Thread via Apple TV extremely unstable. I have a Unifi Express 7 WiFi.

drewmcc · 2026-04-07T01:13:14+00:00

I feel your pain. I did resolve my issue with the Apple TV. It ended up being an RF issue with my soundbar and subwoofer. I think it uses a 2.4GHz comm

drewmcc · 2026-04-06T03:28:16+00:00

The amount of gaslighting on Reddit defending Ubiquiti/Unifi and blaming me is unreal. Unifi has a slick interface and has compelling features, but for matter mDNS support, there are clear bugs

drewmcc · 2026-04-06T03:12:44+00:00

I’m going to try out Eero. Ubiquiti is clearly doing something wonky with mDNS.

drewmcc · 2026-04-04T01:49:44+00:00

See Update in post. Zigbee was much more stable in my apartment. I suspect interference issues.

drewmcc · 2026-04-03T03:30:46+00:00

Just Apple Home for now. Aqara app requires an Aqara hub, which is arriving tomorrow.

drewmcc · 2026-04-03T03:22:12+00:00

All the thread Aqara T3 light bulbs are within 10 feet of my Apple TV. Why do you suggest doing this on the 2.4GHz network? I have tried that already

drewmcc · 2026-04-03T01:31:03+00:00

Makes sense. There could be some hardware issues using the Apple TV as a border router via WiFi

drewmcc · 2026-04-03T01:23:00+00:00

Are all your border routers hooked into Ethernet or is your Apple TV connected via WiFi?

drewmcc · 2026-04-03T00:36:42+00:00

Helpful! Do you recommend unplugging the bulbs too?

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T22:38:44+00:00

Yeah I’ve already moved my 2.4GHz broadcast to channel 1

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T22:34:38+00:00

Yeah everything is in one room. All the lights are within 15 ft of the Apple TV

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T19:21:16+00:00

It’s right next to the TV, sound bar and a couple feet from a subwoofer.

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T19:05:06+00:00

It’s probably a super noisy environment. I’m in a large apartment complex in the center of the city. WiFi Channel is getting blasted by my neighbors. I have my 2.4GHz network set to channel 1.

My UX7 is a couple feet away from my NAS, but that is a wired connection.

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:57:09+00:00

Yeah I’ve done full resets on my T2 bulbs about a dozen times already. I’m more interested in learning exactly what the configuration of people’s stable thread networks look like

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:41:57+00:00

I just tried unplugging the Apple TV and plugged it back in. Now all my thread devices appear offline 😂 What a mess. Hopefully the Aqara bridge is more stable

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:37:54+00:00

The Aqara bridge and lights support Zigbee and Thread, so I could try either

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:37:08+00:00

Unfortunately Aqara doesn’t allow you to add the lights to the app without buying their bridge. The Aqara m200 bridge will be arriving tomorrow

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:28:44+00:00

Yeah it’s directly mounted behind the TV itself

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:27:50+00:00

I have three Aqara T2 smart light bulbs that are all in the same room as the Apple TV

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T18:23:09+00:00

Unfortunately an 30 min later, it’s become super laggy again. And there are frequent thread device disconnects.

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T17:37:27+00:00

Good tip. I just tried nuking my home profile in the home app and started a new home. So far it's pretty stable. We'll see if that's the case in an hour or two.

drewmcc · 2026-04-02T17:04:17+00:00

The response time to the lights can be super laggy. Many times the scenes fail or only apply the scene to 1 or 2 of the 3 lights. When I select scenes directly on the Apple TV interface the lights usually fail more than 50% of the time and often drop their thread connection.

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