Apple FINALLY lets you do this!

You can finally remotely power on a Mac, even if it shut down normally!

Things I referenced in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- Apple's support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125517
- ThirdReality Zigbee Smart Outlet: https://amzn.to/4vxuhse
- How I set up my power monitoring in Home Assistant: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/how-i-monitor-and-control-all-my-powered-devices-zigbee-ha/
- How to log into a Mac with SSH before FileVault is unlocked: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/you-can-finally-manage-macs-filevault-remotely-tahoe/
- 9to5Mac Article about the feature: https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/11/macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches/
- Reddit comment where I found this out: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1txnj04/comment/opyd44t/

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Contents:

00:00 - What it's not
00:44 - Why this feature is actually useful
02:00 - Zigbee power control
03:26 - macOS's new power setting
04:38 - Remote access with FileVault
06:09 - Potential security hole
07:41 - I found a bug
09:36 - prodigalAvian