Since iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, guest access to the Home app has been expanded. Are you not at home and would you like to let someone in? That’s possible. Decide for yourself how and at what time with the help of schedules/
For example, you can give someone access to the garage, alarm systems and door locks. Unfortunately, this is still very difficult in practice because smart accessories have yet to integrate support for these schemes.
Guest Access Conditions Property
Since iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, it has been possible to add guests to the Home app. Unfortunately, support for this is limited. For example, you can only add guests for smart door locks and alarm systems. In some cases these need to support matter or a door lock with keypad that both have HomeKit support, such as it Aqara U200 door lock.
In addition, you can also only add a guest to the Home app provided you use a HomePod or Apple TV as a home hub and the guest uses Apple’s Home app.
Add guests to Property
- Open Home and open the ‘Home’ tab
- Tap the plus button
- Choose ‘Add people’
- Select ‘Guest’
- Follow the steps on the screen
Under iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma it was still possible to give guests access to your home using an access code. This is still possible, provided the lock is linked to a keypad and has support for this.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to allow a guest to operate accessories other than doors and alarm systems. If you want to give someone access to your home accessories, you must add them as a full member as ‘Resident’. You can limit the adding and management of accessories, but they can control all devices.
Set up guest schedule for home
Since iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, guest access has been expanded. Are you not at home and would you like to let someone in? That’s possible. Decide how and at what time. For example, provide access to the garage, alarm systems and door locks.
Please note, this only works if you use a HomePod or Apple TV as a home hub and the guest also uses the Home app.
- Open Home and open the ‘Home’ tab
- Tap the plus button
- Choose ‘Add people’
- Select ‘Guest’
- Under ‘Schedule’, tap ‘Change’
Then choose a desired period such as specific date, specific days and times. You can also add multiple times, such as one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. Tap Done, choose the accessories you want, then follow the onscreen steps.