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Remove iPad as an option for supported Home Hubs.
See original GitHub issueCurrent Situation
A home hub is required to take advantage of features like receiving accessory notifications and allowing other people to control your home. You will not be able to view shared homes until those homes are also upgraded to the latest HomeKit. iPad will no longer be supported as a home hub. — Apple
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- OS: iOS 16+, iPadOS 16+, …
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Additional Context
The Docs should be changed to prevent people from buying iPads to get cheap Home Hubs
Issue Analytics
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- Created a year ago
- Comments:22 (1 by maintainers)
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I have the proof. It’s from the home app, in the section bridges
Where do we have this documented? I saw this on homebridge.io
With the addition of a home hub (AppleTV, HomePod or iPad) you can create powerful automations and securely control your devices even when you’re not at home.
https://homebridge.io/
am thinking we just edit the page to remove the reference and direct people to the Apple support site. So if this changes in the future we don’t need to make any updates.