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JKLines-70
User level: Level 1 (31 points)

Migrate Apple Home devices and settings to new/different Apple TV

I have a new Apple TV 4K gen 4 on order. I understand how to get most of the video apps and setup to load, but the Apple Home hub settings and devices is a different issue because I don't believe any of the setting are saved to iCloud. Is anyone aware of whether Apple has come up with a way to migrate Apple Home hub settings to a new generation Apple TV?

Posted on Oct 18, 2026 10:37 AM

2 replies

iOSRay_27
User level: Level 1 (108 points)

Oct 23, 2026 11:09 AM in response to JKLines-70

To select which home hub you would like to use, open the home app> home hubs and bridges > select which hub you would like to use or leave it to auto select so it switches between hubs based on which one has the best connection.

JKLines-70 Author
User level: Level 1 (31 points)

Oct 23, 2026 4:46 PM in response to iOSRay_27

Thank you for the response. I think it would be good it this was better communicated. It sounds as if it would also be an advantage of having more than one hub from a reliability standpoint (i.e. one serves as hot backup). My thread network is getting pretty large and so I've been a little more concerned about backup options. I already have 16 thread devices and just order 20 thread light switches to expand even more. I've really liked that I can typically move from one generation of Apple product to another with little to no effort so this is in line with that.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256378475