One of the reasons I only purchase Apple products is for Privacy, as compared to other companies that monitor, collect, archive, and sell data from their devices/OS's. There is no way I want anything attached to my phone/iPadPro that pairs with Google and Amazon, which I avoid in everything I do and HomeKit devices I purchase. I even turned off the auto update until I know how to avoid Matter Accessories in the 16,1 OS. How can I unpair HomeKit with Matter Accessories and delete the app altogether? Even Apple is saying that it will use your iCloud account, wifi, and profile. (see description below) There is no way I'm going to allow Amazon and Google access to our personal ecosystem. Any help will be much appreciated.
""Tapping into the Matter Accessories section suggests that it will display all Matter accessories that have been added to a connected service. "These can also be added to additional services with an app that supports Matter," reads the text. Matter will allow interoperability between smart devices from different companies, so HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant devices, for example, can work together.
In the release notes for the update, Apple says that pairing Matter accessories first requires a profile installed on your device. There are also several other known issues with the Matter standard at the current time, with workarounds available on Apple's site.""
Removing Apple Home from the Matter accessory Connected Services menu in Home doesn't remove the accessory tile.
""Tapping into the Matter Accessories section suggests that it will display all Matter accessories that have been added to a connected service. "These can also be added to additional services with an app that supports Matter," reads the text. Matter will allow interoperability between smart devices from different companies, so HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant devices, for example, can work together.
In the release notes for the update, Apple says that pairing Matter accessories first requires a profile installed on your device. There are also several other known issues with the Matter standard at the current time, with workarounds available on Apple's site.""
Removing Apple Home from the Matter accessory Connected Services menu in Home doesn't remove the accessory tile.
- You might receive an alert to turn on Wi-Fi when pairing a Matter accessory.
- Accessory details might not open if a Matter accessory is unreachable.
- You might be unable to pair using a Matter ECM code via the Matter Support Framework pairing API.
- Uncertified accessory notifications might appear when pairing Matter accessories.
- You might be unable to pair a Matter accessory if the accessory is already paired to a third-party ecosystem.
- The device that initiates the pairing needs to use the same iCloud account as the home hub. Only the owner of a home, not an invited user, can pair Matter accessories.
