Learn Apple HomeKit on iOS

Foreword/Preface Chapter 1. Bringing Home Automation Home a. Moving beyond talking refrigerators ("you're almost out of milk") and $400 light switches (an iPhone replacing a $1 light switch) b. The first key to HomeKit: integration c. The second key to HomeKit: automation d. The Third key to HomeKit: Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks e. Opening the door: the app and Safari extension stores f. Who's There? Siri and its role in HomeKit Chapter 2. Exploring the HomeKit World as a User 1. Starting from an Apple ID 2. Creating a Home 3. Building a Home 4. Exploring Rooms 5. Adding Accessories (we need a lamp and a sofa) Chapter 3. Answering Your Questions and Concerns: 3 + 1 a. The big three: 1. Privacy 2. Security 3. Encryption b. Plus one: 1. Power c. Not to mention... 1. The apps and devices from Apple and third parties Chapter 4. How Does HomeKit Matter to Me? a. A real estate agent b. A developer c. A device manufacturer d. A locksmith/security contractor e. A car dealer [integration with CarPlay] Chapter 5. Understanding How HomeKit Works for Users and Developers a. Designing the HomeKit User Interface b. How to get your HomeKit app rejected by the App Store c. Creating a basic HomeKit app d. How to test a HomeKit app without buying a truckload of hardware and devices Chapter 6. Exploring the HomeKit World as a Developer, Designer, or Device Manufacturer a. Looking inside a home 1. Home Manager 2. Using a collection of homes' b. Looking at a room 1. Getting accessories in a room 2. Setting accessories in a room c. Dealing with movable and floating accessories d. Making it work: understanding the tools 1. Responding to database changes 2. Setting and responding to triggers 3. Using action sets e. Keeping track of users and people Chapter 7. For Developers Only: Deeper Dive into Code a. HMHomeManager b. Managing home layouts c. Homes, rooms and accessories in more depth d. Crossing bridges e. Using Zones f. More on observing the database g. Talking to (and listening to) accessories Chapter 8. Where iCloud Fits In a. iCloud past and present b. How to get the most out of iCloud c. Why iCloud is critical to HomeKit Chapter 9. Redesigning and Rethinking Your HomeKit Plans a. Now that you've planned it (and maybe done it), it's time to revise and rethink b. Explore and solve problems from the first attempts 1. Timers and their issues 2. Problems with naming 3. Difficulties with multiple users 4. What to do before, during, and after the moving truck arrives (no home is forever) 5. Breaking up or going off to school ("Who gets the lamp? and what happens to HomeKit)