Earlier it was argued that iPad with iPadOS 16 cannot be used as a smart home hub. This is possible from the articles on the official website of the company.
It turns out that everything is not quite right. Apple has said that iPads can remain vulnerable and hubs in iPadOS 16 “without loss of sensitivity.” However, you won’t get any new features either. For example, there will be no support for the Matter protocol.
You can use your Apple TV or HomePod to access all HomeKit features.
Apple says the iPad can still be a home hub in iOS 16 if the new HomeKit features don’t matter to you.
When Beta 1 of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 was released earlier this month, based on code findings and wording on Apple’s official feature preview page, it seemed like the iPad would no longer be a supported device to act as a HomeKit home hub. . However, in a new statement for The Verge, Apple [?]
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