Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

[Alex Hall]

Thanks for the ideas. I found that app soon after I discovered what I'd done, 
and I purchased it. It looks great for tracking and backing up codes, but it 
can do nothing to recover them if they weren't entered originally. That's too 
bad. Still, I do plan to put all my codes in moving forward.

--
Alex Hall




> On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:24, Daniel Miller  wrote:
> 
> Hi Alex,
> 
> I actually stumbled on called HomePass which let you store. You can either 
> scan them, or type them. 
> 
> Daniel Miller
> miller...@icloud.com 
> 910-322-1936
> 
> On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:04 AM, Daniel McGee  > wrote:
> 
>> Hi Alex 
>> 
>> I don't use any smart home light bulbs. Do you use a password manager at 
>> all? 
>> 
>> I know it's kind of risky to do it this way but the way I see it, is that 
>> it's a place where one can store all there codes, login's etc. 
>> 
>> As an example, last year, I got the new iPhone 8 having upgraded from a 5. 
>> During the process, I forgot my local library card info. So I had to give 
>> them a call and obtain this information again to log into the app they use 
>> for audiobooks. 
>>  
>>  It was no problem ringing them up and getting this info again, however had 
>> it of been in my password manager of choice, I wouldn't had to ring up and 
>> could of just used my password manager to login to the respected app again. 
>>  
>>  You don't have to do this of course. It was just an idea  / suggestion to 
>> consider.
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> On 2 Jun 2018, at 15:02, Alex Hall > > wrote:
>> 
>>> Never mind. It turns out the setup code is also printed on the base of the 
>>> bulb itself, so I was able to manually type it in and get things back to 
>>> normal. That's a huge relief! Each bulb is around $20, which is good for 
>>> smart bulbs but would still be annoying to lose just because I got rid of 
>>> some paper.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Alex Hall
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Jun 2, 2018, at 07:41, Alex Hall >>> > wrote:
 
 Hello list,
 I have been having trouble with a Sylvania smart bulb recently, and their 
 support is useless. I therefore decided to just reset the bulb and start 
 over. After I'd done that, I realized that I had long ago thrown out the 
 box... and the card with the setup code on it. I'm used to my smart 
 outlets, sensors, and other devices having their codes right on them, so 
 it never occurred to me to save the codes for my bulbs.
 
 I feel pretty dumb now, and I'm hoping there's a way to make this at least 
 a little better. I haven't removed the bulb from my Home app yet, so is 
 there a way I can recover the setup code? At some point, iOS knew it, 
 after all. I haven't found a way, but maybe someone knows something I 
 missed? Thanks for any help.
 
 --
 Alex Hall
 
 
 
 
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Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

[Daniel Miller]

Hi Alex,

I actually stumbled on called HomePass which let you store. You can either scan 
them, or type them. 

Daniel Miller
miller...@icloud.com
910-322-1936

> On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:04 AM, Daniel McGee  wrote:
> 
> Hi Alex 
> 
> I don't use any smart home light bulbs. Do you use a password manager at all? 
> 
> I know it's kind of risky to do it this way but the way I see it, is that 
> it's a place where one can store all there codes, login's etc. 
> 
> As an example, last year, I got the new iPhone 8 having upgraded from a 5. 
> During the process, I forgot my local library card info. So I had to give 
> them a call and obtain this information again to log into the app they use 
> for audiobooks. 
>  
>  It was no problem ringing them up and getting this info again, however had 
> it of been in my password manager of choice, I wouldn't had to ring up and 
> could of just used my password manager to login to the respected app again. 
>  
>  You don't have to do this of course. It was just an idea  / suggestion to 
> consider.
> 
> 
> Daniel 
> 
>> On 2 Jun 2018, at 15:02, Alex Hall  wrote:
>> 
>> Never mind. It turns out the setup code is also printed on the base of the 
>> bulb itself, so I was able to manually type it in and get things back to 
>> normal. That's a huge relief! Each bulb is around $20, which is good for 
>> smart bulbs but would still be annoying to lose just because I got rid of 
>> some paper.
>> 
>> --
>> Alex Hall
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 07:41, Alex Hall  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello list,
>>> I have been having trouble with a Sylvania smart bulb recently, and their 
>>> support is useless. I therefore decided to just reset the bulb and start 
>>> over. After I'd done that, I realized that I had long ago thrown out the 
>>> box... and the card with the setup code on it. I'm used to my smart 
>>> outlets, sensors, and other devices having their codes right on them, so it 
>>> never occurred to me to save the codes for my bulbs.
>>> 
>>> I feel pretty dumb now, and I'm hoping there's a way to make this at least 
>>> a little better. I haven't removed the bulb from my Home app yet, so is 
>>> there a way I can recover the setup code? At some point, iOS knew it, after 
>>> all. I haven't found a way, but maybe someone knows something I missed? 
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Alex Hall
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

