Set up your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub
Set up a home hub to control your smart home accessories while you're away from home, share control of your accessories with others, and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.
About home hubs and Matter accessories
You must set up a home hub to add Matter accessories to the Home app.
Thread-enabled Matter accessories require a Thread-enabled home hub, such as HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Ethernet, or a supported third-party border router.
Set up HomePod mini or HomePod as a home hub
When you set up HomePod mini and HomePod,* they automatically become home hubs.
Set up Apple TV as a home hub
Open Settings on Apple TV.
Select AirPlay and HomeKit.
Scroll down and select Room, then choose a room or add a new room.
Apple TV* automatically becomes a home hub when you add it to a room in the Home app.
Set up iPad as a home hub
Tap Settings > [your name] and make sure that you're signed in to iCloud with the Apple Account that you used to set up your smart home accessories in the Home app.
Tap iCloud, then scroll down and check that Home is turned on under Apps Using iCloud.
Tap Settings > Home and turn on Use this iPad as a Home Hub.
To use your iPad as a home hub, it must remain in your home, powered on, and connected to your home Wi-Fi network.
iPad is not supported as a home hub on the latest version of Apple Home.
View and select a preferred home hub
Open the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Tap or click the More button
.Select Home Settings, then select Home Hubs & Bridges.
Your active home hub appears at the top of the screen. Disable Automatic Selection to select a preferred home hub.
If your home hub isn't working as expected
Only home owners can add HomePod or Apple TV to the Home app to set them up as home hubs. Open the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, tap or click the More button, and select Home Settings to view the owner of the home.
If you are the home owner and can't add Apple TV to a room in the Home app, go to Settings > Users and Accounts on Apple TV and make sure your name is selected under Default User. Learn how to change the default user on Apple TV.
Update your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad to the latest software.
Restart your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad.
Check that the device that you set up as a home hub is in your home, connected to your home Wi-Fi network, and powered on.
Turn on iCloud Keychain and two-factor authentication for your Apple Account.
* HomePod mini, HomePod, and Apple TV aren't available in all countries or regions.
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