HomeKit simulator: Adding human readable description to custom service characteristic

Question

I have added a custom characteristic to a service using the HomeKit Simulator. However when I add it, despite I include the manufactorer description, a UUID is shown instead of the description.

How can I display the description instead?

The first characteristic is a standard one ("On/Off": boolean). The other ones are custom.

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user3623183 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-21T11:08:21.370

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Until now the HomeKit Accessory Simulator (1.1) cannot be configured to show manufacturer description, as you want to.

At least in version 1.1 custom services can be attached and achieve a corresponding name, that the developer is able to distinguish. Characteristics can still not be named and remains a UUID mess. But as far as I know, this version (1.1) is only rolled out to MFi participants.

Custom Service Creation Wizard 1.1

edited Apr 21 '15 at 11:08

answered Apr 21 '15 at 09:21

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Thanks! Where did you find this confirmation? Is there an official apple doc stating this? – mm24 Apr 21 '15 at 10:46
MFi participants gets brand new information and tools from apple regarding HAP, like the beta versions of HomeKit Accessory Simulator. – user3623183 Apr 21 '15 at 11:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '15 at 19:09

You can add a manufacturer description to the characteristic.

Then after you add it will show like this

In your app, you can check first if there is a manufacturer description like this

let manufacturerDescription = characteristic.metadata?.manufacturerDescription

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