Apple Home Computer System

1. Apple Home Computer Systems
2. Apple Home Computer System

1. Apple Home Computer Systems
2. Apple Home Computer System

Add accessories

To add an accessory to the Home app, use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can't add accessories to the Home app on Mac. Before you set up your accessory, check these things first:

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• Make sure that it's powered on and nearby.
• Check your accessory's manual to see if it needs additional hardware to work with HomeKit.

Then follow these steps:

1. Open the Home app and tap Add Accessory or .
2. Use the camera on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch 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.

Some accessories, speakers, and smart TVs might require software updates or additional setup with the manufacturer's app.

Samsung AirPlay 2-compatible smart TVs don't support HomeKit and can't be added to the Home app.

Organize accessories by room and zone

Organize your accessories by room to help you keep track of where your accessories are located and to control your rooms with Siri. You can also group rooms into a zone, like upstairs or downstairs.

Add a room

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

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

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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.

Assign accessories to a room

After you assign accessories to a room, you can do things like play and control music throughout your home. Apple zip download. Or ask Siri to play what you want to watch, where you want to watch it.

• On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Press and hold an accessory, tap Settings > Room, choose a room, then tap to save.
• On your Mac: Double-click an accessory, click Room, choose a room, then click to save.

Organize rooms into a zone

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

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

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

On your Mac:

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

If you can't add an accessory

• Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS. To use the Home app on a Mac, update your Mac to the latest version of macOS.
• Make sure that your accessories support HomeKit or AirPlay 2.
• To use and manage your home in the Home app on all of your devices, sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID on every device. Then turn on iCloud Keychain and Home in iCloud Settings.

Do more with the Home app

• Create scenes to control multiple accessories at the same time, then automate your scene or other accessories based on the time of day, your location, and more.
• Set up a home hub to control your HomeKit accessories remotely.
• Get notifications for your HomeKit accessories.

The System Information app provides detailed specifications and other information about your Mac hardware and software, including your network and external devices. In some versions of OS X, this app is called System Profiler.

Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac. This opens an overview of your Mac, including your Mac model, processor, memory, serial number, and version of macOS. To see the greater detail provided by the System Information app, click the System Report button.

To open System Information directly, press and hold the Option key and choose Apple menu  > System Information. You can also use Spotlight to find System Information, or open it from the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.

System Information opens to a system report for your Mac:

Select items in the sidebar to see information about each item. For example, the Hardware section shows your Mac serial number, the Memory section shows how much RAM is installed in each internal memory slot, and the Software section shows which startup disk (boot volume) your Mac is using. You can use the Network section and Network Utility to learn more about your network.

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To save a copy of your system report, choose File > Save.

To learn more about System Information, choose Help > System Information Help.