Apple to Unveil 6-Inch Smart Home Hub on October 13 With A18 Chip
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Updated · MacRumors · Oct 9
Apple to Unveil 6-Inch Smart Home Hub on October 13 With A18 Chip
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Oct 9
Summary
Tuesday’s “Welcome home” launch is expected to introduce Apple’s new smart home hub in a press release around 9 a.m. Eastern, alongside a hands-on media event in New York.
The device reportedly pairs a 6-inch square display with an A18 chip or newer, using Siri AI and Apple Intelligence to handle home controls, security monitoring, FaceTime, music, calendars and photo displays.
Apple is also said to be preparing a new homeOS interface with clock faces and widgets, plus adaptive on-screen elements that resize as users move closer or farther away.
Two versions are expected—a tabletop model with a speaker base and a wall-mounted model—but no App Store at launch, limiting the platform to Apple’s preinstalled apps.
The product, widely dubbed “HomePad” in rumors, would mark Apple’s latest push to build out a broader smart-home lineup beyond HomePod and Apple TV.