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Devices based on Apple Inc.\u2019s HomeKit will appear in stores next month, the company said.<\/p>\n

HomeKit, which is built into Apple\u2019s iOS 8 mobile operating system, provides software so makers of garage door openers, light switches and other home devices can be controlled with an iPhone or iPad.<\/p>\n

\u201cHomeKit has been available for just a few months and we already have dozens of partners who have committed to bringing HomeKit accessories to market and we\u2019re looking forward to the first ones coming next month,\u201d Trudy Muller, a spokeswoman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, said Thursday in a statement.<\/p>\n

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IDevices has said it will begin selling in the fourth quarter a HomeKit-compatible switch to control doors, lights and other products.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re testing the software, and it works very well,\u201d Chris Allen, chief executive officer of Avon, Connecticut-based iDevices, said Thursday.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fortune reported earlier Thursday that HomeKit had been delayed by a few months, until August or September.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Devices based on Apple Inc.\u2019s HomeKit will appear in stores next month, the company said. HomeKit, which is built into Apple\u2019s iOS 8 mobile operating system, provides software so makers of garage door openers, light switches and other home devices …<\/p>\n

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