In 2022, Apple announced a “new Home architecture” for its smart home ecosystem, designed to boost performance, reliability, and…
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Support for the previous version of Apple Home will end in the fall of 2025
Apple advises all users of Apple Home update to improve smart home accessory performance and use features like guest access, robot…
iOS 18.4 likely to require users to upgrade to Apple’s latest HomeKit architecture
With iOS 16, Apple rolled out a revamped architecture for the Home app, designed to enhance the HomeKit device experience. Up until now…
Apple’s iOS 18 will finally allow users to choose their ‘Preferred Home Hub’
Apple Home users, rejoice! An update discovered in the first iOS 18 beta shows the addition of an option to choose a Preferred Home Hub…
tvOS 18 introduces new cinematic experiences with InSight, Enhance Dialogue, and smart subtitles
Apple on Monday announced software updates across its Home products. With tvOS 18, intelligent new features…
Apple’s newest Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain an unannounced Thread radio
At the heart of Matter, the new smart home standard co-developed by Apple, lies Thread. Matter utilizes Thread as its foundation, including…
YouTube Music now available natively on Apple HomePods
Alphabet subsidiary YouTube has officially launched YouTube Music support on Apple HomePod to all Premium and Music Premium members globally…
What’s new in iOS 17 beta 3
iOS 17 beta 3 has arrived for developers, and it comes with some new features and changes for iPhone users. Everything new in iOS 17 beta 3…
How to build your smart home using Apple Home
Apple’s redesigned Home app makes it easier to control all your smart home accessories — on all your Apple devices. It’s secure and…
Apple to reissue rebuilt HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.4
In iOS 16.4, Apple will reissue its rebuilt HomeKit architecture that the company was forced to pulled in December due to widespread issues…
Apple adds iOS 16.2 Home architecture update to internal list of major issues
Indicating iOS 16.2’s Home architecture update caused widespread and systemic issues to users’ HomeKit devices and setup, Apple has…
What to do if you can’t access a home or accept a home invitation in Apple’s Home app
Apple’s reimagined Home app offers users easier ways to navigate, organize, view and control all of your smart home accessories…
What’s new in HomeKit in iOS 16
HomeKit is set to receive quite a few updates this fall with iOS 16. Here’s everything new coming to Apple’s smart home platform…
Apple unveils $99 HomePod mini
Apple today unveiled HomePod mini, the newest addition to the HomePod family that delivers impressive sound, the intelligence of Siri to…
2020’s best Apple HomeKit devices
Which smart home devices work best with Apple’s HomeKit? Apple’s Home app will control them all in a single app and Siri will control your lights…
Apple open-sources portions of their HomeKit Accessory Development Kit
Apple is open-sourcing portions of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK) in a move to accelerate development…
Apple releases iOS 13.2
Apple today released iOS 13.2 which introduces Deep Fusion, an advanced image processing system that uses the A13 Bionic Neural Engine…
The best Apple HomeKit devices of 2019
With the Home app, you can easily and securely control all your HomeKit accessories. Ask Siri to turn off the lights from your iPhone…
Apple’s Home app takes a step back in iOS 13 beta
Apple’s Home app has regressed in usability in iOS 13 beta.
IDC: Apple expected to gain traction in smart home market
The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million shipments…
IDC: Lighting, security cameras to drive smart home device sales
Sales of smart home devices will surge this year thanks to the hot categories of home monitoring and security…
Cringely: ‘Everything is changing and nothing will ever be the same again’
This is, I believe, my 22nd and possibly last year of looking ahead…
Apple hires ex-Microsoft exec to revamp smart home business
Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of a smart lock company that shut down just over a year ago…
Apple promotes HomeKit at CES, spotlights new smart home accessories for 2019
Apple recently invited reporters to meet a handful of companies announcing new products…
This is the most discombobulated, insane thing Apple has done in years
What does Apple expect people to do?
Apple releases AirPort Express firmware update with AirPlay 2 and Home app support
With AirPlay 2 support, you can AirPlay from iOS to multiple AirPlay 2 speakers including HomePod…
How to control your home with the HomePod
You can use your HomePod to control HomeKit accessories…
Tom’s Guide reviews Apple HomePod: Great sound, but Siri needs work
Music has long been part of Apple’s raison d’etre; Steve Jobs drew inspiration from…
Apple’s HomePod pre-orders sell out a day ahead of launch
Apple’s site is currently sold out of HomePod units…
John Gruber reviews Apple’s HomePod: Seemingly impossible sound quality
I’ve been testing Apple’s new HomePod for the last week or so…
The Independent reviews Apple’s HomePod: Exceptional audio quality, easy to use, and reliably accurate with spoken commands
The Apple HomePod is Apple’s smart hi-fi speaker, with a big emphasis on hi-fi quality audio…
‘What Hi-Fi?’ reviews Apple’s HomePod: The best-sounding smart speaker we’ve ever tested – by far
Apple’s HomePod is the best-sounding smart speaker available – and by quite a margin…
Ben Bajarin: You can’t unhear Apple’s HomePod
Apple’s HomePod will be the best sounding speaker many people have ever owned…
Inside Apple’s HomePod audio lab
Apple built an anechoic chamber specifically to build and test HomePod. It’s also one of the largest anechoic chambers in the United States…
Ten things nobody has told you about the Apple HomePod
The Apple HomePod arrives in stores this Friday, February 9…
TechCrunch reviews Apple’s HomePod: Easily the best sounding mainstream smart speaker ever
I come at this thing having sold high end audio equipment for around 7 years…
How Apple’s HomePod will handle software updates
As HomePod pre-orders began last week and some first impressions came out…
Should you buy AppleCare+ insurance for your HomePod?
Just like most Apple products, when you purchase a HomePod, you’ll be able to pick up the company’s…
With HomePod, Apple just wants to shake things up (for now)
Apple’s HomePod speaker is a depth charge dropped into the ocean where Google Home and Amazon Echo sail…
Amazon exec: Alexa and Siri should be able to communicate with each other
Alexa and Siri, rival voice assistants on Amazon’s Echo and Apple’s iPhone, don’t directly communicate…
Apple HomePod vs. Amazon Echo
Apple has officially stepped into the market for stationary speakers powered by virtual assistants…
Apple CEO Cook discusses philosophy behind HomePod, ARKit’s potential market impact
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook this week answered questions surrounding the the reasoning behind ARKit…
