Apple TV loses connected status as HomeKit hub, HomePod mini takes over, resulting in slow automations and camera feeds.

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Apple TV loses connected status as HomeKit hub, HomePod mini takes over, resulting in slow automations and camera feeds.

After buying an HomePod mini and installing, I found out my HomeKit was reacting very slow. After some research I noticed that my HomePod mini was connected and the Apple TV was standby. Alle devices are one the same WiFi/network connection. I deleted my HomePod and reinstalled this after resetting and it work perfect again. But after some weeks it has changed back to the old situation. Again my HomePod mini takes over. Does somebody had any experiences with this. And maybe had a fix?

I tried removing both devices from a room, and also all in updated and logged in with the same Apple ID.

iPad Air, iPadOS 16

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 12:26 PM

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Chris_C1

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Aug 18, 2023 11:17 AM in response to DKHomeKit

Hey there DKHomeKit,

A few things to consider:

Ensure the Apple TV is updated to the latest version of tvOS
Ensure your Apple TV is signed in using the same Apple ID.
Make sure your Apple TV is set up as a hume hub, and your HomePod is not.

For HomePod, open the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. On iOS or iPadOS, tap the More button > Home Settings > Home Hubs & Bridges. On Mac, go to Edit > Edit Home. Then check under Home Hubs to see if HomePod is connected.
On your Apple TV, go to Settings > AirPlay and HomeKit > Room and make sure that your Apple TV is assigned to a room in the Home app.

Set up your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub

Have a good one!

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DKHomeKit Author

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Aug 18, 2023 11:50 AM in response to Chris_C1

Hi Chris,

Thankx for your reply.

Everything what you say is like this with me.

I bought the HomePod months later then the apple TV. Created the Homekit setup with the ipad on my Apple TV.

If I check Home Hubs and Bridges, my Apple TV is connected and the HomePod is standby. This is how it should be. But it has changed for multiple times now that it is the other way around. And then everything becomes very slow. After I delete the HomePod my Homekit is fast. When I reconnect it is as standby, but for how long I need to see.

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ShannonM1

Community Specialist

Aug 18, 2023 12:35 PM in response to DKHomeKit

Understood DKHomeKit,

What we'd recommend at this stage then is to contact Apple Support so that they can investigate this directly with you and see what's going on.

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities!

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Apple TV loses connected status as HomeKit hub, HomePod mini takes over, resulting in slow automations and camera feeds.

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