Control your HomeKit-connected devices easily in the Home app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. You can also set up automatic ways to control your accessories.

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As long as your smart home kit is confirmed as compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple HomeKit, you can add voice control. Here's how to go about it.

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Almost every smart device requires you to use an app to perform the setup process and sometimes to control it. Smart bulbs, smart plugs, cameras, garage-door controllers —they all use apps.

Smart home apps have options -- usually buttons with plus signs -- to add new devices, which is one of the first things you do if a device isn't automatically detected.