Hmmm strange that you had issues as I have set up a whole set of rooms just recently with Phillips Hue lights and Apple home kit and it was straight forward. I’m using an eero router in the house. The era of walled gardens is at an end as Amazon, Apple and Samsung support MATTER which is great as adoption rate by OEMs in the smart home space is burgeoning.
Hmmm strange that you had issues as I have set up a whole set of rooms just recently with Phillips Hue lights and Apple home kit and it was straight forward. I’m using an eero router in the house. The era of walled gardens is at an end as Amazon, Apple and Samsung support MATTER which is great as adoption rate by OEMs in the smart home space is burgeoning.