HomeKit is giving users more choice about what controls the smart home network in iOS 18, by selecting what device acts as the active Home Hub. HomeKit prefers to have a Home Hub, a device designated ...

Back with iOS 16, Apple introduced a new architecture for the Home app aimed at improving the experience of using HomeKit devices. Since then, upgrading to the new architecture has been optional, but ...

While we still waiting for new smart home hardware products from Apple, iOS 18 does bring some new advancements to the Apple smart home software experience, with upgrades to HomeKit and the Home app.

Apple is set to discontinue support for the older version of its HomeKit architecture, meaning that users will be forced to upgrade with the release of iOS 18.4. The upgrade itself was entirely ...

Apple also announced hands-free unlocking for smart locks and a new electricity usage section in the Home app at WWDC 2024. Apple also announced hands-free unlocking for smart locks and a new ...