At Home with HomeKit

As many of our regular listeners will know, I’m a bit of a smart home addict and my platform of choice is Apple’s HomeKit. To dive a bit deeper into the platform I invited Stephen Robles from the HomeKit Insider podcast to come and chat about the good, the missing, and the frustrating parts of the HomeKit ecosystem in 2022.

What’s been your HomeKit experience so far, good or bad, we’d love to hear from you, so send a note over to podcast@crossedwires.net, leave a comment on the post, or start a discussion in Goodpods.

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Episode Links

• Stephen Robles on Twitter and YouTube
• HomeKit Insider podcast: Apple Podcasts / Website
• Eve
• Matter release delayed until Fall 2022 – Apple Insider

Chapter Times

1. 00:00:05: Introductions
2. 00:02:37: HomeKit Origins
3. 00:03:43: Why We Choose HomeKit
4. 00:07:19: HomeKit Limitations
5. 00:15:49: Matter
6. 00:18:31: Cameras, Doorbells and HomeKit Secure Video
7. 00:20:56: Synology and Plex
8. 00:22:51: Automation and Scenes
9. 00:29:19: Keys and Smart Locks
10. 00:32:26: Upcoming HomeKit Devices
11. 00:41:08: Wrapping Up

Credits

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW