But what does that new app with the house icon really mean for you?
If you're already familiar with HomeKit, Apple's software platform that relies on its Siri virtual voice assistant to control lights, locks and other smart home devices, the Home app may not seem like a big deal. That's because it doesn't actually add a ton of new features.
Instead, Home brings to the smart home what it has brought to other product categories a clean, easy to understand interface.
Whereas before you had to use third-party apps to configure and control your HomeKit-compatible smart home products, the Home app brings them all under one, Apple controlled roof.
It's almost as if Apple is finally ready to admit that yes, it does indeed want to compete in the emerging smart home market. Even with the Home app, HomeKit still has some catching up to do where's your Siri-enabled smart-home speaker to compete with Amazon's wildly successful Echo product line? Maybe we'll see that later this year.
Either way, the Home app is a step in the right direction. If you want to control your connected household devices from your phone, thanks to the Home app, HomeKit is now one of the best ways to make that happen.