The Apple HomeKit ecosystem has grown recently and the addition of Matter support will only make it grow more. Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from ...

With a new software update to the Hubitat Elevation hub, users can bridge hundreds of Z-Wave and Zigbee devices not normally compatible with HomeKit into their Apple Home app, Hubitat said Wednesday.

Aqara has announced a new lineup of smart home devices at CES 2025, emphasizing tighter integration with Apple HomeKit and the Matter protocol. The flagship Panel Hub S1 Plus features a 6.9-inch ...

Currently, smart home devices often need to support both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, even when the former is only ever used for initial setup. Incorporating both radio standards makes devices more expensive ...

An update to the Matter standard will make it much easier to set up HomeKit-compatible smart home devices. In particular, it should make tap-to-pair a far more common feature, rather than something ...

There are many good reasons to want HomeKit compatibility, including security and convenience. But there are drawbacks too, ...