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Apple Once Again Refers to Unreleased 'homeOS' in Job Listing [Removed]
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There’s some new common standard for interoperability being worked on by Google Apple Amazon etc.
Here's my guess: Apple will either release a Hub-like device to power more advanced applications related to Homekit...OR...HomeOS will run within previous hardware like Macs, Homepods, AppleTV, etc. In either case, whether it is dedicated hardware or built-in to existing hardware, we are going to see a doubling down effort on Home/Homekit.
Which is great news! I just went all-in with a new home build: Lutron Caseta light switches, Hunter Douglas PowerView automated shades, smart fans, smart locks, etc etc
Which is great news! I just went all-in with a new home build: Lutron Caseta light switches, Hunter Douglas PowerView automated shades, smart fans, smart locks, etc etc
Yea. So far it's a joke. Even Thread, which was supposed to be a unifier, still has separate ways of operating. I'm not holding my breath on anything like this at all.
I don't think any company has quite mastered the home automation market, given that the majority of homes still don't have smart appliances.
Sure, I know a lot of people with an Amazon echo, but they don't use it to control their home. Most of them just use it to ask it a question here or there and set a timer.
When it actually comes to smart appliances, the only one I've seen used in common and that I actually have is a smart doorbell, and most people just control it from their phones.
But when it comes to smart bulbs, smart thermostats, smart microwaves, Smart outlets, etc., I don't really know anyone who uses these. This is where Apple still has the smallest possibility of coming in and making a difference.
I don't think it's going to be Apple who does this, I think it's going to be Apple, Google, and Amazons new alliance that does this, whenever it decides to finally launch.
One of the biggest problems with Smart automation right now is that absolutely nothing is unified across the platforms, and I think that the new standard will go along way with making consumers more comfortable with their purchasing decisions of smart appliances.
Will this work with my iPhone, Echo and my TV?
Yes, no need to worry.
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I’m pretty sure that it’s just the internal name of the unified tvOS/audioOS system.
People forget that both the HomePod and the Apple TV run off the exact same operating system, it’s not that hard to believe that Apple gives it a combined OS name internally since it’s the same OS.
Fun fact: even to this day, iOS is still called iPhoneOS internally.
People forget that both the HomePod and the Apple TV run off the exact same operating system, it’s not that hard to believe that Apple gives it a combined OS name internally since it’s the same OS.
Fun fact: even to this day, iOS is still called iPhoneOS internally.
Clearly not enough resources and secrecy if they’re posting about it publicly and trying to get more people.
I don’t think you will have to worry about that.
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I agree, I think it's an incredibly demanding genre. Not only does it require rare talent and ability in fictional writing, (which in itself opens up a whole other world of debates) you need a writer who is not only knowledgeable and a borderline nerd in the world of technology, but also a futurist, a well-informed and educated visionary. Good (not even great) Science-Fiction, I would argue, requires that ultra rare ability to critically observe humanity and project not only wishes and hopes into a hypothetical future, but translate questions of the present into that fictional universe and make it make sense in reverse and then ignite even more thought back into our present. To accomplish that is, I find, not only very difficult but also risky. From the perspective of the author who needs to invest so much of their time and effort into a niche of literature, the incentive needs to be carried and fuelled by passion.
You might think that now, with all the cyborg technology we use every day, we would be more hungry to imagine futures, that live even further and beyond the realms of what we consider reality. But the contrary seams to be at play Today. Do people still dream of Space travel, now that it is brought to the public's attention by the likes of Musk or Bezos?
The only thing that saves the day is indeed speculative fiction. Especially of the dystopian kind. I think creatives are much more afraid to fail with their ideas (you hear them mockingly shout: where are the flying cars?) and be perceived as naïve. Hence the lack of good Sci-Fy, I think. It neither sells well, fast, nor is it easy to come by. Unless, well, Macrumors. ?
They might create a homeOS fork for ‘home’ devices like HomePod and smart devices with HomeKit compatibility to allow discrete capabilities for just those devices without bloating code for other devices not needing that code.
I'm hoping this means that Apple is getting serious about home automation. The missed the initial boat with HomeKit but they have another change now with Matter. Hopefully they will double-down and give Shortcuts, Automations, Siri, and the Home app serious attention.
I agree it can get better, but I've been impressed with the improvements over the past couple of years. My girlfriend even remarks how well it works in my home, compared to other people that she has seen setup home automation. Maybe it's just because I make sure all my devices are HomeKit compatible before I purchase?
Homekit home automation is such a mess, trying to program more than novelty using the Home app is a joke.
And another OS. HOS Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave. So now we will have yet another outlet for Apple bugs. You can’t event fix HomeKit framework and now it’s going to be an OS. For what device??? HomePods take audioOS and atv tvOS and iPadOS for iPads. So this is for an as yet unannounced product. How can a company with so much money and R&D be so scattered OSs everywhere and they are buggy. With all the resources they have this is unacceptable. Maybe this is the reason they are so secretive, behind the scenes seems to be a circus. Please don’t look behind curtain.
Ahead of WWDC in June, a mention of "homeOS" was spotted in an Apple job listing, igniting suspicion that Apple would announce some significant home-based operating system at the conference. While nothing of that sort did materialize, mentions of "homeOS," a so-far never-before-heard Apple operating system, continue to surface in company job listings.
In June, the job listing "homeOS" had appeared in was for a Senior iOS Engineer role on the Apple Music team. The initial job description read, "You'll get to work with system engineers across Apple, learning the inner-workings of iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and homeOS..." Shortly after the "homeOS" mention made headlines, Apple edited the description to replace homeOS with HomePod.
Now, a few months later, new mentions of homeOS have emerged in similar job listings. A similar iOS engineering role on the Apple Music team, posted on October 12, includes the same mention of "homeOS" that appeared in the job listing in June. The role, based out of San Diego, is also posted on Apple's regional sites, all with the mention of "homeOS."
Apple currently has two central home-based operating systems, audioOS for the HomePod, and tvOS for the Apple TV. audioOS is based on tvOS, but the two are still distinctive by name.
As part of its longer-term strategy and future product plans, a "homeOS" operating system would help better unify the company's offering for the home into a single operating system, but that remains entirely speculative.
Given that "homeOS" has appeared once again in another job listing, though, it's a safe bet to assume it is something that Apple has thought of but has just simply not yet made public. Alternatively, "homeOS" could be a name used by Apple internally, and might never be a public-facing software platform name. We've reached out to Apple for comment.
Update: After this story was published, Apple removed the October 12 job listing mentioning "homeOS" from its website.
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Never going to happen. It would be £999. You’d be better off with a decent amp and a set of loudspeakers from a company who have been doing it for decades.