Neowin News Feed for: Homekit

Last day to update Apple Home if you want to keep using your smart home setup

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:26:01 +0000

As Apple's deadline nears, here's a reminder to update Apple Home right now, or your smart home setup may stop working. Read more...

Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support added to select Roku players

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 02:00:01 +0000

Roku has announced that its Roku OS 9.4 update, due in phases over the coming months, it includes support for Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on select 4K Roku devices including Roku Ultra and Streambar. Read more...

Roku announces the Streambar with support for Dolby Audio and 4K streaming

Jefferson Mangubat — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:16:01 +0000

Roku has unveiled its latest soundbar with 4K HDR and Dolby Audio support, available in the UK from October. The Streambar will also add support for Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit later this year. Read more...

Apple TV is now available on LG's 2018 TV models, AirPlay 2 and HomeKit coming later

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:26:01 +0000

Today, LG confirmed that its OLED and Super UHD TVs from 2018 now have Apple TV built in. 2018 TVs will also add support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit later in the year, similarly to the 2019 models. Read more...

Amazon's eero routers add support for Apple's HomeKit smart home system

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:16:01 +0000

Today, Amazon's Eero launched support for Apple HomeKit, letting eero routers integrate with the Home app and allowing you to have more control over other internet-connected HomeKit accessories. Read more...

LG begins rolling out Amazon Alexa support for its 2019 ThinQ AI TVs

Paul Hill — Thu, 23 May 2019 15:22:01 +0000

LG has announced that TVs from its 2019 ThinQ AI line-up will gain support for Amazon Alexa in an upcoming update. The company also announced plans to bring AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support this year. Read more...

LG begins rollout of 2019 premium TV lineup with OLED and NanoCell

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:40:01 +0000

LG has said that it will begin selling several 2019 OLED and NanoCell TVs in certain markets this week. Those in South Korea and the U.S. get the devices first, then Europe, Asia, and South America. Read more...

LG announces the world's first rollable OLED TV

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:10:01 +0000

At CES today, LG unveiled the first OLED TV that rolls up into a box, hiding away the empty black rectangle that's left when a TV is turned off. The TV includes Amazon's Alexa and AirPlay 2 support. Read more...

iOS 11.2.1 and tvOS 11.2.1 are out, fixing a HomeKit vulnerability

Rich Woods — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:06:01 +0000

Today, Apple released its latest updates for iOS and tvOS, bringing both of the version numbers to 11.2.1. The update fixes a significant HomeKit security vulnerability that was introduced in 11.2. Read more...

The first UK HomeKit switched plugs have arrived, offering clever energy saving features

Michael Firth — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:04:01 +0000

Elgato just succeeded in being the first major manufacturer to offer a HomeKit compatible switched plug for the UK market. And they have some clever energy saving features, too. Read more...