Smart home tech is fairly ubiquitous, and most of us have some form of it in the house.

Many of these products also utilize Apples HomeKit (check out our ultimate guide ), so you can control your house gadgets directly with your iOS device or even Mac.

Youll also want to double check if there is any additional equipment you need for it to work with iOS (i.e.

Philips Hue Bridge for Philips Hue bulbs).

If the prompt Add Accessory to Network pops up, select Allow.

Organizing by room makes it easier to identify accessories in the Home app and control them with Siri.

Both iOS and your Mac should be updated with the latest software.

When it gains access, itll check for all of your HomeKit devices and add them to your Favorites by default.

Grayed out icons means that the device is currently OFF, while white means its ON.

The Settings allows you to do things like renaming your devices, which is useful when moving things around the house.

From here you can add a device to your favorites list, include or exclude it from status updates (they are included by default), group accessories, and see details about the device manufacturer, model number, firmware, and serial number.

For those who use Philips Hue whit and color bulbs, Show Controls would also give you the option to change the color of your lights.

Using the Home app from your Mac means you dont have to look for your iPhone or tablet if youre at the desk and want to turn the lights off in a room that youre not using.

Or if you want to lower the temperature in the house a bit, and your iOS device isnt right next to you, but youre at the computer, just do it from there.

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These HomeKit cameras work with iOS14s Face Recognition and Activity Zones.

Heres all of the cameras and doorbells that support the latest and greatest HomeKit features.

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