Homekit doesn't set modes, it can only set temps. However, you should be able to integrate it with Apple Home Kit/Apple TV or integrate it with Smart Things Hub and create an IFTT to utilize any sensors you have for that system. There is currently no way to not synchronize the Home app. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for smart geofencing. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Not with Homekit, for some reason Homekit only allows the tracking of one phone. If you invite your wife and your kids to your home the only person that would have functional automation is the creator. All works perfectly. You can do all that simply by using your smartphone. Then Ecobee's reference is singular, not for multiple people - silly. Question: This can be an iPad, or an Apple TV 4 th generation or newer. If your ecobee is still unresponsive after deleting and re-pairing with HomeKit, please reach out to our Support team at 1-877-932-6233 for further assistance. In response to darren-mc. It's shocking that they didn't test all of this before they released it. ecobee Smart Thermostats are ready to integrate with Apple Homekit—all that's left to do is welcome your very own ecobee home. Family geofence is a totally different problem which I'm still trying to figure. Feb 12, 2017 3:02 PM in response to tbendis Yes and no. Geofencing. Does it look for my phone to actually cross the fence, or is it just looking to see if my phone is present within the fence? I'm trying the same thing, but I've had different results over the past couple of days. 1 year ago. That functionality is definitely needed. You can do this using ifttt recipe, life360 and your Honeywell channel. Hi Everyone, I just recently added an Ecobee to my ST ecosystem and just had a few questions regarding certain smartapps and device handlers. Since they don't like to add this innovation themselves, and at he same time they don't like HomeKit working with ifttt. it functions perfectly. BDR5000, Dec 18, 2016 1:36 PM in response to EagleDude, Dec 18, 2016 6:56 PM in response to BDR5000, Dec 19, 2016 7:12 AM in response to EagleDude, User profile for user: Not sure what you mean by 'this', but all I was mentioning was how to get the'automation' tab to appear on the phone. For example, if your phones are home but no motion is detected, the Ecobee stays in the Home state? ecobee vs. Nest: Geofencing ecobee. Once Homekit is enabled, go to the Home app on your iPhone device and invite other family members to your home. One User Account for Each Device Every device should have their own Honeywell Home account. And, apparently, so did a lot of other people – so many, in fact, that ecobee themselves suggests ecobee users rely on IFTTT and Life360 to manage geofencing and their products. Geofencing is an extremely useful feature for smart thermostats. Multiple User Geofencing I have just gotten started using Homekit, have added a few plugs, a thermostat and light bulb adapter. Well we are hosed. However myslef and many others just use Life360 and the ecobee integration with IFTTT. In response to EagleDude. "This is the best smart thermostat with HomeKit support." In response to azulon1. Problem is, if my wife is still home, we don't want the automation to run. By default, when you first create a HomeKit house, it's tied to your Apple ID. It gets a little tough to manage this between 2 users. Historically, you had to download every smarthome application for your smarthome gear and install it on the guest user’s phone. Yes that's indeed weird.. I am shocked that a company that we all love like apple hasn't figured this out yet. Looking for pros/cons. However myslef and many others just use Life360 and the ecobee integration with IFTTT. As this is the only way it would work! How to Set Up Geofencing for Multiple Users. So I can't even setup a duplicate geo location automation for her. In response to azulon1, Feb 12, 2017 2:40 PM in response to Jatmister Apple apparently thinks that all users should have the same interface. azulon1, Jan 6, 2017 12:38 AM in response to Pr4sanna, Jan 6, 2017 4:39 AM in response to azulon1, User profile for user: It seems like HomeKit was released half baked. It's been talked about quite a bit here so rather than explain it all again just see this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ecobee/comments/3zshzq/ecobee_and_ifttt_way_better_geofencing_options/. A subreddit for ecobee and all their smart home products. White -> W/W1. I’m trying to set schedules for each thermostat & if both of us are gone then the heat would drop some degrees. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. None, Dec 2, 2016 1:18 PM in response to Jatmister I installed ecobee SmartThermostat with Voice Control. Stumbled across your issue while trying to find a solution to the problem described in the original post. Q: In response to tbendis. You can set up your own geofence, i.e., established what’s the range at which you can be considered ‘Away’ from home. Since I only had those three wires (others at control panel are present but clipped short instead of leaving them behind the unit), I used the arrangement below: Blue -> C. Red -> Rc. I would like to have "I AM LEAVING" automation run only if BOTH my phone AND my wife's phone (separate apple ID on family sharing) have left the house, so if only 1 of us has left, nothing changes. ecobee supports all 3 major voice assistants and has an Alexa speaker built into it. The new Ecobee 4 smart thermostat will save you money:. Ecobee Developer Site. No one else can manage that HomeKit house except for you (or people with access to your account), for security reasons. So far I’ve added the official Ecobee smart app and have created a few ST automations for Away/I’m Back/Sleep/Good Morning. So strange, but whatever - so I'm not messing with that. It works very very well. