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How to check/force iOS 16.2 Homekit Architeture Upgrade?

All my Apple homekit devices were updated to iOS 16.2. On my iPhone, I had a prompt to Upgrade to new Homekit Architecture.

  • I selected to perform the Upgrade
  • Then it showed me a screen of devices that are not compatible and needed to be removed from my account
  • I removed the devices indicated
  • The screen disappeared
  • Then I never received another prompt to perofrm the upgrade
  • Now it just shows me that all the devices are on 16.2.


The issue is that all the devices were already on 16.2. I never received another prompt to upgrade and there was no processing to upgrade - no indication that an upgrade of the Homekit Architecture ever happened.


I've checked the update/upgrade on all of the Home apps: iPhone, iPad, MacOS


Questions:

  1. Is there a way to determine if the Architecture has been upgraded or not?
  2. Is there a way to force it to perform the Homekit Architecture upgrade?


Thank you to everyone in this community - everyone here is quite fantastic!

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Posted on Dec 19, 2022 3:10 PM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2022 6:31 AM

snaps1eqS wrote:

Hello! Could you clarify, when updating the HomeKit architecture, old devices such as the iphone SE on iOS 15.x will no longer be able to manage a smart home?


Correct. See Upgrade to the new Home architecture - Apple Support for details, but the long and the short is that all iOS devices need to be running iOS 16.2 or better, and Macs need to be running Ventura 13.something or better, if they are to work with a Home running the new architecture. I gather roll out of this release is currently suspended due to teething issues.


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Dec 27, 2022 6:31 AM in response to snaps1eqS

snaps1eqS wrote:

Hello! Could you clarify, when updating the HomeKit architecture, old devices such as the iphone SE on iOS 15.x will no longer be able to manage a smart home?


Correct. See Upgrade to the new Home architecture - Apple Support for details, but the long and the short is that all iOS devices need to be running iOS 16.2 or better, and Macs need to be running Ventura 13.something or better, if they are to work with a Home running the new architecture. I gather roll out of this release is currently suspended due to teething issues.


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Dec 19, 2022 4:38 PM in response to Quark

I don't think there is an obvious way to tell if the architecture has updated, unless perhaps you have an older version of macOS somewhere. I have a Mac mini running Catalina that shows an outdated snapshot of my rooms and accessories in the Home app, so that might be one way to get a clue. Monterey tells me that the home has been updated and suggests updating macOS.


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How to check/force iOS 16.2 Homekit Architeture Upgrade?

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