Apple TV 3 no longer supports HomeKit

Apple TV 3 no longer supports HomeKit

Apple has quietly removed HomeKit support for the third generation Apple TV.

This means that lUsers upgrading their iPhone and iPad to iOS 10 will not be able to use the remote access feature in the Home app unless they have a XNUMXth generation Apple TV.

Apple TV 3 users will no longer be able to use Home

Since HomeKit's announcement in 2014, owners of iOS devices running iOS 8.1 or later have been able to communicate with the third-generation Apple TV via remote access in iCloud, which allows the set-top box to transmit commands to HomeKit accessories when the user is at home. far from home.

However, Apple has confirmed through its Twitter support account that once users update their devices to iOS 10, only the fourth generation of Apple TV or later will be able to act as a HomeKit hub to be used from the start. Home app and communicate remotely with connected devices. Apple has also updated the HomeKit remote access support documentation to reflect this unexpected change.

Owners of the third-generation Apple TV who use this feature will certainly not like the news. It is evident that Apple wants to boost sales of Apple TV 4, but this way of "forcing" users to buy a new device is not at all, not at all right. Even more so when it has been carried out without prior notice.

Thus, now the Apple TV 4 when with another exclusive feature, that of being able to serve as the center of the smart home from the Home app of iOS 10.

Apple TV 3 no longer supports HomeKit

On the other hand, it seems that the company is also trying to remove any traces of this device in its stores. Will Apple TV 3 be retiring from sale soon?

On Tuesday, Apple released tvOS 10 for the fourth generation Apple TV, adding support for managing accessories using Siri through HomeKit, the ability to control HomeKit using third-party applications, and a host of new features.


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