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Adding a HomeKit ceiling fan to your home is a great way to keep the air moving. These fans do their job through automation, through the Home application or with Siri. There are quite a few fans to choose from, so we've put together all the best available to help you decide which one is right for your home.

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Hunter Symphony offers a clean, modern design with a unique curved blade tip, making it a focal point of any room. This beauty with three blades comes in three distinct finishes, each capable of circulating air in large living spaces. This fan is also equipped with LED lighting, which can be ready to go right out of the box.

• $ 299 on Amazon

• $ 300 at the Home Depot

Hunter Cavera II offers all the same HomeKit features, such as app and voice controls, but comes with a price that won't break the bank. This 52-inch five-blade fan has three different finishes and includes additional elements such as a down rod. In addition, this updated model includes a physical remote control that no longer beeps each time you press the button and has a reverse button, just like HomeKit.

$ 179 at Home Depot

The Hunter’s Advocate ceiling fan is made for spaces that do not have much space above the head. This low profile fan still has a lot of power thanks to its DC motor capable of operating at six different speeds. Although it is an expensive price, this fan compensates with a lifetime warranty, which makes it a solid investment.

• $ 400 on Amazon

• $ 400 at Home Depot

Casablanca Aya is the only HomeKit ceiling fan on the market that is built for indoor or outdoor. This unique two-blade fan can handle stainless steel elements and rust-resistant components. It is perfect for almost any location. Aya also includes an LED bulb with additional dimensions and downrods in the box, which makes it ready for every type of installation.

• $ 531 on Amazon

• $ 550 at Home Depot

Hunter's Apache brings an industrial look to the otherwise boring nature of ceiling fans. This fan has a twisted blade design, which attaches "sideways" to the motor housing, complete with exposed fasteners. However, this fan is not just about appearance, as its 54-inch blade can cool most of the rooms in a hurry.

• $ 350 on Amazon

• $ 350 at Home Depot

The Hunter signal keeps things moving, but it does so quietly with a "WhisperWind" motor and a 13-degree blade pitch. This allows the fan to provide over 6,000 CFM of air movement, all without loud noise. This fan also includes the ability to reverse direction via HomeKit, allowing it to meet its needs throughout the year.

• $ 350 on Amazon

• $ 350 at Home Depot

Hunter’s Romulus takes a more traditional approach to design, with a well-known light kit and four blades. Romulus connects to your network via Wi-Fi, enabling HomeKit functionality, but it also works with a handy remote control. This fan also includes a powerful 1,700 lumen LED light, which places it among the best when it comes to lighting things up.

• $ 256 on Amazon

• $ 350 at Home Depot

Built for larger areas, Hunter Brunswick comes with four massive 60-inch blades, making it one of the biggest smart options around. Despite being available in only two colors, Brunswick is customizable because its blades are reversible, the glass light kit is completely optional and offers three different mounting options.

• $ 250 on Amazon

• $ 248 at Home Depot

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HomeKit ceiling fans are the best way to move the air in your home, all from the comfort of your iOS or Siri device. We love the Hunter Symphony ceiling fan for its unique, clean design, and for its ability to keep air circulating in the largest spaces.

If you want smart modern functionality for the home, but want to keep things simple, then Hunter Romulus is for you. This fan has the standard glass light dome and four-blade design, but also has packaging in all HomeKit goodies as well a handheld remote control.

Do you need a fan to keep your space outdoors without giving in to the elements? Then consult Casablanca Aya. This is the only HomeKit fan that has an outdoor rating and includes rust-resistant components.

Somfy has released an update to its outdoor security application and Protect that adds support for Apple's HomeKit. The update, which was announced in a forum post (via iGeneration) Today, a series of announcements for HomeKit-enabled cameras follow, which have dropped in recent weeks.

The Somfy Outdoor camera is easy to connect to outdoor lighting. As soon as the camera detects motion, the outdoor lighting turns on. You can also operate the outdoor lighting through the application or you can turn it on automatically at dusk.

Somfy's outdoor security camera, which is only available in certain European markets, offers several smart camera staples, including application controls, two-way audio, night vision and motion event notification. The camera records video in 1080p resolution with HDR and has a field of view of 130 degrees. Camera storage options include direct upload to cloud storage accounts, such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

Other points of interest include the ability to power it directly from existing light cables outside and two color options. Also unique to the outdoor security camera is a built-in siren that can be triggered manually or when motion is detected and is capable of reaching 110 decibels. In addition to the newly added HomeKit support, the camera works with Alexa Amazon, Google Assistant and IFTTT.

To enable HomeKit support, users must have the latest version (3.15.2) of the Somfy Protect application and be up to date with the latest camera firmware running today. Somfy has published a number of HomeKit guides, including detailed steps for adding the outdoor security camera to the Home app, which involves scanning a generated QR code.

The Somfy outdoor security camera sells for GBP 209.00 and can be purchased directly from the company’s website or from retailers such as Amazon UK.