Apple’s home hub will be dubbed the HomeView (as first noted by MacRumors) and will ship around mid-November, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman in is latest Power On newsletter.
It will be announced at tomorrow’s “Welcome Home” event. The event should also see a new Apple TV set-top box and new HomePod minis announced. Here is a summary of the HomeView details shared by Gurman:
- HomeView is equipped with an A18 chip, which has 8GB of RAM in iPhones.
- HomeView will support Siri AI for voice control.
- HomeView will be available in a tabletop version with a speaker base made of metal, as well as a wall-mounted version with a flat, square wall plate.
- The tabletop HomeView will offer “better sound quality” than the HomePod mini.
- The tabletop HomeView will be available in four finishes: Gray, Silver, Starlight, and Rose. The wall-mounted version will be limited to Gray and Silver.
- HomeView will have a selection of Apple apps, but no App Store for third-party apps.
- HomeView will be accompanied by an “Apple Home Collection” of accessories that brands such as LG and Schneider Electric developed in partnership with Apple. This will include a smart doorbell, deadbolt lock, thermostat, temperature sensor, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and a floodlight camera.
- LG’s accessories for the HomeView will not ship “until later this year at the earliest.”
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