'Apple Home' is increasingly replacing HomeKit references in beta software
Monday, 11 August 2025 ()
Apple's tvOS 26 beta removing HomeKit branding and adding "Apple Home" shouldn't be a surprise, since Apple has been on that road for two years.
First mention of "Apple Home" in a beta of tvOS 26 — image credit: The Verifier
HomeKit is now over ten years old, having been announced during the launch of iOS 8 in 2014. In that time, it's rather failed to make the impact Apple may have hoped for, and alongside some fundamental technology changes, the company is also quite slowly rebranding it.
The latest example of this has been spotted by Israeli publication, The Verifier. It shows how tvOS 26 has now reworded its Settings menus from "AirPlay & HomeKit," to "AirPlay & Apple Home."Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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