Apple Home support for robot vacuums has been delayed to 2025

Apple has delayed HomeKit support for robot vacuums until 2025.

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Apple had planned to add robot vacuum support to HomeKit by the end of 2024, but this has now been pushed back to early 2025.

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In 2025, users will be able to control robot vacuums with Siri, as well as use automations and scenes for the devices.

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This delay comes after Apple also pushed back several planned Apple Intelligence features that were originally announced earlier this year.

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