iOS 8 Home Kit Integration

+1 I would love to see it .. using my apple watch to turn on my favorite radio station in the morning while heading to the coffee maker ... 😉

+1 Using all Sonos systems in 8 rooms and are sorting out full HomeKit Automation - love Siri's integration and that with Sonos would simply be a killer.

I currently have 3 sonos speakers (play3, 2 connects) controlled by homekit using homebridge. All you can really do with it is start and stop the speakers, which will play the last channel it was playing. You can't group, you can't switch channels, you can't forward to the next song. still, I have been using it to play around with homekit. I currently have my main speakers play when I come home. I have it play in the morning when I wake up.

You can control volume (kind-of) by programming the device in a homekit app. I use MyTouchHome and Eve. I can tell siri to "turn down dining room speakers", which sets the volume to 25% (I think volume is "brightness" to the device). I say "turn up the dining room speakers" and it turns it to 50%. I say "turn up the dining room speakers again" and it puts it to 75%. And I have that for all 3 of my speaker setups.

It was fairly quick to setup, but I am also in the IT field, so understand how to read and write JSON which is the way homebridge is configured for devices.

All in all, it's a fun start. Homekit is still a little flaky itself, but controlling my sonos speakers makes me happy.

Links:
homebridge:
https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge
sonos plugin:
https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge-sonos

You can find more detailed instructions at http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/12/18/control-nest-with-apple-watch-homekit-siri-homebridge/

Just adding my +1 here, HomeKit support would be amazing.

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I also would like to see this integration very much! And the comment "I'm anxious to supplement my smart home with networked audio....It'll be a large investment; ....Although Sonos is my top choice for today's options, I'm holding out for whomever comes to market with HomeKit compatibility first. Speaking commands to my wrist is a convenience I'm now accustom and addicted to. I'm really surprised Sonos hasn't indicated any plans to get on board, I imagine the consumer demand is huge. Amazon's Echo doesn't cut it for applications I intend....Come on Sonos - listen to your potential customers." definitely deserves a comment Sonos reps.

+1 for HomeKit bridge
Another useful feature is that HomeKif scenes can be toggled from iOS control center, when swiping up from bottom. Also the ATV remote Siri button can be used to control HomeKit devices.