I don’t even know how to properly convey how annoying this has been. I spent about 6 hours yesterday trying to get to the bottom of this issue trying to utilize Claude, GPT, and Gemini to see if I could fix this issue with my home set up.
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When I first moved in, I set up a new Google Home, and used a Nest Hub Max + iPad on a mobile hotspot to add the Matter lights and smart locks. This worked.
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After getting internet up, I set up a Rpi 5 HomeAssistant and experimented with the Thread OTBR. I was able to see the NEST PAN networks, one from my Nest Hub Max specifically. But it wouldn’t let me do much other than see it.
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I ordered a ZBT-2, plugged it in, set it up. I guess during this process, I somehow created a new thread
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But for some reason, I was unable to add any devices to Matter over Thread from that point on. Unless my Nest Hub Max was plugged in.
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This is where I got stupid and it’s messy. I factory reset the Nest Hub Max. I reset the ZBT-2 and made a new thread network. But when I try to add things on my phone, or iPad, it keeps trying to connect to
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Before anyone asks, yes, I fully reset my Google Play Store on my phone. I wish I didn’t because that turned out to make me have to reset up a lot of stuff while at work. Not fun. I even found the Google Settings on my phone for where Thread and Matter devices live. I deleted all matter devices, and the “Thread in cloud” credentials disappeared and just say “Get a Hub”.
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On the iPad, I fully reset the network, removed my iCloud account, checked the local keychain, and there is nothing there. I can factory reset the iPad as a last resort I guess.
The weird part about that is that if i go into Companion App → Debugging → Threads the only thing it sees is ha-thread-f9b3. If i swipe to delete, it just returns-by-death and repopulates. I can pull the data set from it and add it to Thread OBTR, but of course then it doesn’t have a radio.
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I’ve tried the double-sync method on Android and it doesn’t work.
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Yes, mDNS is enabled (unifi setup), and so is IPV6. The RPi5 is hardwired to my LAN which has access to IoT VLAN, and it’s also connected to the IoT Wifi that all the smart devices are on/what i use to add devices.
I can provide screenshots, logs, anything. If anyone thinks they have an idea, I’ll buy you coffee/lunch remotely if needed, but really nearly broke down and quit smart homes in general last night. I’ve always been able to solve things from starting from scratch but i can’t figure out how to do that here.
Thank you.