Apple Gives Final Warning to Home App Users

[erihp]

Well after avoiding updating it for months I finally did - and now my Logi Circle doesn't work in it. Ugh. Go to hell Apple

While you shouldnt have to do this, have you tried removing and readding the camera?

 

[Guenter]

I assume if i dont see the update option in my app the app is updatet automatically. Is this right?

 

[addamas]

Imagine you own what you bought and all data is stored at your home *… try Home Assistant and never come back

*Zigbee, Bluetooth devices

 

[erihp]

I assume if i dont see the update option in my app the app is updatet automatically. Is this right?

its not really an app update in the traditional sense.
if you arent being nagged your homekit architecture has probably already been updated.

check here:

Update Apple Home - Apple Support

Update Apple Home to improve smart home accessory performance and use features like guest access, robot vacuum cleaners, and Activity History in the Home app.

support.apple.com

 

[erihp]

Imagine you own what you bought and all data is stored at your home *… try Home Assistant and never come back

*Zigbee, Bluetooth devices

Home app actually works quite well as a client when you bridge HA and Homekit, since it is all local as well, and provides a native and secure connection to Home when away.

 

[pinkkie]

suddenly you don't have to update the whole OS in order to update the stock apps...huh

 

[Kaptajn Haddock]

Apple should put their own house in order first. Since upgrading to iOS26 Home has been buggy as hell. Automations stop working and has to be re-saved, and my ceiling window never fully closes (it does), but Home says its a 1 3/4 closed??

 

[erihp]

suddenly you don't have to update the whole OS in order to update the stock apps...huh

its more like updating the internal database the app uses, so to be fair it is very different to an OS or app upgrade. app doesnt change, just the data it uses

 

[erihp]

Apple should put their own house in order first. Since upgrading to iOS26 Home has been buggy as hell. Automations stop working and has to be re-saved, and my ceiling window never fully closes (it does), but Home says its a 1 3/4 closed??

thing is this has been in yhe works for years before the slop that is ios26. so while i dont doubt your experience, its probably not related to this architecture update.

 

[Paul1964]

A big catch22 for me, my wife will be excluded since she is using an older phone that can't update the Home app so she won't be able to control the eve's we have. And to invite anyone I have to get an iPad/homepod...

Get her a new phone.

 

[zengod]

Far too late Apple - I bought into the Home kit environment early on and Apple put zero effort into it so subsequently moved over to the far more useful and widely available Google Home stuff. Unless Apple Home is now allowing the now industry standard methods that are used by Google/Android devices then they are wasting their time.

 

[erihp]

Millions of Home users won’t get the memo and they’ll all be screwed.
Guess who will be mad at who?

not how it works. at best, someone using -all- obsoleted devices and OSes, nothing changes, since nothing can be updated. if they have a new device, everything will work, but only from the new/supported devices.

 

[erihp]

Far too late Apple - I bought into the Home kit environment early on and Apple put zero effort into it so subsequently moved over to the far more useful and widely available Google Home stuff. Unless Apple Home is now allowing the now industry standard methods that are used by Google/Android devices then they are wasting their time.

ewwwww

but yah homekit does support matter now.

 

[clg82]

"...may experience issues with accessories and automations..."
Business as usual, Apple.

Only way to get people to upgrade, they did the same thing with the iPhone when they said it was only available on the "Pro" models smh, still can't believe Apple got away with that.

 

[KENESS]

It's not even that, the switches and accessories still work, just not the legacy clients.

Are you referring to Gamma as a legacy client...? 😉

 

[skitidetdu]

Get her a new phone.

She doesn’t want one…🤷 but is more or less forced to.

 

[Paul1964]

She doesn’t want one…🤷 but is more or less forced to.

Yeah I get it. My wife was until last week was rocking an iPhone 12. She only upgraded because she ran out of storage for her photos.

The 256GB iPhone 17 Pro that she got will last her a very long time. She'll probably keep it now until the battery starts to die.

 

[erihp]

Yeah I get it. My wife was until last week was rocking an iPhone 12. She only upgraded because she ran out of storage for her photos.

The 256GB iPhone 17 Pro that she got will last her a very long time. She'll probably keep it now until the battery starts to die.

For this change (Home architecture update) a 12 would still be supported.

 

[erihp]

She doesn’t want one…🤷 but is more or less forced to.

if you can find a like new/refurb 13 mini you probably wont get complaints.

 

[efktd]

I'm up to date and still experience issues with accessories and automations. Home Assistant is slowly taking over...

 

[pewtertankard]

My Model-T doesn’t have adaptive cruise control either.

Did your Model-T have cruise control that’s about to be taken away because more modern vehicles want adaptive cruise control? That’s the only issue here.

And yes, if you insist on keeping your otherwise perfectly functional but out-of-support Macs, may I recommend Home Assistant?