HomeKit reviews from a house that runs on it.
I buy the gear, run it in my own Matter/Thread/HomeKit house, and report what breaks. Some of it has been switching lights here since 2016.
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IKEA MYGGBETT Review: Door State in Apple Home on One AAA · review 
eufyCam 2 Review: Six Years On, Real Battery Life Numbers · review Latest
- IKEA MYGGSPRAY Review: Occupancy and Light Level in Apple Home
IKEA's Matter over Thread sensor shows up in Apple Home as two accessories: occupancy and light level. The lux reading is what makes it worth buying.
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Aqara Camera G100 First Look: It Pairs as HomeKit, Not Matter Unboxing Aqara's G100 camera into Apple Home: HomeKit pairing confirmed by a network scan, no power supply in the box, and a setup code you should photograph.
- I Ran Hue and TRÅDFRI in the Hub Era, and I Quit Both
Philips Hue and IKEA TRÅDFRI each demanded their own hub, their own pairing, and their own failures. Why I stopped investing, and what replaced them.
- IKEA MYGGBETT Review: Door State in Apple Home on One AAA
IKEA's MYGGBETT Matter door sensor in Apple Home: awkward battery access, a QR code the Camera app ignores, and a slow firmware update explained.
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IKEA Matter: Seven Running, Thirteen More Boxes to Open Seven IKEA Matter devices already run in this house. Thirteen more just arrived: KAJPLATS bulbs, GRILLPLATS and TOFSMYGGA plugs, and more sensors.
- eufyCam 2 Review: Six Years On, Real Battery Life Numbers
A two-camera eufyCam 2 kit bought in 2020, run on HomeKit Secure Video, still working. What the 365-day battery claim actually meant in daily use.
- Linkind Matter Bulbs Review: 8 Months on My Front Door
Cheap Matter color bulbs with full Adaptive Lighting in Apple Home, after eight months of daily dusk-to-dawn use on a front door fixture.
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Meross Matter Thermostat Review: Check Your Wiring First Six months with the Meross MTS300 Matter thermostat in Apple Home. It works well, but the C-wire requirement is why so many people send it back.
- Meross MSG100 Review: Two Years on a HomeKit Garage Door
A 15-minute install, everything in the box, and reliable open/closed state in Apple Home. Long-term review of the Meross MSG100 smart garage door opener.
- Adaptive Lighting in Apple Home, Explained
How Apple Home Adaptive Lighting shifts your bulbs from warm to cool across the day, which lights support it, and how to turn it on.
- How to Add a Matter Leak Sensor to Apple Home
Step-by-step guide to pairing a Matter water leak sensor with Apple Home, plus hub requirements, Thread vs Wi-Fi, and fixes when setup stalls.
- How Apple Home Key Works With Smart Locks
Apple Home Key turns your iPhone or Apple Watch into a house key. How the NFC tap, UWB hands-free unlock, and setup work.