Google has announced that it will soon be bringing Matter support to its Google Home app on iOS. This move comes after Google enabled Matter on Android and its Nest devices a few months ago. With the release of iOS 16.5, users will be able to set up and control their Matter devices directly from…
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Apple has launched its much-anticipated Sound Recognition feature on the HomePod and HomePod mini. This new feature enables your HomePod to listen out for your home’s existing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and when it detects an alarm, it sends a notification to your iPhone via the Home app. The feature was first announced back…
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Philips Hue, one of the major smart lighting producers, has missed its deadline for adding support for Matter, a standard aimed at standardizing communication between various smart home frameworks and platforms, including HomeKit. Matter was supposed to be supported by Philips Hue in the first quarter of 2023. However, the first quarter is about to…
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Apple is seeking to revolutionize the smart home experience with the latest version of HomeKit. A recently-granted patent, “Using In-home Location Awareness“, suggests that Apple wants to create a system that automatically takes actions based on user habits, without the need for manual setup. The temperature and humidity sensors in the latest HomePod, now also…