Are you curious about which smart lights work the best with Apple HomeKit? If you want to brighten your home with flair, the best smart light bulbs will transform your home. If you’ve been shopping around for the best Apple HomeKit Smart Light, you may want to consider which smart light has the best Apple TV compatibility alongside all other devices in the home from a single user interface. In fact, the best smart light bulbs will be easy to use and support an intuitive design.
While today’s options are not as robust as smart light bulbs that work with Alexa and Google Assistant, many Apple HomeKit light bulbs work surprisingly well with your iOS devices.
Light bulbs—even smart ones—should be easy. Just screw a smart LED bulb into a lamp, pair it with a smartphone, and you never have to worry about navigating dark hallways or hunting for a switch. This way, you can have seamless automation and control of everything in the house. Smart lights, in particular, have excellent control options through the home apps for iOS, iPad, and macOS, including full Siri support for hands-free commands. Let's go through how to add Apple TV to HomeKit now!
- What Devices Integrate with a HomeKit Hub?
- How to Add Apple TV to HomeKit
- EVVR In-Wall Relay Switch HomeKit
What Devices Integrate with a HomeKit Hub?
If you’re just starting your adventure into the world of Apple TV HomeKit, you should understand that a HomeKit home hub acts as a messenger to your other HomeKit accessories via iCloud. This allows you to do things like remotely turn on or off your front porch and indoor lights or live stream from your home security cameras. A HomeKit hub, combined with your Apple ID, gives you secure access through your Mac, iPhone, or iPad, even when you're not on your home Wi-Fi network.
To use the HomeKit away from your house, you’ll need an Apple HomeKit hub. Here are several Apple devices that can function as a home hub for your HomeKit setup. These are:
- Apple TV (3rd generation or later)
- HomePod
- HomePod mini
- iPad (running iOS 9 through iOS 15)
When it comes to the HomeKit home hub functionality, the 3rd generation Apple TV cannot share access to your accessories outside of the home with other users. Also, it doesn’t support camera video streams, although it can control your devices remotely. With the upgrade to iOS 16, the iPad is no longer supported by the HomeKit hub.
How to Add Apple TV to HomeKit
The main reason for adding Apple TV to HomeKit is to have a device that's constantly turned on and capable of sending signals around your house via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. As long as your iPhone has a data connection, your hub will respond and carry out any instructions you give when you send a command through the Home app.
To make the connection, head over to “Settings” and scroll down to the “Open Apple TV” link. You’ll need to sign in with your Apple ID. Check to see if the Apple TV HomeKit is connected by scrolling down further. If the HomeKit settings are not connected, click on it to connect.
Be aware that when using your Bluetooth connection, you’ll need to be close to your hub, but multiple devices can be used as hubs, so if you've got an Apple TV in the bedroom and a HomePod in the living room - that's a good thing.
A HomeKit hub setup also lets you automate actions based on your locations.
If your iPhone runs iOS 11 or later, your HomeKit hub will complete any automation you've created. You can initiate an accessory or scene based on location, time of day, sensor detection, etc. Create an automation that recognizes your "The Kids Are Home" scene when your children arrive home or have all the lights in a room turn on when a motion sensor detects movement.
EVVR Energy Monitoring Smart Plug Compatible with HomeKit Hub
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EVVR In-Wall Relay Switch HomeKit
So now that we have a better understanding of what the Apple HomeKit can do for your home, let’s bring it all together and examine the perfect complimentary add-on devices. The HomeKit In-Wall Relay Switch. The EVVR HomeKit In-wall Relay Switch is an efficient actuator that facilitates turning lights on and off using a local or phone app without needing a neutral wire.
In addition, the switch can be installed with standard household tools and some basic understanding of electrical wiring. You'll find that the EVVR In-Wall Relay Switch has been fined tuned to work with the properties' existing light bulbs and switches. There's no need to do any physical upgrades to your property.
The installation is painless, and because you can turn virtually any device into a smart one, the EVVR becomes wallet-friendly compared to purchasing other smart devices. Who doesn't like that kind of financial flexibility in this day in age?
The EVVR HomeKit Switch is easily the most environmentally friendly, smart lighting system; you can connect EVVR HomeKit In-Wall Relay Switch directly to your Apple devices, with no extra bridge necessary. A patented design allows the EVVR HomeKit Light Switch to work with energy-efficient light bulbs. It removes any safety issues with other smart relay switch products, such as electrical leakage during installation and light flickering while working with low-wattage light bulbs.
There’s no issue using regular light bulbs, including incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, and LED bulbs. The EVVR in-wall relay switch can easily integrate into your Apple TV HomeKit ecosystem. The Wi-Fi range is strong enough to pass through thick walls, and its user-friendly features are first-class. When you download the EVVR App, it provides access to daily practical features.
With your EVVR HomeKit In-Wall Relay Switch installed, you can set up real-time notifications to alert you if something unusual happens at home, and you can share control of the lighting system with your family or close friends. You’ll enjoy other areas of smart home automation as well, such as smart thermostats, smart doorbells, smart security cameras, and smart kitchen appliances.
These are just a few of the endless options to explore for building your smart home environment, with the bonus of no requirement for a neutral wire, extending the compatibility of this In-Wall Relay Switch to most homes and businesses.
Conclusion
Smart technology in the home should be about convenience and minimum integration effort, so why struggle to get it right? As smart technology gets more intelligent, it can be more challenging to understand. Common concerns with smart lighting systems tend to be that they are expensive and difficult to install, resulting in an “unfriendly” user experience, along with having to run neutral wire in your home for them to work in the first place!
The EVVR In-Wall Relay Switch can’t be beaten for value. It’s undoubtedly one of the easiest access points to the world of smart home automation at a price point just about any budget can afford. Best of all, there’s minimal risk of compatibility issues with your HomeKit-compatible TV. With easy integration, excellent user-friendly features, and outstanding value, it’s hard to see how you could go wrong with choosing EVVR In-Wall Relay Switch for your HomeKit Apple TV Smart Light needs.
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