Everything Apple Home

Everything Apple Home

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Everything Apple Home episodes

  • Nuki NFC Home Key support and Govee new string lights

    This week in Everything Apple Home, Nuki adds Apple Home Key via a new keypad, but it’s NFC only with no UWB, raising questions about where smart locks are heading.

    Govee launches new outdoor string lights with true per bulb colour control, and Apple Home Spring deals are live with hundreds of offers ending March 31st.

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  • Aqara g350, G400 and the U200 is getting AWB. IKEA GRILLPLATS is available

    In this week’s Everything Apple Home, Aqara teases a next generation U200 smart lock with UWB, launches the new G350 camera and G400 doorbell, and IKEA’s GRILLPLATS smart plug lands across the UK, US and Europe.

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  • First Aliro Smart Lock, New IKEA Matter Devices & Robot Vacuums

    🔐 Aqara U400 becomes the first smart lock with Aliro support
    🔌 IKEA launches GRILLPLATS and TOFSMYGGA Matter over Thread smart plugs
    💡 The iconic IKEA VARMBLIXT lamp gets a smart upgrade
    🤖 Ecovacs releases the Deebot T90 Pro Omni with 18,000Pa suction and Matter

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  • Aliro is launched, Philips Hue, Roborock and even formula one!

    Aliro 1.0 launches to simplify digital keys 🔐
    Hue Essentials light strips land in the UK and Europe 💡
    Roborock Saros 20 with Matter and serious suction power is here 🤖
    And Apple Maps adds the 2026 F1 calendar 🏎️

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  • iOS 26.4, Apple TV, Tedee gets matter support & FP300

    tvOS 26.4 Beta 1 lands, Tedee finally adds Matter support, and I’ve published my full Aqara FP300 review.

    If you care about stability, smart locks, and smarter automations, this week matters.

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  • New Siri, HomeKit is gone, new locks & HomePod turned 8

    Apple officially retires legacy HomeKit, IKEA’s new Matter range raises questions, Xiaomi enters the Matter smart lock space, and the long awaited new Siri appears to be delayed.

    Plus, the original HomePod turns 8 years old and yes, I’m still running two as a stereo pair.

    In this week’s episode of Everything Apple Home, we break down what these updates actually mean for Apple Home users and where things could be heading next in 2026.

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  • Apple Home Legacy Ends, New Siri Incoming & Smart Home Updates

    This week in Apple Home: the legacy HomeKit architecture is officially coming to an end, Eve expands MotionBlinds retrofits, Dreame’s Matter lightstrip lands in Europe, Aqara launches a new camera hub, and new Siri could arrive as soon as next week with iOS 26.4.

    We also look at what these changes mean in the wider context of Apple Home’s evolution, plus where things are heading next.

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  • Apple hub, new AirTag, Siri iOS 26.4, more smart locks and DJI with Matter

    Apple’s rumoured Apple Home Hub and the new swivel base hardware leak
    AirTag 2 officially launching with longer range and improved Precision Finding
    The new Siri coming in iOS 26.4 and why it matters for Apple Home control
    DJI joining the Connectivity Standards Alliance and what it could mean for Matter robot vacuums
    Shelly’s Gen 4 Dimmer gaining Matter support
    Yale launching the Linus L2 Lite smart lock with Apple Home support
    Dreame’s first Matter smart lock entering the Apple Home ecosystem

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  • Siri ChatBot, Switch Ai Hub, New Apple TV 4K, Netatmo new thermostat

    Everything Apple Home is here with your 3 minute Apple Home news recap. This week we cover the iOS 27 Siri chatbot rumours and what it could unlock for Apple Home, SwitchBot’s new Matter AI Hub, Netatmo’s new thermostat and smart radiator valve with Matter support, and the latest on the next Apple TV.

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Everything Apple Home in under 5 mins is the podcast for anyone who wants to get more from Apple Home, Matter and the wider Apple ecosystem.

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