Ngaphandle kwalokho kwakubonakala ekuqaleni, i-Apple ikuqinisekisile lokho Ama-iPads azoqhubeka nokusebenza njengehabhu lensizakalo ye-HomeKit nge-iOS 16, kodwa kuzoba nokuphrintwa okuhle, ngoba ngeke kusebenze nesakhiwo esisha se-Matter.
Ukufika kwe-iOS 16 kulethe uphiko lwezindaba kukhodi yayo: i-iPad ayizange ivele njengesikhungo sezinsiza. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple ikuqinisekisile kwaThe Verge ukuthi ekugcineni ithebhulethi yayo izoqhubeka nokusebenza kanjalo, nakuba izoba nokuphazamiseka ukuthi ngeke ihambisane nesakhiwo esisha esizofika kamuva kulo nyaka esisho izinga elisha le-Matter, okuzovumela ukusebenzisana phakathi kwamadivaysi emikhiqizo ehlukene. Abasebenzisi abathembele ku-iPad njengendawo emaphakathi bazokwazi ukuqhubeka nokujabulela ukusebenza okufanayo abanako kuze kube manje, kodwa ngeke bakwazi ukusebenzisa izinga elisha, iphuzu elibi elingeza kweminye imikhawulo ebivele ikhona.
I-HomeKit idinga insiza emaphakathi lapho wonke amadivayisi ahambisana ne-Apple home automation axhumeke kuyo. I-Apple TV HD noma i-4K, i-HomePod, ne-HomePod mini ingamadivayisi anconyiwe ukusebenzisa ngokugcwele yonke into esinikezwa yinkundla ye-Apple, futhi kuze kube manje i-iPad ingasetshenziswa, nakuba kunemikhawulo. Isibuyekezo se-HomeKit sizofika ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka ukuze siyenze ihambisane ne-Matter. Labo abane-iPad njengehabhu kufanele bakugweme leso sibuyekezo noma ithebhulethi ngeke isasebenza njengehabhu.
Ukufika kwe-Matter support kuzokwenza singakhohlwa uma idivayisi ingeye-Alexa, i-Google Assistant noma i-HomeKit, njengoba wonke amadivayisi ahambisana ne-Matter azosebenzisana nazo zontathu izinkundla. Kuzophinde kube nezinzuzo ezengeziwe, njengokuhambisana ne-Thread ezosivumela ukuthi sinciphise amanethiwekhi ethu e-WiFi asekhaya, inkinga eqala ukuvela lapho usuvele unamadivayisi amaningi azenzakalelayo asekhaya axhunywe kumzila wakho. Amadivayisi ngokwawo azokwazi ukusebenza "njengamarutha" ukuze amanye amadivayisi axhumeke, ashiye irutha yethu ukuze ixhumeke ku-inthanethi yamakhompyutha ethu, amafoni, amaphilisi namakhonsoli egeyimu.
