# Homekit Binding **URL:** \ **Category:** Bindings\ **Created:** [December 23, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-binding/37690 "2017-12-23T15:58:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 22
**Author:** ![Tobi77](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/d2c977/32.png) [@Tobi77](https://community.openhab.org/u/Tobi77)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-binding/37690/22 "2019-01-29T20:12:32Z")
Dear all, could you give me a hint for using thermostates with Google Assistant/Alexa using the Homekit Item rules? I created a thread here: > [@Thermostat items for voice control (Echo/Alexa and Google Assistant)](https://community.openhab.org/t/thermostat-items-for-voice-control-echo-alexa-and-google-assistant/65912): > > I own the beautiful Spirit thermostat ([ZWave Thing | openHAB](https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/zwave/thing.html?manufacturer=eurotronic&file=spirit_0_0.html)) and I would like to set the temperature via Echo/Google Assistant voice commands. I found those recommendations from the Echo binding thread: … and from Homekit binding: What is the relation between the 13 modes the thermostat is able to run (see device page above) and the “homekit:HeatingCoolingMode” setting? And how will I use it? Will the user call these Homekit modes (how?) and I should translate it to the corresponding opera… I also posted this link in the Google Assistant and Echo binding discussions,but maybe this is specific to Homekit? Thanks! --- _[View the full topic](https://community.openhab.org/t/homekit-binding/37690)._