What To Buy For Apple HomeKit Smart Home

This is the 1st episode of my new series of 'planning your smart home' guide in 2023.
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► Aqara Products

► Lutron Light Switches

► Philips Hue Products

► Nanoleaf Products

► Yeelight Products

► Belkin Wemo Smart Plug

► Sensibo Air

► SmartWings Shades/Blinds

► Logitech Circle View Video Doorbell

► Eufy Security Cameras

► Linksys MX4200 Mesh System

(0:00) - Intro
(1:16) - Smart Home Device Types
(2:18) - Apple HomeKit
(3:54) - Core Devices
(7:12) - Optional Devices
(9:03) - Conclusion

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[SharilAbKahar]

Smart door lock and doorbell are also essential part of the smart home ecosystem. Been using Homekit for the past 3 yrs, loves to share the experience.

[sestoelemento]

Have been toying with the idea to do up a smart home. This video is extremely helpful to weigh the pros and cons, especially on the part which catered to the stocks availability, affordability and suitability. Looking forward to your next video! Thumb up!

[bryantchan]

Short and sweet! So much information thank you Alex🙏

[dustinb]

great vid
straight to the point
thanks!

[lukasbelck]

i was looking exactly for a video like this, thanks!

[Isolophilia]

thank u so much this video was extremely helpful :)

[bagrubmeister]

I Alex, great video. I have 10 SmartWings blinds and they work great and look fantastic and are sold a a very fair price.

[roy]

Cant wait to see the review for the Aqara G4 door bell

[welrovert]

Nice!! Im so excited on your upcoming Google Home guide.

[ervinha]

Hey love the videos! Thank you! I am interested in getting a full Aqara setup but I need dimmer switches too. I see that Aqara has dimmer but only sold in CN. If I get them, can I install in sg and integrate with all the rest of the devices? If not, what’s the recommendation?

[overmatch]

hi, thanks for the useful video. I am facing a problem and wondering if you have any idea to work it out.

Recently I installed both Aqara wired switches (with neutral, Chinese version) and Philip HUE lights. I want to control them via both Homekit and Google Home, while leaving it possible for my guests to control the lights via Aqara switches.
And here comes the problem.

By using Homekit automation, I can physically toggle the swtiches to turn on/off the lights, but why I turn off the lights, the lights will be physically offline as well, so I cannot control them via HUE app or google home any more (just like traditional switches). I then tried to turn the switches into the "wireless switch mode", but it seems that in this mode, only the devices added to the aqara hub can be controled, i.e. the philip lights or other devices in Homekit cannot be controled.

By the way, probably because the aqara hub I bought is the Chinese version, I failed to link the hub to my google home. I assume that whether it's the chinese version or the overseas version does matter.

[Buqammaz]

I am a new subscriber!! keep up this amazing content!

[Manny]

Can I connect the aqara China product via the aqara m2 hub global version or HomeKit? Any issue with regional setting?

[lzacare]

This is very great info! Am waiting for your upcoming content as my smart home now is a mess.... have no idea where to start. So many apps in 1 phone.

[ShawnAng]

Ikea's Tradfri lineup is also worth considering as they work with Homekit as well. I use a mix of aqara and tradfri devices for my homekit setup

[xylesx]

Super helpful video! Seeing how the landscape has changed quite a bit. Is there any recommendations that you would change today?

[baseplatecharlie]

Great stuff as usual, keep it up Alex. Still a bit iffy at the recent Eufy security... Looking forward to your Google home recommends!

[batacafe]

6:31 Another great (and affordable) alternative for a smart thermostat is the Mysa Smart Thermostat. It supports Homekit.

[jaselinpo]

Thanks for sharing about Homekit! I was thinking about getting HomeKit system for our new house since my partner and I are Apple users. As we have most of our devices are from Apple.

[sradovarius]

I think Aqara Airconditioning P3 is a better choice for the price compare to Sensibo Air conditoning although they need to use China Server but will still link to Homekit.