No background mode to communicate with HomeKit accessories

Originator:matthias.hochgatterer
Number:rdar://27399810 Date Originated:18-Jul-2016 12:52 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:
Classification: Reproducible:
 
Summary:
There is no background mode available, which allows an app to communicate with HomeKit accessories while being in the background. There are use cases in which it's useful for an app to control accessories in the background. For example a user want to execute an action set in 5 minutes. An app could schedule a local notification which wakes up the app in 5 minutes. The app can then execute the action set.

Steps to Reproduce:
There is no UIBackgroundModes value available in the documentation to communicate with HomeKit accessories. The values "external-accessory" and "bluetooth-central" doesn't provide the 

Expected Results:
There should be a background mode to communicate with HomeKit accessories.

Actual Results:
There is no background mode available to communicate with HomeKit accessories.

Version:
iOS 10

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Configuration:
iPhone

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