Homekit, the smart home platform, is finally ready to zoom in!

Not long ago, smart home was included in the government report and received the full support of the state. The consumption upgrade also boosted the outbreak of the smart home market, which indicates that the smart home market is entering a period of rapid expansion.

Applekit, the smart home platform of Apple, has been preparing to zoom in for two years in silence! what? You still don't know what is Homekit? Let Xiaobian come to introduce you.

HomeKit is Apple's smart home platform released in 2014. On May 15, 2015, Apple announced that the first smart home devices supporting its HomeKit platform were launched in June; on June 13, 2016, the Apple Developer Conference WWDC was held in San Francisco, and the conference announced that builders began supporting HomeKit. After two years of development and construction, this platform has finally gained a foothold in the home automation market.

Homekit feature introduction

Many home furnishing manufacturers are supporting HomeKit, and this time Apple created the HomeKit framework and became an application. I believe that many of the friends who have updated iOS 10 will find such a native APP icon - the home system.

When opened, you can visually understand the home status at home, you can control the smart devices in your home separately, and you can also use Siri to control the smart devices. For example, say good night to Siri, Siri can turn off your home smart lights, lock On the smart door in your home, users can also customize the scene according to their own habits.

Apple announced that it is building multiple ecosystems, including HomeKit, which used to be less visible, this time with a greater ambition. That is Apple made it into a Home application, which is equivalent to the family's intelligent control center.

With HomeKit, users can use the iOS device to control all of the home's accessories labeled "Works with Apple HomeKit." These accessories include lights, locks, thermostats, smart plugs and other accessories.

Once the accessory is paired with an iOS device, you can control the accessory with the Siri command. For example: "turn on the light" or "turn off the light." "Dark the light" or "Set the brightness of the light to 50%". "Set the temperature to 20 degrees." "Open the coffee machine."

Apple believes that HomeKit is more than just a simple framework for opening and controlling various accessories. Apple TV can also become an important part of home automation because it is always on the network. In addition, the new iOS 10 has a Hub app that controls all smart homes, while watchOS 3.0 also supports smart home control.

Homekit house

This time, Apple and construction company Lennar built a four-bedroom apartment in California, equipped with smart home products worth 30,000 yuan, all of which are brands outside of Apple, including automatic shading systems, touch screens, smart door locks...