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ADD ACCESSORIES
Using your iOS device, open the
Home app, go to the Home or
Rooms tab, tap the + (top right) and add your
new HomeKit–compatible accessories to your
setup. This can’t be done using the macOS
version of the app.04
TWEAK CONTROLS
Some accessories offer more than
two states. Many smart lights, for
example, enable you to adjust their brightness
level by dragging a slider. To see what’s
available, Ctrl–click an accessory’s tile and
pick Show Controls.07
ROOM BY ROOM
If your accessories are in more
than one room, go to one’s
settings, click Room and assign a room from
the list or click Create New. Use the house
button (top left) to switch rooms, and Edit >
Edit Rooms to set the wallpaper.03
OPEN HOME
If the Home app isn’t in the Dock,
open it using Spotlight or from the
Applications folder. When your Mac has synced
your Home setup, you’ll see your accessories;
click one of the tiles to toggle its on or off state.06
DEEPER STILL
With an accessory’s controls open,
click Settings (top right). Or, Ctrl–click
it in the Home/Rooms tab and choose Settings.
Here add the accessory to your favorites or group
it with others to control them as one.09
GET NOTIFICATIONS
Go to Edit > Edit Home. You can set
a wallpaper for the Home tab here
too. Under Notifications, set which accessories
send notifications to your devices, and under
what circumstances – when nobody’s home,
for example.02
SIGN IN
If you haven’t already signed in
to iCloud on macOS, go to System
Preferences > iCloud and do so using the same
account as on your iOS device. At the bottom of
the list, ensure syncing for the Home app is
turned on.05
GO DEEPER
Many HomeKit accessories offer
advanced controls – look for
buttons at the bottom of their basic control
panel. Here, our light lets us tweak color and
temperature. Click the arrow (top left) or an
empty area to return.08
SET A SCENE
Click the + (top right) and pick Add
Scene. This allows you to define
settings you want to apply to some or all
accessories at once. Scenes are turned on with
buttons at the top of each room they affect.[ STEP BY STEP ]
HOW TO MANAGE HOMEKIT ACCESSORIES