A number of days in the past, near the presentation of iPadOS 16 throughout WWDC 2022; it emerged that with the brand new working system, Apple’s iPad tablets would have misplaced the power to perform as a Dwelling hub for causes of logic and group of the good residence platform. Nonetheless, prior to now few hours, Apple spokeswoman Catherine Franklin has contacted The Verge to specify that this is not going to be the case.

Franklin says that basically with iPadOS 16 and iOS 16; iPads will proceed to be supported as Dwelling hubs “precisely as earlier than”; and whereas that is technically true it’s important to level out {that a} new structure is on the best way for Dwelling; which is not going to be out there should you use the app on iPadOS 16.

In iPadOS 16, Apple claims that iPads will nonetheless perform as Dwelling hubs, however there’s a catch

Principally, customers must select: new structure, extra environment friendly and dependable; however solely on HomePod (additionally Mini) and Apple TV (HD and 4K), or previous structure with help additionally for iPad. Apple says the improve choice will probably be out there to customers immediately within the Dwelling app; in an iPadOS 16 replace following its launch.

“Alongside these releases, the Dwelling app will introduce a brand new structure for an much more environment friendly and dependable expertise. As a result of iPad is not going to get help as a house hub with the brand new structure, customers who depend on iPad for that goal don’t have to replace the Dwelling structure and may proceed having fun with all current options”.

For the second, Apple has remained very imprecise concerning the particular particulars of this “new structure”. It ought to must do with adopting the good residence communication commonplace Matter; which iPads received’t help for positive (a minimum of, that was the official announcement on the time). For now, let’s take notes and wait to know what precisely will change when it turns into out there.