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Cannot invite family members to HomeKit

Hi all,

Since yesterday I have a problem with our HomeKit system. My wife and son cannot use the HomeKit from the Home app on their iPhones anymore.

We are using my ipad as the HomeKit hub. In their Home app they got a message that they are not connected to the HomeKit system.

I tried everything without success, and therefore finally I removed my house and started from scratch.

Now however a have a new problem. Activation goes OK and I can add all accessories without problems.

When I however try to invite my wife and son in the Home app, I get a message that their AppleID is not registered at iCloud. Very strange because their iPhones are logged to iCloud and work without problems. I tried to login to iCloud using their credentials - also no problem.

Do you maybe have (or had) similar problems and know how to solve it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Greetings,

Irek

iPhone 8, iOS 11.2

Posted on Dec 10, 2017 3:48 AM

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bennydente

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4 points

Posted on Feb 5, 2018 3:13 AM

Apple update Its article for Homekit sharing and write that device need to be at least on 11.2.5 to share works.... bleh!! 😮 Use the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support. So my wife iPhone 5 is now obsolete.... programmed obsolescence.

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Feb 20, 2018 9:12 AM in response to Lukewbt

I’m waiting to he back from Apple engineering...my wife’s iPhone X iOS 11.2.5 cannot accept invitation from my iPhone X iOS 11.2.5. I’ll let you know if I hear anything

Feb 20, 2018 9:18 AM in response to irekfromrotterdam

I bit the bullit and bought myself a new iPhone 8, giving my old 6 to the wife. Home sharing worked like a charm after that. I guess if you're on iPhone 5 or earlier, you're out of luck. Bummer!

Cannot invite family members to HomeKit