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homekit smart switch home automation

  1. Grayfox691

    HomeKit HomeKit hard wired light switch used as remote switch.

    This is more of a theoretical discussion. I've got a few homekit light switches used inside the house and they've all been wired as one would expect. I'm currently drawing up some plans to run additional outlets and power some string lights in the backyard. I'll have to use conduit to run all...
  2. Der Keyser

    HomeKit Still no “turn of after x time”

    Incredibly Apple keeps insisting that a “turn off after x minutes” timer is not allowed/needed in home automation. Perhaps the single most usable feature is denied because Apple can’t be bothered - just unbelievable. If i light is turned on manually (by a switch) you cannot create an automation...
  3. robwithtoast

    Smart Switch?

    I'm looking at smart switches for my home. The only one I see is the Lurton that works with HomeKit. I was thinking that if you had a smart hub like wink you could control another brand of smart switches. Is this something you can do? I'd rather have the switches than the hue light bulb system...
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