The original Apple Home architecture will officially lose support with the release of iOS 19, and users are already being encouraged to update ahead of the discontinuation.

Apple has revealed iOS 26, its "broadest software design update ever", which features translucent buttons, expanded AI capabilities and a gaming app.

Apple is expected to release iOS 18.4 in early April, and when it does, users with HomeKit devices still running on the old Home app architecture may be forced to upgrade them to the latest software.

Apple will announce iOS 26 and other software updates in just three days from now, during its WWDC 2025 keynote, which kicks off on Monday, June 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

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Liquid Glass design and new software names Apple As was expected, Apple revealed a new visual design language coming to all of its operating systems dubbed Liquid Glass .