Print a paper backup of your codes

A backup file keeps your codes safe on another device. A printed QR sheet keeps them safe without any device at all. You can scan a printed code with any smart home app, the same way you scan the sticker on the device.

Print the sheet

1. Open Settings (the gear), then Backup & Restore.
2. Tap Print / export QR sheet.
3. Choose a printer, or save the sheet as a PDF.

The button needs at least one saved device. The QR sheet came in version 1.0.12.

How the sheet is laid out

The sheet follows your list. It has one section per floor, a heading for each room, and a heading for each group in the room. Each code gets its own card with its QR code, the device name and the code that you can type.

A device that holds more than one code, for example a lock with a Matter code and a HomeKit code, gets one card for each code. Each of those cards names its protocol. The sheet never puts two codes on one card, so a paper backup always has every code.

Group headings came in version 1.0.17, and one card for each code of a device came in version 1.0.26.

Cards that look different

• A Matter code that you typed in. ReMatter rebuilt its QR from the 11-digit or 21-digit pairing code. The rebuilt QR is faded on the card and marked as rebuilt, and the pairing code is printed large. Type the pairing code when you set the device up again.
• A HomeKit code that you typed in. The card shows the 8-digit setup code without a QR. A HomeKit QR cannot be rebuilt from the code. See Typed codes and scanned codes.
• A HomeKit code that you scanned. The card copies the label on the accessory: the house mark and the setup code at the top, and the QR below. This label came in version 1.0.28.

Keep the sheet private

Anyone with a code can add that device to their own smart home before you reset it. Keep the sheet where you keep other important papers, and do not post a photo of it.