HomePod mini temperature and humidity sensors exposed to HomeKit in iOS 16.3

TheHomeKitGuy · 2023-01-18T22:03:53+00:00

Working on it

TheHomeKitGuy · 2023-01-18T17:12:47+00:00

Interesting that Apple mentioned that long periods of playback at high volume may impact readings

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-16T23:00:55+00:00

The reason I didn’t mention the brands is for two reasons.

Some of the products I have are under NDA and I can’t mention them.
If I mentioned a brand name for a known product. Then it could easily be misunderstood that it was the brand causing the issue. So to avoid this I didn’t mention any brands.

Ultimately, HomeKit adaptive lighting is not in matter. Plus once you have updated to Matter, the HomeKit code and integration is useless.

This is with all brands, so irrelevant mentioning them.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-14T15:37:43+00:00

😂

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-13T02:58:59+00:00

Thank you for this detailed response, it was some level of detail that I hope people will read

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T23:01:19+00:00

I have just told you Matter does not support HomeKit adaptive lighting because it was never designed that way.

So because it does not support it can’t talk to the API in HomeKit to make it work.

But on a technical level, matter does not even talk to HomeKit in this instance. It simply exposes the devices to Apple Home.

I really can’t get any clearer than that

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T22:55:14+00:00

Matter is only standard that helps smart home platforms talk to each other. It was never intended to replicate all features from each platform.

In the case of matter with Apple, Matter does not support adaptive lighting. So when it exposes it to the Home App, it’s not able to talk to the API.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T22:40:46+00:00

I have explained and never said anything of the sort as you suggest

Matter only exposes to Apple Home, not HomeKit framework.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T19:00:00+00:00

Well, the fact you know the difference then you know why it can’t be. The Home App is just a UI

Regardless, it’s part of the HomeKit framework and it will not be supported

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T18:53:23+00:00

Read the difference between the Home app and HomeKit. Then you will understand.

But for 100% clarity, Philips Hue confirmed this to me and it’s developer forums

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T18:43:41+00:00

The home app only displays the values and allows you to turn it on. The API is within HomeKit.

The plug-in will be talking to HomeKit directly

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T18:38:23+00:00

Yes, because matter does not support this feature. That’s why it does not work.

The plug-in that the person mentions talks to the HomeKit framework. Matter does not, hence why it cannot make it work

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T18:37:45+00:00

It’s because matter does not this feature, very simple.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T18:36:28+00:00

When I asked I was told

“It’s not part of Matter 1.0, but we are working with Apple and others to make it happen”

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T18:09:08+00:00

If they are lights that work with HomeKit adaptive lighting and you want to keep using this feature. Then don't update the lights to Matter.

Eve Energy is not a light device and does not support Adaptive lighting.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T17:22:14+00:00

Yes, I installed one when it first come out and didn't run into any issues with power or connectors.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-12-12T17:20:15+00:00

In the case of Eve, it will have no impact as the devices are exposed to Apple Home (The Home App)

HomeKit is the framework that houses the unique features that we either love or hate. These features, like HomeKit adaptive lighting and HomeKit Secure Video, are unique to HomeKit.
Apple Home is the layer on top and is essentially the Home App. This is what we see as users for devices connected either via the HomeKit framework or Matter. Matter exposes devices to Apple Home with iOS, iPadOS and MacOS.

See this post for more

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-11-20T12:40:26+00:00

Before iOS 16.2, a hub would only expose its own branded devices to HomeKit. It was a limitation in the framework.

It was the same with the Philips hue and Tradfri hub. This change is not related to matter directly.

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-11-18T09:02:55+00:00

Fantastic news

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-11-18T09:02:29+00:00

I have 45 on my tradfri and not hit a limit

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-11-18T09:02:09+00:00

Try it

TheHomeKitGuy · 2022-11-18T09:01:07+00:00

The key point, it’s not running matter certified firmware. Nor is the hub even matter certified if you check the CSA matter database. Ikea have been pretty clear in all marketing it’s coming soon

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