How to create your own HomeKit-enabled accessoriesHey Siri, control my HomeKit-enabled coffee maker!
Apple has opened up the HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification to all developers! What's the "HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification"? It's the means by which connected home accessories communicate with Apple devices via HomeKit. In other words, you can make your own HomeKit-enabled accessories and control them with Siri and the Home app for iOS.
Up until now, only companies who intended to distribute their HomeKit-enabled accessories commercially could make use of Apple's HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification. Developers had to request licensing through Apple's MFi program and go through reportedly rigorous testing to claim the coveted Works with Apple HomeKit badge. Now if you want to create HomeKit-enabled accessories for non-commercial purposes (if you're a hobbyist or consider yourself a "Maker," for example) you can! Here's how you get the ball rolling.
First thing's first: You've got to be a registered developer. Yo...
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How to create your own HomeKit-enabled accessories
