HomePod and Echo to control smart home

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HomePod and Echo to control smart home

I'm beginning to "build" my smart home. I've gotten several devices that are all homekit compatible. I'm going to be picking up a homepod to use as a hub for these devices.

The HomePod will be in our kitchen as the "central" device. It will be replacing a first generation Amazon Echo. The Echo will be relegated to our bedroom. My question is.... Will I be able to use both devices to control our smart home (so we can do things from our main area downstairs, but also give commands to the echo when i our bedroom)?

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Posted on Apr 21, 2018 2:46 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 26, 2018 6:07 PM in response to bigc55

bigc55 wrote:

The HomePod will be in our kitchen as the "central" device. It will be replacing a first generation Amazon Echo. The Echo will be relegated to our bedroom. My question is.... Will I be able to use both devices to control our smart home (so we can do things from our main area downstairs, but also give commands to the echo when i our bedroom)?

While I don't have a HomePod, I do have an Echo and have my Phillips Hue lights connected to both HomeKit and the Echo. It works fine. In fact, I make an effort to buy devices that are compatible with both.

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epic5468

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Apr 26, 2018 5:50 PM in response to bigc55

Hi,

Although i‘m Not 100% sure, as long as they’re both listed as HomeKit compatible and Echo compatible, you should be able to control them on both.

Hopefully this helps, and have a great day.

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HomePod and Echo to control smart home

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