I was able to fix this issue of my Apple TV not uploading HomeKit Secure Video after it updated itself to 26.1 by logging into icloud.com and accepting the latest iCloud terms and conditions there (which I couldn’t do on my Apple TV since it’s in another country…).
My Apple TV updated itself to 26.1 at some point in the past few days and now all HomeKit Secure Video history from all cameras is missing and the cameras no longer send motion detection notifications.
Great.
Do not buy a #Logitech Circle View Camera.
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but there’s what seems like a 50% chance you’ll get one that is unreliable.
In the past 6 months I’ve had two more of them fail, and the replacements that arrived today will set up, but then stop working within a minute when they try to do a firmware update (which never finishes).
Don’t put yourself through the hassle. If you want an outdoor camera compatible with #HomeKit, get an Aqara.
I have to assume that the complete lack of changes with the Home app is because they’ve been working on a total rewrite and it just isn’t ready yet, right? And that’s why they’re also retiring the old home architecture, right?
Right...?
Please, not another year and a half of glitchiness and an unusable camera UI...
All of this still applies. Embarrassing and infuriating in equal measure.
It feels like there’s no one at Apple working on the Home app.
#HomeKit #HomeApp #AppleTV #HKSV #HomeKitSecureVideo #iOS18 #macOSSequoia
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So far HomeKit Secure Video cameras are even less reliable on iOS 18.0/tvOS 18.0!
Mine are now regularly going into “No Response” mode.
Buying cameras that use HomeKit is the biggest tech purchase regret I’ve ever had. Apple should be ashamed by how shabby the experience is, and the Home app’s camera UI didn’t get a single improvement or bug fix in iOS 18 either – it’s just as buggy as ever.
Because HomeKit Secure Video recording and automations seem to randomly just stop working after a while and a restart of the Apple TV fixes them, this is what I’ve now resorted to: a 7-day digital timer that turns the Apple TV off for a minute once per week 🙃
I really wish it was possible to remotely restart an Apple TV via the Home app. Being able to remotely tell it to install a software update would be nice too!
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