- Apple's HomeKit ecosystem allows you to easily control a variety of smart home devices, including select TV models from LG, Vizio, and Sony.
- With HomeKit support, you can stream content to your TV from your iPhone, use Siri voice commands with your display, and even automate special tasks for your TV in tandem with other HomeKit products.
- A great HomeKit-enabled TV balances advanced smart features with excellent image quality - which is exactly why we've chosen the LG C9 as our top pick.
TVs are getting smarter. Beyond the fact that many TVs offer smart operating systems that allow you to download apps, they're also now starting to integrate with wider smart home platforms, like Alexa and Google Assistant. For a long time, however, support for Apple's HomeKit ecosystem has been largely absent from smart TVs. Thankfully, that's now starting to change.
In the past year, a number of companies have added Apple HomeKit support with AirPlay 2 to their TVs, allowing them to tie into the rest of your HomeKit setup - which is good news for those who want to automate their home and easily control their devices from their iPhone or with Siri.
So what exactly does HomeKit support on a TV allow for? Well, once added to HomeKit, you'll be able to switch your TV on and off and set your TV to different inputs directly from the Home app on an iOS device. With HomeKit support, you can also automate multiple smart home devices together. For example, you could set up an automation where your smart lights dim when your TV is turned on. Or, you could set your TV to automatically switch on when you come home from work in the evening. Of course, for multiple smart devices to work together, they all need to support HomeKit.
HomeKit also enables Siri support for connected devices. For instance, you can tell Siri on your phone or other compatible product to play a certain movie or show on your TV via AirPlay 2 streaming. In addition, you can even assign different HomeKit-enabled TVs in your house to specific rooms within the Home app. This allows you to tell Siri exactly what you want to watch and where you want to watch it.
HomeKit-enabled smart TV models are currently available from Sony, LG, and Vizio. With more and more options popping up, it can be tough to figure out which one is right for your needs. To help narrow the field, we've selected our top picks for HomeKit-enabled TVs at a variety of budget and performance levels.
Here are the best Apple HomeKit-enabled TVs you can buy:
- Best HomeKit-enabled TV overall: LG C9
- Best HomeKit-enabled TV for the money: Vizio P-Series Quantum
- Best budget HomeKit-enabled TV: Vizio M-Series Quantum
- Best HomeKit-enabled Android TV: Sony X950G
- Best HomeKit-enabled streaming device: Apple TV 4K
