Hi guys. I’ve wanted for a long time to get an Apple TV just to use it as a homekit hub. However, I didn’t want to spend 180Euro on a device that I won’t use for anything else. I have been looking for a workaround for quiet a long time and I have even tried setting up a virtual apple tv in xcode but it also didn’t work.
However, today I found the solution.
You need an old iPhone, in my case my old iPhone 6 running the latest 12.4.7 iOS.
You need to jailbrake it with checkra1n tool and add the http://limneos.net/repo/ to cydia.
From this repo install HomeKit Remote Hub Enabler and thats it.
Your old iPhone starts working as a homekit hub. I have been checking it few times today and switching commands are executed with very small delay.
Cheers!
