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Smart home products

HomeKit may have fallen behind Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant in the home–automation market, but there are still enough HomeKit–compatible devices available to create a pretty impressive smart home setup.

The three top product categories in the smart home market are speakers, lights and security cameras. Apple does have a list of HomeKit–compatible devices on its website () and

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