Smart homes get a bad reputation from people who bought the wrong gear, skipped the hub, and wrote automations with no way to end. None of that is HomeKit's fault. Set up in the right order — gear, hub, rooms, scenes, then automations — the whole thing becomes boring in the best sense: lights that are simply on when they should be, and off when they shouldn't. Here is that order.

HomeKit Without the Headache
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