We may not yet live in the world of the Smart Home, but we’re getting there. Consumers are starting to outfit their homes with connected lights, locks, alarms, cameras, thermostats, garage doors… the list goes on and on. How is all of this stuff going to work together? Apple’s answer is HomeKit. This quick primer will tell you what HomeKit is, how it works, and how to get started building your smart home around it.
WHAT IS HOMEKIT?
First announced as part of iOS 8 way back in 2014, HomeKit is a software framework for making smart home stuff work with iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch.
Companies making smart home products have to adhere to specific technical standards and support Apple’s HomeKit software interface and hardware guidelines in order to…