topic Re: Sky Protect kit & Homekit / Matter compatibility in Sky Protect & Smart Home

Sky Protect kit & Homekit / Matter compatibility

DylanGreen — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:37:36 GMT

Hi,

I've seen a recent post about the Sky Protect security devices not currently planned for Homekit compatibility - any idea if they support (or plan to support) Matter or any other standard that I could bridge across to Homekit?

Just evaluating options before I sign the dotted line for the insurance and cancel my ADT alarm contract!

Thanks,

Dylan.

Re: Sky Protect kit & Homekit / Matter compatibility

lettice — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:25:23 GMT

As has been mentioned on here before on here, at the moment the Sky Protect devices will not be able to integrate with Apple HomeKit or any have any Matter compatibility.

Having the devices Myself, they all can only work and be controlled on your network with the Sky Protect app.

Re: Sky Protect kit & Homekit / Matter compatibility

DylanGreen — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:36:01 GMT

Do you know if they use any standard at all or if it's custom? If they follow any sort of standard (zigbee / X10 or something) I can put a bridge in place.

Regards,

Dylan.

Re: Sky Protect kit & Homekit / Matter compatibility

TimmyBGood — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:04:40 GMT

@DylanGreen wrote:

If they follow any sort of standard (zigbee / X10 or something)

There's no published information to that effect, so I suspect not.

Re: Sky Protect kit & Homekit / Matter compatibility

TimmyBGood — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:08:01 GMT

@DylanGreen wrote:

and cancel my ADT alarm contract!

I'd observe that Sky (and Zurich, the insurers behind the Protect Home Insurance) are very careful to describe the hardware as a 'tech bundle' and not a security solution.