Homekit scene with audio playback sends CEC signal to the TV

Hi,

I am experiencing problems with homekit scenes which include audio playback.

For example:

  • Homekit scene:

    • Play music on sonos in the kitchen.

    • Change color of lights.

Whenever this scene is triggered, while my 2 Apple TV's are sleeping, one of them turns on and also turns on the TV via a HDMI-CEC signal. This shouldn't happen when the Apple TV is used as a AirPlay Proxy.

Does anyone else experience the same behavior on tvOS 14(.2)?

This bug is present in tvOS 14 and 14.2 beta. tvOS 13 didn't had this bug.

My current workaround is:

  • Disable Homekit hub functionality on one of the Apple Tv's

  • Disable the CEC connection on the remaining Apple TV

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To confirm, I’m still experiencing the same issue in tvOS 14.4. Any ideas?
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I am having the exact same issue. What’s worse is if someone is using the appleTV the scene will take over playback from the appleTV in order to play the music in a different room on an airplay 2 speaker. I even have 2 HomePod minis in the house, which I would expect would default as the playback source for a scene containing audio. Very odd behavior.
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