If you’ve been frustrated not being able to have Siri announce things as part of your HomeKit automations, there is a tool that provides one way to make it happen easily.

Apple's HomeKit has become a capable and secure smart home platform. See how it works, what it can do, and how to get the most out of all the latest features.

The Tuya platform offers integration with Alexa and Google Assistant via the cloud. But using Homebridge can give you access to these in HomeKit, and with local control to boot. Here’s how.

The Logitech Circle View is an awesome HomeKit camera - when it works. This investigation tries to find out what’s going on and how to fix it.

Apple’s Home app may not seem to offer much complexity compared to more enthusiast focused platforms, but there is a lot more going on under the hood.

After a long dry spell, Australia now has options for HomeKit compatible smart plugs. I've used them all to see how they compare, and what you should try.

Sooner or later the limitations of Apple’s built in HomeKit notifications will become too hard to ignore. Here’s how we can create far more useful, actionable notifications for our smart homes.

As our smart homes grow more complex, notifications are an important way of keeping track of the things we need to know about. Take a look at the options available in Apple’s Home app, and how to use them.

There are various ways to use a smart lock, but Apple’s Home Key system is one of the best. See how it works and why you should use it.

There are plenty of times where the thing we want to use in our automations isn’t supported. IFTTT is one tool we can use to get around that, but only using this iOS app as an intermediary.

HomeKit Secure Video offers a privacy-centric cloud storage model for security cameras. Arlo won’t support it. Here is how to work around them and do it anyway.

Chamberlain’s MyQ system allows for adding smart home connectivity to your garage door. But is their own bridge device the best way to do that?

LIFX make some great smart lighting products, and it’s easier than ever to get them working in an Apple HomeKit setup. Here’s how to do it, step-by-step.

Getting optimal performance out of your eufyCams in Homekit can be challenge. This guide walks through all the settings, and how to use them.

Aqara’s US smart switch offers a versatile no-neutral model with broad smart home integration support.

Finding a video doorbell that supports HomeKit is still a challenge, we take a look at the handful that are available, and what other options you have.