The Apple TV and the HomePod are already home hubs and almost all Apple devices can control a HomeKit setup, but Apple is ... that we know about Apple's smart home hub. Apple's upcoming smart ...

Since then, the new Apple Home setup has worked relatively smoothly ... they’re concerned about compatibility with legacy smart home devices. Another issue is that while the old Home framework ...

I went all-in on Apple HomeKit about five years ago. Before that, my smart home setup was a mess—some accessories worked with Google, others with Apple and Alexa, and nothing felt unified.

That could leave holdouts facing a difficult choice: upgrade their entire smart-home setup to the new architecture, or find a way to control it other than Apple’s Home app. If you want to test ...

Apple has pushed back the launch of its rumored smart home hub due to delayed Siri features, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman no longer expects the home hub to launch this month ...

Gurman said that Apple’s smart home hub relies on the new Siri features, so it’s been postponed as well. He’d previously reported that the device could be released as soon as March 2025 (so ...

I went all-in on Apple HomeKit about five years ago. Before that, my smart home setup was a mess—some accessories worked with Google, others with Apple and Alexa, and nothing felt unified.

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