A handy new app from developer Aaron Pearce aims to address an interesting problem that many advanced HomeKit users have probably run into — keeping track of all of the HomeKit pairing codes for a household full of home automation accessories. HomePass for HomeKit ($3) is a fairly simple app that efficiently addresses this issue, providing a single place to keep all of your device codes backed up so that they’re readily available should you ever need to re-pair a device, transfer it to a new home, or sell it or give it away.
HomePass is capable of reading your existing HomeKit configuration to build your device list so that you can then simply tap on each device and punch in the codes, and you can also add additional accessories manually. Sadly, the app doesn’t provide any way to scan codes with your camera, so you’ll have to key them in yourself, although it does sync your database of codes to iCloud so that it’s backed up and available from multiple devices, and you can also export the data to a CSV file.
[via 9to5Mac]
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