Apple HomeKit

[Hilbert92]

You do not need Apple TV4 to use HomeKit on your own LAN. You only need Apple TV4 if you want to control HomeKit remotely away from your home. For example; say you have a Ecobee 3 thermostat (HomeKit version) and you want to control it via HomeKit while you are home. It will work without a Apple TV4 via a iPad and/or a iPhone. However, if you are at work and you want to control it, then, you will need a Apple TV4. The current version of Apple TV4 should be able to do this out of the box.

I have homekit enabled products with a 3rd gen apple tv and i can control everything when im not at home. Homekit works with both the 3rd and 4th gen apple tvs

 

[rmadrid20]

Any hub that supports zwave devices and be compatible with HomeKit?

 

[big samm]

When you say Apple TV4 you mean the latest Apple TV that came out recently?

It will also work with the apple tv 3 mine works perfectly with the atv3... Can't make it work with the new atv 4

 

[Mac... nificent]

I have homekit enabled products with a 3rd gen apple tv and i can control everything when im not at home. Homekit works with both the 3rd and 4th gen apple tvs

You might want to tell Apple, because the 3rd gen does not have the HomeKit chip installed.

 

[aristobrat]

You might want to tell Apple, because the 3rd gen does not have the HomeKit chip installed.

AFAIK, the AppleTV (at least the 3) just relays the stuff to the devices inside your house that have the HomeKit chip installed. Doesn't appear to need any special chip to do that.

How do Siri, HomeKit, and HomeKit-enabled ecobee3 communicate with each other?


When you use Siri to control your HomeKit-enabled ecobee3, the communication occurs between HomeKit and HomeKit-enabled ecobee3 without needing to communicate with the ecobee servers.

If you are away from home, you will need an AppleTV (3rd generation or later) with AppleTV software 7.0 or later. In this case, the commands will communicate through Apple iCloud, then the Apple TV, which in turn communicates with your HomeKit-enabled ecobee3.

 

[Hilbert92]

You might want to tell Apple, because the 3rd gen does not have the HomeKit chip installed.

All the  tv does it act as a gate way for your iOS device to get back to your network to control HomeKit enabled devices.

 

[zinned]

OK just a clearification... HomeKit is installed on Apple TV 4, but it has been (temporarily) disabled by Apple. No further updates have been given regarding this. Other manufacturers products shouldn't be effected by this (other than remote access).

What do you mean by HomeKit being temporarily disabled by Apple? That's not true. It works just as it's supposed to, works fine.

You might want to tell Apple, because the 3rd gen does not have the HomeKit chip installed.

There is no HomeKit chip involved. It's a software framework.

 

[Hilbert92]

You might want to tell Apple, because the 3rd gen does not have the HomeKit chip installed.

Take a gander of apples own HomeKit page and tell me what you find about the tv 3rd gen.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204893

 

[Mac... nificent]

What do you mean by HomeKit being temporarily disabled by Apple? That's not true. It works just as it's supposed to, works fine.

Per Apple, as of September 2015, the HomeKit framework is not currently available on tvOS. I will see if I can get an update on this.