Home LivingSmart HomeApple planning to release another HomeKit update soonAn update was pulled from iOS 16.2 because of bugs, but a fixed second version has been spotted in backend codeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Home LivingSmart HomeApple planning to release another HomeKit update soonAn update was pulled from iOS 16.2 because of bugs, but a fixed second version has been spotted in backend codeWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
An update was pulled from iOS 16.2 because of bugs, but a fixed second version has been spotted in backend code
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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WheniOS16.2 was introduced, one of the features was a revampedApple HomeKitexperience. HomeKit is Apple’s smart home technology, which connects smart devices in your home – like asmart speakeror asmart plug– allowing you to control them via the Home app on youriPhoneoriPad.
The update was short-lived though, as users noted a host of issues with the app. These ranged from “I can’t install the update”, right through to “nothing in my house works anymore” and led toAppleremoving the update while it worked on a fix.
There’s currently no timeframe given for the update to go live, but many have guessed that it could form part of an iOS 16.4 update. If so, it’s been speculated that a beta version could be live shortly.
Other commentators have echoed similar statements.Sigmund Judge, founder of screentimes.net, suggested that thetvOS updatewas being held up due to the re-release of HomeKit architecture. However, the update was released ahead of schedule, and without any change to HomeKit.
The release of theApple HomePod (2nd Generation)earlier this week, brought focus back onto Apple’s smart home offering. One of the headline features was Sound Recognition, enabling the smart speaker to detect when a smoke alarm or a carbon monoxide alarm is going off and alert you via youriPhone.
The small print for the release did note that the feature would come in a later update this spring, and relied on the updated Home architecture. It’s reasonable to expect, then, that a full release for the HomeKit architecture is set for before spring this year.
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