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> In fact, HomeKit was often the odd one out when I looked at IoT products and I can imagine someone explaining it away as Apple demanding things be done the Ap
by seanalltogether 6y ago
> In fact, HomeKit was often the odd one out when I looked at IoT products and I can imagine someone explaining it away as Apple demanding things be done the Apple way or the highway hence the lack of compatible devices.
I don't know what the current policy for HomeKit is, but back when we first submitted for certification with Apple about 3 years ago, they required us to submit a homekit compatible ios app with full support before our devices could be certified. We couldn't just let users use the Home app. The whole process took a very long time and whats worse is the SDK doesn't provide stable identifiers for devices, rooms, scenes, etc between app sessions. Its a mess to work with.
- baybal2 6y agoSame experience, we heard "proprietary chip," and the prototype flew to the dumpster. By the time Apple realised their blunder, the market was already flooded with $10 wifi lightbulbs which used the dumbest protocol around, but, unlike Apple's thing, they simply worked. Google Thread was from the same opera. Google demanded too many ceremonies, but in the end nobody bothered with Google Home because competitors released products faster than Google's lawyers came back from lunch.