Apple tvOS 16.2 / HomePod Software 16.2 developer Preview release Beta: upgrade Home Family Architecture

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of strawberry carp cakes! CTOnews.com October 26, Apple today released tvOS 16.2 developer preview version Beta for testing, specific version number (20K5331f), while Apple also released HomePod software 16.2 Beta 1, also version number (20K5331f).

Yesterday, Apple just released the official version of tvOS 16.1, which adds support for Matter, iCloud shared photo library, etc., for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD.

Developers can download the tvOS 16.2 Beta beta by downloading the configuration file to Apple TV using Xcode. This may upgrade the underlying architecture for Home home applications.

TvOS updates are usually small in scale, focusing on internal bug Bug fixes and improvements rather than significant extroverted changes.

Home Family upgrades the underlying architecture

In conjunction with HomePod 16.2 software, iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1 have added support for the newer Home home application architecture, which emerged after the addition of the Matter smart home standard.

Prior to the launch of iOS 16, Apple promised a new architecture for Home home apps and said it would be a separate update. Apple says this leads to faster and more reliable performance, which is especially suitable for smart homes with a large number of smart accessories. Users will be able to communicate and control more effectively with connected accessories from multiple devices at the same time through Home applications.

CTOnews.com learned that updating the Home application architecture will require all Apple devices connected to the home to use the latest software, and those devices without updates will not be able to access HomeKit settings through the Home app. To install architecture updates, users need a device running iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2 or macOS Ventura 13.1, as well as HomePod 16.2 beta software.

"Apple tvOS 16.1 official release: support iCloud shared Photo Gallery, Matter Smart Home, redesign Siri experience, etc."