I have been able to make this work on my iPhone, but only if I turn on Full Keyboard Access. But that means that the phone keyboard no longer works. The phone only accepts input from the external device. In this case the Flic button that now looks like an external keyboard to the phone.
Is there a way around this?
Hi,
I’m trying to set up the functionality shown here. This allows a Flic Button to run iOS shortcuts.
There is supposed to be away in Universal to run a shortcut that has been assigned a keyboard combo.
However, the App does not show Universal. Is that functionality still available, and if so where do I find it?
@james-2 I had left my system alone for about 2 weeks. I was going to do the profile to allow logging. But but before doing that, I double checked the 2 buttons that had this problem. Now they work. I’ve done nothing to my environment in the meantime. So, when they work now is a mystery to me.
@Emil That is correct. I have not run HomeKit on it. It is my HomeKit Hub though
@james-2 Thanks. Can you clarify what you mean by allowing logging? On what device? Apple TV? I don’t see that option on the hub.
@james-2 One more thing. I reset my hub and it did not fix the problem.
@james-2 I have the same problem. 4 of my buttons work and 2 don’t. So they are useless and a waste of money. . If you find an answer please post what it is.
@Emil Apple TV. Model MXH02CL/A. Yes, same problem with any target device
I have many uses for these buttons, and would like to buy more. But I’m fearful that if I do, they won’t work, and I will waste more money, considering that 1/3 of my prior purchase ended up being unusable.
@Emil All good. Here is a fuller explanation on what I’m seeing. iSmartGate as an example I’m used to seeing. And what I see with Flic. Of my various bridges, only Flic does this. 
@Emil They appear. I have 6 accessories showing in the bridge. I get the same message as shown previously. Thanks for sending this to Apple.
UPDATE - I bought 6 buttons. I just systematically added all 6 into your app. 4 work. The other 2 will not configure in HomeKit . I removed the battery and tried again. Still will not work. What should I do? I have also asked tech support.
@kerry-thacher Thanks for the detailed reply. All I can tell you is that I have Schlage, Eve, Eufy, Lutron with 24 devices, Govee, NanoLeaf, iSmartGate, Wemo, and Moen via Homebridge, all integrated into HomeKit.
Not one of these products have been as troublesome as yours, and most have been integrated for years.
I guess it will remain a mystery as to why you are unique in all of this. I’m never going to believe it’s all Apple’s fault. Is it Apple’s fault that one of your buttons didn’t work, and others did?
And by the way, telling a customer to talk to Apple directly is futile. There are never going to listen to a single customer. I’ve been down that road with them before. Everything goes into a big black hole, never to be heard from again.
@Emil I fixed the problem by starting over. Deleted everything. I then factory reset the Hub. The system now works. So this was clearly not a bug within HomeKit. It’s a problem with your system. I did a search here and on Reddit for clues on how to fix this. Others have encountered the exact same issue. Multiple times. And the fix was the same. And in some cases the Flic response was “blame Apple”. Despite your claim that you have never seen this problem before. All kinds of your customers have.
After I did this, I had a button with the same problem. One out of six. I removed the battery and tried again. That worked. How could that be Apple’s fault?
You have a buggy product. Your customers are paying the price, by denying it. Customers finding bugs and telling you about them should be seen as valuable. It’s a way to improve your product and making the product better.
FYI, I had submitted a problem report. Your support team got back to me, and I explained how I fixed the problem. They then told me that what I did was the same approach they have suggested to others. They have clearly seen the issue before. In spite of you telling me here, that you have never seen it.
You have said more than once, that your responsibility ends with events being sent to HomeKit. That cannot be true. Your devices need to accept configuration instructions from HomeKit. That seems to be where the failure is. They are apparently refusing to accept HomeKit configuration requests. At least until your customer is forced to completely start over.
You are squandering customer goodwill with this wrong “not our problem” attitude. These bad experiences will continue, if you refuse to even investigate this. Your engineering team should be made aware of this, so there is some hope of fixing whatever is going on here.
On a more positive note, the product is fantastic when it actually works. Which is the current status.
@Emil I have found the button. When I attempt to configure it in HomeKit, I get the following erro
‘Above the Accessories item, there is a "Room" entry which shows where the accessories will be shown (or more correct, added by default). For us it is by default the room "Unassigned Devices".’
In spite of our rough start, I would really like to get the product to work. Could you further explain how to find this? Maybe with a screenshot?
@Emil Thank you. That worked.
@Emil I have tried two approaches.
Within the Flic App I choose the Matter option. Which prompts me to scan the QR code. I do, and after a delay, the App tells me that the device cannot be found. It is powered on and lit when I do this.
That light was previously added to HomeKit with Matter. So, I tried the other alternative in your App, which is to add it via HomeKit. HomeKit opens and asks me to scan the QR code. I do, and after a delay it fails.