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  • July 17, 2018 at 2:31 pm #4825
    Stephen
    Keymaster

    Dear B-hyve users,
    We are excited to let you know that the B-hyve integration with HomeKit is actively being worked on and will be coming soon! This will allow you to control your B-hyve products using the Home app and Siri on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and HomePod. For more information regarding HomeKit, go to https://www.apple.com/ios/home. Please check back for updates regarding this exciting announcement.

    Sincerely,
    The B-hyve Team

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    July 19, 2018 at 5:56 pm #4891
    walstib373
    Participant

    Gosh, that’s great. But how is this “announcement” new?

    You’ve been telling customers for months and months that HomeKit support is “coming soon.”

    Is there actually something new, or is this just an attempt to keep the pitchfork-toting villagers at bay a little longer?

    Some details other than “coming soon” would be helpful.

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    July 20, 2018 at 7:09 pm #4980
    rmh
    Participant

    Thanks for the update Stephen.

    Will we see the update before the end of August?

    WALSTIB373 makes a good point. It has been “coming soon” for a very long time now.

    A rough timeframe would be appreciated and reasonable.

    Thanks in advance

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    July 30, 2018 at 5:49 pm #5339
    carumuga
    Participant

    It has been 2 weeks since Stephen posted the message ‘Coming Soon for Apple HomeKit updates’.In fact, Orbit had announced the HomeKit support at CES 2018 and we are still waiting for this update.

    Any timeframe would be helpful to check back here.

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    July 30, 2018 at 6:06 pm #5344
    Josh Wheeler
    Keymaster

    This is a collaborative effort between Orbit and Apple, there’s coding on both sides to make this work. So far, this is the message Apple has authorized us to give you.

    “Dear B-hyve user,
    Thank you for your inquiry regarding the B-hyve integration with HomeKit. We are excited to let you know that the B-hyve integration with HomeKit is actively being worked on and will be coming soon! This will allow you to control your B-hyve products using the Home app and Siri on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and HomePod. A follow-up announcement will be posted when the integration is completed. You can also check our website for updates regarding this exciting announcement. http://bhyve.orbitonline.com

    Sincerely,
    The B-hyve Team”

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    August 9, 2018 at 3:17 pm #5789
    Chip Sawdust
    Participant

    Maybe it’s “government soon,” which in my business we always joke that’s within the next three to 25 years.

    It’ll come when it comes; meanwhile my system works just fine with the app and having the enormous headache of poking at my screen a few times instead of telling Siri to water my lawn. [/sarc]

    First world problems. *shrug*

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    August 9, 2018 at 10:22 pm #5834
    Josh Wheeler
    Keymaster

    CHIPSAWDUST

    *nod*

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    August 15, 2018 at 5:55 pm #5995
    mersink
    Participant

    That moment when you see a new post under “Apple Homekit” topic, yet another disappointment 🙁

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    August 29, 2018 at 3:00 am #71715
    robmehrer
    Participant

    I’d actually like to know what the actual holdup is… just say it’s this or that. Not telling us anything is worse than saying soon.

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    September 14, 2018 at 10:05 pm #71846
    Josh Wheeler
    Keymaster

    ROBMEHRER

    I wish we could, Apple has issued us a statement (posted above) that they approved for all inquiries into HomeKit integration and that’s all we’re officially allowed to say on the matter.

    This takes collaboration to execute, it’s not something Orbit alone can accomplish and we’re eager to deliver this feature to our Apple users as soon as possible.

    Thank you for your continued understanding and patience or what’s left of it anyway. 😉

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    September 25, 2018 at 9:45 pm #71959
    d4ni37
    Participant

    Even Rachio has beat b-hyve to HomeKit (https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/25/rachio-3-homekit/) yet further adding to the disappointment with the first to announce support and to re-announce in this thread over two months ago… 🙁

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    September 30, 2018 at 4:13 am #71968
    i-spy
    Participant

    Very detail Homekit setup instruction from Rachio. When can we have one from the Orbit team? 🙁

    If the hold up/delay is really related to Apple, how could Rachio release the homekit so quickly?

    http://blog.rachio.com/2018/09/353/
    https://support.rachio.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015979367

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    November 6, 2018 at 5:11 pm #76530
    StarD3
    Participant

    When I first bought this timer a while ago, one of the key selling points was the HomeKit Capability.

    Please help us all understand why you as a company, would think it’s “ok” or acceptable that Apple “authorized” you to provide a blanket statement from them to give to YOUR customers that they are working on this and it’s still not done. If this truly a collaborative effort to get this resolved, who are they to “authorize” another Company on what they can or cannot say about this? It appears Apple has put your Company and your Customers on the “bottom of the totem pole” of priorities. For you all to continue to put out the same blanket statement from Apple is unacceptable.

    Although it’s not like this is a huge issue because the timer itself is awesome. But I would think if many of us knew about this issue prior to buying and setting it up, we may have have went with another Timer that actually did what it said it was going to do and what we paid for originally. With that said, do you all have any further updates on Apple HomeKit compatibility?

    Sorry…just frustrated….Thanks

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    November 10, 2018 at 9:29 pm #76535
    bigmomma
    Participant

    Any update on the HomeKit support?

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    November 11, 2018 at 9:30 pm #76539
    i-spy
    Participant

    Hi,

    The lack of feedback/communication really makes me feel Orbit/Bhyve is not interested in supporting Apple Homekit anymore. Could you get me a refund on the Bhyve Timer so that I can move on and buy the Rachio 3 instead (which currently support Homekit)? I am very frustrated with the situation and I do not believe this is fair to treat long term customer that way.

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