Apple's tvOS 26 beta removing HomeKit branding and adding "Apple Home" shouldn't be a surprise, since Apple has been on that ...

Macworld It has been nearly 11 years since Apple introduced its HomeKit smart home framework, and the technical term “HomeKit ...

The fifth tvOS 26 beta changed several "HomeKit" references to "Apple Home" in the Settings app on all Apple TV models ...

Apple might be phasing out the ‘HomeKit’ branding in favor of a new, unified Apple Home brand ahead of its big smart home ...

HomeKit is the name of Apple's smart home interface, Home is the name of the app that controls it. A renaming has now been discovered in the tvOS 26 beta.

Apple doesn't make any other home product, but it offers HomeKit and support for Matter and Thread, so there are all kinds of smart home devices that integrate with Apple's products.

Apple is working on two smart home hub devices, with the first one coming this year. But what should you expect from these products? Here’s everything we know.