Beginners Guide to Apple Home!

There's about to be a massive Nest/Google exodus with the killing of Nest Secure... Any chance of a video highlighting conversion options and suggestions for folks that are already set up with many Nest devices?

Good look at the Home. I have avoided using it a lot but with Matter I think I might be able to incorporate devices into one place.

I refuse to buy Phillips hue simply because they require their own hub.

Hey Adam, thanks for the videos. I just start small for Christmas. Just buy a Aqara bridge, smartplug and button. The next project will be a ledstrip in the kiestoon. And everything linked to Apple HomeKit. Just 1 question. Can you also set automations in a specific period of the day? So my son comes out his bed in the period of sleeping, the motion sensor will switch the ledstrip. But the brightness should be light up voor 1min at a 20%, in the rest of the day, it should be at 100%. Is it something I can set with Apple HomeKit Automations? Thx.

Piggy

I see in your video that you use the "arrive" scene/automation. I tried scenes and automation using when I arrive to open meross garage door opener. Tried multiple ways and they all look correct but the door does not open when I arrive even tho it sees I am home. Any thoughts?

Well done! This is the first video I’ve seen that clearly explained the basics of HomeKit and did so very well. Now, finally, I have enough information to get started automating my home. Thank you!

Hello Adam! I am a Google Home user. I can control all my Philips Hue lights through the Google Home pod with voice command. I recently got myself an iPhone so I wish to be able to control my lights with Siri commands as well but unfortunately I'm unable to connect my Hue Bridge to Apple HomeApp. It just doesn't detect my Hue Bridge. HomeApp's QR scanner does not scan the QR behind my Bridge but it detects the product ID. After waiting couple of minutes it fails connecting to Bridge. I'm confused on one thing. Having iPhone and Hue Bridge is not enough to establish this connection? Does it still requires to own Apple HomePod or AppleTV etc?

Can someone explain to me why everyone’s time cards are small and why are mine all the way across the screen? It’s not a resizing thing, I’ve tried that. Mine are long rectangles. Every video I see has smaller icons for their devices.

Excellent video. Unfortunately I only understand French and your speech rate is too fast to read the subtitles. Thank you for your explanations.

No one asking about that sexy time scene? OK.....

This was an EXCELLENT video. I will be subscribing. Very comprehensive and extremely easy to understand. You break it down, get to the point and don't dilly dally. Thank you!

Mary Jane setting looking devious...

Hi Adman, can you make a video just showing how to set up HomeKit...Not what it does, just set up...Thanks so much!

or....I could just get out of my chair, walk over to the wall, and turn the light switch on or off. Life is complicated enough, without having to worry about what's compatible with what, passwords, security settings, upgrades, etc etc. Home "automation" is, for the most part, the result of marketing making us think we "need" something we were actually doing fine without. A fool and his money are soon parted.

Adam
Great video!
I'm having trouble adding my wife . I'm able to add her but she never receives the invite. Any suggestions? TY

So the apple HomePod mini works with matter ?

I am doing a NFC smart lock project with the platform of nRF52840-DK, and I am confused about the mechanism of step-up transaction. Very few resources related to this top. I just want to figure it out but I still can't.

hi, the home icon still does not appear in the settings list anymore, so there is no way to toggle on the ipad as the hub. I also have a homepod mini. The mini always overrides the ipad, even if i am right next to the ipad and the homepod can barely hear me, and sometimes both don't even responed. I want the ipad to be the hub. Any ideas? Thanks!

You sound horrible… i had Bug problems with understanding your speech due to editing and splicing in a wrong way…

i m looking for a switch ON/OFF that i can control from everywhere in the planet. Does Homekit works outside the local network (wifi)? How should i do. (it s for a server that freeezes sometimes, and i want to be able to reboot it from everywhere in the world). Do i need a hub for that? (apple tv) (or something else like a router that has a VPN?) (or nothing, we are in 2023, everything is easy now?). Thanks for any help.

great video.. too bad after iOS 17 my Philips hue won't pair to my HomeKit

Great video, I have several different non native smart devices in my home (~25) ranging from Nest Thermostats and Cameras, Phillips Hue Lights, Govee LED lights and Amazon Firesticks. Which bridge device would you recommend to connect all to an Apple HomeKit?

BJ from The Righteous Gemstones?

What security cameras work best with Apple home kit?

Good video however you speak really fast! 😊

That is one confusing accent. It’s definitely not difficult to understand, I just couldn’t pinpoint where what the accent is!

Got a new sub, this video helped me out so much!

Great sharing Adam. I have questions on Homepod music track, I streamed Apple Music thru Siri (HomePod) and subsequently airplay to external speakers which supports homekit. I wanted to view track history in Apple Music, but realised it wasn’t captured. Is there a turnaround for this? I reddit it since this issue is happening since 2018 .. ?

Super helpful. Thanks!

Great video, tutorial, step by step guide, and above all, Very helpful in setting up the Apple Home-KIt….

I have the Apple HomePod mini and the latest Apple phone. I am stuck. Likewise, I cannot get my nanaleaf bulbs to automate, nor can I get meross plugs to work. I'm at a loss. How do I start over? I spoke with Apple support twice with no help. Please give me advice. Thank you.

Hi Adam, i just started my homekit organization and so i follow you. First problem i had is about rooms, i just have 2 as I'm still learning so i make tries, in my home i see living room but I can't see swimpool where i just have Aqara temperature device, why that?

I just bought a HomePod mini .. I also have iPhone 13 and Apple Watch 8.. which brand of compatible light bulbs do you recommend? It’s important to me that the bulb can be very dim when needed.. I rarely like bright lights in my home. Thanks! 🙏

Great walkthrough! You’re from my neck of the woods I believe

Great review!!!!!

What is that HomePod stand out are using?

Thanks for the info

oh my word so many device names and technologies. How did we get there?? thanks for the explanation though.

When receiving an iphone call, is there a way to have the homepod be the default speaker rather than the iphone speaker. My mom has hearing and dexterity issues so it would be greatly helpful if she did not have to touch (choose) speaker or homepod when she answers the iphone call. Thanks for your videos.

Sexy time scene locks all the drawers and closets XD

which is the cheapest  tv that can I use as home hub?  tv 4k 2.gen with wifi ?

Hello Adam, thank you for great work. I am a big fan from Slovakia. I would like to ask, as you talked about privacy in this video, how do you use Aqara app ? Do you sign in or do you use Homekit only mode? Thank you for your answer✌️

How can i connect my Xbox series s to it im still new to apple and their products

Only a minute in but I just wanted to say I appreciate you blocking out Alexa. Cause ive watched other videos when They do say it and now im aggressively shouting stop or cancel at it.

Iight ima finish watching now