Apple Homekit Automation Activity Log

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Apple Homekit Automation Activity Log

Lately I have been experiencing actions on my homekit devices that were not initiated by anyone with known access to the homekit setup. I am afraid, it could be someone who may have gained unauthorized access to my network.

I would like to see a log of all action commands received by Homekit and a log of all corresponding requests from Homekit sent to all the devices.

Is there a way to access the logs? If not, can this be added or can something similar be added that will help users see the log of activities?

HomePod, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 5, 2020 3:43 PM

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uddipm567 Author

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Mar 5, 2020 3:56 PM in response to QuickPost

Thanks. I do not see any unauthorized devices listed. While this helped me confirm that there are no unauthorized devices or users on my network, I still need answers on why I experience activities on my Homekit that have apparently not been initiated by anyone or any automation sequence.

So, how do I determine what is causing the anomalous activity I see on Homekit?

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Mar 5, 2020 7:35 PM in response to uddipm567

Hello,

What types of devices are these unauthorized actions being displayed on? Most of the time these accessories can also be accessed through the manufacturers application which they often also have separate online accounts. One of these could potentially be compromised.

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uddipm567 Author

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Mar 6, 2020 10:23 AM in response to QuickPost

I have the philips hue and lutron caseta light controls. The "Lights Off" activity impacted both of them. Only the lights connected via Wemo mini plugs were not affected. I have noticed that the August Lock app keeps a log of all activities and if Homekit can also have a similar log that users can pull up when needed, it can help tremendously.

Until then, I may have to find another way to identify the source of this issue.

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Mar 5, 2020 3:46 PM in response to uddipm567

Hello,

On an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Macintosh > Open Settings/System Preferences > [your name] > From here you can view all devices signed in with your Apple ID. You can see if there are any unrecognizable devices and restrict their access. If this is the case then I highly suggest that you change your Apple ID's password.

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