BUILDING A SMART HOME WITH APPLE HOMEKIT - EPIC BEGINNER'S GUIDE

2022 is the perfect time to start or improve your Smart Home

If you're overwhelmed and not sure where to start, don't worry, I was right where you are about 3 years ago! This is a longer video, not feature film long, but about the length of a Ted Lasso episode...🤷🏻‍♂️I hope you find it to be a useful guide that you can refer to as needed so skip around in the chapters, especially once you're ready to get set up in the Home App and even create your first scenes and automations to start getting the most of your Smart Home!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:49 Matter
01:40 Why Homekit?
02:09 Home Hub
02:56 Smart Home Communication
04:26 Getting started
05:20 Smart Lighting
11:22 Smart Plugs
12:43 Smart Locks
14:20 Smart Thermostats
14:51 Smart Sensors
17:57 Smart Buttons
19:00 Smart Doorbells
20:00 Smart Shades
21:53 Smart Cameras
24:12 Home App Tour
27:00 Scenes & Set up
28:45 Automations & Set up
30:57 Final Thoughts

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