If your home has an Apple HomeView alongside one or more HomePods or Apple TV devices, you may have several possible home hubs. Apple Home can choose a hub automatically, but you can also review and manage the preferred device.
Find the active home hub
Open the Home app on iPhone, iPad or Mac. Select the More button, open Home Settings and tap Home Hubs & Bridges. Apple says the currently active home hub appears at the top of this screen. Apple’s instructions describe this process for HomeView, HomePod and Apple TV.
Select a preferred hub
If you want to choose the device yourself, disable Automatic Selection in Home Hubs & Bridges and select your preferred home hub. The available choices depend on which compatible devices are set up in your Apple Home household and connected to the network.
If a device isn’t listed, check that it has been added to the right home, updated and kept powered on. HomeView becomes a hub automatically when you set it up, so there’s no separate setting on the display needed to activate that role.
For more on the functions supported by the smart display, read our full Apple HomeView overview and our explanation of Home Collection accessory setup.
