Home Automation: IoS Applications To Control Your Home

Home Automation : While fully intelligent homes are still a futuristic concept, so-called “home automation” accessories and household appliances are constantly advancing on the market. So much so that today, lowering a roller shutter, turning on a lamp, triggering the robot vacuum cleaner, playing a music playlist or starting the lifting machine with a voice command or a simple smartphone application is no longer the responsibility of science fiction. 

Aware of this trend, the Apple firm has been trying for several years to position itself strongly in the home automation market; a strategy that involves the development of many native applications specializing in smart controls. Looking for an efficient, high-performance home automation application, and above all compatible with the iOs operating system? Here are some examples, among the most downloaded, to help you in your choice.

Google Home

When it comes to smart and connected homes, the big American technology companies in Silicon Valley are not left behind. With Google Home, available on iOs, the computer giant makes it possible to manage the home automation of one or even several homes at the same time: lighting management, heating management, lowering of roller shutters, switching on appliances .

To do this, it is sufficient that the electronic devices and other home automation accessories in question are compatible with Google Assistant, which is the case for the vast majority of products on the market. In this sense, Google Home indeed has a significant advantage over other lesser-known applications.

Home

When you integrate home automation into your home, whether to heat and/or manage electricity , the remote control panel is to be installed when installing your heat pump , etc.. From there , there are a number of apps that can help you control your entire home remotely, wherever you are. The first of these for IoS is, unsurprisingly, Home.

Home is a native application developed by Apple itself for the remote control of all your home automation accessories, provided they are compatible with Home Kit (directly synchronized to Home). For some devices, it may also be necessary to have a Home Pod or an Apple TV so that the home automation management works perfectly. 

Ultra-complete, the application allows you to place the various commands either via the functions of the application or via the Siri assistant. Thus, using a simple voice command, Home gives you the possibility to turn on/off the light, adjust the room temperature, turn on the air conditioning, manage the CCTV cameras, but also to know the status of the various connected devices (on, on standby,). The options are endless.

Netatmo Smart Home Bot

Practical, easy to use, and very efficient, the Netatmo Smart Home Bot application (from the French firm Netatmo) is a reliable and effective alternative to the American giants. Unlike Home, Netatmo Smart Home Bot cannot be managed by voice command ; orders are transmitted in writing, via Messenger , to connected objects in your home. A choice assumed by Netatmo. It’s also a way to manage all of your home’s home automation from outside (street, office, public transport), while remaining discreet and/or avoiding any noise disturbances that could interfere with your shipment of orders.

Pilote

Pilote is a particularly complete application , which is also very intuitive, for the centralized management of all your home automation. The vast majority of electronic devices and household appliances are compatible with Pilote, which allows you to remotely manage video surveillance cameras, power outlets, light bulbs, roller shutters, room temperature, etc., but also check their condition. Pilote is also compatible with most Siri functions, such as geolocation or sending push notifications. As a result, you have the possibility, via the application, to transmit all the voice commands you need.

Alexa

Developed by another industry giant, Alexa is much more than just the much-vaunted voice assistant. Indeed, you should know that a large number of home automation products are compatible with Alexa , which allows you to manage your home in a simple and intuitive way, whether through the application itself, or by voice commands. .

Home Connect App

Less often cited, the Home Connect home automation application nevertheless deserves to be known. In addition to the classic remote management of electronic devices, CCTV cameras, light bulbs and/or power sockets, Home Connect allows you to program the start-up of certain household appliances, such as a washing machine or a coffee maker, or even to check the status of certain devices, such as the contents of your refrigerator . Most major appliance brands are compatible with Home Connect.

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