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. It does not have a built-in sensor, so it cannot do geofencing straight out of the box, per se. Agents are available from 8:00 AM-12:00 AM EST Monday through Friday and from 9:00 AM-9:00 PM Saturday through Sunday. ecobee Support; Thermostats; Thermostat Smart Home Integrations; Why are my geofence triggers not firing through HomeKit? Conversely, I want the "I AM ARRIVING" automation to run if EITHER phone enters the house geofence. I have the same question. I can now have her phone turn stuff on or off, and have my phone turn stuff on and off with geo fencing. In response to Jatmister. It works very very well. Not with Homekit, for some reason Homekit only allows the tracking of one phone. This enables you to set temperatures in big rooms or apartment units without any hassles using just one smart thermostat. Choose a Comfort Setting from the list to apply an indefinite Hold using that Comfort Setting's temperature/fan settings, or choose "Resume Schedule" to cancel any Holds and resume the ecobee's schedule. EagleDude, Dec 2, 2016 1:18 PM in response to Jatmister, User profile for user: Dec 19, 2016 7:12 AM in response to EagleDude I just had installed ecobee thermoststs.problem is ecobee only can set geofencing for 1 user & I cant setup my wife with her phone. Before we do anything in Home Assistant we need to get some things out of the way over at the Ecobee Developer Site. When leaving geofence: Tap here to set the type of Hold to apply to the thermostat when you leave your geofence area. However, the same general process can be used to setup geofencing for any smart home product that has an IFTTT channel. Thanks for the info! Also, make sure you enable the Allow Remote Access and Allow Editing for each family member. In response to EagleDude. 4. Doesn't the geofencing work with multiple people when you add your wife (or child or whoever) to the home app as guest users of your home? - The Verge " Combined with these new (door and window) sensors and the existing sensors, ecobee’s Haven shows a tremendous amount of potential to streamline day-to-day tasks within the home. We love ecobee, but we ran into a lot of frustrations trying to use this specific feature. Jan 4, 2017 9:04 AM in response to EagleDude Tap the arrow on the top left, make sure 'allow editing' is enabled for your wife, under 'People'. Has anyone gotten to this work with home kit, mine works and my wife who is invited and has control access over the home cant get automation to work. In response to stevenross2011. darren-mc, Mar 12, 2017 4:45 AM in response to EagleDude, Mar 12, 2017 6:27 AM in response to darren-mc. However, if you have an iPhone and want to use Siri to control your thermostat—or integrate it with other HomeKit products—here’s how to enable HomeKit on the Ecobee thermostat. Ecobee while having a good number of steps in order to integrate is actually pretty simple. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. With this feature, your smart thermostat can use your phone’s GPS system to determine if you’re home. Jan 11, 2017 6:07 PM in response to Jatmister In response to EagleDude. When you first set up your Ecobee smart thermostat, Apple’s HomeKit isn’t automatically enabled. Every website and youtuber on the planet wasn't being very clear on what you can and can't do in Homekit. And vice versa, where your phones are away but motion is occurring in the house the Ecobee switches to Home? You can save approximately 23% on heating and cooling costs! With multiple users/devices, the geofence event triggers when the first person arrives and when the last person leaves. In response to Jatmister. Wow, great find! I am in the market to purchase an Ecobee and was wondering if it is possible to enable HomeKit geofencing so that multiple iPhones "trigger" the Ecobee? Direct support through the ecobee app for Multiple user … In response to Jatmister. You must restart Home Assistant for the changes to take effect. Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. if you are getting different results, please tell everyone what in detail you are doing as I was told at the moment it can't be done. Ecobee smart thermostat models are very popular because they allow you to control the temperature in your home even if you aren't there. In response to BDR5000. It seems like HomeKit was released half baked. ecobee thermostats are optimized for one or two-stage heating and cooling equipment. But so far they won't check to see if the other phone is home before running the automation. But, that is not all and if you want to see what else Ecobee thermostat can do and why are Ecobee3 and Ecobee so good, read my reviews. ecobee natively supports geofencing for 1 phone. