Comments on: A Quick Look at the New Home App in iOS16

By: JD Roberts

JD Roberts — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:03:18 +0000

I know it’s early days, but Has anyone heard whether we will be able to include a Matter device which is not HomeKit compatible in a HomeKit automation? Or if it will only show up in the home app with a device tile, but not be available for automations?

By: The Editor

The Editor — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:01:37 +0000

In reply to Raul P. I'll have to ask the person who provided the images, as he's using the betas. So far he hasn't reported any changes in the HomePod betas.

By: The Editor

The Editor — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:00:51 +0000

In reply to Jake. I agree, the changes to the lighting section glyphs are a bit odd, and not really a real improvement. Hopefully things will continue to be updated and improved as the betas are issued.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:01:49 +0000

They replaced one of the lamp icons that somewhat resembled a lava lamp (which I personally used for my lava lamp) with just another lamp icon. And why do we need 4 different light bulb icons? These new icons for lighting have no variety.

By: Raul P

Raul P — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:29:15 +0000

Any change in the way Home app sends doorbell sends notifications when someone rings a doorbell? Right now they have the same chime as the other notifications and cannot differentiate between the two. Basically, doorbell notifications get lost in the shuffle.

Would love to see some kind of changes there.

By: The Editor

The Editor — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:48:53 +0000

In reply to Mo. I've seen no mention of an increase on 1080p, but it's early days, so there are a lot of things that can change between now and October when it's officially released to the public.

By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:55:29 +0000

Will it support camera video resolutions more than 1080p?