Phillips Hue 2 (OK) and Apple HomeKit adventure (YAWN!)

[Mike Andrews]

I just got a round tuit, mostly because I found the Gen 2 Phillips Hue hub
I bought - to set it up with all of my tech.

I transferred my Hue configuration from the Gen 1 to the Gen 2
fairly painlessly, but per the usual I got tripped up by knowing too much.
When it tells you to press the factory reset on the old hub, it means
"while I watch, wise guy."  I powered down the old and moved the new into
place while the app was saying "I didn't verify the factory reset" and
refused to proceed.  Arrgh.

I had to plug in and power up the old one and try, try until it
believed I did it.

I added the Hue to my Amazon Echo. That was the usual "press button" and
discover hassle but not too bad.

Then I enabled Apple Homekit on my iPad Air.

WHAT A CLUSTER!

I had to supply my incomprehensible Apple password literally 6 times, to
enable Siri, enable Siri, Allow iCloud Keychain (go to another device to
verify but that won't matter) and set a passcode that fires off an SMS with
a passcode which requires your Apple password again....and THEN "scan your
HomeKit iD on the packaging" but type in it in anyway. DIE DIE DIE!!!!

The NSA barely has such security!

In the meantime, MY BANK sent me an email with username and password in
plain text with a link to my financial information on loan application.

The end result was that the HUE lights are known to Siri.  The GE Link
bulbs that the Hue had no problem with are ignored.

The Echo has been 95% dead accurate.  Siri? Maybe 60%

Apple fail.

--Mike
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