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Apple’s ‘HomeKit’ brand could disappear in big new smart home push
Apple might be phasing out the ‘HomeKit’ branding in favor of a new, unified Apple Home brand ahead of its big smart home push.
Apple is gearing up for a new investment in the smart home that’s coming soon, and according to changes in the latest tvOS 26 beta, it seems part of that may be the replacing of the HomeKit brand with a fresh, unified name. The Verifier reported that tvOS 26 beta 5, which arrived last week, replaced references to ‘HomeKit’ in the Settings app with a new term: ‘Apple Home.’ Here’s hoping the apparent phasing out of the ‘HomeKit’ term does truly bring a stronger, more focused smart home strategy to accompany Apple’s forthcoming products.
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