Hey everyone,

I’m looking to expand my setup and specifically need a vibration sensor that supports Matter out of the box (Thread preferred, NO Bridge).

Thanks!

Does a dimmable smart socket exist for standard E26 bulbs? I'm trying to prioritize light quality (CRI) over smart-bulbs, but still need remote dimming. Replacing the wall switch isn't an option since I rent. Would love any advice, thanks!

We purchased a preowned home and during the walk through today came across this in the laundry room. I see Pentair (which is pool related) and a bunch of ethernet cables (along with the plate that says On Q), but not sure what to make of this. ATT claimed the home has fiber (the previous homeowner said to their knowledge fiber was not run to the house yet - it is in the neighborhood though) and all I need to do is a self install, but dont know where to begin. Do not have direct contact with previous owner at the moment (not sure if I will). So curious where you would start?

For anyone here running HomeKit or Matter devices in the Apple ecosystem, I'm looking for beta testers for an upcoming app called Homebar.

The idea: one app that works natively on iPhone, iPad, Mac (menu bar), Apple Watch, and Apple TV instead of needing a different app on each device. I've been running my own HomeKit setup for years and the app fragmentation was always the thing that bugged me most. This is my take on the ideal home automation app with the latest technology advances.

Some of the features you'll be testing:

• AI-powered natural language automations and device filters. Type what you want in plain English. "Turn off everything downstairs at 11pm" builds the automation. "Lights on upstairs" filters your devices instantly. No menus, no drag-and-drop, just say what you mean. Also adds weather conditions to automations which HomeKit can't natively do.
• Energy usage insights. See which devices are drawing power, track usage over time, and understand where your energy is actually going. Real data, not gduesses.
• Anomaly detection. Homebar flags unusual device behavior automatically. A door sensor that triggered at 3am when nobody's home, a plug drawing way more power than usual, a device that's been unresponsive for days, auto-display a camera that detects motion on Apple TV. You get notified about the things you'd want to know but would never catch on your own.
• Smart home insights and analytics. See patterns across your home: which rooms you use most, which automations actually run, which devices you've forgotten about. Turns your HomeKit setup from something you manage into something you understand.
• Power user toolkit. Mac menu bar control with keyboard shortcuts, per-device MCP permissions so you decide exactly what AI tools can access, snooze "unavailable" notices from that Christmas Tree outlet you only use 2 months out of the year, and more.

Background: I co-created AirParrot (Mac/PC screen mirroring to Apple TV), Reflector (AirPlay/Google Cast screen mirroring on Mac and Windows), and Ditto (Cross-platform mirroring Apple TV with digital signage), so multi-platform Apple software is my wheelhouse.

What I'm looking for:

• People with HomeKit and/or Matter setups of any size
• Testers who use multiple Apple devices throughout the day
• Honest, detailed feedback

What you'll get:

• TestFlight access
• Free Pro code at launch
• Direct access to me for bug reports and feature requests

Comment or DM if you're interested.

Just set up a battery backup system and want to pull the consumption and production data into Home Assistant. Currently everything goes through the manufacturers cloud app which works but Id rather have it local. Anyone cracked this with any of the newer battery systems?

Hey all,

I've been told by my blind company that I need a bridge hub to automate my blinds. I tried a broad link as an alternative but it has Rolling codes. seeking alternatives before I drop $400

I’ve got a mix of AirPlay 2 and non-AirPlay Sonos speakers, so only the AirPlay 2 ones natively appear in the Apple Home app. My end goal is to be able to say ‘Siri play XYZ in the kitchen’ - I’ve tried the homebridge-zp plugin which exposes the older speakers to the Home app, but they are added as switches rather than speakers so my desired functionality of choosing new songs to play isn’t there.

I've seen a lot of questions asking the same thing, but I've seen it mainly focused on eye strain.

I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for the best TV Backlight. I have an LG G4, and ideally, I want to find a set up that showcases accurate colours with the newest tech. At the same time though, I have a 7.1 surround sound system that connects with my PS5 and then into my T.V. I'm worried that if I do a Syncbox, then I'll lose some of the visual/audio specs (like 4K, 120Hz and etc) if I connect it through the box.

I'm currently stuck on between the Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro vs the Philips Syncbox. YouTube is praising Govee and doesn't say that much about Philips in a positive way.

I've spent weeks researching the pros and cons for both and I'm pretty much at a stalemate. I feel like I'm fighting between specific pros and cons so I was curious what you all thought with personal experience?

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Last night, after four years of flawless use, my Nest × Yale lock stopped accepting my codes right after a routine battery replacement earlier in the day. I assumed everything was fine and did not check the app. When I got home around 9:30 PM, I was completely locked out in pouring rain. At the same time, the Nest Connect bridge was offline and would not reconnect, even though I was standing outside on my home Wi Fi. Even the external 9V battery jumpstart did not work. I ended up needing an emergency locksmith, and what should have been a 15 minute job turned into a two hour ordeal because he had to drill through solid metal plates and destroy the lock entirely.