[Daniel McGee]

Hi Alex 

I don't use any smart home light bulbs. Do you use a password manager at all? 

I know it's kind of risky to do it this way but the way I see it, is that it's 
a place where one can store all there codes, login's etc. 

As an example, last year, I got the new iPhone 8 having upgraded from a 5. 
During the process, I forgot my local library card info. So I had to give them 
a call and obtain this information again to log into the app they use for 
audiobooks. 
 
 It was no problem ringing them up and getting this info again, however had it 
of been in my password manager of choice, I wouldn't had to ring up and could 
of just used my password manager to login to the respected app again. 
 
 You don't have to do this of course. It was just an idea  / suggestion to 
consider.


Daniel 

> On 2 Jun 2018, at 15:02, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
> Never mind. It turns out the setup code is also printed on the base of the 
> bulb itself, so I was able to manually type it in and get things back to 
> normal. That's a huge relief! Each bulb is around $20, which is good for 
> smart bulbs but would still be annoying to lose just because I got rid of 
> some paper.
> 
> --
> Alex Hall
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 07:41, Alex Hall  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello list,
>> I have been having trouble with a Sylvania smart bulb recently, and their 
>> support is useless. I therefore decided to just reset the bulb and start 
>> over. After I'd done that, I realized that I had long ago thrown out the 
>> box... and the card with the setup code on it. I'm used to my smart outlets, 
>> sensors, and other devices having their codes right on them, so it never 
>> occurred to me to save the codes for my bulbs.
>> 
>> I feel pretty dumb now, and I'm hoping there's a way to make this at least a 
>> little better. I haven't removed the bulb from my Home app yet, so is there 
>> a way I can recover the setup code? At some point, iOS knew it, after all. I 
>> haven't found a way, but maybe someone knows something I missed? Thanks for 
>> any help.
>> 
>> --
>> Alex Hall
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

[Alex Hall]

Never mind. It turns out the setup code is also printed on the base of the bulb 
itself, so I was able to manually type it in and get things back to normal. 
That's a huge relief! Each bulb is around $20, which is good for smart bulbs 
but would still be annoying to lose just because I got rid of some paper.

--
Alex Hall




> On Jun 2, 2018, at 07:41, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
> Hello list,
> I have been having trouble with a Sylvania smart bulb recently, and their 
> support is useless. I therefore decided to just reset the bulb and start 
> over. After I'd done that, I realized that I had long ago thrown out the 
> box... and the card with the setup code on it. I'm used to my smart outlets, 
> sensors, and other devices having their codes right on them, so it never 
> occurred to me to save the codes for my bulbs.
> 
> I feel pretty dumb now, and I'm hoping there's a way to make this at least a 
> little better. I haven't removed the bulb from my Home app yet, so is there a 
> way I can recover the setup code? At some point, iOS knew it, after all. I 
> haven't found a way, but maybe someone knows something I missed? Thanks for 
> any help.
> 
> --
> Alex Hall
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Recovering HomeKit setup codes?

[Alex Hall]

Hello list,
I have been having trouble with a Sylvania smart bulb recently, and their 
support is useless. I therefore decided to just reset the bulb and start over. 
After I'd done that, I realized that I had long ago thrown out the box... and 
the card with the setup code on it. I'm used to my smart outlets, sensors, and 
other devices having their codes right on them, so it never occurred to me to 
save the codes for my bulbs.

I feel pretty dumb now, and I'm hoping there's a way to make this at least a 
little better. I haven't removed the bulb from my Home app yet, so is there a 
way I can recover the setup code? At some point, iOS knew it, after all. I 
haven't found a way, but maybe someone knows something I missed? Thanks for any 
help.

--
Alex Hall




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