I-iOs 16 iletha izici eziningi ezintsha ku-HomeKit, njengohlelo lokusebenza Lwasekhaya oluklanywe kabusha ngokuphelele kanye nosekelo oluzayo lwe-Matter, kodwa futhi iletha izindaba ezimbi: i-iPad ayisasebenzi njengehabhu yesisekeli.
I-HomeKit iyinkundla ye-automation yasekhaya ye-Apple, futhi enye yezinto zayo eziyisisekelo yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi "I-Accessory Central", igama ledivayisi eyaziwa ngalo. lapho zonke izesekeli ze-HomeKit zixhumeka khona futhi zixhunywe ngazo ku-inthanethi, ukuvumela isilawuli kude, ukuzenzela, izindawo, ukubuka bukhoma kwamakhamera, njll. Ngokwejwayelekile i-Apple ibilokhu ikhombisa ukuthi i-Apple TV, i-HomePod noma i-HomePod mini, kanye ne-iPad zingasetshenziswa njengesikhungo sezinsiza. Nokho, lokhu ngeke kusaba njalo ngokufika kwe-iOS 16, futhi i-iPad iwela kulolo hlu.
Kufanele kucaciswe ukuthi i-iPad ayikaze ibe yisikhungo esihle sezinsiza, kusukela lapho akukuvumelanga ukuthi ujabulele zonke izici ezinikezwa yi-HomeKit. Ukuba yithuluzi elisebenza ngebhethri elihambayo kwakusho ukuthi ibingeyona i-Accessory Hub efanelekile njenge-Apple TV noma i-HomePods. Lokho abasebenzisi abaningi abakwenzile nge-iPad ukwenza isikrini sokulawula se-HomeKit, njengoba isikrini sayo esikhulu sikuvumela ukuthi ubone zonke izisetshenziswa zakho ezizenzakalelayo zasekhaya shazi, futhi zibekwe endaweni enamasu kungaba isikhungo sokulawula esimangalisayo.
Mhlawumbe lezi zinguquko Ezikhungweni Zezinsiza zihlobene nezici ezizayo i-Apple ecabanga ngayo nge-HomeKit futhi engakazivezi. Khumbula ukuthi silinde ukuthi kumenyezelwe i-HomePod entsha ekupheleni konyaka, ngokuqinisekile enguqulweni "enkulu", kanye ne-Apple TV entsha. Kungenzeka ukuthi le misebenzi emisha ayizange idalulwe ukuze kunganiki imikhondo mayelana nalawa madivayisi amasha azoba ama-protagonists we-HomeKit.