IOS 14.6 HomeKit issues

Ouch, that sounds frustrating, Rapier 57. I’ve been fortunate that the symptoms I’m seeing aren’t as severe as you’re experiencing but I agree wholeheartedly that the problem is with TVOS which is also running on the HomePods and HomePod minis.

I’m just a bit surprised that there aren’t a lot more “cases” being described on this forum or on the usual Reddit subs. For sure there’s a handful of users chiming in on these posts indicating the same behavior but not as much as I would have thought for pervasive software bugs…

My theory (OK - speculation) is that Homekit uses a local cloud to share data between Home Hubs. This is because I don't need to be connected to the Internet for Homekit to work. I have an Apple TV 4K and Homepods running 14.6 that can act as hubs. I have held back on updating my iOS devices to 14.6 because of reports of problems but, in any case, I don't use the iPad as a Home Hub.

I have recently encountered intermittent Homekit problems such as some automations not working some of the time. For example yesterday morning a switch failed to come on but today it worked. Maybe one of the hubs (ATV?) is going to sleep and the handover to the other hub is not working correctly?

Oh interesting, I’m curious to understand what you saw when testing to think it may be an iCloud account issue? It sounds very interesting and would explain why only a limited number of users are complaining.

I had tested using my work iPhone that had never had a “Home” installed and a relatively new Apple ID. I installed an older plug and play WiFi access point and two smart plugs and I found the same symptoms in this test environment. It reinforced my thinking that the HomePod was the culprit but i was also thinking it could be server side processing.

im very interested to hear what you are told when support gets back to you!

Oh I see! Of all the things I tested, I did not properly test Siri on my iPhone. I had the mistaken impression that Siri on my iPhone was working properly but after reading your note I tried it and found the symptoms present…..

I understand why you suspect the iCloud account. I also think it could be related to the 14.6 upgrade but with the problem on the Server side vs. the local device.

I watched your video and am very impressed with your setup. Great job! Fingers crossed for a fast resolution.

Jeanchrijaz, good demonstration. This is indeed exactly the behavior I’ve been experiencing.

I'm fortunate on one hand because it only occurs when I use shorthand command. (“Light off” instead of “turn off light”), but in your case, the change they have made negatively impacts the proper commands for your language.

im glad they ran tests with the additional profiles for you as well. Hopefully they will figure this out and get it back to normal in the next release.

Jean , has the problem been resolved for you? On my end, it has been fixed. No more misinterpreting the current command and repeating the previous command. No updates have been made to the client so it seems like something has been updated on the server side. Hope it has been rolled out globally and you are benefiting as well!

I have am similar problem, ONLY on ios 14.6 devices.

When i say "hey siri, open the front door", Siri opens the garage door.

Is there a bugfix yet ? Or perhaps some bugfix coming in 12.7 ? Two friends of mine and me have exactly the same problem. It‘s really annoying.

it‘s there even if you delete all home hubs and completely reset your home. I tried it with Siri on iPhone (iOS 14.6)

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