Choosing a hub

[Automated_House (Jimmy)]

@ogiewon

Using Zigbee and/or Z-Wave devices with HomeKit is where things get complicated quickly. As @prjct92eh2 mentioned earlier, Aqara is releasing a hub that is HomeKit capable and should, in theory, allow Aqara Zigbee devices to be easily ‘seen’ by HomeKit. They would then be able to be used in HomeKit Automations like any other device. I am not aware of a Z-Wave bridge to HomeKit that does not involve the use of a custom man-in-the-middle server solution like HomeBridge.

Complicated for sure. Abode Iota is HomeKit approved, and also a z-wave and zigbee hub that supports third party z-wave/zigbee devices. But only Abode devices will be exposed to HomeKit. It’s quite the mess.