Hey there!
I'm thrilled about the latest from WWDC24.
I'm particularly keen on a feature announced for the HomeKit ecosystem called "Hands-free unlock".
I'm eager to learn more about how this feature operates and how I can integrate it into my locks and access control systems.
Could anyone please provide more details on how it works and how to implement it?
P.S - I wasn't able to find any information about this in the IOS 18 Developer release notes.
I'm particularly keen on a feature announced for the HomeKit ecosystem called "Hands-free unlock".
Clearing up any confusion here, this announcement referred to new accessory hardware functionality. There isn't really any developer API involved, which is why it isn't mentioned in any of our release notes.
I'm eager to learn more about how this feature operates and how I can integrate it into my locks and access control systems.
I'd recommend joining the MFI program (assuming you haven't already) and then following up on this through that program.
Kevin Elliott
DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware