Resetting Smart Plugs

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Anyone have a secret to resetting HomeKit smart plugs? It seems like every year when I try to reset my Meross and Belkin smart plugs for Christmas tree lights and other Christmasy stuff I spend hours trying. To reset my plugs. Even after following the instructions for the companies they still don’t want to connect to the Home app.

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thanks @SpivR , you seem to have a lot of experience in this area. Your advice has been helpful

I have a similar but different issue. I have two Cygnett Smart Wi-fi powerboards that are HomeKit compatible. The issue is have is that both will go on and offline repeated without any notification. Once they are offline, I cannot use the Home app or Siri to turn them on and off. I was told by their tech support that I had to turn off the 5GHz wifi from my router for these boards to work properly. I am not prepared to do this just to make this two power boards working

So my questions are

  1. Is HomeKit purely based on wifi connectivity, not on bluetooth, thread, zigbee, etc
  2. is there any way to boost the coverage / connectivity. FYI , one of the boards is just 6 inches from my HomePod , which is a stanyby Hub
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thanks a lot, I learned a couple of new things today. However, still finding a way to make my HomeKit devices more reliable.

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great to hear that, I have now fully embraced Home Assistant. I found that it is most flexible and with great community support.

I have gone through the process similar but not identical to what you mentioned with the new Ikea Dirigera Hub and some Tradfri devices. They would not natively appear on Home App but the Dirigera Hub did appear on the Home App as a bridge but no Tradfri devices. I tried many time trying to add the same to HA but they do not seem to be discoverable until I remove that from the Home App. Now I can control and monitor most of the Tradfri devices (except the dimmer button) from HA, but they still would not appear on the Home App.

I need to do more work to explore Home Assistant. I have pre-ordered a Skyconnect too. Would be busy once it arrives

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Thanks for all the info!! I’m glad I asked the question.

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sorry, I have hijacked your question :joy:

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It’s all good. I learned something new.

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I don’t get it. It recognizes there is a plug on the network but won’t connect. I’ve sat here for an hour trying to get this plug connected to HomeKit and it keeps timing out. I’ve followed all the tips and nothing is working.

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