![]() ![]() Exploride combines the best iPhone features into one safe head-up display unit for your car.Microsoft is announcing a new Xbox One bundle every day this week.Belkin QODE Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad Air 2 in White/Gold: $49 shipped (Reg.SanDisk Connect Wi-Fi Flash Drive for iOS/Android: 64GB $50 (Reg. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call Updates: Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Over the weekend, however, Home for iOS reached version 1.6, which includes tweaks to how accessories are organized plus some nice iconography that I think really enhances the overall design. I mentioned Home for iOS, which is obviously pricier up front, and noted how its Settings-like design can feel cold in comparison. Last week we shared the latest HomeKit app on the market, Hesperus, which features an approachable design and customization options at no cost but lacks iPad and Apple Watch apps and Notification Center widgets for now. Home, which costs $14.99 but is available for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, is a rather essential purchase for having a good experience with Apple’s HomeKit. Eve does the best job of making one app for all HomeKit accessories, but a dedicated HomeKit app with excellent support for all accessories is ideal. Siri controls HomeKit, but third-party apps from various accessory makers are needed for creating scenes and triggers that really make home automation come to life. In testing various HomeKit-compatible smart accessories, Home for iOS has been a critical piece of the puzzle in making everything work correctly and reliably. Home, one of the best HomeKit apps for iOS, gains 3D Touch shortcuts + design tweaksĪpple doesn’t include a Home app for HomeKit like it does a Health app for HealthKit, but Matthias Hochgatterer’s Home app is a worthy solution for anyone diving into Apple’s Siri-controlled home automation platform. If the report is true, we could finally get our first look at the Home app at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference in June where the company is expected to preview iOS 10 alongside its other upcoming products and developer tools. These apps already exist in the form of third-party solutions like the Hesperus app we reviewed a couple weeks back, but a solution direct from Apple would hopefully mean one of the best implementations yet and maybe some new features that third-party developers don’t have access to in the current crop of apps. The idea is that rather than using various apps each accessory maker builds, you could just open one “Home” app on your iPhone to manage everything. We were first to detail some of the planned features for the platform and app back before the release of iOS 9, some which like the app have yet to be released. ![]() The next version of iOS due this fall will have a standalone “HomeKit” app as well.Īpple has had plans for a HomeKit app on your iPhone’s home screen for quite a while as it’s developed the platform that currently only allows control of supported home automation accessories through Siri or third-party apps. Both offer support for many devices with more added daily (including Amazon “Echo”). “Yonomi” is a free app that I often use, “Home” is another which cost $14.99. Some advice, there are many third party applications, most free, that offer more control and customization(s) with many Smart Home devices. MacRumors found the mention (pasted below) within a product review related to HomeKit and says it confirmed the person that left the comment was indeed an Apple employee.Īs I work in marketing for Apple, we test many Smart Home devices, especially for iOS HomeKit integration. A standalone iOS app for Apple’s HomeKit platform could finally arrive in iOS 10 as a new report claims an Apple employee on the company’s marketing team revealed plans for the launch in an online review. ![]()
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