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nickbreaton / homebridge-modern-forms

Add support for Modern Forms fans to Homekit using Homebridge.
https://npm.im/homebridge-modern-forms
Apache License 2.0
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How can I name the fans so homekit doesnt show the IP as the name in some places? #9

Open dscheck opened 3 years ago

dscheck commented 3 years ago

I am wondering why each device cant be given an explicit name in the config file so that I dont hear Siri tel me that 192.168.1.xx is one etc. I did rename the device using homekit settings but somethings still show the IP or say the IP

stantonlefort commented 3 years ago

I am wondering why each device cant be given an explicit name in the config file so that I dont hear Siri tel me that 192.168.1.xx is one etc. I did rename the device using homekit settings but somethings still show the IP or say the IP

@dscheck,

I accidentally found a way to fix that in a Single Tile config. In HomeKit, select to have separate tiles for fan and light. Then name each tile as “fan” or whatever - both the same. Then change the config back to single tile and voila HomeKit now calls it “fan” instead. Hope that helps.

Stan

dscheck commented 3 years ago

Thanks Stan, I will try to work with my parents remotely to test that out since I am no longer at their location. I still wonder why a name can't be a parameter in the homebridge plugin config.