IKEA light bulbs will be HomeKit compatible

The automation of our houses is increasingly fashionable although the only problem so far was the exorbitant prices of the different products. The economic aspect meant that many of the users with the intention of automating their home, did not do it and here IKEA has arrived. A few months ago the Swedish company launched its intelligent lighting system it is compatible with its own app and the prices are much more affordable than the prices of other companies: the price of the cheapest light bulb stands at 9,99 euros. IKEA has decided to go one step further and will make your products compatible with HomeKit, Amazon Echo or Google Home.

Check the competition: IKEA is here to dominate HomeKit

From the technological web iPhone Tricker report that IKEA is updating its system TRÅDFRI to be compatible with HomeKit, Amazon Home, and Google Echo. The advantage of this update, which is expected in the summer of this year, is that it will be an update that owners of the IKEA smart lighting system can enjoy, regardless of when they bought it.

We believe that home automation technology should be accessible to everyone. For this reason, we will continue working to ensure that our products are compatible with others available on the market.

Currently the drawback of TRÅDFRI is that it requires a runway, a kind of receiver of all the products to be able to interact with them. The kit consisting of the gangway, a remote control and two bulbs with a large cap is priced at 79,99 euros. In addition, to modify the different parameters of the bulbs it is necessary a specific IKEA app available in both the Play Store and the App Store.

But IKEA's leap is important for several reasons:

1. Will stir up the competition to make products more affordable for users. The range of products of the Swedish company is quite limited, but if the demand is high they will not hesitate to develop new compatible devices.
2. HomeKit and home automation they begin to be available to more number of users. Let's say the smart control system of the big apple it was already liberalized, but no one as powerful as IKEA had taken advantage of a system that millions of people have it in the palm of their hand.

It is a great step by IKEA, and we will see what the intentions of the rest of companies like Philips are before the order of the Swedish multinational.