Deco m5 Apple homekit
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Hi, just purchased 3 deco m5’s.
great bits of kit and have improved my wi-fi speed.
i can’t seem to connect my LIFX smart lamps via apples HomeKit app. I can control the lights through the LIFX app only.
i have had the lights working using my previous virgin media router wi-fi.
Any ideas??
thanks, Gary
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Hi,
Sorry to tell you that the Deco M5 does not compatible with Apple home kit yet.
While it can work with Alexa/IFTTT.
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq/1770/
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq/1760/
May it help and have a nice day.
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Hi, just purchased 3 deco m5’s.
great bits of kit and have improved my wi-fi speed.
i can’t seem to connect my LIFX smart lamps via apples HomeKit app. I can control the lights through the LIFX app only.
i have had the lights working using my previous virgin media router wi-fi.
Any ideas??
thanks, Gary
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Could we have that answer in simle terms / English please. Thanks.
What have LIFX bulbs [and their incompatability with Deco] got to do with Apple?
The two links you provided have nothing helpful [or indeed ANYTHING] to say about LIFX bulbs. It's not helpful if you are trying to 'promote' a product.
On the substantive matter, Garyk:
I have the same issue. It relates i think to the fact that DecoM5 uses two channels/freqs: 2.4 and 5. And LIFX only uses 2.4. One possible solution is to seperate the two channels and rename them [seperately], and then choosing the deco2.4 channel for your bulbs. The problem here is that for all other devices, users will have to choose one channel from two [instead of one with two freqs]. I would suggest [sorry about this] keepong Deco simple and buying Phillips bulbs [which work perfectly on both 2.4 and 5.
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is the deco m9 supporting homekit?
I like the deco network, but when it is not supporting homekit is must look for na alternative
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Hello, sorry to tell you that the Deco M9 plus does not support Apple homekit either.
If need more help, be free to let me know.
Merry Christmas and happy new year.
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@Jansen I've been using Homekit to control all my devices via M5, you just need to have either an AppleTV or an AirPod to act as a hub to control it. With that setup, it shouldn't matter what router system you're using.
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@Kevin_Z It was never answered...Will the M9 ever support HomeKit?
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@Colson I have an Apple TV 4K or an iPad and both work as a hub for the homekit. Can you expplain to me how I can lionk Deco M5 to this so everything works as should? Thanks for your help
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