I-HomePod Mini iletha okulindelwe kuqala ku-HomeKit: ukuhambisana ne- Ukuxhuma kwe- "Thread", okuvumela izesekeli ngokwazo ukuthi zikwazi ukuxhumana ukukhohlwa ngamabhuloho nokuphindaphinda.
Ukudala inethiwekhi yakho yamadivayisi ahambelana ne-HomeKit kudinga i- "Accessory Central" njengento ebalulekile. Onke amadivayisi we-HomeKit kufanele axhunywe kuwo, kungaba nge-WiFi noma nge-Bluetooth, ukuze asebenze kahle futhi asebenzise konke okuzenzakalelayo, ukuze akwazi ukufinyelela kude ukude nanoma yikuphi emhlabeni, njll. Lapho ukuxhumeka kuphaneli yokulawula kudlula nge-WiFi, azikho izinkinga ezinkulu, kepha Uma uxhumeke nge-Bluetooth, ngobubanzi obunomkhawulo kakhulu, lokhu kuxhuma kuphaneli yokulawula kwesinye isikhathi akunakwenzeka futhi kulapho-ke lapho kufanele ungeze esinye isikhungo sokufinyelela, noma ibhuloho noma okuphindayo.
Ngokufika kwe-HomePod Mini, le nkinga izoxazululwa ngezinga elikhulu, ngoba isipikha esincane sika-Apple sihambisana nokuxhuma kwe- “Thread”, okusebenzisa i-Bluetooth esetshenziswa kancane, kuvumela izesekeli ngokwazo ukuthi zikwazi ukuxhumana. ukusungula inethiwekhi ye-MESH evumela wonke umuntu ukuthi axhumeke enkabeni, noma ngabe cha ngqo. Isibonelo, uma unesilawuli sokunisela ingadi esingakwazi ukuxhuma ku-Apple TV egumbini lokuphumula, sizoxhuma ku-smart plug ephasishi, exhunywe ne-Apple TV.
Lolu hlobo lokuxhuma lusebenzisa i-Bluetooth, ngakho-ke izesekeli eziningi emakethe zingayisebenzisa ngesibuyekezo esilula se-firmware. U-Eve, ongomunye wabakhiqizi ababaluleke kakhulu bezinsiza ze-HomeKit, usevele umemezele ukuthi amadivayisi ayo azokwenziwa ahambisane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo ngezibuyekezo ezizovela kuhlelo lwayo lwe-Eve lwe-HomeKit (isixhumanisi), Futhi uNanoleaf usevele umemezele imikhiqizo ezayo ehambisana ne-Thread.
Futhi lokhu kuyisiqalo nje, ngoba "Intambo"kungumphumela womsebenzi ongaphakathi kwe-CHIP Project, lapho i-Apple, i-Google, i-Amazon ne-Zigbee babamba khona iqhaza ukufeza indinganiso yendawo yonke evumela ukusebenzisana phakathi kwayo yonke imikhiqizo ezisebenzelayo yasekhaya, ngaphandle komkhiqizo noma ipulatifomu. Khumbula, ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa lokhu kuxhuma kwe- "Thread", kuyadingeka ukuthi ube ne-HomePod Mini njengesikhungo sokufinyelela, i-HomePod ejwayelekile ayikuvumeli.