Off-Premises Apple TV HD "Hijacks" Home App

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Off-Premises Apple TV HD "Hijacks" Home App

I play pool Friday nights with a group of people. We like listening to music when we play. To enhance the experience we bought a large-screen TV and I donated my older Apple TV HD so we can log into my Apple Music Account and listen while displaying lyrics, animated album art, etc.

Here's the issue; where we play pool isn't at my house. And lately, it seems that when the billiards Apple TV is launched and it links to the local wifi, it ends up hijacking my Home app settings and all the "smart HUE lights" at my house stop responding to commands, automations, etc.

I can solve this by removing the billiards Apple TV from my account when I get home, but the next time the billiards Apple TV is launched and attaches to wifi the issue recurs. (and I get an on-screen notice when I do delete the off-premises Apple TV that this is exactly what is going to occur)

I think I may have made a settings change on the billiards Apple TV that allowed it to join my "Home Hub & Bridges" and I can't figure out how to remove it.

Your advice is appreciated.

Apple TV HD

Posted on Oct 23, 2023 8:05 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Oct 23, 2023 9:23 AM in response to Innov8-1

In the Home app on mobile (iPhone or iPad or iPod touch) with matching Apple ID, you can turn off the home hub setting for one of several HomeKit home hub devices (at least one hub device (Apple TV box or HomePod) should remain in the home). The disconnected device should then be an independent device not linked to HomeKit.

Home app on iPhone - Apple Support

Home app: ⌂ Home tab﹥(⋯) [upper right corner]﹥Home Settings ⚙﹥Home Hubs & Bridges﹥…

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Urquhart1244

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Oct 24, 2023 7:46 AM in response to Innov8-1

One of our knowledgeable regulars, had this advise:

Vancouver22 wrote:

If you want to disable one from being a Hub you can go into Apple TV: Settings﹥AirPlay and HomeKit﹥ and under Home Hub where it says “connected”, click on that to disable. Following this it should not show up in the Home App.

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Urquhart1244

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Nov 2, 2023 10:40 PM in response to Innov8-1

On the Settings page where you can select a room name, you should find an option “Remove From Home” as well.

(tvOS 17)

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Oct 23, 2023 11:15 AM in response to Innov8-1

Thanks. I have gone to that setting and can see four home hubs (including the billiards hub) and two HUE bridges. However, I can't select any of the home hubs to edit (remove) them. The HUE bridges are editable.

The billiards hub does have grayed-out letter below it noting- "Home Hub is not responding." Due, probably, because it is currently off and has been removed from my account.

The other three hubs are noted as one "Connected" and the other two in "Standby".

All share the same Apple ID.

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Oct 28, 2023 1:44 PM in response to Urquhart1244

I finally got in front of the Apple TV in question last evening. When I went into the settings for Airplay and HomeKit I did not see where there was listed different hubs and their connection status. There was a setting for HomeKit where you would select the room where it is but nothing other than that.

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Off-Premises Apple TV HD "Hijacks" Home App

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