I-iOs 16 izisa izinto ezininzi ezintsha kwi-HomeKit, njenge-app eyilwe ngokutsha yaseKhaya kunye nenkxaso ezayo yeMatter, kodwa izisa iindaba ezimbi: i-iPad ayisasebenzi njengendawo ye-accessory hub.
I-HomeKit liqonga elizisebenzelayo lasekhaya le-Apple, kwaye enye yezinto zayo ezisisiseko yinto ebizwa ngokuba yi "Accessory Central", igama esaziwa ngalo isixhobo. apho zonke izixhobo ze-HomeKit ziqhagamshelana kwaye ziqhagamshelwe kuyo kwi-intanethi, ukuvumela ulawulo olukude, ukuzenzekelayo, iindawo ezisingqongileyo, ukubukela bukhoma kweekhamera, njl. Ngokwesiqhelo i-Apple ibisoloko ibonisa ukuba i-Apple TV, i-HomePod okanye i-HomePod mini, kunye ne-iPad ingasetyenziswa njengeziko le-accessory. Ewe, oku akusayi kuba njalo ngokufika kwe-iOS 16, kwaye i-iPad iyawa kololuhlu.
Kufuneka kucaciswe ukuba i-iPad ayizange ibe yindawo efanelekileyo yokufikelela, ukususela ngoko khange ikuvumele ukuba ukonwabele zonke izinto ezinikezelwa yiHomeKit. Ukuba sisixhobo esinebhetri eshukumayo kwakuthetha ukuba ayilunganga njenge-Accessory Hub njenge-Apple TV okanye ii-HomePods. Yintoni eyenziwa ngabasebenzisi abaninzi nge-iPad kukudala isikrini sokulawula i-HomeKit, kuba isikrini sayo esikhulu sikuvumela ukuba ubone zonke izixhobo zakho ezizenzekelayo zekhaya ngokukrwaqula, kwaye zibekwe kwindawo enobuchule inokuba liziko lokulawula elimangalisayo.
Mhlawumbi olu tshintsho kuMaziko okuNgenelela lunxulumene neempawu ezizayo i-Apple ecinga ngayo kwi-HomeKit kwaye ayikavezwa. Khumbula ukuba silinde i-HomePod entsha ukuba ibhengezwe ekupheleni konyaka, ngokuqinisekileyo kwinguqulelo "enkulu", kunye ne-Apple TV entsha. Kungenzeka ukuba le misebenzi emitsha ayizange ibonakaliswe ukwenzela ukuba inganikeli izikhokelo malunga nezi zixhobo ezitsha eziza kuba ngabadlali be-HomeKit.