HomeLog for Android

Forget figuring out any gremlins. All this does show you an event with the time/date. No indicator of what user or device triggered the event so no way to figure out anything more than the notification bubble you get on the phone for free.

I have a fairly sizable HomeKit setup, with many accessories, hubs, and scenes. Even when running on a Android on the same network, only about half of the changes seem to appear in the log. Worse, after a day or so, the app starts to freeze on opening, and the developer indicates that it is likely because the log file is 'full.' The developer is planning a fix for this condition, but so far, it is basically unusable for me. It's a shame, really. It's a great design, and I love the menubar option, sorting categories, etc. I love the other 'Home' apps in the Pearce Media family, but given its inability to log consistently, this one isn't worth the price for me. I am hopeful for improvements in the future.

I always found it frustrating that I didn't have any easy way to the various HomeKit events as they occurred throughout the day. This solves that problem in an easy and unubtrusive way. I just leave the helper app running on my Android (which runs 24/7), and a complete log is stored away for when I need it. Bonus points to the developer for making this a "universal" purchase that also gets you the iOS version (though the Android is a better fit since the app needs to be actively running to work). All in all, it's a handy tool to my HomeKit setup.

HomeKit can sometimes be a black box. You have absolutely no idea why it’s doing what it’s doing. Things change state for seemingly no reason. Devices show no response. Figuring out what is actually going on is incredibly difficult in those instances. Luckily this app makes that process SO much easier. Having visibility into changes overtime to your HomeKit setup is incredibly useful. Did I mention the developer is also incredibly responsive and looks to be planning new features all the time?

This just allowed me to reset my homekit network (devices were saying no response). I’m not sure what called this to happen but if I can fix once in a full moon outage by opening this app, I’ll take it! Thank you!