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> I run 130+ HomeKit devices at home This is insane. I couldn't name a single homekit device if you put a gun to my head. Where do you find these things?

drcongo 8mo ago
They sell them in shops.
nixus76 8mo ago
Honestly most smart home devices support HomeKit these days – lights (Philips Hue, IKEA), thermostats (Ecobee), locks (Yale, Schlage), blinds, cameras, sensors. And anything that doesn't can usually be bridged through Homebridge or Home Assistant. It adds up fast once you start – lights alone can be 50+ if you do every room.
- FranklinJabar 8mo ago
  Wow. I thought it was just the speakers. Why don't they advertise this?
  - galad87 8mo ago
    Every device compatible with the Matter standard[1] can be used with Apple Home (and with every other solution that supports Matter, like Google and Amazon ones), so almost everything is compatible with everything out there. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard)
    - FranklinJabar 8mo ago
      Why don't they advertise this? Crazy I've never heard of it.
spiderfarmer 8mo ago
Do you want to be taken seriously?
- FranklinJabar 8mo ago
  Bruh I use nothing but apple products and I had never even heard of homekit before this post.
  - Angostura 8mo ago
    It’s nice, be a it’s all handled on-prem of via iCloud. Lot less vendor exposure to data.
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ramses0 8mo ago
148 Home Assistant (bridged) accessories checking in... sign me up for the beta! On the accessory count, call it a 2-story house, ~5 rooms per floor, plus an outdoor zone: 2x thermostat, 2x speakers (HomePod), 2x door, garage door, 2 lamps per room, pool "accessories" (filter, cleaner, heater, lights), 2x outdoor lights... that's 27 just off the bat! Now adding Home Assistant and you start getting 2x Zigbee interior door sensors (privacy locks/detection for when we have a babysitter), 2x interior motion sensors (upstairs/downstairs stairwell), patio string lights, front throw/spot lights, 3x decorator bulbs for the hanging entrance lamp (bridges three bulbs as one since they're individually controllable bulbs instead of a smart fixture or switch), an AirPlay compatible TV, fridge and freezer temp/humidity sensors, the outdoor AirPlay speaker, outdoor gate open/close sensors (front and back), outdoor motion sensor... ...and then the random other "every HomePod technically has an in-built temp and humidity sensor", the Home Assistant integration for the router that reads the packets in/out, the printer thing that reads the ink status for all the ink cartridges, etc. It's a lot, but start with a single reading lamp and night light per room. Make a "lights" and "mood" scene per room/floor. A few key motion/door sensors (turn on a downstairs mood light when opening the door after sunset, turn on the hallway mood light when motion is detected after 9pm, etc).
- nixus76 8mo ago
  Excellent – please e-mail me to nick@itsyhome.app and I will send you the link to Testflight. This looks like a great use case.

drcongo 8mo ago

They sell them in shops.

nixus76 8mo ago

Honestly most smart home devices support HomeKit these days – lights (Philips Hue, IKEA), thermostats (Ecobee), locks (Yale, Schlage), blinds, cameras, sensors. And anything that doesn't can usually be bridged through Homebridge or Home Assistant. It adds up fast once you start – lights alone can be 50+ if you do every room.

FranklinJabar 8mo ago
Wow. I thought it was just the speakers. Why don't they advertise this?
- galad87 8mo ago
  Every device compatible with the Matter standard[1] can be used with Apple Home (and with every other solution that supports Matter, like Google and Amazon ones), so almost everything is compatible with everything out there. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard)
  - FranklinJabar 8mo ago
    Why don't they advertise this? Crazy I've never heard of it.

spiderfarmer 8mo ago

Do you want to be taken seriously?

FranklinJabar 8mo ago
Bruh I use nothing but apple products and I had never even heard of homekit before this post.
- Angostura 8mo ago
  It’s nice, be a it’s all handled on-prem of via iCloud. Lot less vendor exposure to data.

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ramses0 8mo ago

148 Home Assistant (bridged) accessories checking in... sign me up for the beta! On the accessory count, call it a 2-story house, ~5 rooms per floor, plus an outdoor zone: 2x thermostat, 2x speakers (HomePod), 2x door, garage door, 2 lamps per room, pool "accessories" (filter, cleaner, heater, lights), 2x outdoor lights... that's 27 just off the bat! Now adding Home Assistant and you start getting 2x Zigbee interior door sensors (privacy locks/detection for when we have a babysitter), 2x interior motion sensors (upstairs/downstairs stairwell), patio string lights, front throw/spot lights, 3x decorator bulbs for the hanging entrance lamp (bridges three bulbs as one since they're individually controllable bulbs instead of a smart fixture or switch), an AirPlay compatible TV, fridge and freezer temp/humidity sensors, the outdoor AirPlay speaker, outdoor gate open/close sensors (front and back), outdoor motion sensor... ...and then the random other "every HomePod technically has an in-built temp and humidity sensor", the Home Assistant integration for the router that reads the packets in/out, the printer thing that reads the ink status for all the ink cartridges, etc. It's a lot, but start with a single reading lamp and night light per room. Make a "lights" and "mood" scene per room/floor. A few key motion/door sensors (turn on a downstairs mood light when opening the door after sunset, turn on the hallway mood light when motion is detected after 9pm, etc).

nixus76 8mo ago
Excellent – please e-mail me to nick@itsyhome.app and I will send you the link to Testflight. This looks like a great use case.