I was having the same problem of not seeing the QR code.
I have updated the Homekit addon to the latest snapshot (homekit-3.1.0-20210411.032508-26.jar), but now the HomeKit addon does not show up in the settings page anymore, or in the Misc page.
Using ‘list | grep -i homekit’, it shows that the latest snapshot is installed.
I tried both updating after installing in the UI first, and I tried installing it directly.
I also tried restarting OpenHab, and restarting Chrome.
how you have installed the addon? using karaf or donwloading to addon folder?
try with update 284 https://openhab.jfrog.io/artifactory/libs-snapshot-local/org/openhab/addons/bundles/org.openhab.io.homekit/3.1.0-SNAPSHOT/org.openhab.io.homekit-3.1.0-20210412.032532-27.jar
I got a bit of a scare when all Things were UNINITIALIZED for about 2 mins and all of the Other Services tabs were missing for about 3 mins. But all Things are online now and I can see the QR code in the HomeKit page.
Thank you!
My Apple Home app doesn’t seem to be able to find accessory.
I am using the IP of my Pi in the Network Interface field of the HomeKit settings. Is this right?
I am doing all of this over VPN. Could that cause a problem?
the issue is - homekit using multicast in the pairing phase and if VPN blocks multicast or routing is not configured correctly, then it will not be able to pair.