# Homekit - WICED update **URL:** \ **Category:** Firmware\ **Created:** [June 8, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618 "2017-06-08T14:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flavio.ferrandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e36b37/32.png) [@flavio.ferrandi](https://community.particle.io/u/flavio.ferrandi)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/1 "2017-06-08T14:18:43Z")
Good morning. After the last WWDC, Apple opened homekit to everybody, also without a Mfi certification. I’ve just seen that WICED support HAP, but the WICED version with Homekit support must be required to Broadcom. Any tips on how to update the firmware with the last and complete version of WICED? Are you (Particle) interested in this? Thanks, Flavio ---
**Author:** ![rvnash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rvnash/32/5574_2.png) [@rvnash](https://community.particle.io/u/rvnash)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/2 "2017-06-08T18:00:28Z")
I would be very interested. I think they said during WWDC that access to the HomeKit protocols was being opened up to hobbiests and don’t require anything by software authentication. Anyway, hopefully someone will build a library that conforms to the HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification which can be found [here](https://developer.apple.com/homekit/specification/). ---
**Author:** ![will](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/will/32/23374_2.png) [@will](https://community.particle.io/u/will)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/3 "2017-06-09T18:44:08Z")
Hey folks! Definitely interesting to us. We haven’t seen HomeKit play too big a role in IoT to date, but expect that opening it up to hobbyists and to manufacturers without certifications will help drive adoption. ---
**Author:** ![FiDel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/fidel/32/8811_2.png) [@FiDel](https://community.particle.io/u/FiDel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/4 "2017-06-09T21:05:24Z")
Wow, that would really be great for Home automation projects! I’m developing components for a distributed system with one Photon per room and “talking” to each other. There are some possibilities to integrate Particle products with Home kit (eg: HomeBridge) but in my opinion that’s not a straight-forward solution as it needs a server with node js (like an RPi). > **[Apple will now let hobbyists build their own HomeKit devices](https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/8/15761800/apple-homekit-updates-ios-11-easier-build-requirements-wwdc-2017)** > > Though Apple didn't have much to say about HomeKit during its keynote presentation on Monday, it turns out the company's smart home system is seeing some very notable changes this year. The updates... I’m following this topic with high interest! 👴 ---
**Author:** ![FiDel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/fidel/32/8811_2.png) [@FiDel](https://community.particle.io/u/FiDel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/5 "2017-06-09T21:54:46Z")
I found this interesting link: > **[How to turn a home thermostat into a smart device: easing the connectivity...](http://www.eenewseurope.com/design-center/how-turn-home-thermostat-smart-device-easing-connectivity-challenge-0)** > > Consumers are developing a taste for smart home devices, thanks in part to the new sophistication of voice-controlled technologies such as Apple’s Siri Remote and the Alexa Voice Service on Amazon Echo, and of systems for the remote control of home... ---
**Author:** ![AdmiralTH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@AdmiralTH](https://community.particle.io/u/AdmiralTH)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/6 "2017-07-14T06:20:59Z")
So with the lifting of some of the restrictions can Particle now include the homekit version of WICED in its standard firmware? ---
**Author:** ![FiDel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/fidel/32/8811_2.png) [@FiDel](https://community.particle.io/u/FiDel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/7 "2017-07-14T09:56:58Z")
That would be the most wonderful improvement in the Particle eco-system !!! Especially in combination with the new Apple HomePod! Cross your fingers… ---
**Author:** ![FiDel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/fidel/32/8811_2.png) [@FiDel](https://community.particle.io/u/FiDel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-wiced-update/33618/8 "2019-02-09T15:09:42Z")
FINALLY, we have a breakthrough! See this new thread: [LINK](https://community.particle.io/t/homekit-connect-your-photon-to-homekit-without-homebridge/47332?u=fidel) It works beautifully: You compile a sketch and flash it to any Particle device and then it can be paired with Homekit on any iPad, iPhone… Currently, you can only control the Particle’s RGB LED ON/OFF state.