An artist’s rendition of a HomePod with a show
The much-rumored HomePod with a show has been delayed once more, claims analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, however will embody Apple Intelligence when it launches.
Claims of a HomePod with some form of iPad-like display affixed to it have been rumored for years, and most lately it has been known as a Residence Hub. Kuo has repeatedly reported on its improvement, most lately claiming that it could be launched within the first half of 2024.
“The mass manufacturing time of HomePod geared up with a display has been delayed a number of instances,” writes Ming-Chi Kuo in his weblog (in translation). “The primary time was postponed from 2024… to 1Q25, and lately it was postponed to 2025 after WWDC/3Q25.”
Kuo says that the delays have mainly been right down to software program improvement points. Past saying that the gadget will embody Apple Intelligence, Kuo says solely that this HomePod’s focus can be on good residence features.
On the {hardware} aspect, he says the gadget could have a 6-inch display, and use the A18 processor as within the iPhone 16. He now additionally believes that the brand new HomePod will wirelessly hook up with the Apple residence cameras he has beforehand predicted for 2026.
It might be peculiar in the event that they did not hook up with an Apple residence gadget, so this phase seems to be not more than supposition on Kuo’s half. It isn’t clear whether or not the 2H 2025 date for the HomePod is solely one other prediction.
Kuo has beforehand been clear that he’s predicting the brand new HomePod somewhat than basing it on provide chain info. As with a lot of his most up-to-date studies, although, he does not distinguish between prediction and knowledge.
He does, nevertheless, declare that the market response to a HomePod with a display is optimistic. He does not cowl how he decided that, although, nor does he again up a declare that Apple expects to ship 500,000 by the tip of 2025.
Individually, references to an Apple “homeOS” have been noticed in a January 2024 replace to tvOS. It is doable that such a platform could now launch alongside the Residence Hub in 2025.
