Apple Nudges HomeKit Robot Vacuum Support Rollout to Next Year

Apple has softly tweaked its Home app webpage to bespeak that its upcoming robot vacuum power diagnostic volition present get successful aboriginal 2025 alternatively than aboriginal this year, arsenic antecedently advertised.


When enactment is added, Apple instrumentality users volition beryllium capable to commencement a robot vacuum via HomeKit automations and scenes, oregon inquire Siri to cleanable a circumstantial room. Apple says the Home app volition enactment the "core functionality" of robot vacuum cleaners, specified arsenic vacuuming, mopping, powerfulness control, cleaning mode, and complaint status.

Apple said astatine WWDC successful June that the iOS 18 diagnostic would get later successful 2024 – presumably with iOS 18.2, owed this period – but that's seemingly nary longer the case. Apple tweaked a footnote connected the Home app webpage successful aboriginal November, signaling the delay. When it does arrive, controlling robot vacuums with Siri volition initially beryllium disposable successful English (U.S.) only.
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