Apple's HomeKit service manager leaves the group

Cupertino, November 20, 2021

Apple has lost a key manager for its HomeKit platform. Engineer Sam Jadallah, who was most recently the "Head of Home Services," an area that includes the smart home platform and related services, confirmed this on LinkedIn. The executive joined Apple only in February 2019.

At the time, iPhone maker Jadallah poached from the start-up scene. After working at Microsoft, where he worked for several years as corporate vice president, the manager was the general manager of a smart home start-up in 2013. The company, called Otto, which failed before joining Apple, was working on a door Luxury Bluetooth and WiFi. lock with prices starting from 700 USD.

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Now, Jadallah's departure from Apple has come surprisingly fast. He thanked his colleagues and the company for the opportunity to "create new functions for people and homes around the world." It was a "pleasure" to work as an "entrepreneur at Apple" to develop "a wide range of products."

Why Jadallah left has not yet been revealed. It is also unclear who will replace him. During his tenure as manager, the HomeKit Secure Video for Cameras feature was introduced and improvements were made to automation, Siri (including the API) and the integration of HomeKit keys into the wallet.

However, HomeKit is still a problem for many Apple observers. Despite constant improvements, the software is not without errors at all, the quality of the available hardware is very different, and interoperability with other systems is not yet possible within the future Matter standard. The Siri voice assistant, which has been around for ten years, does not always react intelligently. Apart from HomePods, Apple does not yet offer its own HomeKit hardware.


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