Compared with rivals Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, which each support tens of thousands of smart home devices, Apple HomeKit is more limited. “There are fewer devices available in the HomeKi ...

Five startups are announcing the launch of the very first HomeKit-certified devices today. HomeKit is Apple's standard for how third-party smart home gadgets connect in iOS. These five HomeKit ...

HomeKit is one of the most popular smart home ecosystems available today. Before setting up your system, take a look at the ...

What Is Apple HomeKit? Released in September of 2014, Apple HomeKit is a smart home framework. It lets iPhones, iPads, and Macs control compatible devices that comply with the HomeKit standard ...

Apple's HomeKit is finally starting to roll out to actual consumers, via the first crop of HomeKit-enabled accessories from third-party manufacturers.

Although Apple hasn't officially launched HomeKit yet, device makers can at least start putting together their gadgets now that they have the wireless chip armed with the HomeKit firmware.

Despite earlier reports that HomeKit products would be delayed, the first few are becoming available for your smarthome. The devices all work with Siri for voice commands and can be grouped ...

Apple is also making one other big change to simplify development: it’s no longer requiring that every HomeKit device contain a specific security chip.

If you want to use Apple HomeKit to control a compatible smart home gadget, you'll first need to add it to to the platform. Here's what you need to know.

Instead, some HomeKit products such as smart light bulbs and dimmers require their own bridge hardware to connect with Apple devices, adding cost and complexity.

HomeKit is Apple’s own smart home framework. Built for manufacturers and developers, it can turn the iPhone (or other Apple devices) into a smart home remote.

Apple is researching how to make "Apple Glass," or other AR devices, sense and automatically adjust the ambient lighting around the wearer using HomeKit.