Apple confirmed that when IOS 19 arrives later this year, the old version of the backend of the domestic application will stop working, so you will have to upgrade the system that manages your lights, locking and sensors before installing the new software. The detail appears in a freshly Updated assistance notewho says that the management of previous architecture ends in the fall of 2025. Apple first tried to push a faster and more reliable domestic platform in iOS 16.2. However, the first adopters met with association errors, so the company canceled it, polished the code and sent it again iOS 16.4. Since then, the upgrade has been optional, appearing as a discreet banner in the domestic application. This banner recently turned into a clearer warning, and now we know that if you continue to ignore the prompt, your accessories could disappear from the application as soon as your iPhone is restarting with the new system.
HomeKit upgrade prompt inside the domestic application. | Image credit – 9TO5MAC
If you have not yet updated your Home application, know that it only takes a minute. To update, simply open the domestic application on any recent iPhone, iPad or Mac, press the three Dot More button, choose the house settings, choose the software update and now press the update. Each house linked to your Apple ID Migre in one go, and the application will confirm when everything is up to date.
I am personally a user of the Google Home application, so I can have all my intelligent devices and automations linked to an application, whatever the phone I use at the time. However, I am not opposed to the migration of my configuration to Apple if this upgrade arrives with iOS 19 It will mean that connectivity will be more reliable, and I will have less delays when activating or my smart lights.
