av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 16, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple is rumored to launch five new Home products in the year ahead, and ahead of that renewed smart home push, iOS 26.2 has just added a key enhancement to make adding new accessories easier.
Multipack accessories can be set up faster than ever in iOS 26.2
The evolution of smart home technology has come with all sorts of steps forward and steps back over the past decade. In the latter category, there’s news like we got today of important smart device manufacturers filing for bankruptcy.
On the positive side though, platforms like Matter have made smart home accessories more interoperable than ever. And Apple has progressively made the device setup process easier too.
iOS 26.2 takes another step in that direction. It improves the setup process—specifically when you have a pack of accessories sold together.
Källa: iOS 26.2’s Home app has a new upgrade for adding accessories – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 16, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Last week Apple released feature-packed updates like iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, and more. New features for visionOS 26.2 appeared minimal during the beta process, but it turns out, the update actually brought a big upgrade for using Apple Vision Pro on the go.
Källa: visionOS 26.2 adds big change for using Apple Vision Pro on the go – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 16, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple is preparing to bring support for its Car Keys feature to Toyota vehicles, evidence uncovered by MacRumors suggests. Toyota introduced its own Digital Key feature as part of the available Remote Connect package several years ago, which allows drivers to use their smartphone as a key to access and drive the vehicle. Now, the company appears to be adding support for Apple Car Keys, with the feature going live as of today on Apple’s back end.
Källa: Toyota to Gain Apple Car Keys Support
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 15, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Users who have switched from Google Assistant to Gemini have a lost a pretty important feature on smart home devices, and they aren’t happy about it.
As detailed in this Reddit thread, if you’re using Gemini on a smart home device such as a smart speaker or display, Continued Conversations no longer work — unless you upgrade to Gemini Home Premium.
Källa: Gemini for Home paywalls key Google AI feature, and users aren’t happy
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 15, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Helena Bonham Carter is reportedly being lined up for the next season of The White Lotus.
The Oscar-nominated actress, known for her roles in The King’s Speech, Harry Potter as well as numerous collaborations with Tim Burton, is apparently in early talks for the fourth season of the HBO anthology show, according to Deadline.
While it is unclear how far through the process she is, if confirmed, she would be the first star to sign on ahead of a reported spring production date for the next set of episodes, which look set to take place in France.
Källa: Helena Bonham Carter being lined up for ‘The White Lotus’ season four
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 15, 2025 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Prime Video’s Fallout TV series will no longer release its second season on December 17–but it hasn’t been delayed. The streamer has announced that Season 2 will now premiere on Tuesday, December 16, which is one day earlier than expected, and it will debut at a different time of day.
Season 2 will now premiere on December 16 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. It was previously set to debut at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET on December 17. Whether or not the scheduling update for the Season 2 premiere has any effect on when the following seven episodes will arrive is unknown.
Källa: Fallout Season 2 Is Now Coming Sooner
