I built an app called Homecast to enhance HomeKit Apple Home setups

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2 pointsrobjampar3 comments

Hey everyone,

I’ve been building an app called Homecast that lets you do more with your HomeKit setup — like access your HomeKit devices from Android or connect ChatGPT or Claude to your devices, you can check out some of the features on the website.

Right now everything is ready to be released, but signups are limited, and I’m mainly looking for general feedback, so there’s a waitlist in place. But if anyone wants to help test some of the features before the release, let me know, and I’d be happy to activate your account.

You can check out the website here:

https://homecast.cloud/

or drop me an email (rob@homecast.cloud) if you're interested in testing Homecast :)

Hi, the idea is interesting. But if I understand correctly, it only works in the Apple ecosystem? I'd like to know why. Thanks. Best regards.

Thanks, Homecast is specifically for people who already use the Apple Home app but want to access their setup outside of the Apple ecosystem.

For example, say you have an Apple HomeKit-based smart home setup, but someone in your house has an Android device, Homecast will enable the Android user to access the devices still.

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