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San Francisco, Dec 23 (UiTV/IANS) – Tech giant Apple has temporarily removed the option to upgrade to the new HomeKit architecture on its devices.
The statement came after several users reported issues and problems with the Home app after the upgrade was installed in devices running iOS 16.2, reports MacRumors.
The ability to upgrade to a new Home app architecture is one of the key features in iOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1, with the tech giant claiming that the upgrade offers “improved performance and reliability.”
Issues reported by users include HomeKit devices stuck showing “updating” or “configuring” status, devices going missing entirely, invitations to share the Home with other users failing, HomeKit Secure video recording not working, and much more, the report said.
However, now, the company has confirmed in a support page, “We temporarily removed the option to upgrade to the new Home architecture. The option to upgrade will return soon. If you have already upgraded, you are unaffected by this change.”
Meanwhile, last week, the tech giant had fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that was actively exploited on most iPhones, in its latest iOS software update.
Apple adds updated ‘Shortcuts’ app for books, wallpapers
Apple has released an updated ‘Shortcuts’ application with new actions for books and switching wallpaper.
Shortcuts allow users to create basic automation on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, reports AppleInsider.
With iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2 and macOS 13.1, the company has also added a series of new Shortcuts actions to enhance some existing actions, and made “reliability improvements to the Shortcuts editor and library.”
Apple mentioned that the wallpaper actions work on iOS which means that the actions will not be recognised on the Mac, but on the iPad.
Existing actions that the tech giant has improved include batteries, calendars, maps and more.
Meanwhile, last week, the company had started to roll out iOS 16.2, the second major update to the iOS 16 operating system (OS), which includes several new and improved features for the users such as an improved always-on display.
Other new features include end-to-end iCloud encryption, Apple Music Sing karaoke mode and much more.
