iOS 16 Introduces New Capabilities for Accessories With U1 Chip Integration

[LeadingHeat]

So AirTags might actually have a use after all, in addition to finding lost items of course. Walking into the room "kitchen" AirTag is in will turn on the lights in that room for instance. So many cool automations.

 

[LeadingHeat]

Let's see if Apple ruins it like it does many useful automations by popping up a prompt you have to respond to before it does anything.

You can have an automation run automatically in the background... and without telling you. This was added with iOS 15. In iOS 14 it was added where it runs automatically in the background, with the notification at the top saying what was done.

 

[adrianlondon]

You can have an automation run automatically in the background... and without telling you. This was added with iOS 15. In iOS 14 it was added where it runs automatically in the background, with the notification at the top saying what was done.

I've tried to set location triggered automations to turn bluetooth on or off, and all I get is a prompt to run the automation when the location gets triggered. This is still the case in iOS 16 latest dev beta.

 

[lindros2]

Can I embed a U1 chip in my kids?

 

[_Spinn_]

I hope this leads to being able to point your iPhone at a HomeKit device to control it like a remote control. This guy made a cool demo of this concept.

Seems like Apple might be working on this.

Future HomeKit control could involve pointing iPhones at devices | AppleInsider

Apple could enable an iPhone's owner to determine what items should be controlled with gesture detection and determination on-device of what device the user is pointing at.

appleinsider.com

Another app that uses AR buttons to control HomeKit devices.

This iPhone App Lets You Control HomeKit Devices Using Augmented Reality Buttons

LinkDesk's new Devices app for iPhone and iPad, in its simplest form, allows users to create virtual buttons in the real world, tying those buttons to HomeKit devices.

www.redmondpie.com

This might even play into the AR/VR headset that Apple is rumored to be to be working on.

 

[MacFan23]

I've tried to set location triggered automations to turn bluetooth on or off, and all I get is a prompt to run the automation when the location gets triggered. This is still the case in iOS 16 latest dev beta.

You’re both right. Automations can run in the background without confirmation, but not all of them:

Enable or disable a personal automation in Shortcuts on iPhone or iPad

In Shortcuts, edit a personal automation.

support.apple.com

 

[svish]

Hoping to see more functionality using U1 chip in the future.

 

[Crowbot]

Can I embed a U1 chip in my kids?

Sure, just get them vaxxed. (I AM JOKING!!!!!)

 

[Blu.Psych]

. In a press release today, chipmaker Qorvo said this new functionality will allow U1-enabled accessories to work in tandem with iOS 16 apps to trigger real-time actions based on your precise location

I plan to configure my refrigerator to lock its doors when it senses me walking into the kitchen for ice cream at 2AM.

😆

 

[ChrisGerber87]

What do you mean? HomePod handoff is an amazing feature. On the 60% of occasions that it works correctly.

Just like Sex Panther Cologne

 

[compwiz1202]

Sure, just get them vaxxed. (I AM JOKING!!!!!)

Plus they will get 5G!

 

[Crowbot]

Plus they will get 5G!

The era of implantable iPhone-like devices will be upon us before we know it. I often wonder how many people would consent to have something like that installed.
I was in my corner deli and paid for something with my Apple Watch. The guy behind me asked me if I had been chipped. Jeeze.

 

[lindros2]

Plus they will get 5G!

What if I don't have a 5G plan?