Set up and use the Home app

Then follow these steps:

1. Open the Home app and tap Add Accessory or .
2. Use the camera on your iOS device to scan the eight-digit HomeKit code, or QR code on the accessory or accessory documentation. If you have an iPhone 7 or later and see   on your accessory, hold your iPhone near the accessory to add it.
3. When your accessory appears, tap it. If asked to Add Accessory to Network, tap Allow.
4. Name your accessory and assign it to a room to help you identify it in the Home app and control it with Siri.
5. Tap Next, then tap Done.

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Some accessories, like Phillips Hue lighting and Honeywell thermostats, require additional setup with the manufacturer's app.

After you add your accessory with your iOS device, you can edit information for it on your iOS device or Mac.

• On your iOS device: Press and hold an accessory, then tap Settings.
• On your Mac: Double-click an accessory, then click Settings.

From here, you can change its name and room where it's located. Turn on Include in Favorites to access and control your accessory in Control Center, the Home tab, and on your Apple Watch. 

You can also group together accessories, like lights, to control them as one accessory.

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Control Center will allow you to control up to nine accessories that you add to Favorites.

Scenes let you control multiple accessories at the same time. For example, you can create a scene called "I'm here" that turns on all of the lights and unlocks the front door — all at once.

On your iOS device:

1. In the Home app, tap  in the upper-right corner, then tap Add Scene.
2. Choose a suggested scene. Or create a custom scene, then give your scene a name.
3. Tap Add Accessories.
4. Tap the accessories that you want to add, then tap Done.
5. To adjust the settings for an accessory, press and hold it. To preview the scene, tap Test This Scene. Turn on Include in Favorites to access your scene in Control Center, Home tab, and Apple Watch.
6. Tap Done.

On your Mac:

1. In the Home app, click , then Add Scene.
2. Choose a suggested scene. Or create a custom scene, then give your scene a name.
3. Click Add Accessories.
4. Click the accessories that you want to add, then click Done.
5. To adjust the settings for an accessory, double-click it. To preview the scene, click Test This Scene. Turn on Include in Favorites to access your scene in Control Center, Home tab, and Apple Watch.
6. Click Done.

To turn on a scene, tap or click it. Or ask Siri. If you set up a home hub, you can also automate a scene.

To add or remove accessories from a scene on your iOS device, press and hold a scene, then tap Settings. On your Mac, double-click a scene, then click Settings.

On your iOS device:

1. Tap the Rooms tab, tap  in the upper-left corner, then tap Room Settings.
2. Tap Add Room.
3. Give your room a name, then tap Save.

To navigate between different rooms, tap the Rooms tab at the bottom, then swipe right or left across the screen.

On your Mac:

1. In the menu bar, go to Edit > Edit Room.
2. Click Rooms.
3. Click Add Room. 
4. Give your room a name, click Save, then click Done.

To navigate between different rooms, click  in the toolbar, then select a room. Or go to the Rooms tab and swipe left or right with two fingers on your Trackpad or Magic Mouse.

• On your iOS device: Press and hold an accessory, tap Settings > Room, choose a room, then tap Done.
• On your Mac: Double-click an accessory and click Settings in the upper-right corner. Then click Room, choose a room, then click Done.

Group rooms together into a zone, like upstairs or downstairs, to easily control different areas of your home with Siri.

On your iOS device:

1. Tap the Rooms tab, tap  in the upper-left corner, then tap Room Settings.
2. Tap a room, like Living Room.
3. Tap Zone. Tap a suggested zone or tap Create New.
4. Tap Done.

On your Mac:

1. Choose Edit > Edit Room.
2. Click Rooms, then click a room.
3. Click Zone, then click a suggested zone or click Create New.
4. Click Done.