Home APIs iOS SDK release notes
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2025-04-09

iOS Home APIs Public Beta release

During the public developer beta, all developers can begin building and testing their iOS apps.

This release contains bug fixes and enhances general availability (GA) quality for the Home APIs iOS SDK.

Rolls up to connectedhomeip 498467887d40accff609c4f31a5bc7bb101d57b6 SHA Matter SDK
iOS: iOS 16.4+, Xcode 15.3+
Google hub firmware min versions:
- Cast version: 3.75.456944
- Fuchsia min version: 24.20241009.103.1900601
iOS SDK: home_platform_ios_1.0_0_RC019
Google Home App min version: works with any version
Matter version: 1.4.0.0
- Note: Provisional Matter device types and clusters are not supported.

There may be increased device control latency when switching from Wi-Fi to a mobile network.
When granting permissions in the iOS version of the Google Home App, the Learn more and back buttons may be unresponsive.
- Workaround: Long press the Learn more link to open it in the system browser, or tap the close button in the upper-left to exit the view.
Basic Video Player may not work in the sample app.
Thermostats backed by Cloud-to-Cloud may not work.
Control of Fan device types backed by Cloud-to-Cloud may not work in the sample app.
Control of Window Covering device types backed by Cloud-to-Cloud may not work.
The iOS version of the GHA may crash during network changes from local to Wi-Fi or switching between apps.

Device naming and renaming is not supported.
For commissioning, the first Matter device in a structure needs to be commissioned using the iOS Google Home App. The Home APIs are currently not capable of creating a new fabric, only adding to an existing fabric for structures created before 2023. Structures created after 2023 are unaffected by this issue.