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Accessories
HomeKit carries two separate battery signals and neither is a measurement. That is why a sensor at 60% stops working, and why the warning often arrives after the failure.
8 min read
Automations
A sensor automation has two halves that break independently, and the Home app can only test one of them. Here is how to tell a trigger that never fired from actions that never ran.
9 min read
Troubleshooting
Resetting an accessory is the advice everyone gives and nobody prices. It silently strips the accessory from every scene and automation. Here is what to record first.
8 min read
Automations
A broken automation looks completely normal in the Home app. Here is how to find the dead ones, why deleting the wrong ones costs you, and what to do when one refuses.
7 min read
Automations
The Home app reports a scene as "Failed" without naming the action that broke. Here is how to find it in minutes, and why a slow accessory is not a broken one.
9 min read
Automations
An automation that never fires and one that fires but half-completes are different bugs with different fixes. Here is how to tell them apart and repair each.
8 min read
