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Integrating with HomeKit requires adding a HomeKit specific chip to each device. It would require them to reengineer all their products and drive up the cost -
by ClassyJacket 9y ago
Integrating with HomeKit requires adding a HomeKit specific chip to each device. It would require them to reengineer all their products and drive up the cost - it's Apple being closed here, not Google.
- neon_electro 9y agoThis is no longer true as of iOS 11.3: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-confirms-homekit-software-authentication-for-ios-11-3/ https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-confirms-homekit-software-au...
- gumby 9y agoHow much security did they sacrifice when they made this change?
- pxlpshr 9y agoI agree it was a very poor decision that lost them a lot of ground to Alexa – but that was HomeKit 1.0. Apple dropped that requirement last year at WWDC.