Hi Andrzej, Thank you so much for the answers! Today I’ve also posted the question regarding iBeacon (iBeacon : Tedee) thinking of it as some hardware device/key to auto-unlock Tedee without a phone. Based on your answer this seems more like a communication ids broadcasted from bridge to the phone. It would be nice to have some more details in that thread.
Hey Konrad,
now I am using native HomeKit for some weeks and I need to say it’s slow and doesn’t work sometimes. The homebridge implementation was much faster.
Attached a screenshot for you. Can provide logs. I am using the newest Tedee App Version and lock firmware.
Did a few more tests, removed the lock and added it again. Reaction is still slow and Siri requests is pretty much hit and miss most of the time.
Moreover I don’t know how to pull the latch in the home App. If I ask Siri to open the door while it’s unlocked it pulls the latch but what if I cannot talk to Siri?
These issues needs to be sorted out. In the meantime I switch back to the homebridge plugin.
Hi Lars, to pull the spring you can either double click on the lock icon or swipe the switch down and up with one move in the lock details view. As for HomeKit’s response you described, that’s the standard. How far is the lock from the hub and what hub do you use?
Thanks for the Tipp with the swiping.
My hub is a HomePod and an AppleTV 4K as a backup, both on newest firmware. The lock and bridge are 3 meters away from both. Reaction is faster with homebridge and other native devices so that is not the standard it is your implementation. Please accept and fix
Hey Lars, there is no such thing as “implementation” for it suggests there is more than one way to “implement” how HomeKit works. It’s Boolean: true or false. You pass the certification or you fail. BTW, do you have any other battery-operated locks in your network to compare? Homebridge is almost as fast as the bridge and it’s not any surprise. It’s just something completely different. Whatever is left to be fixed, it’s not our “implementation”. Have a good one!
No I don’t have another lock. There’s no reaction from my lock over HomeKit. It doesn’t update and any action lead to timeout.
Lock is working over tedee App and homebridge plugin over HomeKit, but shows strange behaviour over native HomeKit.
If you think that is normal you are trying to downplay the issue. That’s fine for me as I have found a working solution. It seems like the lock is going to sleep after a while because right after I add it to native HomeKit it’s working normal.
You may want to look into this so I can provide logs, but as far as I have followed the discussion you didn’t seem interested.
I cannot get the lock to answer. Sometimes it’s working but most time it doesn’t
It works for me and there are no problems. Tedee opens with AppleWatch, iPhone, Homepod, Siri, no lag is ok
Maybe it’s because my Home has two hubs, several devices (65) and four bridges. Why is the Tedee lock working great on the same hubs with a simulated HomeKit over Homebridge?
Because then it really works over our bridge and not over a HomeKit hub.
It works for me here without a hitch. There is a slight delay when using the home app, but it is barely noticeable.
Well in the current state I cannot use native HomeKit because the lock not reacting to anything. Any other HomeKit (native or not) device is working. I don’t see myself coming to a solution. Are you interested in solving this or do you keep blaming me without further investigation?
Hello Lars, Are you still using Homebridge for any other non Homekit devices ? Would it be possible that your previous Tedee lock Homebridge implementation is somehow interfering with the new Native HomeKit version ? I am not a homebridge expert, but since other users have no issue with HomeKit native Tedee lock, it is probable there is something in your “home” config that is causing the problem. I know this is a nightmare to do, but have tried re-installing every device from scratch ? If I were you and serious about finding the culprit, I would erase my HomeKit and Homebridge configs and start by installing the Tedee Lock in HomeKit. Then I would try to add the other devices one by one (testing the lock every time until I would find the source of the problem. I sincerely hope you find a solution and perhaps Tedee will be able to help you with troubleshooting (after all, it is in their interest to squash any bugs you find). Good luck Lars, David
Dear David,
well I removed the homebridge lock in HomeKit, deinstalled the plugin a couple of days before release. The lock was working in HomeKit but now I can’t reach it. I think it’s working after I add it but getting unresponsive after a while. The suggestion to remove everything is something I wouldn’t start with. That is something last resort if the supplier (Tedee) has no idea and cannot provide any help. So far no one has looked into anything.
And as for my HomeKit configuration. As you know there is none. You add devices and they work ( or don’t). Nothing I really can’t check or modify without external help from someone who knows the standard.
I think if Tedee is serious about their products and quality they would offer some help instead of letting the customer search for bugs. In the meantime I have resettet the Homekit network, builded it up new much to my wife’s suspicion. Haven’t got the time to add the roller blinds again, but the lock was reacting at first and stopped shortly afterwards. Every request is leading to a timeout. I have added the other devices which are acting quick and as they should.
Lars N. with Tede’s in-house app working fine?
The lock is working properly in the Tedee App. From Auto Unlock, Calibration, Pull Spring to the button (Delayed locking, opening) everything is as it should. It’s just that it seems to lose connection in native homekit, while it keeps being connected over homebridge-plugin, which you correctly pointed out, works over the bridge connection. I don’t think the lock is broken, but it seems that it doenst work properly in some homekit configurations or under certain circumstances. Can’t figure out what the problem is from my end.