Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS (iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV)

[Hedda]

FYI, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS 16.5 Beta 1 are now available to developers enrolled in Apple's Developer Program:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ios-ipados-16_5-release-notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/tvos-release-notes

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/tvos-release-notes/tvos-16_5-release-notes

iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 16.5 Beta 1 so far has a new Matter feature on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV + many known issues is listed there as well.

New Features

• A Shared Admin in a Home is now able to pair/add Matter Accessories. (106449382)

Known Issues

• When a manual software update is attempted on a Matter accessory with an available update, Home might not indicate that the update has been requested and continue to indicate an update is available. (104902918)

  • Workaround: Check the Software Update pane in Home Settings at a later time, as the update might be taking place in the background.

• Shared Admin pairing will fail if Home hubs are running pre-tvOS 16.5 beta software. (105204882)

  • Workaround: Update tvOS devices to tvOS 16.5 beta.

• Software updates for Matter accessories might be offered again even though the update already completed successfully. (106768113)

  • Workaround: Restart your HomePod and Apple TV devices.

• Pairing will fail if Shared Admin tries to perform the first pairing of a Matter accessory in a Home. (107073942)

  • Workaround: Let the Home owner perform the first Matter accessory pairing and subsequent pairings from Shared Admin will work.

PS: Apple Developer Program is only $99 USD a year and anyone can enrol to test betas and their own apps:

https://developer.apple.com/programs/

https://developer.apple.com/programs/whats-included/

https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/