Add a smart home accessory to the Home app
When you assign your Apple TV to a room, it automatically appears in that room in the Home app. To add other accessories to the Home app, use your iPhone or iPad. You can't add accessories to the Home app on Mac.
Add your Apple TV to the Home app
Add other accessories to the Home app
Add your Apple TV to the Home app
Open Settings on your Apple TV.
Select AirPlay and Apple Home.
Scroll down and select Room, then choose a room or add a new room.
If you can't add your Apple TV, make sure that you are the Default User on Apple TV. To check the Default User, open Settings, then Select Profiles and Accounts. Also make sure that you're signed in to iCloud with the Apple Account that you used to set up other accessories in the Home app.
Add other accessories to the Home app
Power on your accessory1 and make sure that it's nearby.
Open the Home app on your iPhone or iPad and tap the Add button
.Tap Add Accessory.
Follow the instructions to scan a code or hold your device near the accessory to add it.2
To add a Matter accessory that was previously paired to another app, tap More options, then select your accessory.
When your accessory appears, tap it. If asked to Add Accessory to Network, tap Allow.
Assign your accessory to a room and name it to help you identify and control it.
Tap Continue, then tap Done.
Get more help
Learn what to do if you can't add a smart home accessory to the Home app.
Learn how to organize smart home accessories in the Home app.
Learn how to control your accessories with Siri.
1. Samsung AirPlay-compatible smart TVs don't support HomeKit and you can't add them to the Home app.
2. Apple Home supports multipack pairing. If your accessory multipack includes a multi-device QR code, you can scan this code to pair all accessories in the pack.
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