HOW TO Control your smart devices

1 Categories list

The new Categories view displays groups of devices, such as lights or speakers, arranged by room. There’s also an overview that shows the status of those devices, and any scenes or automations used to control them.

2 Choosing favourites

The Favourites list hasn’t gone altogether – but it’s a bit hidden. Click on a device tile to view its information, and click on the gear icon to show Device Settings. Then just click the Favourites button to add it to the list.

3 Going large

You can also highlight individual devices by making their tile larger. Just ≈-click on the device tile and select ‘Show as Large Tile’. Alternatively, you can hide devices by selecting Don’t Show In Home View.

4 Making a scene

Unfortunately, Apple hasn’t made it any easier to use scenes and automations that control multiple devices all at the same time. This is too much like programming for most people – luckily, we’ll be looking at this in a future issue.