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HOMEKIT: TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REAL WORLD

HOMEKIT HAS CHANGED THE GAME

In 2014, with the release of iOS 8, Apple announced HomeKit, a new software framework that allowed developers to connect smart home technology to users’ smartphones. Users could design their rooms and integrate smart-home appliances as and when they wanted them and then enable automatic actions using Siri and through taps within apps.

Quickly, HomeKit (known as Apple Home on iOS) became a hit, and today, , it has dominated the smart home market. With vast competition from the likes of Google Home and Amazon Echo, there’s never been a better time for Apple to up its smart home game and make it easier for users to connect their devices. But how does it

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