The Apple HomeKit ecosystem has grown recently and the addition of Matter support will only make it grow more. Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from ...

The older Apple Home architecture will live for a few more months. Apple previously planned on phasing out the architecture in late 2025. After unveiling HomeKit at WWDC 2014 and pitching the new ...

Apple is officially ending support for the prior version of Apple Home this year, and the company has been encouraging users to update to the new HomeKit architecture by that time to avoid ...

I was tired of spending a premium to get HomeKit-certified gear and thought there must be a better way. That’s when I found Home Assistant, and it completely changed the game for me. Home Assistant ...

As we head into the final weeks of 2025, Federico and I figured it would be a good time to update the MacStories Setups page. There’s an ebb and flow to the gear and apps we test each year, and as the ...

Have you ever wished you could light up a room just by walking in? Well, aside from relying on your sparkling personality, smart home devices are perfect for this, and they are simple to set up on ...