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Much like Apple sought to unify health data with HealthKit, HomeKit is Apple’s entry into home automation. Apple created a unified communications protocol—HomeKit Accessory Protocol— for connected home manufactures. HomeKit is a common set of APIs (application programming interfaces) for applications that provides integration between iOS devices and accessories that support the HomeKit Accessory Protocol.
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© 2016 Ahmed Bakir, Gheorghe Chesler, and Manny de la Torriente
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Bakir, A., Chesler, G., de la Torriente, M. (2016). Home Automation Using HomeKit. In: Program the Internet of Things with Swift for iOS. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1194-6_11
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