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If you want to make your home a smart home Apple's way, our HomeKit coverage will get you there.

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How to Add Apple TV to HomeKit

See how to add Apple's streaming box into your HomeKit setup.

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What Is Apple Home Grid Forecast and How Do I Use It?

Find out more about the feature that allows you to plan your home's energy consumption.

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How to Control Your Apple HomeKit Home With NFC Tags

We'll show you how to integrate NFC tags into your Apple-centric smart home.

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How to Create Custom Siri HomePod Announcements

See how to use Siri to help keep better track of what's happening in your Apple-centric smart home.

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How to View Your Smart Home Activity History in the Apple Home App

Better review what's happening in your smart home with Activity History.

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How to Reset Your Nanoleaf Shapes or Elements Light Panels

Follow these steps to get these popular smart lights back up and running.

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How to Add an IR Device to the Apple Home App

We’ll show you how to bring old-school infrared-controllable devices into your smart home.

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How to Set Up Your Roku Device With Apple HomeKit

Find out how to connect your Roku device to Apple HomeKit and open up a world of additional control and automation options.

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How to View HomeKit Security Notifications on Your Apple TV

See how you can keep track of important HomeKit notifications right on the big screen.

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How to Enable Face Recognition for HomeKit Secure Video Cameras and Doorbells

Make HomeKit Secure Video even better with this feature. We'll show you everything you need to set it up.

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How to Manage Your HomeKit Secure Video Camera Recordings in the Apple Home App

Since you can only store video from the last 10 days, we'll show you how to save a file locally or send to others.

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How to Set Up a Stereo Pair With Two Apple HomePods

Turn up the sound quality with a pair of HomePods or HomePod minis. We'll show you how,

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How to Create and Manage Multiple HomeKit Homes

We'll show you how to manage multiple Apple-friendly smart homes with the Home app.

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How to Control Your Smart Lights With the Apple Home App

We'll show you how to make the most of your smart lighting experience.

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Review: Level Lock+ Is a Top-Notch Apple HomeKit Smart Lock That Goes Undercover

While expensive compared to other options, support for Apple Home Key and the great design make the smart lock a winner.

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Amazon Alexa vs. Apple HomeKit: Which Smart Home Ecosystem Is King?

We'll compare two of the most popular smart home options and help you decide which one is best for your home.

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How to Add a Matter Smart Home Device to Apple Home

It takes just a few minutes to add a Matter device to your Apple-friendly smart home.

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How to Group Your HomeKit Accessories in the Home App

Find out how to better organize multiple HomeKit accessories for easier control and simple Siri voice commands.

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How to Organize Your HomeKit Home With Rooms And Zones

See how you can better find your smart home accessories in the Home app and even have more natural conversations with Siri.

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What Are Apple HomeKit TVs and What Can They Do?

Find out more about how HomeKit support on a TV can integrate into an Apple-friendly smart home.

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