HomeKit Insider Podcast
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In this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, Apple's 2025 smart home plans become clearer, and more new products are launched.
This week we saw two pieces of smart lock news. Nuki launched the Nuki Lock Ultra in the EU – ahead of a US release in 2025 – which has been significantly updated.
The Nuki Lock Ultra is a third of the size and three times faster than its predecessor. There is no Home Key support, but they plan to support Aliro, which is essentially the same thing.
Then Level updated its Level Lock+ to Matter via a free firmware update. The big thing here is that it not only unlocks Matter, but also supports Thread.
Aqara has also been teasing its latest product, which appears to be a smart water controller. Its social media is promising a release date of November 19.
The rest of the episode focused on Apple's new smart home plans, with more details coming ahead of the initial release in early 2025.
Apple's smart home display will supposedly be around six inches in size and have multiple mounting options, including a stand or wall mount. It will run the new homeOS and have a built-in FaceTime camera.
After that, Apple appears to be making its own smart home security camera. It's due out in 2026 and will focus on privacy and Apple Intelligence to stand out.
Links from the HomeKit Insider Podcast
- The Queue – Simple Podcasts
- The Nuki ultra smart lock
- Apple is developing a security camera
- Apple smart display controller
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