In the iOS 13 beta 1 HomeKit app, the color switches for color change bulbs have a new redesign. I like what they need, but they have eliminated the ability to temporarily change the color, now you can only change the color to one of your 6 favorited / user defined colors. If you want […]

Robin Telecom develops support for Secure Video (ProLine Doorbell)

New HomeKit UI for Fans and Thermostats is

If you experience a timeout error message saying "Home could not connect to this accessory" when you add a HomeKit accessory, try: 1. Standard procedure: Confirm that your iOS device is connected to the IoT 2.4 Ghz wifi network, put your accessories in the setup / pairing mode 2. Go to the iOS Wi-Fi settings […]

I have a MyQ hub and myQ homekit hub and have noticed that there is sometimes a delay when I closed my garage door and when I get HomeKit notified that the garage door is closed. About half of the time I get the messages pretty fast and the other half of the time takes […]

Homekit in iOS13 - in-depth everything that is new and meaningful about the changes

So I have a family of 5 people and I have set up HomeKit a while back Myself and 3 other devices work flawlessly, instant response and always updated A person's phone is slow, takes about 5 seconds for an action to occur and is constantly out of sync with things like garage doors in […]

They work perfectly in their native apps, but I can't add them to Homekit. & # X200B; I succeeded in adding: Nanoleaf Remote, and Nanoleaf Canvas, HomePod.

Review: Mi Desk Lamp 1S, with Eric Yao

Hi, I finished creating my Lyric yesterday and got a self-monitoring plan created by Alarm Grid. I asked for the firmware update support to have HomeKit enabled and they told me today that HomeKit has been down since last Tuesday and Apple & Honeywell engineers are working on a solution. I'm told it should be […]

I think there was at least one session at WWDC dedicated to HomeKit. Since this was a chance to hear directly from the people at Apple who were responsible for HomeKit, I wondered if anything of interest was shared, which was not in the main speech any talk of future plans?

Mangotek is entering HomeKit market soon?

IKEA Smart Blinds is released in August, says IKEA Sweden on their website

HomeKit camera in action

How does automation work when you arrive and leave if you live in a high-rise apartment complex? Or is it not possible to use these without triggering anytime you are in the building, not just when you are "at home"?

Koogeek A1 Environmental Monitor listed on Amazon / Aliexpress

Last week, when the new homekit features were announced at WWDC, I was actually acquiring some smart cameras for my home, which would eventually be compatible with homekit. I was very close to buying Arlo Pro 2 because of their promised homekit integration in the future, but mostly because they are not dependent on a […]

Please join us as we fire the Garden Time Machine icon and look back at "Pirates of Silicon Valley" 20 years later! Holds it up? In HomeKit Chronicles we take a look at the Friends of Hue program and take a quick look at the HKam DIY camera! Let us know what you think! ### […]

I have a couple of motion and contact sensors at home, and when the motion sensor is triggered, I can see a snapshot from the camera inside the message. However, when the contact sensor (when the door is opened or closed) is triggered, messages do not display a snapshot from the camera. All these devices […]

Can't figure this out .... has 5 cameras (3 outdoor netatmo, 1 netatmo indoor and 1 circle2). No problems with the ipad or iphone, but when I click on any of the cameras to make the picture bigger on the mac via the home app, ALL (meaning every cam I click on) on the cameras […]

Sorry if this has already been asked. Since the update to iOS 13, all my multi-switch accessories have been grouped into one, and I can't figure out how to undo it. For example, I have a 2 amplifier light switch that turns on my ceiling fan light and the tab itself. There were two accessories […]

Belkin Wemo 3-way switch gets Homekit support

Homekit has the following options for HomeKit buttons: single press, double press and long press. This means that you have to assign two of the above to change the scene / light and another to turn it off again. Anyone with iOS 13 knows if this has been changed to allow buttons to switch, ie. […]

Review and video: Vocolinc LS2 SmartGlow Light strip

Just a quick FYI and some good news. My iDevices switch and Lifx bulb, in earlier versions of iOS, would say "inaccessible" all the time. It was a huge source of frustration. Well, with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, they never did. Not once in 7 days now ... That's all... Something to look forward […]

Am I the only one to reset their VOCOLINC products once a month because of no response?

Thought I'd share this from iOSBeta subhomekit.blog. Finally, some HomeKit love CarPlay

My quick mock-up to the rooms table redesign. Instead of a long list; Moving tiles of your house overview that you can click to see the room

HomeKit Product Revidew: Phillips Hue Tap Switch

A new HomeKit setting from Satechi. Each outlet can be controlled independently. Also power monitoring. View post on imgur.com Currently $ 60 and a 30% Discount Code DUALOUTLET Satechi Dual Smart Outlet with Real-time Monitoring - Wi-Fi Smart Plug 2.4Ghz Enabled - Works with Apple HomeKit (USA, White)

This is one of the most cheap HomeKit smart locks I have been able to find. & # X200B; (Https://youtu.be/SzUpydsQi34)(https://youtu.be/SzUpydsQi34)

What's new for the home program in iOS 13 & macOS Catalina Developer Beta 2

In-Depth Review: Mi Wireless Switch