Apple's security approach requires an overhaul for many, if not most, gadgets it hopes to connect Wondering where all the Apple HomeKit products are? The slow adoption of Apple's HomeKit protocol is down to the company forcing providers that wish to integrate with the platform to fit Apple-certified chips prior to approval, according to industry sources speaking to The Register. Apple has been pushing for a more open standard in order to allow third-party developers and hardware manufacturers to build products compatible with its platform. The reason behind the delays is a last-minute change to HomeKit security. Customers have been complaining that, having bought a device they assumed would be HomeKit compatible via an over-the-air upgrade, they now have to buy an entirely new product.
The slow adoption of Apple's HomeKit protocol is down to the company forcing providers that wish to integrate with the platform to fit Apple-certified chips prior to approval, according to industry sources speaking to The Register. Apple has been pushing for a more open standard in order to allow third-party developers and hardware manufacturers to build products compatible with its platform. The reason behind the delays is a last-minute change to HomeKit security. Customers have been complaining that, having bought a device they assumed would be HomeKit compatible via an over-the-air upgrade, they now have to buy an entirely new product.