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the. Does anyone know how to submit a recommendation for this functionality to Apple? Seems weird that this would be the intended function with multiple users but I can't find any way to have geo location automations work with her phone too. I have told them this several times. Mar 12, 2017 6:27 AM in response to darren-mc Yes it does. I am running it all from an Apple TV, and was wondering how I would go about setting different Geofencing things for different people. iOS 10.0.1, She can manually control everything, but doesn't have the automations tab at the bottom of the Home app screen. To make it work with multiple phones requires extra work and third-party apps. You have to turn on editing as described and use (say your wife's phone) to create the automation. iPhone 6, Did you create a separate home for your wife? Pr4sanna, Jan 4, 2017 9:04 AM in response to EagleDude, User profile for user: It's sad that the manufacturer apps like lutron and Honeywell lyric both work perfectly with multi user geofencing while HomeKit can't get it right. Follow along as we get things up and running. Jatmister, User profile for user: Jan 11, 2017 7:08 PM in response to azulon1 The Alexa-enabled Ecobee 4 is coming, but the developers over at Ecobee have been busy working on their app. tbendis, Feb 12, 2017 2:40 PM in response to Jatmister, Feb 12, 2017 3:02 PM in response to tbendis, User profile for user: If you haven't figured already - looks like you haven't allowed your wife editing access. Totally missed this while I was searching for ways to make it work. this is important to me, and having invested so much in the homekit, it should work, Jan 11, 2017 6:10 PM in response to stevenross2011 After restarting, navigate to the Configuration > Integrations menu, hit Configure next to the discovered ecobee entry, and continue to authorize the app according to the above Automatic Configuration, starting at step 2.. Notifications. Less, User profile for user: HomeKit functionality has, thankfully, come a long way since it was introduced, and the changes in iOS 10 make HomeKit more user-friendly for everyone–especially guests. Dec 18, 2016 1:36 PM in response to EagleDude To use HomeKit-enabled accessories away from home, you will need an Apple TV (iOS 7.0 or later). Even though I've invited my wife to our Homekit setup on the Home app, and she has accepted, geofencing automations only work with my geo location. In response to Pr4sanna. Just follow this tutorial and wherever I mention “ecobee3”, replace it with your product. I have Honeywell lyric thermostats in the house, and my wife and I can both use the Geofencing separate of each other, and it knows when someone is home compared to when someone isn't. Homekit multi user geofencing Based on your geofence configuration, a scene command is then sent to your HomeKit accessories via your connected AppleTV (4th generation or later), iPad (Running iOS 11 or … Ecobee 3 and Ecobee 4 thermostats are capable of controlling up to 32 multiple zones remote sensors accurately. I have written to Apple and placed tons of calls without a call back. Apple hardly behaves like they care about HomeKit. No, and no. Dec 18, 2016 6:56 PM in response to BDR5000 Using Apple HomeKit with your ecobee HomeKit allows you to use Siri voice commands to control your ecobee, as well as programmable “Scenes” to control multiple accessories with a single command and set location-based triggers to activate scenes when arriving or leaving your home (geofencing). More I'm sure i know the answer to this is no, but I live at home with my partner, i want to set up an automation where when my iphone and my wife's iphone have left home then trigger leaving home scene, anyone know if there's any way or third party way of making this happen? Unfortunately no. Staging control lets you get the level of comfort you like while lowering energy use. So, does the Life360 play nicely with the motion sensors of the Ecobee? If you've managed to do that - can you confirm if multi-user geofencing works for you? Using both a work and personal phone should use two accounts. Jan 6, 2017 12:38 AM in response to Pr4sanna Using this set-up, you can have it set up to track as many phones as you like. The geofence option inside the ecobee app will only allow one iPhone to control whether the system is in Home or Away mode. I have this setup for my wife and kids. Ecobee has a schedule but I’m wondering can I set schedules up in smartthings & tie it to geofencing since it recognizes both of our phones. Multi-user geofencing with HomeKit Ensure that you have an Apple hub set up . Ecobee4 Multi Zone. Optimal Humidity In homes with humidifiers, SmartThermostat regulates indoor humidity to … New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Make sure your iPad/Apple TV is running on the most recent iOS version. Press J to jump to the feed. Mar 12, 2017 4:45 AM in response to EagleDude stevenross2011, Jan 11, 2017 6:07 PM in response to Jatmister, Jan 11, 2017 6:10 PM in response to stevenross2011, Jan 11, 2017 6:28 PM in response to Pr4sanna, Jan 11, 2017 7:08 PM in response to azulon1, User profile for user: I don't have an explanation or solution at the moment but if I find something, I'll let you know! UPDATE: I originally wrote this tutorial for use with the ecobee3 smart thermostat. Jan 11, 2017 6:28 PM in response to Pr4sanna Another awesome feature of the Ecobee 4 is that it comes with a built-in Alexa voice service. If you’re already [an ecobee user] the new camera and sensors are an easy way to add basic security to your home. It's sad that the manufacturer apps like lutron and Honeywell lyric both work perfectly with multi user geofencing while HomeKit can't get it right. In response to Pr4sanna, Jan 6, 2017 4:39 AM in response to azulon1 I have written to Apple and placed tons of calls without a call back. In response to EagleDude. I'm on android and he's on ios. Giving my wife edit permissions as you described allows me to now set up automations for her as well. It's shocking that they didn't test all of this before they released it. In other words, does the Geofencing trigger the Ecobee just like the motion sensors do? The ecobee powered on without issues. How HomeKit and multiple users works. 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