Anyone who expects another creative discovery of Apple in the world of personal technology, could not miss it in the flow capacity of the iPhone software and Mac, which the company introduced in June. However, if you check out the new features that give smartphones and tablets Apple technology on the management of the house, silhouetted significant prospects.The idea of Cupertino company is as follows: iPhone and iPad will be the control panel of your life. Apple wants to create a symphony of disparate ocean devices, platforms, and data in the life around them.
Development Apple called HomeKit designed to help users in domestic affairs. The system is already integrated with a number of "smart" products, but few people fully aware of how the service will operate and what opportunities it brings for users of the system iOS.
The basis of the service is platform «Home Manager», which contains all the information about the house, location and rooms "smart" gadget person. For example, if you add in the necessary data on the coverage, then bedtime is enough to inform Siri's intention to go to sleep, and the voice assistant activates the appropriate option HomeKit. Result: you say Siri, you are going to sleep and the phone extinguishes the light for you.
In that case, if you need to control is not one house in HomeKit can create multiple spaces and specify the location of the rooms to the service could orient in space. Each location has a unique designator, such as "Country House, living room" or "office, the server"
At WWDC 2014, it was stated on the integration of "smart" devices HomeKit. There are different because of the locks, lighting, speakers, etc. In this case, you must also make electronic gadgets into the database and give them a clear designation. Management functions can be controlled by voice commands, such as "open door" or "play music in the lobby."
It is noteworthy that the actions can be linked together. That is, the command "turn on the lights in the garage" could also include the opening of the garage door.
Service allows you to create groups of actions, combined with a single command. For example, the phrase "Night of a woman," said the voice assistant Siri, can simultaneously turn off the lights, draw the curtains, turn on romantic music, etc.
It is clear that Apple has just made a bid to solve a new type of tasks. And given the complexity, it takes time to put these plans into practice. However, all this does not change the simple fact that if in Cupertino actually be able to simplify the control of the household chores, the iPhone and the iPad will become an indispensable part of life for many users, securely tying them to the ecosystem of the company.