Apple and LG leak shows new ‘tap to control’ HomeKit features

<figure> <img alt="Digital photo illustration of a smart home." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Adobe Stock" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/STKS495_Smart_Home_CVIRGINIA_E.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A <a href="https://x.com/itspdfu/status/2108555274357199138?s=20">post on X from "pdfu,"</a> who has previously posted leaks and renders of suspected <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008310/more-2nd-party-apple-home-devices-leak">Apple features and LG smart home gear</a>, shows new details of rumored Apple Home accessories from LG. According to the new leak, they could include an NFC-based "Proximity Control" feature that pops up a hint for a device's controls in the iPhone's Dynamic Island, simply by putting the phone close to it. The post also says it's executed using the Matter protocol, but appears to be an Apple Home-specific feature, and follows <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008310/more-2nd-party-apple-home-devices-leak">yesterday's leak</a> showing a "tap to setup without power" pairing feature and other upcoming devices.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apple's "second-party" LG accessories w …</p></blockquote></div></figure> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008812/apple-lg-homekit-tap-to-control-rumor">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>