One year after Apple announced plans to launch its home automation platform HomeKit, the company’s first certified products are now being shipped to customers around the world. HomeKit puts Apple in ...

Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from relying on your sparkling personality, smart home devices are perfect for this, and they are simple to set up on ...

I was tired of spending a premium to get HomeKit-certified gear and thought there must be a better way. That’s when I found Home Assistant, and it completely changed the game for me. Home Assistant ...

The older Apple Home architecture will live for a few more months. Apple previously planned on phasing out the architecture in late 2025. After unveiling HomeKit at WWDC 2014 and pitching the new ...

Crafting a smart home ecosystem can be tricky. There are a lot of product categories, and it can be hard to know which ones to prioritize. Here are some of my go-to smart home recommendations for ...

Transform your Apple ecosystem with 14 smart home accessories that actually work seamlessly-from tap-to-unlock doors to voice-controlled everything.

Apple is officially ending support for the prior version of Apple Home this year, and the company has been encouraging users to update to the new HomeKit architecture by that time to avoid ...

My history using a smart home setup has brought a lot of frustration over the years. There are times it’s worked well, but I’ve also experienced plenty of unreliability, and even times when product ...

As we head into the final weeks of 2025, Federico and I figured it would be a good time to update the MacStories Setups page. There’s an ebb and flow to the gear and apps we test each year, and as the ...