Automation with Temperature Sensor possible

[lacucaracha]

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Hey there!

First a I want to say thank you for maintaining this project! Got my Temperature Sensor running and also hooked up a Relay for switching. That was fairly easy with all the examples provided!

Now I was wondering if i can do HomeKit automations ("A sensor detects something") with the temperature, e.g. If it hits a certain threshold, do this and that. Right now this automation option is greyed out and therefore not clickable.

Has anyone some information in regards to that?

Best, Bernhard

[marcantoinegodde]

Hello lacucaracha,

HomeKit doesn't support natively automations based on temperature. As far as I know, it's also the case for luminosity sensor and probably other sensors which don't actually trigger something.

To bypass that restriction, you have to create your automation through a third-party app. After that, you can perfectly continue to use the Apple Home app, you just need the third-party app to create the automation. I know that the "Eve" app is free and works perfectly. I would also recommend the "Home+ 5" app as it has pretty good reviews. However, the app is quite expensive and I didn't test it personally.