In 2022, Apple announced a “new Home architecture” for its smart home ecosystem, designed to boost performance, reliability, and…
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iOS 18.4 likely to require users to upgrade to Apple’s latest HomeKit architecture
With iOS 16, Apple rolled out a revamped architecture for the Home app, designed to enhance the HomeKit device experience. Up until now…
Apple’s rumored Face ID smart doorbell said to feature MagSafe
Back in late 2024, it was reported that Apple was tinkering with a smart home doorbell and lock setup featuring Face ID…
Apple ramps up hiring for work on home robotics devices
Apple has secret engineering and research teams working on robotics technology and future products for the home. Now the company is…
Apple may soon unveil its first true home automation command center
Apple has endorsed the idea of a “home hub” within its ecosystem of products via devices like the HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV…
Smart speaker support coming to Matter, but there’s a key limitation for Apple’s HomePod
Matter, a smart home standard designed to improve compatibility between different ecosystems like those of Apple, Google, and Amazon…
Apple preps smart home display with AI personality
Apple is preparing to unveil a new AI-enabled smart home device, as it works to catch up with rivals in the smart home market…
Apple expected to make home hardware ‘a top priority,’ with homeOS-powered smart displays and robotic devices
Apple is poised to make a significant push into the smart home market. Their new strategy involves integrating Apple screens and…
Apple preps new display that can serve as a smart home display when idle
Apple is working on a new Mac external display option that can serve as a smart home display when idle. The new display option…
How to build your smart home using Apple Home
Apple’s redesigned Home app makes it easier to control all your smart home accessories — on all your Apple devices. It’s secure and…
Connectivity Standards Alliance releases Matter 1.1
This week’s release of Matter 1.1 is the result of the collective effort of hundreds of companies and individuals who have gathered as…
Belkin halts Matter support to rethink smart home device strategy
Belkin’s smart home company Wemo is halting the development of devices with Matter to rethink its strategy…
Apple to reissue rebuilt HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.4
In iOS 16.4, Apple will reissue its rebuilt HomeKit architecture that the company was forced to pulled in December due to widespread issues…
Apple’s new HomePod will connect to devices no matter who makes them, thanks to Matter
Apple’s relaunch of its HomePod smart speaker includes not just upgraded acoustics but a new feature: support for Matter, which Apple…
How to use your HomePod to check a room’s temperature and humidity
Both HomePod mini and the new HomePod (2nd generation) have a temperature and humidity sensor, so, with HomePod software version 16.3…
New HomePod breathes new life into Apple’s smart home aspirations
HomePod (2nd generation) offers convenient new ways to manage everyday tasks and control the smart home. Users can now create…
How to upgrade to the new Apple Home architecture (and why you might not want to, yet)
Apple’s redesigned Home app makes it easier to control all your smart home accessories — on all your Apple devices. It’s secure and…
Apple-backed ‘Matter’ home automation standard launches
The Connectivity Standards Alliance announced this week the release of the Matter 1.0 specification and the opening of the Matter certification…
What’s new in HomeKit in iOS 16
HomeKit is set to receive quite a few updates this fall with iOS 16. Here’s everything new coming to Apple’s smart home platform…
Apple’s Home Services chief departs the company after two years
Last week, Apple’s head of Home Services, Sam Jadallah, has departed the company after two years leading some of Apple’s work on smart home…
Apple’s HomePod mini has a secret sensor for smart home thermostats, other devices
Apple’s well-received HomePod mini smart speaker has a secret: a sensor that measures temperature and humidity that could be used to…
Using Eve motion sensors to automate your HomeKit smart home
As you see the HomeKit logo, you know that you’ll be able to control a smart home device from Apple’s Home app and from Siri using your…
Apple unveils $99 HomePod mini
Apple today unveiled HomePod mini, the newest addition to the HomePod family that delivers impressive sound, the intelligence of Siri to…
How IKEA’s smart blinds work with HomeKit on iOS and through Siri
After months of waiting, Ikea has now started rolling out HomeKit support for its FYRTUR and KADRILJ smart blinds…
Apple to make official appearance at CES for the first time in decades
The world’s biggest technology companies are heading to Las Vegas for the annual CES trade show next week…
Analyst: Sonos is ‘natural acquisition target’ for Apple
Premium music speaker maker Sonos could be the next consumer electronics stock in play after the acquisition of Fitbit by Alphabet unit Google…
How to keep your home’s air clean and odor-free with Apple’s HomeKit
HomeKit peripherals can keep your home’s air clean automatically, and it won’t cost as much as you might think…
AirDrop and device tracking are only the beginnings of Ultra Wideband in Apple’s iPhone
Apple’s use of Ultra Wideband with the U1 chip in the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max could go well beyond AirDrop…
With ultra-wideband, Apple is looking at big expansion of HomeKit
A future version of HomeKit could provide the ability to control items at a socket level depending on where the user is…
Apple’s Home app takes a step back in iOS 13 beta
Apple’s Home app has regressed in usability in iOS 13 beta.
Vizio unveils all-new 4K HDR smart TVs, Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 coming later this year
When Apple listed all the AirPlay 2-compatible TVs, there was good news for Vizio TV owners…
63% of people find smart home devices ‘creepy’
Smart home devices are ‘creepy’ according to the majority of people who own them…
Hands-on with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a Vizio smart TV
Vizio yesterday launched a beta version of its updated Smartcast software…
IDC: Apple expected to gain traction in smart home market
The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million shipments…
IDC: Lighting, security cameras to drive smart home device sales
Sales of smart home devices will surge this year thanks to the hot categories of home monitoring and security…
Apple’s streaming service could change the game for smart homes
Apple’s as-yet unnamed streaming service will be available everywhere.
Roku has nearly finalized support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 in Roku media players and Roku-based smart TVs
AirPlay 2 integration is expected to arrive in the form of a Roku OS software update for Roku media players…
Apple hires ex-Microsoft exec to revamp smart home business
Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of a smart lock company that shut down just over a year ago…
Roku in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, Apple Music
The two companies currently working out details surrounding the partnership…
Developer demos what will be possible with HomeKit-connected AirPlay 2 Smart TVs
Apple surprised announced its new HomeKit and AirPlay Smart TV initiative at CES…
Tons of new HomeKit gear is landing this year as adoption quickly accelerates
HomeKit adoption is quickly accelerating, with an unprecedented number of accessories…
Apple’s deals with Samsung and other TV makers shows Apple TV can’t keep pace with its rivals
Samsung said that its 2019 smart TVs would come with the ability to buy and rent movies…
