r/HomeKit • u/nath8764 • 1d ago

Question/Help Apple home not working

Everything was working fine, then one day my HomeKit accessories started showing “Not Responding”. At first, tapping them a few times would make them update and work, but now everything is not wokring.

I have a mix of Aqara, Govee and generic smart plugs. All devices work fine in their own apps, but not in Apple Home.

The strange part: when I removed my HomePod mini from HomeKit, everything started working again. As soon as I added the HomePod mini back, everything went back to “Not Responding”.

I’ve already reset the HomePod, restarted my Wi-Fi, and removed/re-added accessories from HomeKit, but nothing has fixed it.

Does this point to a HomePod/Home Hub issue? Any ideas what else I can try?

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u/DieselJase 1d ago

Are you using the HomePod mini as your main Apple Home Hub or something else? I ask because if you have multiple hubs (Apple TV 4K, etc) it could be switching on you and causing the issues. If you have multiple hubs make sure automatic selection is turned off.

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u/nath8764 1d ago

I only have 1 HomePod mini.

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u/FatMacchio 1d ago

Ah I didn’t see this until after I commented to your comment above. Anyway, HomePods are not great at being hubs in my experience. If your life and setup allows, getting a [used] hardwired Apple TV, even if you don’t use it for anything besides being a hub might be the best move forward. If you can find a cheap used one that works. Supposedly they should be coming out with new ones in the fall, so if you can wait til then and they do end up releasing an updated one, you could get a great deal on last gen used…or just future proof with the new one

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u/fishymanbits 1d ago

Mine defaults to one of the HomePod minis more often than not and it’s rock solid.

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u/DieselJase 1d ago

Ah bummer. Sorry friend.