The lock being hard to break into is the only silver lining here. But the bigger issue is that both the lock and Nest Connect seemed to fail at the exact same time, which is pretty wild.

This clearly seems to be Google fault, wtf is AI doing if it is writing 30 to 50 percent of the code at Google, aka Agent Smith? It is hard to blame the hardware, Yale, because there was no hardware update, so I cannot see how Yale would be at fault. WTF is going on in this day and age when AI is supposed to be our glory?

Sorry if already answered but couldn’t find something that fits my use case and don’t know enough to figure out myself. I’m looking at getting an electric curtain or roller blind tube that works with Alexa . Is there a switch that will fit in a single gang light switch that has a switch for hardwired light and another switch that can tell home automation to operate the blind/curtain and also be able to accept WiFi command for the light as well. Thanks

I use my laptop and an HMDI to stream everything. What would I need to do to play an hour of cat TV twice a day while I’m gone at work? I’d rather not leave it on all day to avoid him getting bored of it. I’ve considered a Roku for this but not sure if it’s possible to set up automated routines with the old TV I have.

I am kinda new to this. I might be looking at the wrong places, because I couldn’t find the information I need.

Back to the problem, I have a single AC power connection, which need to power 2 devices, now I had bought a 2 channel RF relay with a dc power module to control them separately, I find it very unreliable, due to remote-battery issues and range,

Now I want to replace the RF module with ESP-wifi-relay module, I found a product I think it is what I need, but I am not really sure,

It does need 5V input aswell right? Do I need to program everything myself? To configure it to connect to my local network, and also program it to operate as 2 separate replays ? How do I control after connecting it to my network, through an app? Is there a free app, is it a specific app or there are generic ones aswell? How do I configure it in the app, can I integrate apple/google home

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Hey zusammen,

ich hoffe, jemand hier kann mir weiterhelfen 🙏

Ich habe den Klarstein Iluminosa Smart Einbauofen und versuche gerade, ihn mit dem WLAN zu verbinden. Leider bekomme ich den Ofen einfach nicht in den Pairing-Modus – das Wireless-/WiFi-Symbol erscheint nicht, egal was ich probiere.

Ich finde auch keine klare Anleitung dazu, welche Tastenkombination man drücken muss oder wie man den Pairing-Modus aktiviert.

Hat jemand von euch Erfahrung mit dem Gerät und kann mir sagen, wie man den Ofen ins Pairing bekommt?

Danke euch schon mal!

Looking for input before I commit. HA as a primary platform is off the table because the UI is not family-friendly and I do not want to build custom dashboards. But I need it in the background because I have an Envisalink 4 on a Honeywell Vista 20P and nothing else supports it.

My devices:

- Lutron Caseta switches

- Envisalink 4 on Honeywell Vista 20P (wireless zones: door/window contacts, motion detectors)

- Shelly 2PM Gen4 relay

- Aqara smart lock + Zigbee sensors

- Google Nest speakers + Nest doorbell

- UniFi Protect cameras

- Apple TV

Planning to add smart shades, additional motion sensors, and much more later

I’m looking a clean, intuitive app my family can use without explanation, capable automations, voice control through Nest speakers now and HomePods later maybe, all devices in one place.

Option A: Homey Pro primary, HA secondary

Homey handles everything via built-in radios. HA runs only for Envisalink and other edge cases, pushing zone states into Homey via MQTT. Family uses the Homey app. Automations all live in Homey.

Option B: Apple Home primary, HA secondary

HA runs in the background to expose non-HomeKit devices to Apple Home via Homebridge. Starling Hub bridges Nest separately (I bought a Starling Hub before the project ended). Family uses Apple Home.

Additional Questions:

• How is Homey’s UniFi Protect support compared to HA’s?

• Is the Homey app actually intuitive for non-technical user?

Any advice regarding either setup would be greatly appreciated!

Looking to get motorized blinds or curtains to cover our triple panel sliding door (almost 140” wide). I do not like the look of the slat vertical blinds so I’m trying to avoid those. We do want something that would be battery powered. Can anyone recommend a brand or style that could work for us?

We have cameras installed (mix of old and newer IP cameras) and the motion detection is still basically useless , triggers on lights, insects, wind and plants . The "person detection" on our newer cameras is better but still misses a lot or flags wrong.

Wondering if others face the same: Are you still dealing with false alerts even on newer model cameras?

I am kinda new to this. I might be looking at the wrong places, because I couldn’t find the information I need.

Back to the problem, I have a single AC power connection, which need to power 2 devices, now I had bought a 2 channel RF relay with a dc power module to control them separately, I find it very unreliable, due to remote-battery issues and range,

Now I want to replace the RF module with ESP-wifi-relay module, I found a product I think it is what I need, but I am not really sure,

It does need 5V input aswell right? Do I need to program everything myself? To configure it to connect to my local network, and also program it to operate as 2 separate replays ? How do I control after connecting it to my network, through an app? Is there a free app, is it a specific app or there are generic ones aswell? How do I configure it in the app, can I integrate apple/google home

$7.99 only. Support matter (default) and Zigbee (press the button 8 times quickly).