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Apple announces modest changes to its HomeKit platform at WWDC 2015

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Apple announced several upcoming enhancements to its HomeKit connected-home platform at its worldwide developer conference today. With the release of iOS 9 this fall, HomeKit will add support for motorized window shades and a raft of new sensor classes, including motion and carbon-monoxide detectors.</p><p>
The software already supports a limited number of thermostats (http://www.techhive.com/article/2929751/the-first-5-homekit-accessories-are-finally-here.html), along with lighting controls from Lutron (http://www.techhive.com/article/2929733/lutrons-caseta-lighting-controls-are-now-mostly-compatible-with-apples-homekit.html) and Insteon (http://www.techhive.com/article/2929797/insteon-ships-its-homekit-enabled-hub-and-app.html). Without releasing any specifics, Apple also announced that iOS 9 will render HomeKit compatible with various home-security systems; presumably, that means comprehensive services such as ADT and Vivint, but that’s just speculation on my part.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2932737/apple-announces-modest-changes-to-its-homekit-platform-at-wwdc-2015.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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