Apple's HomeKit will bring smart home control to iOS 8

URL : http://www.techhive.com/article/2357527/apples-homekit-will-bring-smart-home-control-to-ios-8.html

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HomeKit is notable for what it isn’t. Apple didn’t pick one standard protocol for the industry to rally behind (at least not yet), like the way the company pushed adoption of USB by building it into the iMac. Apple didn’t announce its own hub or gadget, like the Revolv, to bridge multiple device protocols. HomeKit isn’t a single app on iOS, like Health or Passbook.

Hey, Siri, control my house

Right now, most connected-home products worth their salt can be controlled by an iOS app, but users have to navigate to that app and open it to do anything.

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Instead, and as we predicted, HomeKit will allow users to control third-party smart-home gadgets from more places in iOS 8. HomeKit will let smart locks, lights, cameras, thermostats, plugs, and switches securely pair with your iPhone, so you can control individual devices, and even group devices together.

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Apple is partnering with some heavy hitters to keep the communication secure between your connected home devices and your iPhone.