device manufacturers should play more attention to keeping their gear compatible with HomeKit. I don’t use Matter and stick to devices that officially support HomeKit. I have no problems.
sorry, forgot my meds this morning.
Lutron Caseta is rock solid! Their products account for approximately 2/3 of my HomeKit equipment and have always played nicely through the Caseta bridge to my router. The EcoBee thermostat hasn’t given me any grief either. A handful of Meross smartplugs get a little cross-eyed from time to time.Here is a story...
Someone build a new house. Grandma and grandpa move it, and all is fine. They like it. Then Apple pushes a software "upgrade" and the next day the kitchen light no longer work.
This is why I avoid putting Homekit in a client's home. This is why I stay with Lutron Caseta or in a streach, if needed Philips Hue. Both of these run off a dedicated "hub" that has no other fuctions and never fails
With building wiring, you want to install it and it "just works" for 30 or 50 years with no fuss. Apple is not there yet
My guess is that the upgrade will happen and that it'll stop working on your 2015 iMac.For those with older devices, you can’t update to the new HomeKit. I do not want to use my 2015 iMac to control anything HomeKit related, but as long as it is associated with my Apple ID I’m not able to do the update.
So what will happen in my situation when Apple forces the HomeKit update on me? I damn sure don’t want to move my iMac off my ID, and don’t want to lose control of my Home devices with my iPhone 16.
exactly. This is quite confusing. As for myself, I have some old devices and some new devices. And with these changes it is a nightmare. I have to update new devices, but if I do, the older, well functioning devices will not work. I would love to have option to keep the old system until the new is installed, or stop bugging me about updates. But will all this mess, I will not be relying on homekit. They already lost. And the lack of interest to this platform, lack of stability is testing my patience. Apple should just keep making macs and iphones. Leave the rest to professional developers.This whole situation is the antithesis of simple and easy to understand.
I have a variety of HomeKit stuff and I have no clue if I have old or new or whatnot.
I had hoped that buying Apple would have saved me from this complexity and confusion.
And never will. There is no business case for them for such a longevity.With building wiring, you want to install it and it "just works" for 30 or 50 years with no fuss. Apple is not there yet
Curious to know if you are using the Tapo app and their Cloud Account?and switched to the TP-Link Tapo ecosystem instead. It has worked flawlessly ever since
This morning Siri is literally doing the opposite of what I'm asking for my thermostat.
I said "set the air conditioning to 77" ... and it turned on the heat to 77.
I say some variation of this exact command every morning this time of year (only the temp changes in my command) and today it's doing "opposite commands".
Lovely.
Hey Iris ...
In the various forums I read, you are not the only person who credits a UniFi network for significantly reducing or eliminating HomeKit issues. Not sure why the UniFi network is “mo betta” than any other good-coverage system such as, for example, a mesh network, but the posts are there to support this theory.…I switched to UniFi for my networking equipment.