It's been over a year since Amazon acquired Eero, the Mesh WiFi router company, and now a major update is underway.

Today, Eero has announced that its WiFi network routers now support Apple's HomeKit. For those pursuing tracking, eight months after Apple confirmed Eero will be a brand that supports HomeKit on routers in June 2019. The HomeKit support update is already complete.

We are excited to be launching support for Apple HomeKit, adding to smart home help with Amazon Alexa and Amazon Wi-Fi Simple Setup. You can now add your eero devices to the Apple Home app and add even more protection to HomeKit accessories.

There are some prints, of course. You will need any Eero, Eero Beacon or Eero Pro running eeroOS 3.18.0 software or later from the company to use HomeKit. To access the Home application, you will have to complete the setup process from the Eero stock application.

Here are the main points of today's announcement:

• Automatic: allows an accessory to communicate to devices and services approved by its manufacturer, preventing access through unauthorized services.
• Limit at home: allows an accessory to communicate only with HomeKit on Apple devices. You may be able to manage your accessories through the Home app, but this may reduce some features, such as firmware updates.
• Without restrictions: Allows an accessory to communicate with every device in your home and with any website or service on the internet, just like other home network devices.

The HomeKit for routers was announced in June 2019. It has been officially added with the release of iOS 13 and is intended to serve as a firewall to help keep your devices securely and securely connected. With HomeKit for routers, devices connected to the secure network cannot talk to devices outside the home, unless explicit permission is granted.

Support was slow, unfortunately. Eero is actually the first to launch it. However, support from Charter / Spectrum routers, as well as Linksys routers, also comes through the pipeline.