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Securely control your Home accessories
If you’re currently a member of a Home, you can easily and securely view and control your Home accessories by using the Home app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, or by using HomePod.
Note: Home accessories may be Apple products or third-party products. To view a list of available Home accessories compatible with the Home app and your Apple devices, see Home accessories.
Find out how: To view a task below, select the plus button next to its title.
Stop sharing your home with someone
Tap or click the Home app
, then select Home Settings. If you see multiple homes, choose the home you want to leave, then select Home Settings.
Under People, tap or click the user you want to remove from your home, then tap or click Remove Person.
Leave a home you were invited to share
If you leave a home, you can no longer view the accessories in that home.
In the Home app, tap or click the Home icon
, then select Home Settings. If you see multiple homes, choose the one you want to leave, then select Home Settings.
Scroll down, and tap or click Leave Home. Tap or click Leave.
Reset a home
In iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1 and macOS 13, or later, when you remove a home from the Home app, all HomeKit devices must be added back to a new home. Before you remove a home, make sure you’ve updated the software on all home accessories to their latest versions.
If you haven’t upgraded your operating systems, make sure you complete step 4 below.
In the Home app, tap or click
, then select Home Settings.
At the bottom of the dialogue, tap or click Remove Home, then tap or click Remove.
Close the Home app.
Find all home accessories, then reset each one to its factory settings.
Open the Home app again and create a new home.
Add each accessory to the new home.