After introducing The Button last year at CES, smart home company Fibaro is back for 2019 with a new iOS app for controlling your home and a series of connected and traditional home accessories. We previously reviewed Fibaro’s Flood Sensor, the first HomeKit-compatible leak detector.
The Fibaro Home Center app is designed to be a central hub for controlling and managing the entire line of Fibaro smart home products. The app works with the Home Center 2 and Home Center Lite gateways, dedicated hardware controllers that link each connected device for centralized management. Fibaro’s previous iOS and Android apps still used an outdated visual design and offered less robust control. According to Fibaro:
Fibaro Home Center for iOS is available for free on the App Store starting today, while Home Center gateways begin at $279.99.
Alongside the new app, Fibaro is introducing a new line of outlets and accessories called Walli. While other Fibaro products like The Button and various sensors work with Apple’s HomeKit protocol, the Walli line will unfortunately not. The devices operate with Z-Wave connectivity and integrate with any certified Z-Wave smart home hub. There is currently no timetable for HomeKit support.
The following devices will be available “later in 2019”:
Walli devices with smart home intelligence and Z-Wave compatibility:
- Walli Dimmer
- Walli Roller Shutter
- Walli Switch
- Walli Controller
- Walli Outlets (Type E and Type F)
Walli standard devices:
- Walli N TV-SAT Outlet
- Walli N Ethernet Outlet
- Walli N USB Outlet
- Walli N Outlet (Type E and Type F)
You can keep up with all of the latest product announcements from Las Vegas in our CES 2019 Guide.
