Question: FIBARO Home for HomeKit Devices

[CHTHSCH 0]

When I read through the description of this App in Apples App Store, I get the impression, that the App would allow to also access a Home Center 2 or Home Center Lite and use Z-Wave as well as HomeKit devices in one App.

 

Is this a correct understanding?

 

Does someone have experiences with this?

[Thomasn 77]

2 hours ago, CHTHSCH said:

When I read through the description of this App in Apples App Store, I get the impression, that the App would allow to also access a Home Center 2 or Home Center Lite and use Z-Wave as well as HomeKit devices in one App.

 

Is this a correct understanding?

 

Does someone have experiences with this?

 

That is not correct. There are two apps, one for Homecenter and z-wave and one for Apple Homekit.

However, is is possible to merge the two very different systems by using a Raspberry Pi and a bridge running a Fibaro plugin. I have a system like that and can use Siri on my iPhone to control scenes and devices. 

[CHTHSCH 0]

I know about these workarounds.

 

However, the text in the Apple App Store suggests something else. See picture

 

I am curious if someone has tried this

 

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[Soft 17]

The new app for z-wave do have siri shortcuts, so it seems close to be a multiformat feature, no reason for the Hkit version to not support the same functionality..

[Thomasn 77]

2 hours ago, CHTHSCH said:

I know about these workarounds.

 

However, the text in the Apple App Store suggests something else. See picture

 

I am curious if someone has tried this

 

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Hmm. Cannot test that as my devices are all controlled by my Homecenter but can be used through Apple Homekit.