Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

2018-06-02 Thread Alex Hall
Hello list, I have been having trouble with a Sylvania smart bulb recently, and their support is useless. I therefore decided to just reset the bulb and start over. After I'd done that, I realized that I had long ago thrown out the box... and the card with the setup code on it. I'm used to my sm

Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

2018-06-02 Thread Alex Hall
Never mind. It turns out the setup code is also printed on the base of the bulb itself, so I was able to manually type it in and get things back to normal. That's a huge relief! Each bulb is around $20, which is good for smart bulbs but would still be annoying to lose just because I got rid of s

Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

2018-06-02 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Alex I don't use any smart home light bulbs. Do you use a password manager at all? I know it's kind of risky to do it this way but the way I see it, is that it's a place where one can store all there codes, login's etc. As an example, last year, I got the new iPhone 8 having upgraded from

Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

2018-06-02 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi Alex, I actually stumbled on called HomePass which let you store. You can either scan them, or type them. Daniel Miller miller...@icloud.com 910-322-1936 > On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:04 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: > > Hi Alex > > I don't use any smart home light bulbs. Do you use a password mana

Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

2018-06-02 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks for the ideas. I found that app soon after I discovered what I'd done, and I purchased it. It looks great for tracking and backing up codes, but it can do nothing to recover them if they weren't entered originally. That's too bad. Still, I do plan to put all my codes in moving forward. -