What devices can I control with HomeBridge?
Use your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac to control your Homebridge accessories and setup automations. Control your devices using the app you choose, such as the Apple Home App, Eve for HomeKit or any of the other 3rd party HomeKit apps. You can also control your accessories using your voice via Siri: "Turn off the lights downstairs."
Can I use Apple TV as a Home Hub?
The device that you set up as a home hub must remain in your home, connected to your home Wi-Fi network, and powered on. Apple TV (3rd generation) doesn’t support remote access for shared users or remote access to HomeKit enabled cameras.
How do I set up HomeKit on my Apple TV?
Step One: Enable HomeKit Access on the Apple TV. Once you’ve done the extra security legwork we just outlined, you enable HomeKit access to your local network simply by logging into your Apple TV with the same iCloud/Apple ID as the device you use to control your HomeKit system at home.
How do I use my iPad as a HomeKit hub?
Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud and make sure that you're signed in to iCloud with the Apple ID that you used to set up your HomeKit accessories in the Home app. Scroll down and check that Home is turned on. Tap Settings > Home and turn on Use this iPad as a Home Hub.
How do I connect Apple TV to Homebridge?
Each discovered Apple TV will add a "Pair" switch to the Home app. You can then use this switch to pair with the Apple TV. When you toggle a "Pair" switch on, the Apple TV will show a pairing code. At the same time, a message will appear in the homebridge terminal asking you to type in the code.
Can I access my Apple TV remotely?
If you have an Apple TV (4th generation or later), HomePod, or HomePod mini, or if you set up an iPad (with iOS 10.3 or later, or with iPadOS) that you leave at home, you can use remote access. The Apple TV, HomePod, HomePod mini, or iPad acts as a home hub, which allows remote access to your accessories.
How do I use remote Widget on Apple TV?
Add Apple TV controls to iOS Control CenterOn the iOS or iPadOS device, go to Settings > Control Center, then tap Customize Controls.Tap the Add button. next to Apple TV Remote in the More Controls list to add it to Control Center.
Does Homebridge work remotely?
To enable remote access to your Homebridge connected accessories you need to setup a device act as a home hub. With a home hub, you can control your HomeKit accessories remotely, grant access to people that you trust and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.
Does Apple HomeKit work remotely?
If you have an Apple TV (3rd generation or later), HomePod, or an iPad (iPadOS 13 or iOS 10 or later) that you leave at home, you can remotely access HomeKit-enabled accessories from your iPhone and your paired Apple Watch.
Is there an Apple TV Remote widget?
After updating to the latest iOS version, I noticed that the remote widget now displays fullscreen (rather than a smaller modal).
How do I connect to my Apple TV without a remote?
To do this, make sure that the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are turned ON on your iOS device. Turn ON the Apple TV, and when the Start-up Screen appears, touch your iOS device to the Apple TV box, and follow the on-screen instructions on both devices. Your Apple TV can now access the new Wi-Fi network.
Can you turn on Apple TV without remote?
You can turn on an Apple TV without a remote simply by plugging it in — once it's plugged in, it will turn on automatically. If your Apple TV is in Sleep Mode, try unplugging it and plugging it back in to wake it.
Can I control my TV away from home?
There is no doubt that you can. Regardless of whether a TV you have is a smart TV or not, a smartphone is capable of using as a remote control.
How do I turn off Apple TV when Im not home?
Put your Apple TV to sleep With your Siri Remote (1st generation) or Apple TV Remote (1st generation):* Press and hold TV/Control Center for three seconds to bring up Control Center, then select Sleep . With your Apple Remote (aluminum or white): Press and hold Play/Pause for five seconds.
Bringing HomeKit support where there is none
Homebridge allows you to integrate with smart home devices that do not natively support HomeKit. There are over 2,000 Homebridge plugins supporting thousands of different smart accessories.
Control your smart devices
Use your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac to control your Homebridge accessories and setup automations.
Simple user interface
The Homebridge UI provides an easy to use interface to manage your Homebridge plugins, configuration and accessories.
Homebridge Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that is perfect for running Homebridge.
Install Homebridge
The Homebridge Wiki has easy to follow setup guides to help you get Homebridge running on your existing system:
How to enable Homekit on Apple TV?
Once you’ve done the extra security legwork we just outlined, you enable HomeKit access to your local network simply by logging into your Apple TV with the same iCloud/Apple ID as the device you use to control your HomeKit system at home. That’s it. Unlike HomeKit in iOS 9, there’s no opting in on your iOS device to–HomeKit is now totally integrated and on by default (so long as you have appropriate security settings on your account).
How to use iPad as home hub?
Once you have done so, simply navigate to Settings > Home and toggle “Use this iPad as a Home Hub” to on.
What generation is Apple TV?
First, you need either an Apple TV or an iPad that you’re willing to leave at home all the time. Your Apple TV must be either the 3rd generation model (updated to the current iOS 8.4.1-based, Apple TV Software 7.2) or the 4th generation model (running tvOS 10.0+). Make sure your Apple TV is updated before continuing.
How far away is Homekit from Bluetooth?
If your HomeKit hub is not within Bluetooth distance (~30-40 feet) of the device in question, then HomeKit connectivity with that device will be spotty-to-non-existent.
How to turn off sleep mode on Apple TV?
You can disable sleep mode by navigating to Settings > General > Sleep After and adjusting the setting to “Never”.
What does Siri do when you say "turn the lights on"?
When you’re standing in your foyer and say “Siri, turn the lights on”, she’ll happily turn your HomeKit-integrated lights on. But if you’re standing at the edge of the block just outside Wi-Fi range and issue the same command, you’ll get a response like “I’m sorry, I couldn’t reach your devices at this time”.
Is Homekit a new product?
Although the solution might be simple once it’s deployed, HomeKit is still a relatively new offering and the setup isn’t without quirks. Rather than leave you to muddle through the process we’ve gathered all the relevant information here to get you up and running.
How to use HomeKit as a hub?
Scroll down and check that Home is turned on. Tap Settings > Home and turn on Use this iPad as a Home Hub.
Can I use my iPad as a hub?
To use your iPad as a home hub, it must remain in your home, powered on, and connected to your home Wi-Fi network.
Can you create a custom home automation?
After you set up a home hub , you can create custom home automations in the Home app or personal automations in the Shortcuts app .
Can you control your home with HomePod?
HomePod, HomePod mini, and Apple TV automatically set up as home hubs, so you can control your home even when you're not in it, and run automations right away. Just make sure that you're signed in to iCloud on your iOS device or Apple TV with the Apple ID that you used to set up your HomeKit accessories in the Home app.
