HomeKit “Test This Automation” Feature Not Working Suddenly

[Itinj24]

Is this feature not working for anyone else either?

I have several multi scene/multi accessory automations and sometimes I disable them if they’ll interfere with my activities. For example, my Goodnight automation involves five scenes and many accessories performing various actions. I sometimes disable it if I’ll be up past the time it executes. A simple tap of the “Test This Automation” button just executes it and I’m good to go.

Just discovered that this function is now useless so I had to manually execute every scene and accessory involved in that automation. Every light dimness setting and accessory setting. The button is just dead. It registers the tap but does nothing. Complete PITA.

iOS 16.1.1

 

[YatBob]

Mine are still working, even when my automations were non functional my test this worked

 

[Itinj24]

Mine are still working, even when my automations were non functional my test this worked

Ok thanks for the reply. Guess I’ll try rewriting the automation and see if it works then.

 

[TonyC28]

Ok thanks for the reply. Guess I’ll try rewriting the automation and see if it works then.

Isn’t it fun deleting and re-adding automations all the time??

 

[zinacef]

I can confirm that the Test Automation feature does NOT work including the automation itself.

After several months of deleting and re-adding the automation both the test feature and the automation itself does not work.

Mind you, this is a simple automation - when I get close to the house, open garage door and unlock the Encode Plus, and, yes it used to work on some iOS iteration.

I’ve frankly given up on HomeKit!

 

[Itinj24]

Isn’t it fun deleting and re-adding automations all the time??

A few more that used to work fine didn’t fire this morning, nor did my kids’ HomePod Mini school alarms work.

I’m absolutely disgusted 🤬