Network
HomeKit and 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz Wi-Fi: What Needs Which Band
Most HomeKit accessories only speak 2.4 GHz, yet splitting your network is usually the wrong fix. Here is what needs which band, and what to change instead.
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Troubleshooting
HomeKit Says No Response but the Device Works in Its Own App
An accessory that responds in the manufacturer app but not in Apple Home is not broken. The two apps reach it by different routes, and only one of them is local.
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Troubleshooting
HomeKit Accessory Keeps Disconnecting: Diagnosing Intermittent Faults
An accessory that drops out and comes back cannot be diagnosed by testing, because testing is exactly when it works. Here is how to read the pattern instead.
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Troubleshooting
HomeKit Stopped Working After a New Router: What Actually Broke
A new router does not break your accessories — it removes the network they were paired to. Here is which settings break HomeKit, and the order to bring everything back.
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Automations
HomeKit Scene Says Failed: Find the Action That Broke
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.
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Troubleshooting
HomeKit Accessory Not Responding: How to Find the Real Cause
"No Response" in the Home app almost never means the accessory is broken. Here is how to tell a dead bulb from a dead network, and fix the right thing first.
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