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Title: Does Google Home work with HomeKit? Post by: HCK on July 28, 2017, 04:05:17 pm Does Google Home work with HomeKit?
Does the Google Home smart speaker work with Apple's HomeKit framework? No, but it'll work with many HomeKit-enabled accessories. If you're wondering whether you can use the Google Home smart speaker with Apple's HomeKit framework, I've got some sort-of bad news for you: You can't. Apple's HomeKit framework serves as a sort of backbone behind many home automation accessories, allowing you to use Siri and HomeKit-enabled apps to control your smart home. The Google Home smart speaker is less a home automation accessory and more of a home automation hub: You are meant to use it to control your accessories rather than control it itself. Although the Google Home smart speaker doesn't work with Apple's HomeKit framework, it does work with many HomeKit-enabled accessories. Here's a list of compatible smart home devices: Switches and Bulbs Philips Hue Bulbs, Lights, and Lightstrips TP-Link Bulbs and Switches LIFX Bulbs and Lightstrips Some switches and bulbs available to Samsung SmartThi... Source: Does Google Home work with HomeKit? (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/LFA3_8XtnlA/does-google-home-work-homekit) |