Learn About Apple Home
Apple’s smart home platform is a popular choice for users of Apple’s device ecosystems. Privacy and security focused, it offers a variety of advanced security and automation features. These expert guides will ensure you understand how to get the most out HomeKit, how to integrate with popular brands, and how to use third-party tools to level up your smart home.
Getting Started
How does HomeKit work?
Dig into what makes HomeKit unique, how it works, and what accessory types it supports.
Using notifications
Responsive notifications are a useful element of any smart home. See what the Apple Home app provides and how to use them.
HomeKit accessory naming
Naming your accessories is vital to ensure a seamless, intuitive experience for the whole family.
Learn About HomeKit Features
How To Guides
How to get Siri to talk in automations
Apple doesn’t provide the commands for Siri announcements by default. Here’s how you can work around that.
How to use Tuya devices locally
Tuya devices are cheap and plentiful but rely on the cloud. Here’s how to get local control back.
How to trigger automations with sensors
Using a variety of sensor inputs to drive automations makes your home a lot smarter.
How to use Shortcuts in automations
Learn how to use Shortcuts to power up your automations beyond what the Home app allows.
How to create custom notifications
Create more actionable, relevant notifications with these utilities.
How to override automations
Sometimes we don’t want automations to fire. Here’s a way to use conditions to override them.
How to control ceiling fans
You can use just about any ceiling fan with HomeKit with the right tools. Learn about different fan types and hat you need for each.
How to configure Eufy camera settings
Unpick the confusing clashes between settings to get the best HomeKit performance from your supported Eufy cameras.
How to use groups and zones
Groups and Zones are often overlooked but can add more control and convenience to your voice commands.
Did you know Siri can have different accents?
Language and Voice settings do different things. Explore what they do and how to change them on each device.
Want a dashboard for your Apple Home?
The very cool Homedash app allows you to use a spare Apple device to create a customizable, always-on dashboard to control various aspect of your smart home.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are my Thread devices unresponsive?
See how we’ve been able to clean out the cruft and get Thread working again.
Can you extend Bluetooth for HomeKit?
Learn how HomeKit handles Bluetooth accessories and how to boost range when needed.
Why does Rachio 3 keep not responding?
This issue was never resolved, by we have a reliable fix when it does occur.
