It uses HomeKit There is an application that you must install without the slightest doubt on your iPhone, iPad or Mac: HomePasswhich has just been updated to a new version with new features and full Matter support. These are the reasons why you should download it.
Renamed “HomePass for HomeKit and Matter”, the new version of HomePass required several months of work from its developer, Aaron Pierce, who created this new version from scratch with a much more modern design and new functions that make it even easier to register your HomeKit codes. This is the mission of this application: to store all the HomeKit configuration codes of your accessories, and now also those of Matter. This might not seem like a big deal, but this is coming from someone who, after years of home automation with HomeKit, has already accumulated so many accessories that she doesn't even know how many she owns.
Why would I want my HomeKit codes stored? Well because you will need it sooner or later. Like any technological product, at some point it will be misconfigured, or it will have to be reset to put it in another place, and then You will need this code which was on a card inside the box and you no longer know where it is. Or maybe it was on a sticker on the back of the accessory, but it was erased or fell off. Or it may be engraved on the battery cover, but at the moment it is completely inaccessible and needs to be peeled off the wall or door frame. If this hasn't already happened to you on some occasion, it sure will.
HomePass directly accesses all your accessories that you have already added to the HomeKit Home application, retrieves all its data (name, part, serial number, brand…) and allows you to add the configuration code manually or by scanning it with your camera. phone. You can also add notes and other attachments such as photos of the accessory. This way you can retrieve this information at any time and use the setup code when you need it. All information is synced with iCloudso if you do it on your iPhone, you will also have it on your iPad, Mac or Apple Watch if you install the app, which works for all Apple platforms. You can also export all the information, very useful to have it in a PDF saved in your personal documents.
If you add accessories, the application will include it in the “Maintenance” section so that you know which accessories you have not yet finished and you can do it with peace of mind (as you can see, I still have a lot work to do with 40 new devices that I haven't finished yet). If you make room or name changes, it will also tell you, although here you will only have to confirm the change, since the information is retrieved automatically. The design of the application is very well maintained, everything is perfectly organized.hey, the truth is that the database it creates with all your HomeKit accessories is unbeatable.
This new version includes full compatibility with Matter codesthe new standard increasingly used by manufacturers and which offers full compatibility with HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home. It also allows you to store accessories that are attached directly to a bridge and which do not have a code, but it stores their serial numbers which can be very useful, for example, for Hue accessories when reconfiguring them with your Hub. Another new function is to identify the accessorywhen you don't know exactly which one it is (when you have several bulbs in a lamp for example). In the case of lights, identification causes them to flash several times, while other accessories flash their status LED.
The app is free but offers in-app purchases. The developer had to choose a new subscription model to be able to continue working on the development of their applications. But for Those of us who purchased the app back in the day will automatically see all features unlocked of the app, forever, which is much appreciated. Of course, its developer plans to add new features, and for these you will have to pay the subscription if you want to be able to use them. We can choose to a monthly payment of $1.99, an annual payment of $9.99 or a one-off perpetual payment of $44.99. I assure you it is worth what it costs.
