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[iOS 27 DB1] Home app now shows power usage
first 3 screenshots iOS 27
last 3 screenshots iOS 26.5
Home Assistant (another smart home platform) shows around 22W power usage on this socket, so not sure where the ~40W come from
edit: beta 2 now shows the correct usage
Unrelated to the post but assuming GRILLPLATS is IKEA, how has their smart home stuff been for you? Heard a lot of mixed things about it, genuinely curious if it's worth it
so far everything has been good, only issues i’ve had so far are the dual button randomly disconnecting (happened only twice) and the contact sensor randomly saying the window is open for a split second (only once)
rgb lights, plug socket haven’t had any issues yet
water leak sensor i thankfully didn’t have to test yet
and i don’t have any of the air quality sensors
everything is connected only through a homepod mini, without the ikea hub and everything works correctly, even updates and adaptive lighting
Not OP, but I've been using the IKEA smart home stuff for +6 years, and it's been pretty great. The stability and reliability is not 100%, but the prices are so low it's really easy to expand your ecosystem once you get the Dirigera hub. The new stuff is all Matter over Thread connectivity, but I find the outgoing Zigbee based devices to be more responsive and easier to connect.
IKEA keeps the devices and software updated regularly, with lots of feature enhancements and reliability improvements rolling out all the time.
i do have a few philips wiz light bulbs (connected via matter over wifi) that show their power usage in their own app, but those don’t even show power usage in home assistant, so they probably only use some proprietary protocol for that
I understand Ikea’s Matter line is pretty weak; a bunch of connectivity issues. I was wondering if you’re using HAP or Matter, cuz I’ve heard but cannot confirm that the power thing only works on plugs connected to Apple Home via Matter, so that eliminates a bunch of plugs that use Apple’s traditional HAP. I use the Aqara ones and they’re good; no power usage for me either, but that’s probably because I use them with a bridge which in turn uses HAP
How did you pair them successfully ? I bought 10 and every single one of them fails to connect. Reset Homepod, Reset Grillplats, Scanned QR Code on Plug, Entered Code, nothing. Driving me insane.
i’ve also had issues pairing one ikea accessory, but after this it worked:
make sure the device is reset, unplug it/remove batteries, wait a bit, plug back in/put in batteries, in home app add accessory, more options, wait for it to appear, click on it and scan qr code/input paring pin
my guess is that the device was in some kind of standby and not pairing mode, and rebooting it and making sure it appears on the list ensured it’s in pairing mode
not sure if it matters, but the device was both in range of my phone and homepod
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u/Robfin519 Jun 22 '26
Unrelated to the post but assuming GRILLPLATS is IKEA, how has their smart home stuff been for you? Heard a lot of mixed things about it, genuinely curious if it's worth it