Apple Home was expected to support robot vacuums once iOS 18 hit iPhones a few months ago.
to put the bot to work.
However, months after the software updates debut, the ability is still missing.
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The website initially declared that HomeKit would see its big update by the end of 2024.
Were currently veering toward the end of that year.
Apple fans had hoped that robot vacuum controls would arrive byiOS 18.2, which rolled out last month.
The lack of robot vacuum access has bothered Apple Home users for a while.
A simple search netsReddit postsandcommunity forum complaintsabout the lack of controls available to robot vacuums through the ecosystem.
Apple users have had to concoct third-party solutions and carefully study thelist of compatible hardwareto facilitate any automation.
This isnt the only featureApple has delayed since itsexciting announcementsearlier in the year at its annual developer conference.
SirisApple Intelligence infusionwont arrive until January 2025.
Admittedly, Ive allowed my robot vacuum to wither away in the corner of the family room.
I only recognize it when I remember I still havent set it up to do the work for me.
Though unlike me, its not by their own doing.
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Too bad it arrived at the same time as an even better one from Roborock.
