Eve for Matter & HomeKit

I don’t understand why Apple partners with this company. All their devices have connection issues. Recently all my eve devices on HomeKit won’t update or work.

I was told that it wouldn’t work because I had a first generation HomePod, I eventually got a second generation HomePod mini, which is listed as supported, I changed my home hub to the HomePod mini 2nd generation, and I can’t get either HomeKit or matter to recognize this device. Now I’ve had it too long and can’t return it.

I don’t buy Apple and HomeKit accessories for such a poor experience. The water timer functions well enough, and connectivity is superior to my other watering timers. However, the app is a disaster. And although Euro data protection standards suggest I should have less to fear, it’s always disconcerting when a specific device app identifies all the other rooms and devices and schedules on my network — I never asked for their invasive and redundant level of control. I can’t recommend the Eve watering timer because of the poor app, despite decent hardware, and I won’t soon consider other Eve products. Update: The water timer has since broken at the collar, so that has become just another piece of e-waste. Meanwhile, we bought two Eve outlets/plugs, and they are impossible to mount, unlike the trusty Wemo plugs. Of my 23 HomeKit devices currently active, now only one is an Eve, and it’s the most finicky and least reliable. Their stuff is junk.

Good companion app for Apple's Home app. good to be able to see the thread network nodes and what's doing what. I really like Eve products.

Will try and find something else

If you upgrade to matter you devices become expensive bricks. I added 5 of the thread devices for lights and they worked somewhat well. Then I upgrade them to matter… and well… now they are just regular switches that are pretty dumb. They turn on and they turn off - which you might think well duh thats the point… and you would be right. However I want them to connect to home kit and after the upgrade to matter they are well dumb switches. I can’t add them to home kit or the eve app any more - so really kind of worthless - I will be returning all of mine. Absolutely trash.

The app and devices are top-notch. The Eva needs a widget for placement on the home screen. Ideally, it would let me choose the Eve device and the feedback for permanent display on the home screen. Then it would get five stars.

For the love of all things good, please add a low battery notification for the air quality monitor. Can this not be done with a software update? The thing will be functionally dead for a week but the screen will still display readings. There is no way to know the battery is low or it’s dead except to open the Eve app and check settings. What purpose can it serve in this state?

Pretty good for my simple needs— standoff use of lights & air cleaners; door/window security toggles; detailed energy use tracking; and historical use & status records for everything Eve-connected. (What time did I get home last Thursday? Anyone in or out since [whenever]? Did I close the patio/garage door/window before falling asleep?) 1 issue: some networked devices become inexplicably“unreachable” intermittently, while neighboring devices remain visible. 1 wish: An Apple Watch app to toggle the status of Eve-connected devices.

I like the way my Eve units monitor temperature, humidity and air quality but the latest update makes the graphs on air quality very hard to read on the iPad that operates as the hub.