The longer Apple’s HomeKit takes to arrive, the longer the ‘connected home’ suffers

Apple’s HomeKit, announced last year at WWDC, has yet to find its way into our homes. Citing sources familiar with Apple’s plans, 9to5Mac has some details on what may be taking so long, including work on a new user-facing “Home” app for iOS: The Home application is currently represented by a “house” glyph atop a dark yellow background, and is said to be “fairly basic” in its functionality, including: • Wirelessly discovering and setting up compatible HomeKit devices • Creating a virtual representation of rooms in the home to easily organize and connect HomeKit devices • Utilizing the Apple TV…

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