Unfortunately, Home doesn't work with the Ecobee3, which is a strange move on the Toronto - based company's part and a compatibility omission (
Ecobee supports the Echo and Apple's Home platform).
Not exact matches
Microsoft says that it's working with Honeywell,
Ecobee, TP - Link, Johnson Controls, IFTTT, Geeni, Iris by Lowe's, iDevices, and «others» for upcoming
support.
Nest still lacks HomeKit
support, however, which
Ecobee has.
Ecobee also
supports Google Assistant now, although that's not built in the way Alexa is.
After the success of this integration, Amazon decided to chip in money from its $ 100 million Alexa Fund to
support Ecobee.
Direct
support is a little thinner for security cameras (you can choose from Netgear's Arlo line and Ring's video doorbells) and smart thermostats (
Ecobee and Honeywell are your only choices; Nest is not
supported).
HomeKit currently
supports smart home gadgets such as Philips Hue lights, August Smart Locks, iHome smart plugs and
Ecobee smart thermostats, but there are far more compatible devices for Alexa and Google Home.
Cortana now
supports devices from
ecobee, Honeywell Lyric, Honeywell Total Connect Comfort, LIFX, TP - Link Kasa and Geeni.
Amazon's agents
support many kinds of products, from Phillips» Hue lights to
ecobee's smart thermostats.
Smart wireless thermostat maker
Ecobee is rolling out a firmware update to
Ecobee3 devices that brings individual HomeKit
support to the device's remote sensors for the first time.The
Ecobee3 enables owners to use additional remote sensors to keep track of ambient temperature as well as detect motion in different locations within the home.
Voice remote with Alexa
supports smart home devices from multiple brands, including Belkin WeMo ®, Philips Hue ®, Wink ®, Insteon ®, Samsung SmartThings ™, Nest ®, TP - Link ®,
Ecobee ® and more
Like previous Abode systems, Iota offers
support for select third - party smart home products including Nest,
ecobee, Philips Hue, and LifX.
Unfortunately,
ecobee does not
support Z - Wave.
As well as Alexa and Assistant,
Ecobee's devices also
support Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Wink, and IFTTT.
The device has direct touch control
support, or you can also operate it remotely with the
Ecobee smartphone app.
Another top brand emerging from the smart thermostat industry is
Ecobee, a Canadian company that, alongside Nest, differentiates itself from cheaper, copycat hardware with official
support for voice commands.
Certain Sony Android TVs already have Google Assistant built right in, in addition to Chromecast while
Ecobee thermostats already
support Alexa while its
Ecobee4 model has Amazon's voice assistant built right in.
Instead of Nest we're going with the
Ecobee 3, which the Echo
supports directly.
Unfortunately for existing
Ecobee users, there's currently no way to add HomeKit
support to previous models.
A separate new
support document lists the available HomeKit - compatible devices as they begin to roll out.The new
support documents were added just as multiple accessory makers announced the first HomeKit - compatible products, including Lutron, iHome, Elgato, Insteon and
Ecobee.
Beyond what's already available, Microsoft has said that it's working with Honeywell,
Ecobee, TP - Link, Johnson Controls, IFTT, Geeni, Iris by Lowe's, and iDevices to add
support for those products and services in Cortana, but none of them are available right now.
ecobee «s product works with any light fixture controlled by a single wall switch, and
supports most energy - efficient light bulbs, such as the LiFX.
For example, Alexa
supports both the
Ecobee 3 and Nest thermostats, while Google Home just does Nest.
Ecobee says that other features, such as a vacation mode to automatically randomize your lights when you're not home and temperature sensing
support that integrates with the
Ecobee smart thermostats are planned for release later this summer.
Microsoft says it is working with Honeywell,
Ecobee, TP - Link, Johnson Controls, IFTT, Geeni, Iris by Lowe's, and iDevices to add
support for those products and services in Cortana.
Ecobee also says that the Switch + works with any light controlled by a Switch and that it
supports most energy - efficient lightbulbs.