Flic Home

    Community

    • Login
    • Search
    • Popular
    • Users

    Status of Apple HomeKit Support

    Flic Hub
    23
    48
    17660
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Emil
      Emil FlicTeam @b.bech.l last edited by

      @b-bech-l now 🙂

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • Iron83
        Iron83 @hkstatus last edited by

        https://homekitnews.com/2020/12/01/flic-lr-hub-no-officially-homekit-compatible/

        [link text](2453b2c9-bfc4-4957-b6db-c550ec63103c-image.jpeg link url) https://homekitnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Image-from-iOS.jpg

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
        • b.bech.l
          b.bech.l @Emil last edited by

          @Emil - An update?
          "late 2020" is kind of here, you know. . .
          and as you said earlier, "the ball is rolling according to plan", which must tell us that the HomeKit stuff is coming in a few days?
          how accurate, and likely is that, @Emil ?

          Emil 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • davylondon
            davylondon last edited by

            Good afternoon all,

            @Emil i am also eagerly anticipating HK compatibility since it was promised at the launch of Flic 1 hub, which I bought, and promised for the Flic 2 hub, which I also bought... So although sadly I am used to non-delivery of promises by now, I remain an optimist.

            Yet as 2020 is drawing to a close, now is definitely the promised "Late 2020" - unless you're planning a Christmas special.

            So, Any progress on Homekit developments?

            Davy

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
            • b.bech.l
              b.bech.l @Emil last edited by

              @Emil - Great news, at least ^^
              And how "bulletproof" is that plan then?
              how likely it is that the current plan doesn't goes as planned?

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • schmedegaard
                schmedegaard @Emil last edited by

                This post is deleted!
                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • Emil
                  Emil FlicTeam @b.bech.l last edited by

                  @b-bech-l Yeah we're also sorry that this has taken longer time than expected. With "according to the plan", I refer to the current plan from summer when we said "late 2020".

                  b.bech.l 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • b.bech.l
                    b.bech.l @Emil last edited by

                    @Emil "according to plan", seems a bit over the top... the "plan" was for HomeKit support to be released almost a year back from now, when I bought my flics. . .
                    my hub + flics have been sitting in a drawer for almost a year now. . . . its Crazy... especially now that I can buy a very similar button from phillips in the exact same size as the flics, that includes HomeKit support... but now I have my investment in quite a few buttons I can't use for what my intentions was...

                    Its too late for me to return my equipment to flic, cause a have waited for so long on the famous "HomeKit support very soon" promise...

                    Guess that's a way to make money too...

                    Make a good selling point, and then stretch it out as much as possible, and keep promising pots of gold just around the corner every time questions come in...
                    Do that for long enough, and the costumer can't return the equipment, and you make bucks...
                    Easy Peasy...

                    All jokes aside, i really feel handled like that ^^
                    And I really don't like it...

                    Emil 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • Emil
                      Emil FlicTeam @hello_marley last edited by

                      @hello_marley the ball is moving according to plan. Please stay tuned 🙂

                      b.bech.l 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                      • hello_marley
                        hello_marley last edited by

                        @Emil and @Anton, Can we get an update? Has Apple kept you in the dark for the past 5 months since submission?? Or is the ball moving?

                        Emil 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                        • A Former User
                          A Former User @b.bech.l last edited by

                          This post is deleted!
                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                          • b.bech.l
                            b.bech.l last edited by b.bech.l

                            @Emil Wow.... and now its updated to "late 2020" on the official page...
                            https://flic.io
                            Skærmbillede 2020-07-13 kl. 15.00.49.png

                            when (or if) that happens, its been af year from my purchase, where I was promised "early 2020"....
                            Its really not cool folks...
                            at least you could offer some kind of compensation...

                            So far, I haven't shared my "adventure" anywhere else, but maybe its about time...

                            A Former User 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                            • dau1618
                              dau1618 last edited by

                              I am also one of those customers who bought the hub specifically for the HomeKit promise. Early 2020 has turned into Mid 2020 and that seems to be slipping away. Throw us a bone once in awhile with a status update.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                              • b.bech.l
                                b.bech.l @Emil last edited by b.bech.l

                                @Emil - Not a very detailed answer tho. . . 😕
                                you guys might not take this very serious, but I assure you that I/we do. . .
                                as I have mentioned earlier, the HomeKit thingie was the only reason I bought your product... and I bought it around Christmas....
                                thats a long time to wait, considering that u guys told everyone that HomeKit would come early 2020...
                                I trusted u guys. . . U got problems last time u spoke about HomeKit in regards to flic1, which never saw the day of light...
                                is THIS the exact same case, or what?

                                Give us something to hold on to man, and change our "hope" to "excitement" instead... Plz?

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                • Emil
                                  Emil FlicTeam @bulk last edited by

                                  @bulk Yes we have made the submission.

                                  b.bech.l 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                  • bulk
                                    bulk @anton last edited by

                                    @anton I appreciate the update. You mentioned you had hoped to submit by the week of May 1st. In the interest of transparency, did that happen? I recognize Apple's process can be a black box, but as your customers and users, we would hope yours wouldn't be. It's fine if it's delayed, we already know it is, just be transparent about where you are in the process right now. Thank you.

                                    Emil 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                    • morten 0
                                      morten 0 @anton last edited by

                                      @anton
                                      Hi. I bought the flic starter late 2019 kit on the promise of homekit implementation early 2020. If what you write here i true - that you have no idea how long this takes because it is new to you - then i feel you shouldnt make that promise in your marketing. Quite frankly it makes me mad.

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                      • anton
                                        anton FlicTeam @b.bech.l last edited by

                                        @b-bech-l

                                        The reason why we cannot give you transparency is because we simply don’t know ourselves how long it will take. We are currently working with the MFi Test labs to certify our product. This MFi process is under NDA so we cannot simply share all the details on what’s going on and where we are at.

                                        What I can say is that we have had some setbacks due to improper implementation on our end, but also due to delays caused by Covid19. Having said that, my hope is that we will have submitted all the materials/documents/samples needed by next week. After that your guess is as good as ours as to how long time it will take. We have never completed a HomeKit (or MFi) certification before, so this process is completely new to us as well.

                                        I know that this is not what you want to hear, but it is the truth.

                                        I also feel the need to say that even though communication with Apple has not always been the quickest, they have been very professional and helpful towards us. So I will not put any blame on them.

                                        morten 0 bulk 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                        • b.bech.l
                                          b.bech.l last edited by

                                          Come on dudes...
                                          We really need some transparency here...
                                          its a month since I asked last time, and still not a mm. closer to knowing whats going on with homekit...

                                          was the "Apple HomeKit support, very soon" just a way to get more buyers (like me), or is there some truth behind it at all?
                                          PLEASE throw out af VERY public update on the matter, and stop acting like its nothing...

                                          I say it again... Please?

                                          anton 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • oliverw
                                            oliverw @Emil last edited by

                                            @Emil Any updates to the HomeKit timeline?

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                            • First post
                                              Last post