Transform Your Home with HomeKit: The Ultimate Smart Home Guide

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In this video I do a deep dive into Apple HomeKit and all the smart home devices I recommend to get the best experience using an Apple HomeKit setup. This video covers a wide variety of devices including smart home door locks, garage door openers, smart outlets, smart lighting, flood/water sensors, and more!
If you enjoy the video or have your own smart home setup (either using Apple HomeKit or any other system like Google Home) please comment and tell me about your experiences and devices you like, always interested in seeing what everyone else enjoys using for their smart home!
#applehomekit #homekit #apple #smarthome
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Below I put links to a variety of different items I recommend and/or mentioned during the video, and I also included alternative cheaper options as well.
Routers:
Google Nest Router - amzn.to/3MyM9Po
Google Nest Router (+1 Access Point) - amzn.to/3QNqDsA
Google Nest Router (+2 Access Points) - amzn.to/3SqMvvf
Amplify Alien Router - amzn.to/3SpsTHO
Amplify Alien Router Pair (Mesh Network) - amzn.to/3MBIlgb
Smart Speakers/Displays/Hubs:
HomePod mini - www.apple.com/homepod-mini/
HomePod - www.apple.com/homepod-2nd-gen...
Apple TV 4K (with Thread) - amzn.to/3SuzKQn
Smart Lighting:
Philips Hue 4 Bulb Starter Kit (White and Color Ambiance) - amzn.to/3QoxWFT
Philips Hue 4 Bulb Starter Kit (White) - amzn.to/3u8es0Q
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Econic Down Outdoor Wall Light Fixture - amzn.to/3FLgA15
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Econic Up Outdoor Wall Light Fixture - amzn.to/3MwVE1E
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Econic Square Outdoor Wall and Ceiling Light Fixture - amzn.to/3QLTqxD
Nanoleaf Color-Changing Bulb - amzn.to/3QqdCUp
Nanoleaf Color-Changing Bulbs (3 Pack) - amzn.to/463aS5j
VOCOlinc Desk Lamp - amzn.to/49t5BXM
Consciot Smart Light Bulbs (Color Ambiance - Matter Support) - amzn.to/3FVbiA9
Smart Outlets:
Eve Energy Smart Plug (Matter) - amzn.to/472FIML
Eve Energy 2 Pack Smart Plugs (Matter) - amzn.to/3seN4h3
Philips Hue Smart Plug - amzn.to/3sefJmp
Philips Hue Smart Plug (2 Pack) - amzn.to/40pviUU
Flood Sensors:
Fibaro Flood/Water/Temperature Sensor - amzn.to/49nx0u0
Eve Water Guard (Leak Sensor) - amzn.to/467Kk2K
Smart Door/Window Sensors:
Eve Door & Window (1 Pack, HomeKit Only) - amzn.to/3QvtrsS
Eve Door & Window (1 Pack, Matter Support) - amzn.to/3Muv9JS
Eve Door & Window (3 Pack, Matter Support) - amzn.to/3MwVR4W
Smart Thermostat:
Google Nest Learning Thermostat (Doesn't have default HomeKit Support) - amzn.to/3QNrj16
(All Ecobee models listed below DO have default HomeKit support)
Ecobee New Smart Thermostat Premium with Smart Sensor and Air Quality Monitor (Most Expensive) - amzn.to/4717Srs
Ecobee New Smart Thermostat Enhanced (Less Expensive) - amzn.to/49ptgIf
Ecobee3 Lite Smart Thermostat (Least Expensive) - amzn.to/3sm6Nv5
Smart Door Locks:
Schlage Encode Plus Smart Door Lock - amzn.to/3FKcczk
Smart Cameras:
Logitech Circle View Doorbell - amzn.to/3FPgO7o
Logitech Circle View Camera - amzn.to/3MwpoLL
Smart Garage Door Openers
Genie Smart Garage Door Opener - amzn.to/3QNS6KU
Genie Smart Garage Door Opener (with Backup Battery) - amzn.to/3scP4q8
Raspberry Pi Options for HomeBridge:
GeeekPi Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Kit - 64GB Edition - amzn.to/49hogWa
Vilros Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Basic Starter Kit - amzn.to/3scPPiY
Smart Sensors:
Eve Room Indoor Air Quality/Temperature Sensor - amzn.to/3u6MP8k
Eve Weather Outdoor Temperature/Weather Sensor - amzn.to/3FPzsMi
Smart Sprinkler:
Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller (4-zone) - amzn.to/3Mwlgvo
Rachio Smart Hose Timer - amzn.to/3QrxXsG
Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller - amzn.to/3QLoEFi
Smart Humidifiers and Air Purifiers:
We use this one below (but it only works with HomeBridge)
Levoit Smart Humidifier - amzn.to/3smliPy
The one I recommend for a non-home bridge HomeKit setup is this one below.
Airversa Humidifier - amzn.to/3MwK8TI
Airversa HomeKit Air Purifier over Thread - amzn.to/3FNt73T
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Required Tech and Routers
03:21 HomePod and HomePod Mini
05:23 Apple TV 4K
07:31 Smart Lighting/Philips Hue
12:23 Smart Outlets
16:16 Flood Sensors
18:07 Eve Door Sensors
24:04 Video Doorbell and Cameras
30:56 Smart Door Locks
37:14 Smart Garage Door Opener
39:48 HomeBridge
48:54 Summary
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Пікірлер: 6

@qassmun 4 ай бұрын

I wish you all the best. I started my homebridge journey using your videos.

@MTS4K 4 ай бұрын

Thank you I really appreciate that, I'm really glad to hear it helped!

@NewHomeTech 7 ай бұрын

Great Video; glad to see other HomeKit enthusiast with their smart home setup!

@MTS4K 7 ай бұрын

Thank you I appreciate it! And yeah absolutely!

@TheKurtLyon 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the HomeKit review Michael. We have been an Apple family for years, but as a tech enthusiast I have always just “messed around” with various manufacturers and gadgets and not jumped in to an ecosystem. Well it’s time to jump into one and HomeKit is the direction we are going to go. Look forward to more of your content, keep it up. Liked & Sub’d

@MTS4K 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, thank you for watching! And yeah I did the same thing, and at one I jumped into the Amazon/Alexa ecosystem but ended up having some random issues that made it not a great experience (plus some privacy concerns with how they handle audio recordings and how the “Sidewalk” system operates) so I ended up switching to HomeKit and it’s been great ever since! Excited for you and your HomeKit journey, hopefully you can find some really cool automations and make some shortcuts that work great for what you need! Thank you for the like and sub and support, I really appreciate it! Definitely gives me the drive to keep going to make good content for you all!