‘Works with Apple Home’ badge will be easier for vendors to get

The “Works with Apple Home” logo will likely be on more smart home products in the future, because the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s certification program is now assuming HomeKit support is available after devices pass tests for Matter.

There are multiple smart home platforms in operation, but there has been work over the years to make it easier for hardware to communicate with each other. In a new move, the CSA is aiming to make certifications for interoperability easier for device makers, and more understandable for consumers.

Announced on Monday, the CSA launched a pair of certification programs, which leverage the CSA’s Interoperability Testing Facility, or Interop Lab. The intention is to streamline the certification application process and to reduce costs for software updates, while still keeping performance and interoperability standards high.

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