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Sharing HomeKit problem - Apple ID is not registered with iCloud problem

On last Thursday we shared a HomeKit (host is my wife's iPad) to my wife's sister. From that moment, I lost connection with iPad - Home App on my iPhone was showing an error connecting to it. So, I removed my my account from guests, then her sister's. Now, my wife can't invite anyone - Home App is always telling that this Apple ID is not registered with iCloud.

I tried:

- to restart all devices

- log-out and log-in to iCloud on all devices

- reinstall Home App on all devices

- disable and enable contacts sync

- to send invitation from “guest” HomeKit to the “host” HomeKit - ironically same problem - Apple ID is not registered with iCloud

Nothing works. Now, only my wife can use HomeKit devices. What is going on or what am I doing wrong ?

iPad Mini Wi-Fi, iOS 11.2

Posted on Dec 11, 2017 4:55 AM

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angyp74

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9 points

Posted on Dec 11, 2017 6:57 PM

I am having the same sort of issues. From what I read the homekit bug was resolved in 11.2 however I have updated all the family devices and the invite system is very hit and miss. I was able to invite my son but it fails on his device when accepting the invite and stays as pending on mine. More importantly I can't invite the wife getting the could not invite because the apple id is not register in iCloud error. Wish apple would sort this out ASAP.

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Dec 13, 2017 2:35 PM in response to dbaker0926

Thanks - just installed and will do some tests. But after upgrade, everything works fine - so thats the main reason that Im happy right now 🙂 (by the way - isn't that crazy that I'm happy that Apple allowed me to switch on my lights ? hahaha 🙂)

Dec 13, 2017 4:51 PM in response to dbaker0926

Although the EVE app does work for invites, none of your Guests will be able to see the HUBS and have no remote access to any devices, they have to be on WIFI and get annoying message on HOME stating Hubs offline

Dec 13, 2017 5:37 PM in response to dudleydogg

Not true... of you’ve updated your devices to 11.2.1 and your Apple TV’s it does work. Wife and friend both accepted invites after updates (via Eve app as I still had the invite error via Home app). Both are able to edit and access same as before the issues.

You must not have updated everything or have another issue. Many have reported success with this method. Either Phillips Hue or Eve app

Dec 13, 2017 5:40 PM in response to dudleydogg

This is an exaggeration honestly... you can invite anyone with a valid Apple ID, even strangers, yes... this bug has obviously affected some subset of users but there is a workaround today... with further fixes coming.

angyp74

Level 1

9 points

Dec 13, 2017 6:52 PM in response to ccmmoo

Well that's interesting. Looks like the invite problem might not be fixed then. I don't think it should matter if your remote when you invite somebody. I am still trying to get the family devices upgraded but it sounds like I am wasting my time.

JoeCNM

Level 1

31 points

Dec 13, 2017 9:04 PM in response to dbaker0926

I had to follow the instructions above and do the invites from within the Philips Hue app. Additional information for those it may help - I was unable to add others, even after having them log out and into iCloud. I had to use the Philips Hue app.

Thank you for the great help provided in this thread!

angyp74

Level 1

9 points

Dec 13, 2017 9:05 PM in response to ccmmoo

So got all my devices updated but it didn't help still couldn't invite wife or son. What I did is had the wife invite me to a her blank home. Accepted the invite and then removed myself and had her remove me. Then I could invite her to my home that has all the devices. Wohoo finally fixed I thought but still couldn't invite the son. Had him do the same then I could invite him. Now we are one happy family again. Thanks apple for causing some much frustration and a considerable waste of time.

Dec 13, 2017 11:25 PM in response to Maciej Szydlowski

I have the same - I have 3 Elgato EVE devices and Phillips HUE. In my Homekit I use all these devices. If I invite other people in Phillips Hue, the whole homekit is shared including Elgato Eve. So the Phillips Hue App can do something Apple Homekit can't (?)

mat_ric

Level 1

14 points

Dec 14, 2017 12:18 AM in response to Bsimister

I was having trouble but it then worked after I turned off iCloud Drive and Home on my iPhone before restarting annd then turning them back on again. Of course the time it took to do that may have also allowed something server side to update. It might be worth a shot!

Dec 14, 2017 7:18 AM in response to itravman

I managed to get it to work however it required a complete wipe of my current homekit setup on both my primary and secondary devices.

It was the only way I could get it to work.

11.2.1 fox didn’t work for me.

ofIDTE

Level 1

4 points

Dec 14, 2017 10:25 AM in response to Maciej Szydlowski

I was also having this problem and updated to 11.2.1 in the hope that it would fix it, but it didn't. I found an old solution (about a year old) which did work - remove all the guests from your House and then re-invite them and the error goes away.

Ace1193

Level 1

15 points

Dec 14, 2017 11:06 AM in response to Maciej Szydlowski

Okay so I’ve got mine working like this....

I had the smart devices and Home App setup in my account- and I could not invite my girlfriend.

So on my girlfriends account and Home App I invited myself to a “fake” home, and accepted.

Then from my Real home, on my account- I invited my girlfriend and it all worked 😬😬😬

Hope that helps and makes sense?

Phlasher

Level 1

16 points

Dec 14, 2017 4:06 PM in response to Maciej Szydlowski

I have upgraded iOS to 11.2.1 and the problem remains: I have invited legitimate, known, iCloud accounts and get the response "Could not invite <validicloudid> because the Apple ID is not registered with iCloud."

Jewcin

Level 1

4 points

Dec 15, 2017 10:00 AM in response to Maciej Szydlowski

HI,

Did you have to Delete you home setup and start over for it to work? We have both Updated to the latest IOS. However, I cannot send an invite from home as I get the dreaded iCloud email address is not registered

Dec 15, 2017 11:21 AM in response to Jewcin

Hey all

We have got it Working. Finally

People who can be invited and who have the latest level of IOS appear in yellow in your addressbook. I could not invite my son and so upgrade his phone.

Still he did not appear as a “yellow address” so i asked him to create an own home and invite me for it. That worked and now his address was yellow in my adressbook. So then i could invite him right back and it all worked

Hope this help you all too!

Sharing HomeKit problem - Apple ID is not registered with iCloud problem