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On 2023-12-13, Alrescha <[email protected]> wrote:

Jolly Roger <[email protected]> wrote:

We have a bunch of smart bulbs around the house in various rooms - all
from Hue. They're ok, but the occasional "xxx bulb is not responding"
reply from Siri is irritating. I'm not sure if other brands are better,
or even if this is an issue with the bulbs / Hue Bridge as opposed to
some Siri / Homepod issue.

RF interference is common. I have a USB3 drive on my desk, and if I turn
it on all the nearby Hue lights go “Not Responding” for the duration.

That's what I suspect is going on.

If HomeKit doesn’t work but the Hue app does, that’s a strong hint that some network device (router, switch) isn’t properly handling mDNS traffic.

I'll try that sometime.
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On 2023-12-13 09:32, Alrescha wrote:

Jolly Roger <[email protected]> wrote:

We have a bunch of smart bulbs around the house in various rooms - all
from Hue. They're ok, but the occasional "xxx bulb is not responding"
reply from Siri is irritating. I'm not sure if other brands are better,
or even if this is an issue with the bulbs / Hue Bridge as opposed to
some Siri / Homepod issue.

RF interference is common. I have a USB3 drive on my desk, and if I turn
it on all the nearby Hue lights go “Not Responding” for the duration.

Did you try a different cable?

If the drive has its own power supply, then perhaps change the power supply.
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Alan Browne <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2023-12-13 09:32, Alrescha wrote:

RF interference is common. I have a USB3 drive on my desk, and if I turn
it on all the nearby Hue lights go “Not Responding” for the duration.

Did you try a different cable?

It’s the only USB3 drive I own (blue connector), so no. It’s a backup drive I use once a month, I just leave it turned off.


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On Dec 12, 2023 at 5:26:23 PM PST, "Jolly Roger" <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2023-12-12, Alan Browne <[email protected]> wrote:

Just ordered a couple smartplugs to handle the XMas lights. I had
ordered one a couple years ago from the Apple Store. It did not work
well at all. (Not the co. they sell now).

The new ones are from TP-Link - at least a brand I know well and
trust.

Also ordered a widget to interface to my garage door opener.
Chamberlain make this weird, alas - we'll see how it goes.

This will find its home (hub) on the Apple TV downstairs.

Anyone have experience to share?

Must have widgets?

We have an Eve Energy smart plug, and it's great. You can set up onboard schedules based on time of day and sunrise/sunset, read your power usage
data from it, and it works very well with HomeKit through Siri etc. I
bought it to reset a hard-to-reach power connection to a network camera
that was giving me trouble.

We have a bunch of smart bulbs around the house in various rooms - all
from Hue. They're ok, but the occasional "xxx bulb is not responding"
reply from Siri is irritating. I'm not sure if other brands are better,
or even if this is an issue with the bulbs / Hue Bridge as opposed to
some Siri / Homepod issue.

FYI, I have the same "not responding" thing with both the TPLink ac adaptors and the VOCO bulbs. The TPLink adaptors can simple turned off and back on, there's a button the side. With the bulbs I turned it off/no 3 times quickly and it can usually reset.

It is the occasional nuisance. I blame it on HomeKit. I find odd wholes and cul-de-sacs with Siri, too.
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On 2023-12-13, gtr <[email protected]> wrote:

On Dec 12, 2023 at 5:26:23 PM PST, "Jolly Roger" <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2023-12-12, Alan Browne <[email protected]> wrote:

Just ordered a couple smartplugs to handle the XMas lights. I had
ordered one a couple years ago from the Apple Store. It did not
work well at all. (Not the co. they sell now).

The new ones are from TP-Link - at least a brand I know well and
trust.

Also ordered a widget to interface to my garage door opener.
Chamberlain make this weird, alas - we'll see how it goes.

This will find its home (hub) on the Apple TV downstairs.

Anyone have experience to share?

Must have widgets?

We have an Eve Energy smart plug, and it's great. You can set up
onboard schedules based on time of day and sunrise/sunset, read your
power usage data from it, and it works very well with HomeKit through
Siri etc. I bought it to reset a hard-to-reach power connection to a
network camera that was giving me trouble.

We have a bunch of smart bulbs around the house in various rooms -
all from Hue. They're ok, but the occasional "xxx bulb is not
responding" reply from Siri is irritating. I'm not sure if other
brands are better, or even if this is an issue with the bulbs / Hue
Bridge as opposed to some Siri / Homepod issue.

FYI, I have the same "not responding" thing with both the TPLink ac
adaptors and the VOCO bulbs. The TPLink adaptors can simple turned off
and back on, there's a button the side. With the bulbs I turned it
off/no 3 times quickly and it can usually reset.

I'll have to try that sometime. 🤣

It is the occasional nuisance.

Yes. Amusingly (and thankfully) even when it says it's not responding,
it does actually respond.
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