I have bad news for ecosystem strappers who use Google Nest products in their intelligent houses, but rely on iPhones and Apple Home for control: the popular Starling Home Hub was discontinued.
In a message on his website, Starling said that the hub can no longer produce it, since “rapidly rising costs for small US product companies such as the USA are working on business (most clearly, the US government calculates us to receive the components that we need to set up our product).”
The Starling Home Hub was introduced in 2019. With 99 US dollars, it was charged as an independent bridge with which you can control and automate and automate with Siri in the Apple Home -app and with Siri. It also supported local streaming for cameras and improved latency.
Google's nesting devices have never had direct integration into the HomeKit platform from Apple. While the acceptance of matter has helped – newer nest thermostats are now working in Apple Home – older models and all cameras still remain outside of Apple's ecosystem.
If you already own one, you are safe for the time being. According to Starling, it will continue to offer technical support and introduce security and error -fix updates and hopes to be available via enough shares to honor guarantees. It is unclear what comes next to the company, which has only created this one device so far. The verge asked for a comment.
The hub is currently gone -and also an easy way to bring Google Nest products into the Smart Home Ecosystem of Apple.