User's Guide

Tocontrolyourhomeautomaticallyandremotely,youmusthaveAppleTV(4thgenerationorlater),
HomePod,oriPad(withiOS10.3,iPadOS13,orlater)thatyouleaveathome.Youcanschedule
scenestorunautomaticallyatcertaintimes,orwhenyouactivateaparticularaccessory(forexample,
whenyouunlockthefrontdoor).Thisalsoletsyou,andothersyouinvite,securelycontrolyourhome
whileyouʼreaway.
TolearnmoreabouthowtocreateandaccessorizeasmarthomewithyourAppledevices,tap
Discoverinthesidebar.
SetupaccessorieswithHomeoniPad
ThefirsttimeyouopentheHomeapp ,thesetupassistanthelpsyoucreateahome,whereyoucan
addaccessoriesanddefinerooms.IfyoualreadycreatedahomeusinganotherHomeKit-enabled
app,youʼllskipthisstep.
AddanaccessorytoHome
Beforeyouaddanaccessorysuchasalightorcamera,besurethatitʼsconnectedtoapowersource,
isturnedon,andisusingyourWi-Finetwork.
1. TapHomeinthesidebar,thentap .
2. TapAddAccessory,thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
Whenyouaddanaccessory,itʼsassignedtoadefaultroom,oraroomyouchoose.
YoumayneedtoscanaQRcodeorenteran8-digitHomeKitsetupcodefoundontheaccessory
itself(oritsboxordocumentation).AsupportedsmartTVdisplaysaQRcodeforyoutoscan.You
canassigntheaccessorytoaroom,andgiveitaname,andthenusethisnamewhencontrollingthe
accessorywithSiri.Youcanalsoaddsuggestedautomationsduringsetup.
WhenyousetupAppleTVintvOSandassignittoaroom,itautomaticallyappearsinthatroominthe
HomeapponiPad.
Changeanaccessoryʼsroomassignment
1. Inthesidebar,choosetheroomtheaccessoryiscurrentlyassignedto.
Ifitʼsnotalreadyassigned,lookinDefaultRoom.
2. Touchandholdtheaccessoryʼsbutton,thenswipeuportap .
3. TapRoom,thenchoosearoom.
TurnonIncludeinFavoritestoaddtheaccessorytotheHometab.
Torearrangeyourfavorites,tap ,tapEditScreen,thendragtheaccessorybuttonsintothe
arrangementyouwant.TapDonewhenyouʼrefinished.
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