What to expect from Apple’s ‘Welcome Home’ event
We are quickly coming up on Apple's "Welcome Home" launch event, where we expect a host of smart home-related announcements. We are expecting refreshes to Apple TV and HomePod Mini, as well as a brand new smart home hub. We could also see the debut of a new platform called homeOS, and some partner devices […]
Apple's upcoming smart home hub, the HomeView, is set to arrive in mid-November, just a month after its unveiling at Apple's October 13 "Welcome Home" event, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman noted that the HomeView will arrive alongside the new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini models, scheduled for a release on October 30.
Positioned as the Siri command center for an Apple-driven home, the HomeView combines a display with an A18 chip. It comes in two versions: a countertop model with a metal speaker base, available in space gray, silver, starlight, and pink, and a wall-mounted variant with a flat square base, limited to space gray and silver. Gurman suggests the HomeView boasts superior sound quality compared to the new HomePod mini.
The device is primarily controlled via voice, although its screen supports touch input. Its functionality is limited to a selection of Apple applications, with no dedicated App Store for the device. The origin of the HomeView's name is attributed to a trademark filing by a shell company, as discovered by MacRumors and corroborated by Gurman.
The "view" component reflects the device's intended use as a display for visual control primarily through voice commands.
Written by urgent.news from MacRumors's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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