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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
Network
A HomeKit setup that takes three seconds to turn on a lamp is not broken, so nothing you restart will obviously help. Here is how to measure the delay and find where it actually comes from.
10 min read
Network
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.
9 min read
Troubleshooting
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.
9 min read
Troubleshooting
"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.
10 min read
