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Homekit icon on apple tv 4k is gone

There is no HomeKit App on my Apple TV 4k 2nd.

Searching the App store for "Home" returns many apps that include the word 'home' in them, but not the Apple iOS HOME app.

Where is it?

What information am I missing?

Posted on Apr 7, 2022 2:29 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2022 4:10 AM

There is no Home app for Apple TV, neither pre-installed, nor in the App Store.


For HomeKit functionality through Apple TV (door cams, etc.), there should be a Home icon in Control Center. The Home icon may not show if none of the scenes, automations, or other controls have functionality for interaction through Apple TV (4th generation or later).


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Apr 8, 2022 4:10 AM in response to MrCuppaCoffee

There is no Home app for Apple TV, neither pre-installed, nor in the App Store.


For HomeKit functionality through Apple TV (door cams, etc.), there should be a Home icon in Control Center. The Home icon may not show if none of the scenes, automations, or other controls have functionality for interaction through Apple TV (4th generation or later).


Apr 7, 2022 6:07 PM in response to MrCuppaCoffee

MrCuppaCoffee wrote:
There is no HomeKit App on my Apple TV 4k 2nd.
Searching the App store for "Home" returns many apps that include the word 'home' in them, but not the Apple iOS HOME app.
Where is it?
What information am I missing?

I gather there used to be a Home "app" on 2nd/3rd-gen (iOS-based) versions of Apple TV? You won't find Apple's Home app on tvOS (4th-gen/ATV HD + Apple TV 4K). I guess they figured folks could do all their Home app things on their iPhone, iPad or mac.


There are a few related config options for the ATV4K in Settings > AirPlay and HomeKit.


Homekit icon on apple tv 4k is gone

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