How to use the Home app on Apple Watch

The best Apple Watch is the ultimate remote control for your smart home devices. But to take advantage of the convenient capabilities, you need to know how to use the Home app on the Apple Watch. With just a raise of your wrist and a few taps, you can turn on the top HomeKit light bulbs, secure the greatest HomeKit locks, or set your favorite HomeKit scenes. You can also summon a live feed from the most secure HomeKit cameras and even communicate with those that are within its view by speaking through your watch's microphone. Here's how to use the Home app on Apple Watch.

Requirements

Since apps on the Apple Watch are typically for quick interactions, your HomeKit accessories, cameras, and scenes won't appear in the Home app on your wrist by default. To get them to show up on your watch, you will need to set them as favorites in the Home app on your iOS device. If you need help, check out how to set your favorite scenes and accessories in the Home app.

How to control HomeKit smart plugs, locks, garage doors, and sprinklers on Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Scroll through your accessories by turning the digital crown or by swiping up and down.

3. Tap the Accessory or the Ellipsis Icon (looks like three dots) for the Accessory you wish to control.

   • Tapping on an Accessory will toggle it off or on.
   • Tapping the Ellipsis Icon will display a slider icon that can be used to toggle it on or off by swiping.

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How to control HomeKit lighting on Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Scroll through your accessories by turning the digital crown or by swiping up and down.

3. Tap the Accessory or the Ellipsis Icon (looks like three dots) for the Accessory you wish to control.

   • Tapping on an Accessory will toggle it off or on.
   • Tapping the Ellipsis Icon will display a slider icon that can be used to toggle it on or off by swiping.

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4. Turn the digital crown or swipe up or down to adjust the brightness level.

5. Swipe left or right to display the color options if your HomeKit light supports colors.

6. Tap on a Color, then tap Done when you are satisfied with your changes.

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How to control HomeKit thermostats on Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Scroll through your accessories by turning the Digital Crown or by swiping up or down.

3. Tap the Ellipsis Icon (looks like three dots) for the thermostat you wish to control.

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4. Turn the digital crown or swipe up or down to adjust the temperature set point.
5. Swipe left or right to display the thermostat modes.

6. Tap on Cool/Heat/Auto to change the current thermostat mode.

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How to view and control your HomeKit cameras on Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Scroll through your accessories by turning the digital crown or by swiping up or down.

3. Tap the Camera thumbnail for the camera that you wish to view or control.

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4. Turn the digital crown to adjust the volume for your camera's live view.
   • You can also adjust the volume by tapping on the Speaker Icon and then tapping on the +/- Icons.
5. Tap on the Microphone Icon to communicate through your camera's speaker.
   • You can mute your microphone by tapping on the Microphone Icon after toggling it on.

6. Tap the Back button when finished to return to the accessories list.

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How to activate your favorite HomeKit scenes on your Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Scroll through your scenes by turning the digital crown or by swiping up and down.

3. Tap the Scene Name that you wish to activate.

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How to use Intercom on your Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap Intercom.

3. Speak your Message and then tap Done to send it.

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How to change your HomeKit home on Apple Watch

1. Launch the Home app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap the Back button at the top of the screen.

3. Tap on the Name of the home that you wish to change to.

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Questions about how to use the Home app on Apple Watch?

Do you use the Apple Watch to control your HomeKit accessories and scenes? What's your favorite scene to activate from your wrist? Share your thoughts and troubleshooting questions in the comments below!