UI guidelines for homekit

is there a set of UI guidelines for homekit? I am developing a smart humidifier and want it to work on the homekit platform. i've seen examples of what the homekit UI controls looks like for other products such as light bulbs, fans and thermostats. how do i go about designing what the Ui will look like to control my humidifier?

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UI Guidelines are found in the HIGs: https://developer.apple.com/design/


Otherwise look into Apple's HAP.


HAP, intended to help an accessory communicate with Apple's HomeKit, has two faces - commercial and non-commercial.


- In the case of commercial, that manuf. would have their own implementation w/their own (MFi licensed) products.


- In the case of non-commercial, an individual would use that version HAP* with their DIY accessory/hardware, not intended for commercial distribution.


If you're an individual that just wants to play with the non-commercial version HAP spec*, you'll need to tool up the hardware components and create a physical accessory on your own. See:

https://developer.apple.com/support/homekit-accessory-protocol/

If you're a dev that wants to create a HK-savvy app, see:

https://developer.apple.com/homekit/


*Purpose of This Specification

"This document describes how to create HomeKit accessories that communicate with Apple products using the HomeKit Accessory Protocol for non-commercial purposes."

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