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HomeKit enabled Philips hue bridge not found

I Just got the new HomeKit enabled Philips hue bridge and when I try to set up Siri voice control it gives me a message that says " unfortunately your HomeKit enabled bridge was not found. Make sure the bridge is powered on and correctly connected to your router." I have searched the Internet for this and can't find an answer. I bought the starter pack directly from apple

Posted on Nov 6, 2015 9:31 AM

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Nov 11, 2015 7:35 AM in response to Blake.Labriola

I had the same problem, and it took a while to figure out a fix. Looks like the Hue app creates a HomeKit entity called Home, and if it is present, the app goes into some undefined state and thinks you don't have a HomeKit enabled hub. This is what I did:

- kill the Hue app on iPhone

- go to settings -> HomeKit

- click Edit and delete the home named "Home"

- start Hue app

- go to "Siri voice control"


Now you should be able to pair the Hub.


YMMV

Nov 13, 2015 2:29 PM in response to Blake.Labriola

I had this same problem just now. I was following the directions to transfer my old bridge info to the new one. Everything looked (and worked) fine, until I tried to pair my iOS device for Siri usage.


I fixed it by going to Settings > Privacy > HomeKit > Reset HomeKit Configuration... . After the reset, you have to use your camera to link your bridge again using the HomeKit id, but after that Siri was working.


Hope this helps.

Nov 16, 2015 7:32 PM in response to Blake.Labriola

Try this sequence:

  1. Settings > Privacy > HomeKit > Reset HomeKit Configuration...
  2. Restart iPhone (hold down the power button, slide to power down)
  3. After restarting, go to Hue app and 'Siri Voice Control'
  4. You should have a button to 'Pair Bridge', which then prompts you to scan the Accessory key


Hint (if you can get this far): the Hue app is really bad for HomeKit-related stuff. Download the Elgato Eve app (free) to customize the rest of your house (allows you to set up Rooms and Scenes).

Dec 18, 2015 2:32 AM in response to Blake.Labriola

I found a fix on Reddit, might help u too:

[–]fiveoone 2 points 8 days ago


I had the same problem as you, my bridge was nowhere to be found and I tried every single thing I could to get it to find it. Then I realised, my Bridge 2.0 was plugged in to the modem at home and not my router (I bought a new router because the one provided to my by my internet provider is old and bad). Once I got the Bridge and the WIFI on the same router, it worked immediately.

I would suspect that the same goes with WIFI extenders (I could never get those things to work, hence the new router). Just so you know!


HomeKit enabled Philips hue bridge not found

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