I have been trying to make my home automation work using only HomeKit supported devices. I did all the “programming“ in the official Home app or the Eve app.
It has not been a good experience. Apple has just not developed home automation beyond surface level.
In trying to deleverage from expensive homekit licensed accessories, I first tried the conbee II / Devon’s first, and just couldn’t get it working.
I’m trying again with home assistant via zigbee2mqtt using a Zigbee USB CC2652P.
I welcome programming the devices in Python instead of the Apple Home interface.
But the moment you step off the homekit reservation, it’s an integration project. Not consumer ready at all. I think Apple Shortcuts may figure out a way to let normal people enjoy multizone, moderately complex, condition-based scenes but it may be a few years.
It has not been a good experience. Apple has just not developed home automation beyond surface level.
In trying to deleverage from expensive homekit licensed accessories, I first tried the conbee II / Devon’s first, and just couldn’t get it working.
I’m trying again with home assistant via zigbee2mqtt using a Zigbee USB CC2652P.
I welcome programming the devices in Python instead of the Apple Home interface.
But the moment you step off the homekit reservation, it’s an integration project. Not consumer ready at all. I think Apple Shortcuts may figure out a way to let normal people enjoy multizone, moderately complex, condition-based scenes but it may be a few years.
Apple's head of Home Services, left the company last week. https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/15/apple-home-services-hea...