
But sometimes she just can’t control them at all even though we can open the Home app on an iPhone and switch them on or off.ĭriving us nuts here because it seems to progressively be getting worse with updates. Often the light or switch will turn on or off after she says they didn’t respond - so delayed response. Most of the time, unless we go into the Home app and switch the lights on and off (just to kinda wake them up), Siri Sara she can’t control them or she reports that they’re not responding.

According to the Home app, one HomePod is the active hub, the other two are on standby. We have two HomePods and an AppleTV, any of which can act as a hub. Worse still is trying to control them using Siri on HomePods. In contrast, lights are often ‘updating’ in the Home app so they are unresponsive until their status is known. Mostly the lights are responsive through the LIFX app (and through the Eve app) although sometimes the LED strips are slow to respond.

We have a separate 2.4Ghz wifi network for IoT devices like lights, power points and a printer. I’ve been struggling with this for a few months and everything seems to point back to HomeKit, specifically the HomePods acting as hubs.
