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  • Apple now expected to unveil HomeOS, related hardware ahead of 2026 WWDC

    imatimat
    I am so disappointed. The biggest absent from WWDC, besides Apple Intelligence, was HomeKit. And no one in the "tech community" really spoke about that (except this article).
    Personally I hoped it would be a part of the OS's that would be revealed with a new product line this fall but this article doesn't give me much hope.

    It is 2025!!!!

    I can easily install door sensors (matter over thread) but I cannot have an automation that, when I "arm" them, I get a notification that one door has been opened.
    I can easily install an irrigation system (Eve Aqua) by I cannot program it to turn on daily at a specific time. Yet I can tell the Home App how long it runs once turned on.
    Yet, with a wall outlet (matter over thread) I can programm on-off times and days.

    And I cannot create safeguards ("if the Pool filter is ON, then don't turn on the water") for instance.

    I know there are many apps (third party home apps or specific manufacturers apps), I find it baffling that Apple skipped the "Home" section entirely and, from the article, has no plans to address things like these. I specifically bought Matter over Thread devices for compatibility, privacy and not to be reliant on a million manufacturer apps...

    And don't get me started on HomeKit Secure video being 1080p in 2025...
    williamlondon

  • How to back up your Photos library in macOS Sequoia

    imatimat
    Very informative. Although, for the life of me, I cannot understand why there's no way to back photos up from iCloud directly to an external drive without having to download all of them on the main SSD (Photo library) first.

    In my case, and I suspect in many others, the library has grown way above the capacity of the internal drive. As much as I appreciate all iCloud features (seamless sync, faces, albums, memories etc) being able to store a copy of the files on an external HDD would give me much more peace of mind. And not having the possibility to do this is a real shame. Unless of course you want to spend one or two days copying files in batches from iCloud and dragging them on an external drive which is tedious, to use a kind word....
    appleinsideruserwatto_cobra

  • How and where Trump's new tariffs affect Apple

    imatimat
    According to ChatGPT Apple could also offset some of the decreasing US revenue per product by increasing prices worldwide and therefore increasing margins in other markets.
    williamlondonronnradarthekat

  • Apple's rumored Home Hub said to be under employee testing

    imatimat
    Meanwhile I am still waiting for the AppleTV to be brought up to speed and have some Home things integrated to it in a serious way. And a better integration with HomePod and or HomePod mini.

    I don't particularly feel the need for another device, especially now that iPad is so "cheap" I can use it as a spare tablet at home for most of the uses that seem to be integrated in the new device.
    SmittyWDAalsethwilliamlondonwatto_cobra