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HomeKit Compatibility

If we can designate certain devices, when they all leave the network, triggers a "nobody's at home" signal to Apple HomeKit (as well as the Google Home/Alexa equivalent), that'd be really useful. It would obviously work in the opposite way as well, triggering a "there's somebody home" signal. Geofencing through HomeKit can sometimes be unreliable (especially in a high-rise building for instance), but a connection to my private network is an unmistakeable signal.

That can be useful to trigger events like locking all the doors/enabling security cameras, turning off lights, etc. 

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    • Raphael
    • 5 yrs ago
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    that could be pretty useful actually. The presence sensor on my other "smart" home app is not very accurate.

    Something at the router level has the potential of being more reliable

    • vibhorchhabra
    • 4 yrs ago
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    Any response to this from Eero?

    • Drew
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Thanks for your patience, Jhaybie! As of today, eero now fully supports HomeKit integration. Please make sure your app is updated to version 3.3.1 to use the new feature. You'll need to be at home on your eero WiFi in order to add HomeKit devices. If you run into any questions or concerns, please reach out to support at 877-659-2347 or email support@eero.com! 

    Kindly,
    Drew, eero Community Team

      • Jcvandoren
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Drew 

      why not include HomeKit integration instructions here?

      • shawnfreeman
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Drew ETA for homekit for Pro 6's?

      • Bricemb96
      • 2 mths ago
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      shawnfreeman 

      Drew doesn’t answer anybody I see.

    • DiamondCortex
    • 2 yrs ago
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    I know that HomeKit integration is live, but the topic of this request explicitly asks for integration to trigger a "nobody's at home" signal to the Apple Home Hub. Is that part of the feature request completed?

    • shawnfreeman
    • 2 yrs ago
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    I don't believe the homekit integration is live for the Pro 6's yet?

    • kesen
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Really hope that Homekit integration for the Eero 6 is coming soon. Just purchased today.

    • corytomlinson
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Not implemented on eero 6 Pro. 

      • Not2smartpa
      • 2 yrs ago
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      As if 01-March, the statement on EERO PRO 6 remains “Waiting on Apple to certify”...

    • M_Whelan
    • 1 yr ago
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    Apparently new Eero devices will not integrate with HomeKit, so if I want this function is it worth buying an old Eero router... or do you think something similar will be able to be implemented when Matter is more established?

    • ridgwayk
    • 8 mths ago
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    Not sure why the Eero Pro 6E doesn't support / allow connectivity with Apple's HomeKit when other Eero models do.  While Eero and Apple have overlap in the smart home arena, there are legitimate reasons to go with best of breed and have interoperability between the two product families....after all isn't that what Thread and Matter is supposed to bring?   

    Please consider this as a formal request to the engineering team to reconsider the lack of support for the newer models such as the Eero Pro 6E.

    Thanks!

      • cryocide
      • 5 mths ago
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      ridgwayk The reason is that Amazon acquired the company between then and now. The newer models don't support the competitor's (Apple's) smart home integrations. But yes, Thread and Matter are supposed to be there to support interoperability. I suspect that eero thread/matter support will be limited to transport instead of interactivity. The note in the app about Thread mentions that eero will support by acting as a border router as well as acting as a Thread router to extend the mesh.

      • ridgwayk
      • 5 mths ago
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      cryocide Thanks for the reply...Yeah, I realize that there's competition in play...just disappointing to see companies still creating barriers to interoperability.  I don't know if anyone from Amazon reads these comments, but I do hope they will work cooperatively with the standards groups....at the end of the day, if they do, we can pick best in class technology (sure, Amazon, Google, and Apple all have their own proprietary features), and we can have the transport and interop that's needed to make them communicate across our network.  That's where the industry is headed.  Internet of Things is growing exponentially. 

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