Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by drcongo on Thursday September 21, 2023 @06:37AM
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I have a Logitech cam too and it's been trouble free with a great picture, though for some reason it does seem to take longer to start streaming on my iPhone than the other cameras. I was really hoping for some big improvements in Home / HomeKit with iOS 17 but alas, no.
Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by lotsofpulp on Thursday September 21, 2023 @06:41AM
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I think a wired Apple TV and lots of wifi coverage for the cameras help a lot. Wireless home hub does not perform the same.
Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by drcongo on Thursday September 21, 2023 @08:50AM
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True, I have a wired Apple TV which I try to ensure is always my primary HomeHub but it does seem to just change on a whim from time to time - there's about 15 candidate hubs in the house!
Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by moepstar on Thursday September 21, 2023 @03:45PM
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> Apple TV which I try to ensure is always my primary HomeHub
How?
I was under the impression that you cannot actively decide which device becomes the primary one?
I 'only' got a wired ATV and a HomePod mini - and the mini is the primary hub way more often that i'd like it to be (like... none of the time, at all :) )
Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by drcongo on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:46AM
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It's a royal pain in the arse, but it involves unplugging every candidate hub and plugging them back in again in the preferred order. Can't say for sure, but I think the points where my preferred order has changed without me doing anything were down to very short power cuts during the night, when that happens, you get whichever device boots back up first as your primary hub.
Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by moepstar on Thursday September 21, 2023 @03:43PM
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Depends on how DIY you want to go - i got a Dahua VTO-something doorbell that is powered by PoE that in turn is bridged into HomeKit/HKSV via Scrypted - works pretty darn well :)
Scrypted supports quite a few cameras, doorbells etc...
Re:Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
by lotsofpulp on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:50PM
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Thanks, I did not know about Scrypted!
Ideally, there would be a wired HomeKit secure video option, but I have yet to see it.