Apple Home App Stops Working for Some Users as Update Now Required

In 2022, Apple introduced a caller Apple Home architecture that is "more reliable and efficient," and enactment for the aged architecture has present ended.


As expected, the app is nary longer moving for immoderate users.

Users who did not update the app by the February 10 deadline present spot this message: "You're moving an older mentation of Apple Home that is nary longer supported. Update present to proceed utilizing the Home app with your Apple devices and different accessories."

"The members of your location volition besides request to update connected their devices," the connection adds.


Apple said users who bash not upgrade whitethorn acquisition issues with accessories and automations, oregon suffer entree to their astute location successful the app entirely. In addition, users who bash not upgrade volition miss retired connected newer features similar robot vacuum cleaner support, and they volition not person important information fixes and show improvements.

It is inactive imaginable to upgrade the app to reconstruct functionality.

Apple explains however to upgrade the Home app connected the iPhone, iPad, oregon Mac:

• Open the Home app


• Tap oregon click connected the 3 dots successful the upper-right and navigate to Home Settings


• Tap oregon click connected Software Update


• Tap oregon click Update Now, past travel the prompts. All of the homes that you ain are updated astatine the aforesaid time.

If you spot "This location and each accessories are up to date," past you are connected the existent mentation of the app and nary further enactment is required.

Notably, the newer Apple Home architecture requires a minimum of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, tvOS 16.2, and watchOS 9.2.

More details are disposable successful an Apple enactment document.
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