Controller for HomeKit app launches a new Floor Plan that lets you control Apple Home smart home devices on a map-like view of your home.
Controller for HomeKit, a third-party app for controlling your Apple Home smart home, has a new Floor Plan feature that adds a map interface for interacting with connected devices like lights, locks, shades, sensors and more. I got some time with the new feature ahead of its launch this week and it’s a compelling way to control your smart home.
The scanning feature is powered by Apple’s RoomPlan, a Swift API that uses the camera and LIDAR scanner on certain iPhone and iPad models to create a 3D floor plan . Using my iPhone 15 Pro, I walked through my house, slowly guiding my camera around each room, watching as the app filled in digital walls and furniture with white lines.
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